Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | reply to R0CKY
Re: Protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, April 29th!
"The cows are on the lam! Protest at the big barn!" |
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GKC
join:2008-03-07
Toronto, ON | Forever Net Neutrality! |
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milnoc
join:2001-03-05
H2Z | reply to R0CKY
I'll be there with my camcorder, and create a segment for my YouTube page. I need the practice for my upcoming TV channel. |
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pablo2525
join:2003-06-23
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to pablo2525
The lo down is as `backness' mentioned, a Press Release needs to be created and released.
It needs to be pushed here: »www.gallery-tribune.ca
Someone adept at writing Press Releases should cobble one together. An idea is to go to the above site and model one after an existing one.
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pablo
openSUSE 10.3/KDE
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.
On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing? |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| reply to GKC
said by GKC  :Rocky...and what's to be your theme title for this protest? This is about Net Neutrality.... If we're to promote Technological advancement in Canada, we need ISP transparency, personal privacy and choice of content to be 1st on our minds. The internet is important to all of us, and as such it needs to remain open to everyone. Google would not have become what it is now without it, so who knows what's next.... Many good things have come from this beautiful open forum!
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality
This is about the big picture on Internet (in general) for Canada....
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TSI Rocky - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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TemporalFlux
Premium
join:2003-08-07
Ont, Canada
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to Guspaz
said by Guspaz :Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case. On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing? The train has left the station. It's hard to stop a train!! |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
1 edit | reply to Guspaz
said by Guspaz :Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case. On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing? This isn't about CAIP or the CRTC right now... This is about Net Neutrality. I however do welcome anyone with experience in putting these types of events together to join in to make this a success as I admit, I've never done this before.
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TSI Rocky - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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jvaux
join:2004-04-22
Quebec, QC | reply to R0CKY
I'd love to be there, but the whole return bus fare from Québec city is a bit much. If anyone can offer a lift tho, I'll see about getting the day off work..... |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | reply to R0CKY
IMO a protest is more about getting media coverage than convincing politicians to do anything; it's almost impossible to sway them, it seems.
However, more media coverage on the issue of net neutrality is a very good thing. |
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Candoo3
join:2005-01-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to R0CKY
I'll request the day off from work as soon as I get over to the office. If it is a go for me, I have a mini-van and can car-pool some folks from Niagara. I can hold 8, 2 more on the roof strapped down.  |
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GKC
join:2008-03-07
Toronto, ON | reply to jvaux
And share the expense of the gas... |
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Abattoir
join:2008-03-27
Ottawa, ON | reply to R0CKY
If it's a go, I'll be there. We should try to mobilize the Facebook crowd - there are nearly 2000 people in the "Stop The Throttler (Bell)!!!" group.
I'll start a discussion thread there to see if we can generate much interest. |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| said by Abattoir :If it's a go, I'll be there. We should try to mobilize the Facebook crowd - there are nearly 2000 people in the "Stop The Throttler (Bell)!!!" group. I'll start a discussion thread there to see if we can generate much interest. This is about Net Neutrality, not the CRTC thing... Please keep this in mind.
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jvaux
join:2004-04-22
Quebec, QC | reply to GKC
> And share the expense of the gas...
Yes, of course!  |
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jvaux
join:2004-04-22
Quebec, QC
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> This is about Net Neutrality, not the CRTC thing... Please keep this in mind.
It would be good to have a leaflet to hand out to protesters which explains the reasons for the protest as well as a FAQ for media-type questions.
That way once this picks up momentum everyone will be on the same page, instead of it becoming a "Don't throttle my torrents!" protest -- which the media will certainly be quick to exploit. |
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qweloo
join:2007-10-04
h3p 2c4
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to R0CKY
some ideas:
1) you could try to increase the number of participants by contacting the forums of the other ISP including Bell forum and asking for a temporary sticky post as well. Net neutrality affects everybody and not just TSI subscribers ie the TSI forum.
2) if you want to know people who have experience organizing protests on parliament hill, talk with the union people who made a complain with the CRTC. I think it was the National Union of Public and General Employees. I think they could help you organize and get their members to participate or even get other unions involved. Google says their website is »www.nupge.ca/
3) Contact the public personalities like MP Charlie Angus, Michael geist to try to get them to participate since by their profession they are quite close to parliament.
4) Try to contact the CBC to arrange media coverage since they have been covering the story since the beginning and it affects them through the P2P distribution strategy on their website. Maybe they can give advice on releasing a press release as well. |
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DjEclipse
join:2007-11-20
Niagara Falls, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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said by alphaz18 :said by Guspaz :Hmm... That's the day before school starts, so I'm technically free... I wonder what the cheapest way to get to Ottawa from Montreal is. Having missed today's gaming meeting, this protest might be the only way I can meet the DSLR/TSI gang :P EDIT: Somehow I doubt the RCMP has better things to do than harass a bunch of nerds protesting internet things :P guspaz. theres a few options cheapest would be drive. next option is take the bus go to canadacoach or greyhound. they have round trips. not too expensive. train is by far most expensive. you cannot take plane from montreal to ottawa. theres no flights . because mtl is too close to ottawa What about carpool? I'm sure there is someone elsee in your area going up. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | Already arranged. |
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TSI James
TSI James
Premium
join:2008-02-22 | Wonder if my boss will let me skip work?
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