Calgary, Alberta

Originally Posted by Helium

Just because there are no Co$ in Calgary, doesn't mean there can't potentially be scifags. Doing anything is pretty risky nonetheless. Protecting our faces? That could also pose a problem.

Agreed, we should be cautious. At the very least we should be looking into whether masks are an issue or not. Just because they're fine in Edmonton doesn't mean Calgary is the same. Does anybody know if masks are a problem? Or should we be looking into it?

I am not too sure about the mask thing, but if all we're doing is leaving behind pamphlets on public transit then it should be okay. Regardless, we should check up on the mask issue so we know for anything else we are going to do. But back to the May 10th planning, what is the plan?

Originally Posted by Helium

I am not too sure about the mask thing, but if all we're doing is leaving behind pamphlets on public transit then it should be okay. Regardless, we should check up on the mask issue so we know for anything else we are going to do. But back to the May 10th planning, what is the plan?

I think having masks during mini-raids is a good idea because we stand out and people seem curious as to why the hell a bunch of people in masks are wandering around.

As for May 10 ... since there is no actual Co$ in Calgary, we have been going up to Edmonton to protest. I know that on the 10th I'm getting a ride up there with a few other Calgary Anons who had some extra space and offered here on the Enturb forums. They've been staying the weekend with an Edmonton Anon who also offered a place to stay for people who needed one. If we get enough Calgary Anons interested though, it might be worth doing some massive carpool to and from Edmonton and/or setting up some sort of protest in Calgary.

That being said, just because some of us are going to protest in Edmonton does not mean that somebody else can organize something for Calgary. I've been disappointed the last few times by how few people from Calgary have actually attended the protest in Edmonton and nobody has even attempted to organize an alternative protest in town for people who can't get to Edmonton.

Well I probably won't be back up in Edmonton on the 10th so hopefully people want to plan something for Calgary. Unless people want me to do the planning, please let me know if this is a go. Sign up on the forums if you're trolling this so at least we can estimate numbers and see if we can work things out.

Originally Posted by Helium

Well I probably won't be back up in Edmonton on the 10th so hopefully people want to plan something for Calgary. Unless people want me to do the planning, please let me know if this is a go. Sign up on the forums if you're trolling this so at least we can estimate numbers and see if we can work things out.

I agree that something should be done in Calgary. We may not have a Co$ like Edmonton, but we do have a city of over 1 million people and I'm wondering why the hell we've only seen a very small handful of them on Enturb. My hope is that more will join up once we do some mini-raids.

As for my earlier link to the animecon thread, here's a list:

Otafest 2008 - May 16-18
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Animethon 15 - August 8-10, 2008
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


Also have a look at this thread on the Anime Alberta forums: anime-alberta.org :: View topic - "Anonymous" declares war on Scientology

Mini-raids sound good to me.

My ex is from (near) Calgary. Was in Melb for the last few months and came to our last protest.
I wanna know, is everyone from Canada as awesome as he is or was that a fluke ;P

Good luck guys!

srsly? a car pool for the 10th?
Hmm... If I can avoid spending the money
and if there's still room
I'd love to come to another Ed-raid :)
I was there for the March one and besides some of the people
It was a pretty fun time.

Though, debatably, I might actually be putting more of my time into Otafest
Panned out right we have the potential to hit alot of our target audience
Web users like ourselves
Because just about everyone who watches anime is a part or Jewtube, LJ or the like
and with their support, this is just another notch in the belt.

I have friends going anyways
And we can wear masks and people will understand
Honestly the idea could work very well if we make sure to plan plan plan it.

what would be even cooler is,
if we could get one of those Movie rooms
And make and anti-scilon video about 20-30 minutes long
This would be ideal situations though.
So I'll start looking into things a bit more tomorrow
And see if I can get something set up

Blitzkrieg, good call. The whole mask thing wouldn't be an issue and if we all stand together, it'll generate some curiosity. Maybe we can get that annoying beep PlymouthScientology on YouTube uses, haha.

Blitzkrieg, good call. The whole mask thing wouldn't be an issue and if we all stand together, it'll generate some curiosity. Maybe we can get that annoying beep PlymouthScientology on YouTube uses, haha.

Edit: Argh double post, how do I delete this?

We should also look into getting smaller media like the "You Found The Card" cards, or the fair game business cards Mål is cooking up for us. Now if only this annoying snow would melt ...

I still like the idea of placing them on transit.

Originally Posted by Helium

I still like the idea of placing them on transit.

Agreed. A bunch of people wearing masks on transit is potentially scary, but would also spark some interest in what we had to say. If a scary looking masked person hands you a card or a flyer and is generally nice, instead of being or doing any of the scary things you anticipated, I can imagine people would be a wee bit curious. That being said, we should be checking to see if masks are going to be an issue or not. Also, transit allows the information to travel literally.

Masks and nice suits.. it looks awesome I think. Although not everyone wants to wear a suit/has one. Personally I'd be really weirded out if someone walked up to me like that - but just say, "Hi There, How are YOU?" first and they totally warm up to you. That's atleast how it was when I was walking with my friend around downtown.

Originally Posted by Enzyme

That being said, we should be checking to see if masks are going to be an issue or not.

Masks at Stampede or masks on transit? Haha, we should just stay at Dalhousie station and when a train comes, one person per train car, run in and place as many cards as possible. Run back out and wait for the next train. Car by car, we'll flood all three wings of the transit around Calgary

If no masks, like h0m3r says. Very, VERY snazzy suits and placing YouFoundTheCard would be awesome.

Hrm... anything a former Calgarian can offer? I know there's not an Org, but there's some info about there being a Dianetics Center in Calgary... but no word as to whether or not it's still open. I've not lived there in a while...

I also stumbled across this recent link:
Free Introductory Dianetics Lecture - calgary classes/workshops - backpage.com

So it's not like Calgary is devoid of activity...

Anyone have more info on this??

Originally Posted by Helium

Masks at Stampede or masks on transit? Haha, we should just stay at Dalhousie station and when a train comes, one person per train car, run in and place as many cards as possible. Run back out and wait for the next train. Car by car, we'll flood all three wings of the transit around Calgary

If no masks, like h0m3r says. Very, VERY snazzy suits and placing YouFoundTheCard would be awesome.

I guess we should check about masks for both and just for generally wearing around in public. Lots of cards/flyers are a must.

Who wants to check?

Originally Posted by Richard Rolle

Hrm... anything a former Calgarian can offer? I know there's not an Org, but there's some info about there being a Dianetics Center in Calgary... but no word as to whether or not it's still open. I've not lived there in a while...

I also stumbled across this recent link:
Free Introductory Dianetics Lecture - calgary classes/workshops - backpage.com

So it's not like Calgary is devoid of activity...

Anyone have more info on this??

Very interesting ... I'm somehow not surprised. I suggest looking online for more information, as I haven't heard anything about this.