Loomio
Tue 29 Apr 2014 6:01PM

Carvans: is there an West Coast/I-5 one?

DH Daniel Hong Public Seen by 11

I see that activity for the I-80 caravan from East Coast to West Coast is very active on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1fu50Ib Does anybody know of a preexisting West Coast/I-5 caravan?

This will help me understand my options for bringing Portlanders (and other Oregonians) to NatGat, and what I would be fundraising for.

J

Justin Tue 29 Apr 2014 6:12PM

Have you seen the caravan group? Conversation going on here https://www.loomio.org/d/M6xNhVma/hashtagalicious-what-hashtag-for-the-rideshares-and-the-caravans

SG

Sally G Tue 29 Apr 2014 7:34PM

I have not seen one yet. You might want to talk to @chasschaeffer, who set up last year’s caravans (while also doing food), and who also can tell you how the ball got rolling on the I-80 trek. (Yours should be a bit easier, as the distance is less.)

J

Jackie Thu 1 May 2014 6:46AM

@danielhong , there was a letter in the natgat email from a woman in Idaho who will have 3 seats available. yay.

I pulled together the ways one can plug-in to rides and caravan.

There's a few ways to find or offer rides, individually or plug into the caravan organizing.

To sign up on our spreadsheet for rideshares, please fill out the volunteer form, and click:
What areas are you interested in volunteering for? Caravan Planning / Ride Sharing
We'll contact you back and then closer to the event, put you in touch with others coming that way.

Rideshares - Post your ride needs and offers on ONG Sharetribe.
https://occupynationalgathering.sharetribe.com/

Caravans are self-organized groups travelling to natgat and coordinating to meet up with other Occupiers along the way. Keep up on Caravan organizing on these facebook events:
NY to CA Caravan
https://www.facebook.com/events/704367546245813/
Southern CA Caravan
https://www.facebook.com/events/738099372868401/

Start your own regional caravan!
NatGat3 Media, Outreach and Admin will help you coordinate and spread the word. Each Caravan responsible for its own fundraising and expenses decisions.

is this cool for content?

would like to create a post for the hub, and for sharetribe.

also created a doc for each known route
NatGat3 Caravans Main Pad
http://natgat2014.titanpad.com/62

next step: spreadsheet

SG

Sally G Wed 16 Jul 2014 7:55PM

The emergency call from Julia sparked some donations: can we analyze that with thoughts of I-80 (anyone know anything?) and Antiracism Training in mind? Was it our internal folks helping to make it happen, which is good, or did we tap into something outside ourselves, which is better? I may have a proposal for tonight’s call—please don’t miss it; we are very close!