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Organizing for the PPCA
If you are organizaing for the Pirate Party of Canada this page provides documentation for successful organization and promotion. By using this information to develop your local tactics, everyone can improve their practice and inexperienced activists can ensure that their actions are effective.
- 1 Books on the Theory Behind Organizing
- 1.1 Saul Alinsky's "Rules For Radicals"
- 1.2 Eric Mann's "Playbook For Progressives"
- 1.2.1 Roles of the Successful Organizer According to Mann
- 1.2.2 Download links
- 1.3 Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book" and "How To Fight City Hall"
- 2 Kick-Starting PPCA Organizing in Your Local Area
- 2.1 Establishing a Pirate Party Presence
- 2.2 Pamphlets and Brochures
- 2.3 Key Pirate Target Demographics
- 2.4 Important Tactics to Consider
- 2.5 Getting Involved
- 2.6 CryptoParties
- 2.7 Open Forums, Convergences, and Spaces
- 2.8 Information/Flyer Distribution Flash Mobs
- 2.9 Rallies, Protests, and Demonstrations
- 2.10 Some Notes on Monthly Meetings
- 3 Running in a Federal Election
Books on the Theory Behind Organizing
One of the weaknesses of all organizers is a lack of introspection and taking the time to raise their own practice to the level of theory. Like computer programming or martial arts, effective organizing requires understanding theory and experience. By reading these books you will become a better organizer. It is difficult to find good copies of these online, so consider getting a physical copy from a library.
Saul Alinsky's "Rules For Radicals"
Saul Alinsky is known as the founder of modern community organizing. "Rules For Radicals" is his most well known work, and it gives an in depth look at the theory behind community organizing as well as a lot of Alinsky's personal experience. It is the most important book for organizers to read. It is claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama was influenced by Alinsky, as well as that Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was influenced by Alinsky's teachings.
Alinsky's Rules
- Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, but what an opponent thinks you have. If your organization is small, hide your numbers in the dark and raise a din that will make everyone think you have many more people than you do.
- Rule 2: Never go outside the experience of your people. The result is confusion, fear, and retreat.
- Rule 3: Whenever possible, go outside the experience of an opponent. Here you want to cause confusion, fear, and retreat.
- Rule 4: Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. (expose hypocrisy and limit your opponents mobility)
- Rule 5: Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It's hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.
- Rule 6: A good tactic is one your people enjoy. "If your people aren't having a ball doing it, there is something very wrong with the tactic."
- Rule 7: A tactic that drags on for too long becomes a drag. Commitment may become ritualistic as people turn to other issues.
- Rule 8: Keep the pressure on. Use different tactics and actions and use all events of the period for your purpose. "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. It is this that will cause the opposition to react to your advantage."
- Rule 9: The threat is more terrifying than the thing itself. When Alinsky leaked word that large numbers of poor people were going to tie up the washrooms of O'Hare Airport, Chicago city authorities quickly agreed to act on a longstanding commitment to a ghetto organization. They imagined the mayhem as thousands of passengers poured off airplanes to discover every washroom occupied. Then they imagined the international embarrassment and the damage to the city's reputation.
- Rule 10: The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. Avoid being trapped by an opponent or an interviewer who says, "Okay, what would you do?"
- Rule 11: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. Don't try to attack abstract corporations or bureaucracies. Identify a responsible individual. Ignore attempts to shift or spread the blame.
According to Alinsky, the main job of the organizer is to bait an opponent into reacting. "The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength".
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Eric Mann's "Playbook For Progressives"
Eric Mann is the director of the Labour/Community Strategy Centre and a 48-year veteran in anti-war, labor, and environmental organizing (working extensively with Congress of Racial Equality, Students for a Democratic Society, and the United Auto Workers). His book "Playbook for Progressives" outlines 16 qualities of a successful community organizer. Next to "Rules for Radicals" it is the second most important book to read for learning about community organizing. It has been called the "Art of War" for community organizers.
Roles of the Successful Organizer According to Mann
The first half of "Playbook for Progressives" highlights the twelve roles that a successful organizer must strive to fill. The latter half of the book highlights important considerations for the most important role for any organization: The cadre. Below we have summarized the twelve roles from the first half of the book.
Foot Soldier
A foot soldier works on the ground in their terrain. Think going knocking door-to-door in the community, putting up posters, making connections with people, and taking a hands-on approach to raising awareness. The foot soldier accomplishes the "grunt work" of organizing.
"The goal of the evangelist is to recruit and retain people in the movement by touching their deepest feelings and aspirations." The evangelist calls for change and commitment to a larger whole and broader cause. For an example of this personality type think Dr. Martain Luther King. A specific example of an evangelist in the Pirate movement is Rick Falkvinge.
"The goal of the recruiter is to reach new members, to involve them in the organization, to get them to stay, and, over time, to bring them into the leadership of the organization. If you ask people how they first joined an organization, they will point to a speech or a book that changed their mind, an experience that etched itself into their brain, and an organizer that convinced them to get involved."
Group Builder
"Recruiting brings individuals into the organization. Group building requires melding those individuals into committees, teams, and other collective structures that carry out the organization's work. This is also when the new contact has to transition from joining the organization because of a specific organizer, to meeting a lot of people in the group and wanting to be a team player. The group builder is a mentor and pays great attention to leadership development within the organization. The group builder focuses on creating forms of organization and healthy group dynamics that keep significant numbers of members engaged and committed."
"The strategist develops the long-term vision of the organization consistent with the long-term interests of the movement. By nature of the job, they function collectively in leadership bodies-an executive board, a central committee, a planning committee, a long-term strategy committee[, etc...] In any group, whether explicit or implicit, its organizing plan is based on strategy, and the strategists are the shepherds of the plan for the organization."
"Where the successful organizer in the role of strategist must keep the organization on course, the organizer as tactician leads the struggle on the ground to carry out the objectives of the broader strategy. He analyzes the opponent's strengths, weaknesses, and game plan and anticipates the opponent's moves. Based on this assessment, the tactician coordinates and callibrates the maneuvers of the people's movement in order to maximize the advantage of surprise and mobility against a far more powerful opponent.
The tactician integrates all the research into plans for specific times, places, and conditions for action. She determines when to advance, when to retreat, when to focus on political education and when to send the troops into the field, when to unite with the mayor and when to take him on. Once deciding to take on the mayor, for example, she determines how to navigate a complex tactical plan to kind the key demands, the correct approach, the appropriate tone, and the effective leverage to get him to change his mind and change his vote.
Tactics are all the forms of struggle and all the forms of organization from big to very small-that are required to carry out the strategy..."
"The job of the organizer is to live in the world of language-a leader of the spoken and written word, an artist who can draw word pictures, inspire the imagination, make the struggle come to life. In social movements around the world, organizers move their audiences in different languages. And in a multilingual world, our movements and organizations are increasingly multilingual." This is the realm of the communicator, who has the job of facilitating communication. For example, here in Canada that could mean communication between French and English Canadians.
Political Educator
"A political educator is a storyteller who conveys the master narrative of the organization and movement. She explains the whole picture, the long-range view that allows other organizers to situate their work in a broader historical, economic, cultural, and political context. The political educator presents a coherent ideological frame that gives confidence and a sense of orientation to the people she is organizing."
"The agitator is a political educator and mass mobilizer who focuses on specific abuse of the system, generates insight and anger, raises people's consciousness against the system, itself, and propels them into motion. The agitator speaks at a rally and gets the crowd fired up and ready to march on city hall because of a government raid on undocumented workers or a police shooting on an unarmed Black man. A good march or demonstration raises agitation to an art form...
The agitator builds on a powerful and shared experience, the charged moment when a group of people realize that a given outrage is part of an entire system gone wrong."
"The most successful organizers are successful fund raisers. The revolution is not free of charge. At times, a group, at the outset, does not have an office and is staffed by volunteer members. When the organization has a strong strategy and tactical plans, it can generate high visibility, high-results work. It also has the political understanding that fund-raising is a central task and develop organizers who fight to become good fund-raisers as part of their organizing work. Money can pay for a large and well-equipped office for an effective centre of operations, food for meetings, an emergency fund for member needs: rallies, travel, legal bills, billboards, lawn signs, computers, website design and execution; member stipens, and staff salaries. Money is power-the power to carry out your work."
Comrade and Confidante
"The comrade and confidante wins the respect and trust of the people, holds the organization together, counsels members and fellow organizers, and understands that the personal is political and the political is personal. After all is said and done, and organization rises or falls on the quality of the relationships at its core. Comradely relations built in the course of struggle strengthen the work and ensure the stability of the organization. You must feel that the people with whom you work the most closely literally have your back."
"Cadres are the most developed, committed, dedicated, organizers. Cadre are the backbone of the organization: together they form the skeletal structure around which the largest organization can be built."
Eric Mann outlined three critial elements of the cadre's role:
1. Being willing to do what the organization asks.
2. Bringing tremendous volunteerism to the job.
3. Being capable of building a base and evolving a project, campaign, or organization.
In part two of "Playbook for Progressives" Eric Mann goes into the 16 qualities of an effective cadre. Reading them is also highly recommended.
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Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book" and "How To Fight City Hall"
Abbie Hoffman was a prominent activist during the 60's and 70's. He is well known for founding the Youth International Party and writing "Steal This Book". "Steal This Book" was written as an extensive manual for revolution, and so there are some sections that are unacceptable and not applicable for use within the Pirate Party (for example, the sections on theft and various weapons). The sections in this book on press conferences, demonstrations, and distributing papers/media are highly worth a read though.
On Media Exposure and Public Appearances
Media exposure through phone calls and tip offs, press conferences, or speaking in public are an important part of successful organizing. Consider this section from "Steal This Book" on press conferences, and apply his knowledge where it's acceptable for the Pirate Party:
Another way of using the news to advertise the revolution and make propaganda is to call a press, conference. Get an appropriate place that has some relationship to the content of your message. Send out announcements to as many members of the press as you can. If you do not have a press list, you can make one up by looking through the Yellow Pages under Newspapers, Radio Stations, Television Stations, Magazines and Wire Services. Check out your list with other groups and pick up names of reporters who attend movement press conferences. Address a special invitation to them as well as one to their newspaper. Address the announcements to "City Desk" or "'News Department." Schedule the press conference for about 11:00 A.M. as this allows the reporters to file the story in time for the evening newscast or papers. On the day of the scheduled conference, call the important city desks or reporters about 9:00 A.M. and remind them to come.
Everything about a successful press conference must be dramatic, from the announcements and phone calls to the statements themselves. Nothing creates a worse image than four or five men in business suits sitting behind a table and talking in a calm manner at a fashionable hotel. Constantly seek to have every detail of the press conference differ in style as well as content from the conferences of people in power. Make use of music and visual effects. Don't stiffen up before the press. Make the statement as short and to the point as possible. Don't read from notes, look directly into the camera. The usual television spot is one minute and twenty seconds. The cameras start buzzing on your opening statement and often run out of film before you finish. So make it brief and action packed. The question period should be even more dramatic. Use the questioner's first name when answering a question. This adds an air of informality and networks are more apt to use an answer directed personally to one of their newsmen. Express your emotional feelings. Be funny, get angry, be sad or ecstatic. If you cannot convey that you are deeply excited or troubled or outraged about what you are saying, how do you expect it of others who are watching a little image box in their living room? Remember, you are advertising a new way of life to people. Watch TV commercials. See how they are able to convey everything they need to be effective in such a short time and limited space. At the same tune you're mocking the shit they are pushing, steal their techniques.
How to Fight City Hall
Does the utility company treat you unfairly? Are you being pushed around by giant developers, the bank or the government? Is your community threatened by pollution? If you feel like one of the little people being stepped on by "the powers that be," you're not alone. But if you feel there's nothing you can do about it, you're not paying attention to the groundswell of grass-roots activism taking place in America today.
Take the following examples:
- A year ago in Bucks County, Pa., the Philadelphia Electric Company began excavation for a controversial pumping station that would have harmed the Delaware River and disrupted the way of life of an entire community. Today, after waves of civil disobedience, pickets, rallies, and a courthouse occupation followed by a successful referendum campaign and county election, construction (despite millions invested) has been ordered shut down, and most observers agree the project will never see the light of day.
- In Anson County, N.C., a black and white alliance called CACTUS recently outfought the state chemical industry and blocked a mammoth waste dump.
- In Minnesota, a grass-roots organization called COACT, using a combination of direct action and political lobbying, has stopped scores of farm foreclosures.
- In San Francisco, a broad-based coalition has made some progress in limiting high-rise development, while on New York City's west side, a highway project has been held off for more than 10 years.
The people winning these battles don't sit around complaining about apathy; instead. they are actively "doing democracy." That's right—doing democracy. Democracy is more than a place you live in, more than a belief. Democracy is a skill, something you learn and do. You don't do it, you don't have it. It's not inevitable that the little people triumph, but neither is it true that the powerful few at the top are unshakable.
For the last seven years, I've been starting and advising many grass-roots groups working on environmental issues. Before that, I had a long history in the civil rights and antiwar movements. Let me share with you some of the commonsense ideas and tricks of the trade that I've picked up along the way.
You must feel strongly that, if you put time and energy into a thought-out campaign, you will prevail.
Keep abreast of what's going on in your community. Be on the lookout for public hearings, sudden requests to change zoning variances or attempts to deregulate industries. Understand that "studies" are often a smokescreen for beginning a project. One of the ironies of organizing is that it is much easier to get people active once a project has begun, but by then it may be too late to win.
At the earliest state, you might even be able to go on the offensive. Some groups defending waterways have managed to get Congress to designate areas under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. You might win an ordinance prohibiting toxic waste dumping or limiting the height of buildings, an impediment to downtown developers. By pushing for local restrictions, you stimulate early debate as well as lay groundwork for the future battle and put your opponents on the defensive.
Talk to your neighbors, attend public hearings, listen to community talk shows, scan the letters to the editor column. Get names and phone numbers. You want to avoid the sort of people depicted in the movie Network, those who run to the window shouting, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore." Certainly it's right and natural to be angry, but the anger must be controlled and directed.
Avoid people who get scared by words like "power," "conflict," and "confrontation." Many people get involved for religious or social reasons—both perfectly legitimate motives—but for spearheading a campaign, those people who understand the nature of politics are best suited to making strategy. The status quo sits like a layer of fat on cold chicken soup—your nucleus has to be willing to stir things up.
Public meetings are the bread and butter of all organizing. It's essential to create an atmosphere that's not intimidating so as to allow for free and open comment, but you should have some answers ready. A key to mounting a successful campaign rests on your ability to convert problem-presenters to problem-solvers. Break down generalities into limited goals. Saying, "We don't have enough money" is just depressing. But saying, "We need $1000 for ads. I've raised $100 already," starts a process with a specific target.
The more experience I have, the more I favor parliamentary procedure and majority rule. The argument against this method of decision-making maintains that a small clique experienced with the ground rules can control the will of the group. But a determined few can just as easily control decisions under any set of procedures. Besides debating skills, the ability to negotiate, to form alliances and to direct discussion to a specific motion are all of great importance when confronting opponents.
Don't overlook simple business operating procedures just because this is volunteer work. Pass out pads and pencils. A simple form listening vital statistics—such as hours available, skills and resources—breaks the ice with new people. At meetings, get into a good news/bad news rhythm of reporting. Good news lifts sagging spirits. Bad news reminds you of the need to improve your organizing skills.
The majority of citizens' groups collapse within a year as a result of divisions, poor leadership and a general sense of frustration and inertia. By always asking, "Does this bring victory closer?" you can help motivate and bring a group together.
It's very important to be supportive of your fellow activists. Controversy attracts public attention. Challenging the "powers that be" often forces people to painfully re-examine long-held misconceptions, and leaders often find themselves on a lonely limb. Most groups fall down, however, not because they fail to support each other but because they are unwilling or unable to engage in self-criticism. Constructive criticism of ideas and tactics without being judgmental of individuals is more easily said than done. But how else do we improve?
It cannot be stressed too strongly how much language shapes our environment. Language should be action-oriented, exciting, creative, simple and upbeat. Try to imagine yourself as someone creating an advertising campaign. Activists who carry around some prejudice that all advertising is deceitful, who feel that emphasizing form threatens the integrity of content really miss the essential nature of communication. You can't afford the luxury of being boring or of creating a language that the average person cannot understand. Avoid, for example, using initials for the full name of an agency. Even if all the people you are addressing know what EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency (if they all do, you are not talking to enough people), say the full name. Why? As a reminder not to slip into the language of the bureaucracy. Those in power can, but not the challengers.
Read through reports, proposals and studies with the eye of a detective. Look for clues to prove your case, ammunition to destroy the opposition. But be careful not to get intimidated by the "facts"—or use them to intimidate others. Don't get bogged down because you feel you don't know enough to act. Also, a sense of humor is your best guard against burning out of energy and ideas.
There is no end to information-gathering. Often, as your reputation grows, people will literally pop out of the woodwork with bits of information. Don't assume your opponents are united; look behind the public relations people. The Freedom of Information Act and various state sunshine laws allow the public access to otherwise secret correspondence and minutes of meetings. Even where no such access laws exist, officials often believe they do, and a good bluff on the phone might quickly get scores of documents.
Information and support are also available from national groups. Even in their support is nothing more than a letter, people like to feel part of something bigger, and opponents get very nervous when you go beyond their turf.
Shifting from analysis to action means changing roles from that of a detective to that of a coach or general. By mapping out allies, potential allies and the opposition, by scanning the field repeatedly for strengths and weaknesses on both sides, you are making abstract ideas concrete. Many people have a philosophical resistance to creating a "them" and an "us," to seeing things in black and white. Such an attitude of "oneness" might feel good, but not when you are challenging the process of decision-making.
In presenting your case, don't let a good question go unanswered. Changes are a lot of other people are asking the same question. And never let opponents get the last work in any debate. If you get stumped, make sure it never happens again on the same point. Unfortunately, the majority of groups find themselves in the position of simply saying "No!" Work hard to develop and alternative—"No!" We have a better idea"—and include an economic argument.
Getting through bureaucracies means being persistent and a little pushy. Remember that manners were invented by kings to maintain power. The determination to interrupt business as usual is often misunderstood as ill-mannered. Don't let the "king" define your behaviour.
The opposition would much rather go about its business secretly. Those who support you want to be assured that things are happening. The media only want to know the answers to three questions: Who are you? Why are you so upset? What are you going to do about it? Role-play along each other, playing reporter and information source. Be quick, to the point and suspenseful.
Take the daily newspaper and draw a circle around every story in which you can make a connection to your issue. I mean everything! On the Delaware, a kid once saved someone who crash-landed in the river. Knowing he would be news, we rushed to feed him the line. "I hope someone will now save the river from the pump." If a politician is coming to town, rush to the event and ask a key question. A good organizer is constantly on the move, constantly on the telephone. Practice by calling random names from the telephone book, posing as some neutral survey worker polling on the issue. When an article appears in the newspaper, call the paper's switchboard and register your feelings.
It's a big world out there. What's bad for your group has to be bad for others. Look hard for the most common denominator your share. Only approach others for support when you have a specific, immediate request you're fairly sure will be honoured... then ask for a little more.
People in general do believe in fair play, but what really motivates them is self-interest. If you can't spell out how the policy or project affects the person you're addressing, try someone else.
Should you picket? Stage a rally? Run candidates? Go to court? There are hundreds of strategy options. Imagination. Surprise. Mobility. These are the advantages you have over your opponent in the field. Remember, at every step of the way, you have to ask, "Is this bringing us closer to victory?"
So how do people "do democracy"? They do it by acting out the roles they always dreamed of playing. Dramatist. Detective. General. Football coach. Preacher. Democracy means having the courage and persistence to makes the dreams of free people come true.
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Kick-Starting PPCA Organizing in Your Local Area
Establishing a Pirate Party Presence
Aside from monthly meetings and various other events, an essential tactic for Pirate organizers should be maintaining a presence at events are locations frequented by our target demographics (people we want to earn the support of). In doing so we maintain not only a physical presence, but a psychological presence amongst the population. This is essential for raising awareness of the existence of PPCA and building recognition of our brand. In addition to maintaining a presence at areas frequented by our target demographics, we also want to attend local festivals and events.
Look at the images of the German and Swedish Pirate Parties to the right. Note the use of large amounts of orange and purple (Pirate Party colours for Germany and Sweden), pirate imagery (the ship and flag), and the presentable appearence of the booth. PPCA organizers should use this example as a model for promoting PPCA at various events. The minimum for a professional-looking PPCA booth should be a table with either a table cloth or Pirate-theme vinyl banner, both of which should have a colour scheme that heavily uses purple so as to further associate the colours purple with PPCA. Individuals setting up booths should also consider investing in a purple Pirate-themed festival tent.
Pamphlets and Brochures
In addition to looking professional and displaying PPCA colours and imagery, PPCA booths should also be distributing pamplets with information on digital issues along with information on PPCA. These "paper bullets" are absolutely essential to any political campaign. If we can have people not only recognize us in public, but take away something with our imagery or name on it we will have already succeeded in effective promotion. We already have some media like this made, however we need some pamphlets made with the new logo and colour purple.
Key Pirate Target Demographics
Young people have grown up with the Internet, and more easily relate to and understand digital issues than older generations.
See also: University promo campaign
The effect of copyright is particularly great in the academic world. Students understand the high costs of copyrighted course material (e.g. text books, scholarly articles, etc...) and the restrictions of intellectual property. They are also often young. Organizing on campus Pirate clubs/groups will be essential for promoting PPCA to this demographic.
Geek culture
Think individuals who frequent cyber/gaming cafes and comic, science fiction, and film conventions. Consumers of geek culture are likely to support file sharing due to the much higher cost of buying every piece of media they enjoy.
Very similar to geek culture. Consumers of anime, manga, and Japanese culture often have no choice but to pirate media they enjoy, as it's often not available in North America. More even, individuals who identify with this culture often also consume North American geek culture. Both consumers of geek and otaku culture are also likely to identify with Internet culture, and subsequently digital issues are particularly relevant to them.
Think individuals from different political groups with overlapping interests with PPCA. If you are getting involved with local activist communities (as suggested in an earlier post), you should actively be discussing and showing enthusiasm for the Pirate movement.
Important Tactics to Consider
As an organizer you must have both strategy and tactics. At the macro level you have your strategy, which is your end goal and your general means of achieving this goal. For example, as Canadian digital activists our end goal is to achieve copyright reform, net neutrality, open government, and to protect privacy and civil liberties. Our strategy for accomplishing this in PPCA is to organize as a political party to directly influence Parliamentary decisions. At the micro level you have tactics, which are how you maneuver on the ground to accomplish your overall strategy. For example, to protect privacy PPCA has launched operations such as Encrypt Everything, Pirate Linux, and our VPN. We've also had numerous rallies and flyer hand outs against bill C-11 and to support Wikileaks. These are all examples of tactics.
Here are some notes on specific effective tactics for promotion:
Getting Involved
This is the most important aspect of community organizing. You need to be involved in different communities otherwise you will not make contacts, recruit supporters, and spread word of the existence of what you're doing. This is very, very important as the first goal of every organizer should be to recruit more people to their cause. Get involved with various local communities such as. Most activist communities are allies and can provide you with valuable contacts, experience, and friends. Make many allies.
CryptoParty is a grassroots global endeavour to introduce the basics of practical cryptography such as Tor, GPG, OTR, Truecrypt, etc. to the general public. It is an extremely important initiative, as increasing education surrounding the use of encryption makes Internet surveillance much more difficult and increases the overall freedom of information possible. CryptoParties also serve as an excellent venue for discussion surrounding digital issues, networking with like minded individuals, and other organizing.
Open Forums, Convergences, and Spaces
Having an open forum or convergence (a meeting of different groups) is a great way to recruit more people to your cause and give your group more exposure. These can be organized monthly to establish a relatively permanent presence for your organization. The model for this will of course vary from location to location and be dependant on the local population and what appeals to them. Beyond discussion of Internet issues the event should also have an appeal to attendees. This of course will vary from location to location. You must add appeal to these events beyond the political discourse. These events must find a balance between being enjoyable for their participants and being effective activism. Some events that can be worked into these spaces include:
- Dance parties
- Documentary screenings
- Potluck dinners
- Open mic nights
Information/Flyer Distribution Flash Mobs
A good model for an event that raises awareness of an issue and allows activists and organizers to get on the street and feel like they're making a difference is a flyer distribution (distro) flash mob. The idea is simple enough: Get a group of supporters or friends and distribute flyers about a particular issue in a high traffic area. This also creates the perfect opportunity to gather signatures for petitions, discuss the issue and recruit supporters, and to get exposure. It should be noted that this type of event should not be presented as a protest or demonstration, as the goal here is to distribute information. Distros like this should be clearly named such.
A good way to make a lot of flyers is to create an 8.5 x 11 image with the same information placed in all four corners. Cut through the middle diagonally and horizontally and you'll have four times as many flyers as if you had just printed one flyer.
Rallies, Protests, and Demonstrations
When looking at organizing locally often times the first (if not the only) event that many people think of is a rally or protest. This can be dangerous for organizers starting out because rallies require a network of supporters, resources for organiziing the rally, and media exposure. Planning rallies and having poor turn outs, lacking the resources to pull off the event, or other complications are an easy way for new organizers to burn out very quickly. Rallies, protests, and demonstrations should only be done with one purpose: Demonstrating there are large amounts of people who stand with you in solidarity. If you lack the network of supporters for a good turn out, there will be no solidarity on display.
If you lack the base of supporters for a good turn out, work on recruiting more people to your cause and educating them. If you do go ahead with planning a demonstation here are some things to keep in mind:
- Posters for promoting the event should be put up no less than two weeks before the event, and should /cover/ high traffic areas and areas close to the event location. This gives people time to schedule for the event. It also provides it with better exposure.
- If you're using tape consider using the tape to wrap around the poster rather than taping the top and the bottom. Covering the poster in tape gives it a level of waterproofing and prevents people from ripping down your posters (which will happen). There are posters up around my city that have been there for two years because they were wrapped in tape like this.
- If you're not using tape you should be using wheat paste. It is an affordable and easy to make adhesive. The recipe I have linked to is good, however you may add white glue to the mixture if you want.
- Directly calling something a "rally", "protest", or "demonstration" lacks appeal to a large amount of the population. It is better to call something an "Internet Day of Action" or something similar.
- You do not need a permit for an outdoor rally on public property. Section 2(c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees you the right to peaceful assembly. It can however be advantageous to contact the city or police beforehand, to see if they can accomodate you in any way. Organizers should also note that while you have the right to peaceful assembly, section 1 of the Charter does authorize limitations where they can be justified. An obvious but slightly silly example would be attempting to rally, even peacefully, inside the Parliament Buildings; the House and Senate together have the constitutionally-rooted privilege to control the precinct exclusively, and could ban such a rally. Organize for maximum exposure, blanket your actions in morality, and use your rights provided by the charter where they apply to you.
- Always let local media outlets know in advance if you're planning a rally. We want as much media exposure as possible.
Some Notes on Monthly Meetings
General meetings should be done for local organizers to discuss and plan their tactics, as well as to discuss other issues relevant to the operation of their local group. A good model for this that also helps to build community is majority vote. This is first of all democratic, but also makes it more difficult for your group to be infiltrated. Consider the words of Abbie Hoffman on this:
The more experience I have, the more I favor parliamentary procedure and majority rule. The argument against this method of decision-making maintains that a small clique experienced with the ground rules can control the will of the group. But a determined few can just as easily control decisions under any set of procedures. Besides debating skills, the ability to negotiate, to form alliances and to direct discussion to a specific motion are all of great importance when confronting opponents. - Abbie Hoffman's "How to Fight City Hall"
Monthly meetings should not be held as a way of regularly meeting with members. Organizers should look at other tactics for this purpose that are more appealing to the general population. See the section on open forums, convergences, and spaces for some ideas.
Running in a Federal Election
This section is intended to give a general overview of the requirements for running in a federal election, as well as some insight on the procedure. More information can be found on the Elections Canada website.
See also: mapleleafweb.com Federal Election Guide
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Prior to running as a candidate, there are a few considerations. What is mentioned here is mostly taken from the Elections Canada page Important Considerations for Prospective Candidates. A candidate must be at leat 18 years of age and a Canadian citizen. The first requirement for canidates is to appoint an official agent and eligible auditor. From the EC website:
A candidate's first official duty is to appoint an official agent and an eligible auditor – that is, one who is accredited under provincial law to perform accounting services or is a member of a partnership, each of the members of which is accredited under provincial law to perform accounting services. The official agent must be appointed before the campaign accepts a contribution or incurs an electoral campaign expense.
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The next concern for the candidate is to fill out the EC Nomination Paper (EC 20010), and to pay a deposit of $1000. From the EC website:
As soon as possible after an election is called, every person who has decided to be a candidate in that election and who has chosen an official agent and an auditor must obtain the Nomination Paper (EC 20010) from the returning officer of the riding in which that person intends to be a candidate, or from Elections Canada's Web site. The nomination paper must be signed before a witness by at least 100 persons who are electors entitled to vote in the riding in which the candidate is seeking nomination. (In the case of the larger or remote ridings listed in Schedule 3 of the Act, the required minimum number of signatures is 50.)
The witness to the prospective candidate's sworn consent to the nomination must then submit the nomination paper to the returning officer. The paper includes a witnessed declaration signed by the candidate stating that he or she accepts the nomination, statements signed by the official agent and the auditor consenting to act in those capacities, the candidate's name, permanent address and occupation, the official agent's name and permanent address, and the name, business address and occupation of the auditor. A candidate is also required to pay a deposit of $1,000. This is reimbursed only if the candidate's official agent submits the Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return (EC 20120) and related documents to the Chief Electoral Officer and unused official tax receipts to the returning officer within the time prescribed...
... The witness to the candidate's consent to the nomination must submit the nomination paper, the deposit and all related documents to the returning officer between the time that the returning officer publishes the Notice of Election and the time that the nominations close at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, the 21st day before election day. A candidate whose witness is unable to get to the local Elections Canada office has the option of making other arrangements with the returning officer to file the nomination paper under subsection 70(3) of the Act, or the prospective candidate may file electronic copies of the documents by the close of nominations. For electronic filing, the returning officer must receive the deposit by the close of nominations and he or she must receive all of the original documents not later than 48 hours after the close of nominations.
Following the submission the returning officer will accept or reject each submission. If rejected, you have until nominations close to submit your forms again. EC gives the following advice to make sure your submission goes smoothly:
- File as early as possible, so that there is sufficient time to correct the nomination paper if the returning officer finds it is incomplete.
- Make an appointment with the returning officer when you are ready to file your nomination papers.
- Make sure that the names and addresses of nominating electors are as legible, complete and clear as possible. This will help speed up the verification process and allow the returning officer to confirm the candidate's nomination quickly.
- Provide more than the required number of signatures, so that if there are difficulties in confirming the qualifications of some electors, there will still be sufficient names to continue the process and reach the threshold of 100 (or 50, as required). You cannot provide additional signatures to the returning officer after 2:00 p.m. on Monday, the 21st day before election day.
With regard to the advice to include more than the required signatures, we recommend that you include 50-100 more than required and submit them with the rest of the signatures. This makes discrimination difficult. If you are having difficulty collecting signatures consider asking for them with a line similar to "I am looking for signatures to run in the next election. Signing this does not mean you support me, it simply allows me to run in the election". Good places for collecting signatures include densely populated areas such as apartment buildings.
Financing Your Campaign
Please read the Political Financing Handbook for Candidates and Official Agents (EC 20155).
Promotion and Public Relations
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Liberals will always find a way to slither around the technicalities preventing them from reaching their goals. As talks of amnesty are having about the same amount of success as they had the first time around, it appears as though the Left is trying to slip through another one of their loopholes.
Now they're trying to set a statute of limitations for those who cross the border illegally – to just 15 days.
(See also: Eric Holder Sends Letter To Public Schools Demanding They Accept Illegals)
That's right, now all it takes, is a mere two weeks in the country undetected and you have officially been deemed no longer a priority. According to an article by Buzzfeed:
The administration is also reportedly looking at shortening the time an immigrant is considered new, and therefore a removal priority. A recent immigrant would go from someone who entered in the last three years, to someone who entered in the last two weeks.
There is no excuse for our government allowing foreign nationals to break our laws, and cross those pesky little things that define our nation known as borders, and ultimately be rewarded for such behavior.
No matter where you stand on the issue, one thing is clear – criminals do not get a free pass regardless the severity of their crimes. However those few GOP members backing Obama on the issue seem to believe that the president will enforce whichever laws he creates on the matter.
These claims seem unbased as he is currently failing to follow the laws as they stand today. What they're really saying is that Obama has the right to enforce only the laws he believes in or creates himself – and it's a trait we've seen oozing from the Oval Office since day one of Obama stepping in.
(See also: Illegal Immigrant Commits Unthinkable Acts to Animals)
The facts talk the loudest as illegals within our country have a 99.9% chance that they will not be deported as Obama has literally halted all illegal alien apprehension activities. You want to secure our borders?
Treat it like the crime it is and punish those who seek to break the law. Instead of offering citizenship with open arms despite countless others standing in line trying to abide by the laws, force them to travel the proper channels.

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By Nick Brazzi | Monday, August 18, 2014
Last week I went to the SIGGRAPH conference in Vancouver with Rob Garrott, the Content Manager for all of the lynda.com training in Video Production and Visual Effects.
SIGGRAPH is one of the oldest running conferences in the computer graphics industry. Each year graphics pros from all over the world gather to exchange ideas and demonstrate new techniques and products.
While I was exploring the SIGGRAPH show floor, Rob was busy interviewing some of the visual artists at the conference—folks who specialize in visual effects, motion graphics, storyboarding, and 3D print design.
By Rob Garrott | Tuesday, May 6, 2014
I've been going to the annual NAB Show™ in Vegas for a long time, and rarely get excited about anything in particular; there are usually so many announcements from so many manufacturers that it's hard to keep track! Each NAB Show ends up having a bit of a theme to it: Two years ago, 3D stereoscopic imaging was all the rage (thank goodness that's over now). Last year's NAB was all about drones with quad-, hex-, and octo-copters buzzing all over the show.
This year the big theme was 4K resolution cameras. Every camera manufacturer that didn't already have a 4K system on the market announced one. But for me, the most exciting new camera this year is the Panasonic GH4.
The GH4 is a Micro Four Thirds (MFT) format camera with a mind-boggling amount of features, all directed squarely at the video market. Its feature list reads as if Panasonic looked at every video-capable still camera on the market and asked a simple question: What's missing? The GH4 answers that question in many ways: 4K? Check! Clean, uncompressed HDMI out? Check! Solid microphone pre-amps? Check! Headphone jack? Check! Clamp on outboard device for high-end inputs and outputs? Double check! The list goes on and on.
By Rob Garrott | Monday, December 23, 2013
On Thursday, Dec 19, Apple released an important new update to Final Cut Pro X, its flagship editing program. The update is free for all current users of FCP X and available through the Apple App Store. We're updating our Essential Training course to include this version. In the meantime, here's a rundown of things you need to know about the update.
First, FCP X 10.1 requires OSX Mavericks, so if you're on an older system, you'll need to download and update Mavericks before you can update FCP X. Mavericks is also a free update from Apple, and we've got a great course to get you up to speed with the new features of this latest OS from Apple. As with all updates, it's crucial that you back up your important data before proceeding. I've had no problem on my system, but there have been reports of problems with Mavericks upgrades, and it's always better safe than sorry!
By Rob Garrott | Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Efficiency and flexibility are not just marketing terms, they're what make motion graphics achievable. Creating moving images is incredibly labor intensive, and once all that labor is done, you still have to hit the render button and wait to preview the result. Being efficient is crucial to meeting deadlines.
Creating a workflow that allows you to swap and modify key elements at any point in the production process is what XRefs are all about. An XRef is a special object that points to a scene file much in the same way a print program, like Illustrator, points back to a master image and uses the original file from the hard drive for printing. Visually, the XRef appears to you as a single object, but it actually represents all the objects in the scene that it's pointing back to. This means that you can make changes to that scene file, and any XRef that points back to it will automatically update. This also means, since R13 XRef objects allow you to reference a CINEMA 4D file as a single object, that you can manipulate an XRef from an entirely different scene, thus allowing for distributed workflows where one person is modeling while another person animates. This makes for a very flexible way to work.
In this week's Design in Motion video, I'll show you how to add an XRef into your animation, and I'll show you a real-life scenario where having XRefs set up allows me to easily swap two cars in a chase scene, with two completely different cars—all without having to update my animation. If you're new to XRefs, this tutorial quickly breaks the process down to help you get started. XRefs have made last-minute director swaps quick and easy for me many times, and they can save you, too!
The overall XRef experience has been significantly improved in CINEMA 4D R13. To learn more about those improvements, check out my full CINEMA 4D R13 New Features course on lynda.com. If you are a lynda.com member, make sure to check out chapter five, where I discuss R13 workflow additions, including a specific video on the Xrefs format rewrite.
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Suggested courses to watch next:•CINEMA 4D R12 Essential Training•CINEMA 4D R13 New Features• After Effects CS5 Essential Training• CINEMA 4D: Rendering Motion Graphics for After Effects
By Rob Garrott | Friday, May 4, 2012
Floors create a sense of visual depth and give your designs a sense of space by giving your graphic elements something to 'sit on.' Making a reflective floor can be a great way to add an elegant look to your motion graphics layout. When you first see a reflection on a graphic element, trying to recreate it can seem like a daunting task. Really though, there are some techniques that have been carried over from the world of Photoshop that are simple to do, look great, and render fast.
On this edition of Design in Motion, we'll see two different techniques for creating a reflective floor, one that explores transformation of a duplicate layer, and one that creates your reflective floor with a mirror. Both techniques yield final products that look very similar. The real difference in the two will be the amount of control you need. Using the reflective mirror route allows you to finalize this technique using only one layer, but this route gives you less control. Using the transformation of a duplicate later route you will end up with more layers, but also more control.
If you're interested in learning more about working in After Effects, a great place to start is the lynda.com After Effects Apprentice series from Chris and Trish Meyer.
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By Rob Garrott | Friday, October 28, 2011
Many of you know me as an author for lynda.com, but I'd like to introduce myself as the new Content Manager for the video segment of the lynda.com Online Training Library®. In this new role, I'll be responsible for our overall video curriculum strategy. I will also be actively working to find and recruit the very best authors for video and motion graphics. It's a very exciting time for me, and I'm particularly excited that we're finally able to bring you a brand new course, Design In Motion, by… me!
Weekly for members, and bi-weekly for the blog, I'll be bringing you tips, techniques, and inspiration from the world of motion graphics using After Effects and CINEMA 4D. In this first episode, I explore the very important idea of using color to communicate a sense of emotion in a video clip.
Storytelling is much more than having a script and shooting a bunch of footage or creating animation. While those are important, there is one thing that does more than anything else to communicate a sense of mood for a viewer, and that's color. Color has always been an important component of the psychology of art, but when color film photography techniques made color movies possible, directors were quick to incorporate the language of color into the language of film. Creating color in After Effects is a simple and non-destructive process that should have you speaking the language of color in no time at all.
I hope you enjoy this very first edition of Design In Motion! Let us know what you think in the comments section, below.
By Megan O. Read | Friday, May 7, 2010
There have been a lot of new releases in the 3D category at lynda.com lately, with more to come.
First-time lynda.com author Rob Garrott was just in town recording a new project-based course using Cinema 4D training. Rob has worked in the industry for 17 years as an art director, animator, editor, and an instructor at Art Center College of Design teaching 3D motion graphics, compositing, and motion design.
Rob Garrett on the lynda.com live action set.
Veteran lynda.com author and channel manager for 3D and video, George Maestri, just wrapped up recording new Maya 2011 training. Maya 2011 is a really significant upgrade, and George's new training will explore the numerous upgrades and functionality.
George Maestri in a lynda.com recording booth.
Jeff Bartels' AutoCAD 2011 New Features course was released recently, and covers all of the new and cool features AutoCAD 2011 has to offer, from transparency, to the new 3D surfaces, to hatch creation. Look for more AutoCAD training from Jeff soon.
The highly anticipated Rhino 4 Essential Training by Dave Schultze was released this month, and is proving to be an exciting addition to the Library. In addition to building with the curve, surface, and the solid, members can learn how to create shoes for their robots and watch as their sketches come to life.
And in case you missed the New Deal Studios, Visual EffectsCreative Inspirations documentary that was published in February, you might want to check out how this visual effects house uses Rhino and other 3D applications to create models, miniatures, and other computer graphics you will probably recognize from major motion pictures like Shutter Island, and The Dark Knight.
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It was a dark and moonless night. The fog had rolled in off the shore and covered the lighthouse in a fine mist... Thus begins the novel that has become my profile. /;)
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You got sucked in by the quizzes like I did back in 2005 and are now stuck in this interesting journey into self discovery and unintentional tribute to anthropology. Yay! ^_^
Wow... Since 2005... This is going to end up being a time capsule thing. O_o
Anyway... I haven't put pics on here of 'em yet, but I have tattoos of: Transformers symbols, Invader Zim & Gir, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, The Doughboys, Nail Bunny, Lenoire, Ragamuffin and Spooky. If you don't know who ANY of those are, there's a pretty decent possibility we will NOT get along... But there's a chance the aliens I mentioned above that abducted you haven't let you see those shows or comics so I forgive you. /;)
If you DO know any of those, you could ice break start a convo with me in HOW you know them and why you love them. /:)
The ONLY reason that this profile is filled out and all those questions answered is cause I've had it since 2005. Sadly, I have a life outside of OKC and I'm not here for the dating aspect. That being said, and if you read down further for details, I am available for intellectual/fun conversations and/or friends with benefits should there be mutual physical attraction and mental compatability. ^_^
Just so you know, despite me viewing your profile multiple times and/or possibly saving you to my favorites AND unless I already know you, I probably will NOT contact you first. Ya know why? Cause chances are you've already been messaged 50 million times by dudes with "You sexy", "Hey baby" or "Nice shoes! Wanna fuck?!" (My personal favorite because none of your profile pics actually show your lower half) and you're justifiably jaded and cynical.
Those lines, among others unmentioned, are just boring, annoying and sometimes downright rude! I applaud you for even looking at men ever again. Let alone, maintaining an OKC profile. /:P
But how can I (other than being cute, awesome, funny, great in bed, a snazzy dresser AND humble) compete with that?! Besides the fact that I don't have an abs pic and that I'm typing articulately, if not eloquently, what separates me from every other douche or psycho with lines like that on here? How would YOU know if I'm like them or not?! *gasp!* You don't. So I don't message you. Easy, no? But should you message me, I am pretty decent about replying. It's just common courtesy. ^_^
Mostly, I'll just admire from afar or answer the various questions that you answered that I thought were interesting. And you can go about your time on OkCupid unmolested by me. ^_~
FYI, I do have a Wife. Recently married in fact. And if that makes you wonder about the "open relationship" status, yes that still applies. Which is one of the many reasons I asked her to marry me. We are quite open and honest with each other and everyone else. Makes life easier. /:)
And NO, we are NOT going to ask you to be our third or seventh or whatever it is that other couples keep asking you that makes you start your profile summary with "NO COUPLES". So don't worry about that if, I appeared in your recently visited section multiple times that I'm gonna be all like, "You wants ta hook up wit me n my girly? We'll treat ya real nice like... Heh wink heh." Not that you aren't worth the effort... But I have better things to do with my time than cyber stalk you begging for sex. Plenty of other guys already doing that to you, I'm sure. /;)
Hope all is well and have a wonderful day! /:D
I am quirky, charming, and determined
While I may eventually sign up for OKC's "A-List", I don't currently have it. Thus, I can't see those of you that "liked/favorited" me. But I sincerely thank you. You make me blush. •^__^•
I've somewhat recently discovered the secrets and meaning behind life, the universe and everything and am currently writing an essay on the subject. So I guess you could call me "enlightened". Does this mean I have the answers to everything? Hardly. But I do have a way of seeing things I don't have answers for from a perspective of an individual that sees all life for what it is: Perfect and beautiful. /:)
I'm also trying to figure out a way to express it in an elegant and eloquent way. Like Einstein was able to sum up relativistic physics with E=mc2, I believe I will find a way to similarly sum up existence. It's a work in progress. ^_~
I am in a VERY loving AND open relationship. Before you doubt the seriousness of the relationship aspect, we've been together since 2007 and open from day one. And we recently got married. So I'd say our lifestyle choices are more than just a "phase". /;)
We like to "play" with others. But we will also only play with people we are comfortable with. And this isn't a "package" deal thing. We're secure enough to play with others together or separately. We're kinda kinky and get off on telling each other about/acting out our "extracurricular activities". /;)
That said, she WILL know about you if we hook up. And I'll know if she hooks up with someone. We're ALWAYS open and honest with each other. So if you get off on illicit affairs, I'm not kink shaming, but I'm not gonna be your deal. /;P
We each have our types but we're also open minded. I like petite or slim girls with nice legs. Small breasts are a plus but I'm sucker for slim either way.
Full figured ladies are VERY pretty too, but my natural tendency is to be attracted to petite. And before you think I'm shallow, would you get upset if a gay guy rejected you for being a woman? I'd hope not. Because you're not what they prefer. No different than your profile stating that you like taller men. Same principle here. Unless there's some hardcore chemistry going on, I'm just typically sexually attracted to petite or thin ladies (I'd like to stress here that age [over 20 is prefered] is not a factor)... Born that way.
We both like goth or alternative style people as they tend to also be more open minded and laid back. We both like brown eyes despite us each having blue. She's bi-curious (but scared of vagina) and has a thing for curvy girls. She likes tall guys in eye-liner as well. If you fit any of this, let us know. /;D
Other than that, I'm generally handy and mechanically inclined. I could put together your bike or assemble your entertainment center. /;)
If you've read this far, I commend your attention span. /;)
Pantera, White Zombie, Devildriver, Type O' Negative, Slipknot, Fear Factory, Acid Bath, Agents of Oblivion, Deadboy and the Elephantmen, Static X, Rob Zombie, Skinny Puppy, Wolfsheim, VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berserk, DJ Satomi, NIN, Slayer, Sepultera, Coal Chamber, Korn, Black Sabbath, Paul Okenfold, Hanzel Und Gretyl, VAST, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden, CCR, Steppen Wolf, Animals... I'll add more later.
Transformers, Army of Darkness, Not Another Teen Movie, Shawn of the Dead, ALL of the Matrix movies, ... More to be added upon recollection...
Addams Family, (SO Goth before Goth was Goth!) Heroes, Metalacolypse, Venture Brothers, Invader Zim, Lexx, Family Guy, Simpsons, Sealab 2021, Pucca, Transformers, Beast Wars and Beast Machines... More TBA.
Anything by Terry Goodkind, Jhonen Vasquez, Roman Dirge, Steven Hawking! Also, Robert M. Persig, J.K. Rowling, Voltaire (The Goth dude... Not the dead from Syphilis dude) and many others.
Optimus Prime... Uh... Hm. That's about it. Didn't have alot of human heroes growing up as the examples I had were flawed to the point of disinterest in being a human at all. I still strive to be a giant transforming robot... But until they perfect that "human brain in a robot body" thing, I'll strive to be a decent human being with robot like tendencies. /;)
Ps. If you got this far, I commend your curiosity. /;)
That "most private" thing is questions you're going to have to ask me directly. Why? It's just more fun that way. Plus, why spoil the mystery right off the bat by posting all my sundry bits here? And I have quite a few good stories too, as I live an out of the ordinary lifestyle. So feel free to ask me anything. ^_~
99+% of the time, I will NOT message anyone first. I don't like to intrude on anyone's day. I'm just here to be a voyeur. Besides, if I find you attractive, there's a good chance hordes of other dudes already do too. And they've probably messaged you enough creepy stuff to the point where you don't even want to look at guys anymore. Not my style.
Want to know more about me? Ask. ^_^


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A customer just came to collect her cupcakes from me for Valentine's Day and i originally thought she loved them. However, just 5 min. later i received an sms from her telling me that she hated the cupcakes and that they fell far below her expectations of what she had expected based on the photos of the cupcakes she had seen on my blog. I was really surprised when i got her sms as i had spent a lot of time and effort doing her cupcakes up for her and had actually turned down a few other orders to make sure that i could devote the approriate time and effort to her cupcakes. Now i'm left wondering if i really did such a poor job on her cupcakes and whether i should even continue my passion for baking anymore sigh.. she's the first customer i've actually got that has complained about the look of the cupcakes and i'm really upset as she now tells me that the money she spent on the cupcakes were money down the drain and that she wouldn't be giving the cupcakes to her loved one.. so i'm doubly sad as not only am i doubting myself, i have also ruined her Valentine's Day gift.. Has anyone else ever felt this way or is it just me being oversensitive to my first criticism??
Take a deep breath. I just checked you photos and you rock! I don't have a business, but I've seen plenty on here about people trying to complain to get $ back. I'd just let her know if she isn't happy, bring them back, and you'll be happy to refund her. If she does, and I doubt she will, have a cupcake and enjoy! My guess is she's just wanting you to refund her $ without giving back the cupcakes. It happens so often. Oh and again, you rock!
I agree with sillyjodes, get her to bring the cupcakes back. Ask her to explain exactly what she doesn't like. Saying they don't meet her expectations means nothing and like sullyjodes says is probably just a way to complain to try and get her money back.
Your work looks amazing, I can't imagine you making something that someone would be unhappy to pay for!
It's a horrible thing to happen to you and you can't help but feel bad but I think your really talented!
I'm so sorry that happened to you. If you followed her order she has nothing to complain about. If she changed her mind after she received them that is her decision. I saw your pics and you do a wonderful job. I love the little doggie cupcakes. They are adorable. I would not let one person spoil your love for decorating.
I had done a 3 tier wedding cake, white with red royal icing roses and it was exactly like the picture. However, I was told the bride was disappointed because it did not have enough roses. I had the exact same amount of roses as in the pic- I counted!! That was the only complaint I ever had. And that was years ago.
Keep doing what you love. Take a closer look at your own gallery and you will see it's not you, it's her.
Please please don't doubt yourself, your work is amazing!
You said you originally thought she loved them, if she really wasn't happy it would have shown when she picked them up. She was only trying to get a refund/discount and possibly makes a habit of it with other purchases.
Don't let one negative customer stop you from bringing smiles to the faces of your future customers - they would most definitely be missing out on truly wonderful cakes if you quit!
I just looked at your gallery, and your work is incredible! I'm sure the cupcakes were beautiful... I wouldn't worry about the comment, although, I know how tough that can be! I'm only getting started with all of this, and my extended family have become quite the guinea pigs, and I know that even when I'm testing and want honest opinions how upset I get sometimes!! No worries... I'm sure they were absolutely fabulous!
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments and support.... it really makes me feel so much better to have everyone's unqualified support
I just asked her what it was she didn't like about the cupcakes and she complained that the little toppers for the cupcakes i made were too small, plus the cupcakes were on a plain white frosting which she says she hates as she hates white!! She never even mentioned that to me before when she placed her order. She also said that the cupcakes looked really plain and that some sprinkles would have been nice. Again, no mention of that to me when she picked up the cupcakes. Sigh...
Now she's asking me to do the exact same cupcakes for her again but to change the frosting colour and add sprinkles and that she'll pay for it... but after all her comments about being unsatisfied with the cupcakes, i don't think i'll take her up on the offer.. i think it's scary as on one hand she is complaining about how unhappy she is with them and then a few minutes later she's asking me to do them for her again?? Yikes!!
Sprinkles?? Please don't, your work is amazing.
This lady is crazy. You ruined her valentines day, but she wants you to make more for her? She did a hit-n-run on you, not mentioning anything to you, then sending a text, not good manners at all.
Do what you think is right, if you want to take another order from her again, be sure she knows what she is getting.
And a hug for you. We are so overprotective of our work, when someone says anything negative, it's so heartbreaking.
Your work is amazing, just as every one has stated. I was going to say, you'll know how unsatisfied if she orders again. Apparently she's not that unsatisfied other wise she wouldn't have already placed a new order.
I agree with the sprinkle comment - don't do it! If she wants sprinkles, she probably has some in her cabinet and can add those herself if she wants to mess up your work.
I'd like to see pics of the cupcakes. Do you plan on posting?
so what she is really complaining about is that you arent psychic! bummer. i think your gut not to do another order of these for her is right - on the other hand, the sprinkle and color change could get put in with a rush order charge...
I think you are right in not accepting the second order. She could decide not to pick them up leaving you with the time and expense wasted. I think I would have politely said, "I was not told what color of icing or that you wanted sprinkles and would have gladly complied had I known" and let that be that!!
Unfortunately, we all remember criticism longer than compliments. Once I made a wedding cake for a co-worker and she said nothing about it although other co-workers told me how good it was. Her silence was louder than their voice. Hang in there...all you can do is your best. Some people are just not satisfied with anything.
thanks for all the wonderful support you guys... it's so heart warming to know that i have your support.. i'll try and post up the picture of the cupcakes i made soon gritswife... as for her 2nd order, i'm definitely not going to be doing it... worried that she'll complain about it again. :p
Hi all.. i just uploaded the photo.. do take a look and let me know what you think... do you think they looked ok or were her comments really valid?
I agree with the others..and your work is awesome! Your cupcakes are not plain and the toppers are NOT to small! They are adorable! I LOVE the care bear. I can't imagine all the work you put into those as I have no patience myself for fondant figures, lol. Don't do her other order; let her go to walmart, or sam's!
your cuppies look great. i can't believe she asked you to customize EACH topper and then complained. i would suggest you tell her to bring back all the cupcakes. make sure they're untouched and then refund her money. your work is far too good to be unappreciated like that.
I just looked at your photo - they look great. I think sprinkles would have wrecked the effect personally but maybe she just had an idea in her head that she failed to convey to you and she was annoyed at herself and took it out on you which is why she was happy enough to try to place the order again straight away. You can't possibly guess what idea she had in her head. The only thing I can think about the frosting colour is maybe she expected pink or red given that it was for Valentine's Day? Don't sweat it - you did a great job. If anything use it as a learning experience and maybe make a point of getting clients to sign off on those minor details for you in future so you don't have to be worried? I really like the effect of all the different toppers having significance. Incidentally, did she bring them back to you? It looks like it would have been a great gift to give. Maybe next year I'll do one for my hubby!
ok first off you do amazing work. I can see what she means about not really likeing the white. but what other color would look good with that? No colow would match the other toppers unless you did each cupcake a different color. I'm just wondering how much did you charge her for those lovely cupcakes because it wasnt enought. Tell the chick to go find some valentine day sprinkles and sprinkle to her heart is content. And dont take her second order especially if you have to do everything over. But I would take other orders from her and ask her specific color choices and add a PITA fee. They look amazing ignore her.
Wow!! those cc's are AWESOME!!! Please don't let her knock you down!! I opened your gallery, and I thought I was looking at aine2's gallery - your figures are out of this world!
and sprinkles??! they would totally distract from these cc's, she's thinking bakery cc's w/ glaze and sprinkles... I'm glad you're not making a second order for her
plain white - frosting sprinkles
Is she kidding - as if adding color to the white frosting really changes anything????
Just like everyone else you responded to your - there are some people who will try to make you feel bad to get more out of you. She must have liked your cupcakes enough to order more. I'm with you...scary ...not sure I would go that path again.
The woman is C-R-A-Z-Y. Just smile and step away slowly...
Your work is phenomenal. Don't let some psycho beeotch with control issues ruin your cuppie-esteem!
Your cupcakes are awesome the way they are! I think that the white looks great, I think that with another colour and sprinkles it would be waaaaay too much, and take away from your beautiful figures. Don't get discouraged, and remember that the customer ISN'T always right, somethimes they think they are, but we know better!
I guess she thinks they don't look Valentine's-y enough? Maybe if she does bring them back you could just add a red heart or two to each cupcake next to the other item that she asked you to put on or even if you set the cupcakes into maybe an additional red cupcake wrapper that might add something more for her. Your work is incredible and I cannot even imagine how long those figures take to do - you have an amazing talent there and I love the puppy cupcakes - well, I love them all. Just trying to add some suggestions to try to make her happy if you choose to do so. DON'T doubt yourself. Sometimes people have a thought in their head and they don't even know how to convey it but they know when they see it, obviously she had a different idea but unfortunetly she did not give you enough guideance on what EXACTLY she wanted - customers tend to do that, they think we're mind readers! You gave her what she asked for - it's not your fault that's not what she visioned....she should have been up front with you before she left and maybe you could have come up with a solution and avoided this. It is hurtful when you put so much time and talent into something and then someone has a negative word to say. Obviously she likes your work or she wouldn't have asked you to do it again, she just went about the whole thing in a bad way.
Chin up - we all think your work is great - I can't make a figure to save my life - believe me, I've tried many a times with very scary outcomes. You capture such exact detail in such tiny objects, it's amazing!
She is cracked! Your work is amazing, the detail on your figures is stunning! I wish I could come learn from you! As cartoonist S. Boynton says, "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" This lady is a turkey for sure.
...( sigh.. she's the first customer i've actually got that has complained about the look of the cupcakes and i'm really upset as she now tells me that the money she spent on the cupcakes were money down the drain and that she wouldn't be giving the cupcakes to her loved one.. so i'm doubly sad as not only am i doubting myself, i have also ruined her Valentine's Day gift.. Has anyone else ever felt this way or is it just me being oversensitive to my first criticism??
Yes, you are waaay oversensitive! Don't even second guess yourself. Your whole gallery is filled with beautiful cakes and cupcakes. I am convinced that there are those among us who live to complain. I don't know what you charged her, but if you made all those individual fondant toppers by hand, you probably didn't even charge her enough. The only thing that I would have done differently would have been the packaging. I'm not sure if you had the cupcakes in the cake box just to take the picture. If she was handing them out individually, I would have packing each one separately in a nice container or an individual box with ribbon. Of course nice packaging costs, so I would have included that in her price.
Please don't cry and whatever you do ... do not offer her one dime back.
Awww... thanks so much you guys!!!! You rock!!!
And yes!!! that's what i thought about the sprinkles and the colour!!!I had purposely done the base frosting in white and didn't add any sprinkles so that the toppers would be the ones that stand out!! I'm so relieved to know that i wasn't the only one that thought i should leave the cupcakes alone without sprinkles Thanks for all the wonderful support everyone and for your wonderful comments on my cuppies.. i feel so much better now.
Just_for_fun... thanks so much for your compliment.. i can't believe that you thought they were Aine's work!! You're so nice!! I think i still have some ways to go to get as good as Aine but it's so nice that you could even that i'm even anywhere close to Aine's figurines
Luv2cook721... aww you're so nice.. i'm still in the process of learning how to work with fondant and to do the toppers.. i'm so flattered you would even think that they are good enough to learn from
Adonisthegreek1, the cupcakes were actually all for 1 person.. so i placed all of them in a single box as per her request.. but i do need to get better packaging soon
As for the pricing of the cupcakes, i did charge her quite a bit cos i knew they would take ages to do.. so that was ok i was just upset that she didn't like them and didn't even say anything in front of me but only sms'ed me later to complain.. but i feel so much better after all your wonderful comments and support
Summernoelle, yes!! that's exactly how i felt!!! i didn't even feel like talking to my other customer that came to pick up another set of cuppies after her.. lucky i had finished my orders for the day and didn't have to do any others, if not i wouldn't have had the mood to do them at all! And i think i'll definitely be taking your advice on not having refunds once the person walks out the door.
I wish i could individually respond to all your comments.. but you guys are posting too quickly for me to do so! haha... but i really do appreciate all your support and wonderful comments!! thanks so much you guys!!!
Well, I have had this EXACT thing happen to me.
I made a cake for a lady-I really, really liked her. She was friendly, sweet, paid me on time. I took the cake over to her, she was a little frazzled, but told me she liked it. OK, great! I left for the day-went out of town for a family reunion.
I get home, have scathing messages on my VM. I call her, she rips me a new one. Tells me the cake was ugly, she didn't get what she ordered. Tells me everyone stood around at the party making fun of it. Sends me PHOTOS of them mocking it! Demands money back. I'm shocked, so I tell her 15%. By the way, they ate every bit of it, too.
She tells me that's not good enough. More nasty emails, etc. I give her 50% and she goes away.
The thing is-sometimes people don't want to tell you to your face whether or not they like the cake/cupcakes. They feel braver through phone, email or text. I think the lady in my case was waiting for her friends to tell her the cake was ugly-she couldn't make up her own mind about it.
One rule to have is that when a cake is picked up and accepted, that's it. NO REFUNDS. I have stuck to that. You got the cake, told me you were happy with it. End of story. I sometimes have them sign a waiver to that extent.
I too was disheartened and very upset for quite awhile. I didn't take orders for a few weeks. BUT, I have since learned that that was one customer. It's one person! Go back through your other cakes and look at what a great job you did, and how your other customers were happy. Please don't let one miserable human take away your joy of cakes. I had to learn to grow a thicker skin.
I just wish people would complain respectfully.
I think they look GREAT! If she wanted a specific color base frosting she should have said so! Don't beat yourself up, like everyone else said I think she may just be trying to get her money back!!!! You do great work!
She had the audacity to complain about "those" cupcakes!?!?!?
The frosting color- you can only assume white unless a color is specified. Any other bakery would do the same.
Sprinkles- Is she giving them out to children? yea, I know adults like sprinkles, too, but on classy cuppies like those? Not necessary.
She knows she got what she ordered, or wouldn't have offered to buy more in the color she really wanted. Maybe she is trying to be nice in an effort to get a big discount on more. You're right not to take her new order. I certainly wouldn't.
Those cuppies were perfect and wonderful.
I think this chick is one cupcake short of a dozen! These are AWESOME! NO NO NO Sprinkles! I mean, I love sprinkles and use them sometimes......uhhhhhh but NOT on these cupcakes!
Beth in KY