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How big do you expect this event to be

We have had representatives from more than 75 cities in contact with us. As of this morning, there are 19 cities whose Facebook event page has 50+ RSVPs, and eight whose page has 100+ RSVPs (Dallas, D.C., NYC, Tampa, Chicago, San Francisco, Buffalo, San Diego).

Hopefully numbers will increase considerably these two days as national press coverage is picking up. That also doesn't include people who don't use Facebook which as you can imagine includes a lot of our crowd.

Even if your local chapter seems low activity or no activity or non-existent, we recommend just downloading our literature and getting yourself and a few friends together to pass out material at whatever location and time advertised, or wherever 4th of July event are taking place. Even if no one shows up but you, you'd have made a difference. At the end of the day it's about getting the message out not getting fancy photos of large crowds. Well get enough of photos like that from Dallas, DC, and NYC, don't worry.

and what are some of the things which are holding it back from being larger?

We could have gotten a lot more promotion and sooner if we had been better organized sooner. And gotten the advice needed for local promotion out to the local organizers a lot sooner (they didn't get it until mid last week). But I know our whole team is working hard and that our local organizers are working even harder. Being grassroots and volunteer and online and working to a short deadline - less than a month between the 4th and when this was first being put together by then-anonymous college-aged strangers - puts up a lot of obstacles but we're willing to deal with whatever we have to in order to get this done and our ability to self-organize has increased considerably, and that's a big part of why we've gotten so much large scale promotion together in these critical last few days.

Edit Of course, you can help us promote by donating to the online advertisement blitz we're sitting up for tomorrow!

This is one of the reasons we encourage local organizations to make it as fun and hospitable as possible. Some of them are bringing free food and drinks to give to people.

One criticism we've gotten about the date is that we'd be "competing" with the celebrations. But we aren't' competing with them. We are integrated with them. The 4th of July is already about what we're protesting. What better time to fight for your rights or inform others of the need to than when you're already celebrating the ones you have?

Many are going to be nearby and concurrent with local 4th of July festivities. Local organizers can use that very relevant type of event to provide people more information.

Our National Coordinator sells fireworks for a living... that's how damn connected to the 4th of July this is.

Do you think there is any credibility to the rumors Thornton and/or Marleau might get traded?

Too bad a Best Buy wouldn't have anything giving you the means to contact the outside world.