1) Pick a handbill/grocery list below and click on the link.

[BikeWriter]

2) Print the handbill/grocery list on your computer's printer.

3) Fill out the grocery list and go shopping. Click here for an extra grocery list page.

WHEN YOU'RE DONE SHOPPING, LEAVE THE HANDBILL IN THE SHOPPING CART.

http://www.justicefornone.com/handbills/

[estaog]

1. .

Gonna go try this now :)

[BikeWriter]

5. It has some super talking points, doesn't it?

Thanks for spreading the word! :)

[dweller]

2. let's see, bread, butter, eggs... soda....

IMPEACH!


nice.
dp

[dweller]

3. ooohhh...we all have

funky yellow avatars...


cool
dp

[BikeWriter]

7. Aww crap! Where'd my pretty avatar go? :-(

[BikeWriter]

6. Yeehaw! I know you're right, Pard! :-)

[TexasLawyer]

4. Another flyer

I've been shocked at how many people don't know ANYTHING about what their government has been up to. In my own efforts to address this problem, I have written a one page flyer that gives some teasers on the big political stories that people are NOT getting from commercial media.

I've pulled together a number of news items, including the 14 permanent US military bases in Iraq, Seymour Hersh's reports about US commandos in Iran, the Downing Street Memo, 100,000 dead Iraqi civilians, and other matters that people should know about-- and I hope that when people read these items all together they will realize how seriously they have been lied to and what a pickle this country is in.

I have been distributing my flyer all over the place in hopes of both educating and motivating people to take action. I've been:

--e-mailing it to friends and family, asking that they spread it around;

--making copies on bright paper and slipping flyers into newspapers and shoppers;

--personally handing them out ("witnessing");

--hanging them on skirt hangers in department store clothing racks (to be discovered later by shoppers looking through the clothes); and

--making them available in free newspaper kiosks.

I invite everyone to do the same.

The folks at ToppleBush.com have been kind enough to post the flyer on their site, where it is available for downloads.


Here is the link to the specific page on which the flyer is posted.

http://www.topplebush.com/flyers/antiwar2.pdf

But also, check out the other flyers posted on the site. There are some great ones.

http://www.topplebush.com/flyers.shtml

[BikeWriter]

9. Thank you, Tex, for your hard work! I'll post that link on my forum, too!

:)

[TexasLawyer]

11. That would be super!

Thanks.

[BikeWriter]

14. You got it! :-)

[annabanana]

8. I did this this morning...

Very handy little list..

[BikeWriter]

10. You're the greatest, Annabanana! Thank you!

[kliljedahl]

12. So many to choose from

What to do, what to do? Thanks for the link, its in my favorites.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[BikeWriter]

13. I'm glad you liked them as much as I did! :-)

[TexasLawyer]

15. kick n/t

[calimary]

16. This is GREAT! A keeper! I copied it into the Five-Star thread

...hope you don't mind. I want it to be as easy to find as possible. Thanks for posting this! TERRIFIC find. :yourock:

[BikeWriter]

27. Thank you for passing it around! :-)

[katinmn]

17. I love these. Thanks! n/t

[bunny planet]

18. This is truly awesome. Activism and grocery shopping all rolled into one

activity. Pass it on.

Kickedy kick kick KICK!

I can't wait to go shopping today!

[TexasLawyer]

25. Multi-tasking!

My latest multi-task mission (advocacy plus shopping) was to take copies of my flyers (link posted above) and some "Deception Dollar" into a store which I won't name-- but it begins with "T" and ends with "arget." I clipped one of each onto skirt hangers on the racks.

The next shopper who comes along and looks at those particular skirts or pants will find the message I left for them.

[yorkiemommie1]

29. fitting rooms, restrooms

mall benches... all good places

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. Goodness, where do I start?

I'm looking forward to my grocery shopping trip on Saturday.

[frictionlessO]

20. Printed a bunch yesterday and last night three different stores had 'em!!

I hooked my fellow Lib office workers up with copies and then we all went shopping last night. One of 'em really put her whole list on it as well, I told her not to do that anymore as shes a vegan!! HAHAhehehe, they felt pretty good about it like they were part of some "underground". Which I expected from the vegan friend but the other 50+ office marms, I hadn't expected to see them so pleased with themselves.

Good stuff!!

[hector459]

21. I even sent in some suggestions for handbill topics. This is great idea!

Who nees the media. Better than the White Rose...I love it!!!

[meganmonkey]

22. I put this in my sig line

someone else (Applan) posted a thread about it yesterday and I just f*cking love this idea!

:bounce:

[ComerPerro]

23. Great site

Will do.

Bookmarking

[cmd]

24. I'm sending this to my contacts

Thank you!

[ArkDem]

26. Kill a tree for democracy!

[yorkiemommie1]

28. This is GReat!!!

Thankee! sure beats the sticky-notes i've been leaving in carts!

did you post in econ. activism thread?


edited to add last sentence.

[BikeWriter]

45. Kicking again. :-)

[Lady Effingbroke]

30. Great site, BikeWriter!

I work at a grocery store.

I'm going to print some of the handbills/lists and slip them inside the store "circular" sales ads which are conveniently placed on a table next to the shopping carts. People invariably walk into the store and grab the latest ads along with a cart!

Kicked, bookmarked, and nominated!

also editted fur speling!

[BikeWriter]

34. Very good, thank you, Ma'am!

[TexasLawyer]

31. kick

that liar out of the oval office. Get out there and educate the public with these great handbills.

[Lady Effingbroke]

32. kick!

[redacted]

33. Pointers and feedback. (I am a professional print designer.)

I hate to rain on your parade -- you've obviously worked very hard, but I think the grocery list cheapens the message. (And along with the title takes away space that you could use for your message.)

I wish I had the time to do some of these right now, to show you what I mean but I don't. I was just released from a, 18 day hospital stay and am still recovering/trying to catch up on my professional work.

Here are some other pointers that I think might be helpful:

1. Simple clear language. Short sentences -- front load the document.

Most important = top of the page/beginning of the sentence.

Minimize you points per page. Bullet them. You'll need to rewrite what's been giving to you in many cases, but . . .

Shoot for less than 15 words per line -- 7 - 11 if you can.

2. Use a serif font (i.e. times roman) for the smaller (body) copy. Is far more readable than a sans serif (what you are using--i.e. ariel.)

3. If you are concerned with readability, adequate leading (the space between the lines of text) is just as important as size of type. You might want to try adjusting and see what happens.

4. If you are not, include follow up info at the bottom of the page -- (For more info go to www......)


That's all for now . . . trying to be constructive here. Hope you are not offended.

[BikeWriter]

36. Constructive criticism is always welcome. This is but one avenue of...

reaching the voter the media does not inform.

[sandnsea]

44. Some yes, some no

These days, serifs are interpreted as heavy reading. People are more likely to look at the flier if it's in sans serif. The shopping list is for the activist, a mental bug to remind people to keep putting these fliers out. It's good.

Other than that, they are too long. If they're going to be left in shopping carts, they should be designed to draw the reader quickly through them. That's a problem I've seen with lefties in general, WAY too much verbage on everything.

[hector459]

35. Sent in some suggestions and received rapid response from Webmaster

This idea is great. We ARE the media. I those whores lose their high paying jobs.

[Ian David]

37. These are awesome! Thanks!

[BikeWriter]

42. You're very welcome! Thank you for your support! :-)

[ClassWarrior]

38. Great concept - but they need less text and more design!

I love the shopping list on the side, by the way.

NGU.

[BikeWriter]

39. I left a dozen copies scattered in the waiting room at the Veterans...

Admistration clinic this morning. Bored people will read anything! :-)

[Dinger]

40. Belated, But Enthusiastic Kick : ) !

[Synnical]

41. Ditto That

Bookmarked the site. Too late to recommend.

[Lochloosa]

43. Kick

[Rainscents]

46. Kick! I will also print and pass it on. Thanks for the link!