On Monday 07 Mar 2005 11:55, Alex Hudson wrote:
I would to see even more people participate in getting their MEP onside,
but I wonder what other activity would be useful? Should we be trying to
get more media coverage?
I think the main thing should be to get as many people as possible to work on
their MEPs, i.e. actually following up on letters, and in particular to get
executives in small and medium businesses to do lots more work.
A good first letter, followup letters, phonecalls and face-to-face meetings
can do wonders. Just sending the tired first letter and never following up is
really a waste of time by now.
They will all have had the standard pitch by now, but we can try to steel the
resolve those supportive of our position (Greens, Plaid Cymru, SNP and UKIP,
the odd Tory and Labour MEP) whilst also trying to persuade those who might
yet be swayed.
Though how do you propose to coordinate this with the FFII-UK? Presumably
we'll need to produce another action sheet that gives everyone:
- the good news / dirt on their MEPs in an accessible manner
- the main points to press home tailored for those who support / oppose us
- a quick guide to effectively lobbying the MEPs
The AFFS can then make lots of noise about this in the FOSS friendly media,
and try to convince free softies to actually do the legwork. But again, that
would need coordination with the FFII-UK's press stuff (so with Rufus
Pollock).
Thoughts?
Regards,
Tom
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