Image: Classic WEG cartoon from 1970s about home acquisitions for freeways. Source: National Archives of Australia.

Update 6th December: If you want to pick up materials for a stall, visit the picket caravan in Westgarth St, near Brunswick street.

Update 2nd December: If anyone is considering a stall but has concerns about resources, Adam Bandt’s office has offered to assist groups with photocopying and loans of basic stationery supplies if needed (clipboards etc). Please contact Georgia if this would help.

Dear Friends and Local Groups,

This is a suggestion to hold a stall in your village. Saturday next (7th December 2013) is the last before East West Link Comprehensive Impact Statement (CIS) submissions close.

Why
Even if the panel process is a sham it is still critical that as many submissions as possible are made to help the panel and politicians gauge community anxiety. Big numbers make a big headline and may help the panel with their the assessment.

How
Set up a stall in you local neighbourhood village – shopping centre or gathering place. The main purpose is to help people write a submission on the spot. Conversations about the project are also important.

Setup

• Writing Table(s) – the bigger the better.
• Chairs for submitters – the more the merrier.
• Lots of Pens
• Staplers and staples.
• Envelopes, addressed if possible or Address labels
• Book of stamps
• Pictures or maps of the impacts
• Signs (optional)
• A bucket for donations
• A copy of the CIS summary if you have one. Continue Reading…