Boston, MA

Originally Posted by n00b

Also, for those interested,

Gregs Court Hearing: News?

is gregg's thread.

excuse me for being slow here, how did he get slapped with a criminal harassment charge? just for protesting?

Originally Posted by Time Machine

For those who are concerned about the long walk, I'm willing to compromise, and say we only take the part of the trail that is in Boston. Some of you aren't familiar with the Charlestown area, and I wouldn't want to put any of you, especially the younger members, into any trouble. We can skip the first three stops and start at the Old North Church. That should shave some time off our walk!

How about we cut down the trail a bit, maybe just from Blackstone street (by the Expressway) to the common where we could have a public demonstration? Here's a nice map of the trail: Freedom Trail, Boston, MA : Reviews of Freedom Trail - Yahoo! Travel

Also, the Anonymous Guide idea is brilliant! I would recommend however alot of taping and do it in a group of at least 3 people for safety.

BTW, what would be the best way to accrue a group of people to guide?

sorry if this is already mentioned, but do we have a permit yet? We don't want to get Philly'd...

just thought i'd contribute my thoughts on marching the freedom trail. i think this is a great idea, but it seems that some feel they won't be able to walk the entire thing. my suggestion is to have smaller groups setup at major stops (the constitution, old north church, faneuil hall) ahead of time, as well as one who will walk the entire trail. as the 1st group approaches others who are already on the trial, they assimilate themselves to the walking group. by the time this group reached the common, it would have all the anonomi. this way, not everyone has to walk the entire trail, and we can still hit all the highly populated areas. thoughts? (hope this is clear, it certainly makes sense in my head)

I was wondering about the city permit myself.
Esp. since I'm a survivor of the 2/15/03 war protest in NYC where I was pepper-sprayed in the face!

Anyway, I'm getting a feeling from some people that those who object to marching just don't want to walk. That's an unfair assumption.
If I attend, I'd be making a 2 hour drive to Boston, and I'll be recovering from surgery then, so ...if it's a march, then I guess I won't go.

Five pages in and it looks like a lot of people are in support of the Freedom Trail March! I'd say make it so, although I would like to hear more from Gregg on the matter.

If you're interested in meeting up at the Old North Church, take the subway to North Station. Then walk up Commercial Street and take a right onto Huli Street. Old North should be on your left. Here's a map for the area.

Some of you guys brought up the idea of mobilizing at certain positions along the trail, instead of a whole mass of people moving together. That could certainly work. The people who are up for a walk can do the length of the trail, and still meet up with those who aren't so interested in a long walk. This is a good idea. Divide and conquer! The authorities around the tourist areas won't freak out if there are only a few of us around as opposed to 150-plus, although that is awesome as well.

Just position yourselves along the trail according to how long you believe you can walk. Those who don't care about walking great distances can take the points closer to the endpoint at Boston Common. As the group moves from point to point on the trail, we'll pick up the Anonymous members stationed at each location. Some people have brought up a legitimate point that the more people in our group, the easier it will be to get separated at crosswalks. Well, if we divide ourselves up along the trail, there will be less of a chance of this happening. Sure we'll get a massive group of people, but by then we should arrive at our final destination in the Common.

Speaking of the Common, any of you have any suggestions regarding what to do once we get there? Throw a party with music and cake? It may be a protest, but its a party as well!

Originally Posted by AnonymousBowler

How about we cut down the trail a bit, maybe just from Blackstone street (by the Expressway) to the common where we could have a public demonstration? Here's a nice map of the trail: Freedom Trail, Boston, MA : Reviews of Freedom Trail - Yahoo! Travel

Also, the Anonymous Guide idea is brilliant! I would recommend however alot of taping and do it in a group of at least 3 people for safety.

BTW, what would be the best way to accrue a group of people to guide?

This does seem like a better approach, I'm actually not too familiar with the Charlestown area either, but it still gets a good chuck of the trail yet not too long for some, I approve of this plan. :3


Plus on another note, as I was leaving the door for work today, my dad pulls up and actually cut out the artical about the Scientology academy and I read it when I got to work. Epic win, case it sounds like they might not go for this, our efforts are showing!

I like the idea of walking from Blackstone Street to the common.

Do we skip doing anything outside the org, then?

Have you guys seen this? Mayor Menino is made of fail.

Hotel Plan Critics Speak Out; Mayor Vows to Back Proposal

Anyone willing to talk to the local papers? I bet the Weekly Dig would LOVE to run a story about this.

Will the march BE the protest? Or are we still gathering at the church? I don't think I can be without stoop kid. I'm seriously you guys. I'm in favor of the freedom trail but I do think we should pay our friends a visit.

Originally Posted by Tsuu

Have you guys seen this? Mayor Menino is made of fail.

Hotel Plan Critics Speak Out; Mayor Vows to Back Proposal

Anyone willing to talk to the local papers? I bet the Weekly Dig would LOVE to run a story about this.

they most likely paid him

Originally Posted by anon244

Will the march BE the protest? Or are we still gathering at the church? I don't think I can be without stoop kid. I'm seriously you guys. I'm in favor of the freedom trail but I do think we should pay our friends a visit.

I also think it's a good idea for some of us to stay behind. People will correlate the anon's walking the freedom trail with the anon's outside protesting the church. The more we spread out the more people will see us, but then safety becomes a concern as our numbers decrease. Only 15 anon outside the church? the P.I.'s would have a field day with that.

Personally, and I seem to be rowing upstream on this one, but I still feel that the freedom trail would be better suited for an epic flyering event rather than the monthly protest. Unless you guys want to do the freedom trail earlier in the morning and spend a considerable amount of time on the common, what am I supposed to say to people when I'm handing out fliers? "So, we're having this protest on May 10th, come find us somewhere along a 2 mi trail that winds through the city"? I've only seen one person show up at the 3/15 raid that I had given a flier to earlier in the week and that was a homeless guy that I told that we'd have cake. I mean, we give out a ton of fliers in the weeks leading up to these, yet I think us and our friends are the only ones showing up. Having the protest be mobile is just going to confuse people who might otherwise come and trying to have various anons stay behind is only going to complicate things for ourselves and spread our numbers too thin.

Also, what relevence does this have to our cause? Protesting in front of the church lets us show the scilons we're here and not backing down. It lets us wave signs at cars and let them honk. It lets Stoop Kid take pics of us to put up on his myspace. Marching a troop of 100 anons down Newbury St makes people turn heads and want to know whats going on. Being on the common lets us bandstand, have speaches and music, and again, make a scene. I have a handful of non-anons that are down with donning a mask and protesting, but I dont think they're too interested in the Freedom Trail - they want to be part of a mob yelling at a cult's HQ.

Walking the freedom trail will get some attention and cover a lot of ground, but as a protest it would be too complicated and too spread out. Being at the CoS all afternoon lets people come and join our mob when they can, it allows them to be late and still take part. Walking down the freedom trail will not allow that to happen unless one of us is at the start all day to rally late comers along and who wants to do that?

Again, Freedom Trail has a lot of potential for an event in itself and I'll 100% be there, but I just dont think it is appropriate for our monthly protest. KISS and don't fix what's not broken.

Either way, we need to iron out the details soon so I can start telling interested people on the street a solid time and place to show up and write the details on fliers.

You guys prolly already know this, but (a) xenutv1, Mark Bunker's account, which was going to air Jason Beghe's public denunciation of our beloved church has had its account suspended by yotube AGAIN. Surprised much? Link to one of many protest videos here: Xenutv1 Suspended....again

All are urged to write to YouTube and demand that Bunker's account be reinstated.

(b) It's old news that Nicole Kidman is against CO$ and has been battling Tom Cruise over the education and upbringing of their two adopted kids since 2001 (she left the church in 2000 and has openly cited it a major reason for their divorce). The kids barely speak to her at this point and are hardcore Scilons. However, Page 6 and entertainment blogs all over the internet (which I read, yes, don't judge me!) report that she vowed to journalists yesterday at a movie premiere that she's going to do everything to get them out.

We are giving people hope and the courage to speak out finally. This is wonderful.

To sign the petition to Youtube to reinstate xenutv1, follow this link:

[url]http://www.petitiononline.com/xenutv1/petition

Something to think about: If we don't at least spend some time at Beacon St, they won't close the church and we won't be eating into their profits.

[Great idea and practical if we don't start in Charlestown. The Charelstown Monument will be difficult to get toand confusing for a lot of people. We can pick up The Freedom Trail anywhere. May I suggest in front of the StateHouse? It's right near Park St. Station on the green line and impossible to miss. What do you think? QUOTE=Time Machine;160296]Hey guys, great protest yesterday! Numbers may have been down, but I believe that April 12th was the best day we ever had. Marching down Newbury Street and having all those people staring at us was fucking EPIC. If people didn't know about Anonymous before, they'll sure as hell know about us now!

Anyways, on to the May 10th protest. We've been doing a great job with our protests on Beacon Street. I believe that we have made our point to the members of Scientology that we're here and we mean business. But that in itself is not enough. I was talking to Gregg about this yesterday, and he and I were in agreement that we need a shift in our strategy. It's one thing to make them shit their collective pants everytime we come around, but we have to realize that getting the attention of the general public is also a Top Priority.

The only problem with this is that the Org is located on what amounts to a back road in Boston. There is relatively little traffic, and even fewer pedestrians. With the exception of the neighbors, not many people can see us.

For our next protest, I propose that we set up in a high-visibility location where there is tons of traffic and people walking around. I was talking with Gregg about this, and I suggested Copley Square as it's close to the Org, and on one of the busiest streets in Boston. Gregg said he would look into it.

But as I was getting to bed last night, I suddenly had an idea. Getting Copley would be awesome, but if our PR campaign is going to work, we need to get our message to as many people and places as possible.

To this end, I make this proposal:

On May 10th, Anonymous should walk the Freedom Trail.

Think about it. The Freedom Trail passes through some of the most historic and popular tourist destinations in Boston, including Bunker Hill Monument, the USS Constitution, Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market, and the State House. These places will be loaded with people, some of whom from out of state/country. The best part is that it will be on a Saturday, which is usually the day when people come out to these places.

If we walk the Freedom Trail, and spend like 15-30 minutes at each major site, we will get the attention of a lot of people. Keep in mind that these sites are located on some major streets and walk-ways. It will be very hard for the city to miss the sight of us!

We can start our protest at the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. From there we will follow the bright red line as it leads us into the North End, through the business area, past the government buildings and finally ending up in Boston Common. BTW an important stop along the way is the State House. A Fox News TV studio happens to located across the street from the building. A whole bunch of us passing by is sure to attract their attention. Plus they won't have to travel so far to get a story; the story will come to them!

The reason why we should do this is because getting the truth out to the people is equally important, if not moreso, than protesting the Org. Those first three protests were bad for the Church, but at least everything was confined to their small little corner tucked away on a back road in Boston. The last thing the Scientologists want is for more and more and more people to know about our cause.

In the past, we have waited for people to pass by in order to inform them. This time, I say we work to actively bring the message straight to the public eye. It will piss off the Scientologists, because we'll be spreading information about them all over the goddamn city, and won't be in a place where they can conveniently monitor us!

This is as much a war against Scientology as it is to gain the support of the public. This May 10th, I say we open up a new front, and give the Scientologists, who, in my opinion, seemed rather calm and collected at this last protest, new reasons to fall over themselves in panic. It could be epic.

What do you think?[/quote]

Yet another important point to educate people about. Scientology has applied for a $20,000 grant from The Boston Foundation (a real charitable group) to help fund a charter school called “Cornerstone for Success Academy.”
in Boston using one of their front organisations. Please write Boston City Councillor Sam Yoon Sam Yoon - Your Voice, Your Boston (he's on our side) and The Boston Foundation: info@tbf.org Please urge them to look a little deeper.
This is outrageous, and it is happening Now! Link to Boston Herald article on the proposed school (From April 16, 2008)
Scientology school gets close study - BostonHerald.com

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