Chrystal;
This happens more than you know, so just to say that you are not alone 
in this circumstance.
Sandi

Chrystal Ocean wrote:
> Robyn, the entrance to the theatre at all points was blocked. I wouldn't
> have been able to get past the usher/security if I'd tried. Even as I
> approached them to ask permission, I could see them eyeing my cloth grocery
> bag with suspicion. Then after I'd asked, they held me there while someone
> else trotted off to find a supervisor.
> When the supervisor arrived, who I'd been given to understand was the
> Theatre Manager, she suggested I could hand out the flyers in the lobby
> downstairs. So off I went to do that.
>
> Five minutes later, a woman approached me in the lobby, grabbed me, told me
> I had to stop, must put my flyers in my bag immediately, right that second,
> and leave.
>
> Finally identified herself as the Theatre Manager.
>
> She assumed my guilt.
>
> So I said I'd go outside. I was told No, and No, and No.
>
> Was an extremely unpleasant, eye-opening experience.
>
> Ocean
>
>
> WISE Book - Policies of Exclusion, Poverty & Health: Stories from the front
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> Personal Blog: Challenging the Commonplace - and other irreverent activities
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>
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> -
> http://www.orphanvoters.ca/
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Kalda, Robyn <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>   
>>  > -----Original Message-----
>>     
>>> From: Health Promotion on the Internet
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chrystal Ocean
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 7:24 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> For example, at the All Candidates Meeting in my community, I
>>> wanted to distribute Fair Vote Canada flyers on the seats in
>>> the theatre. I'd printed off 250 flyers, plus sheets of the
>>> FVC petition for candidates and audience members to sign (was
>>> hoping to ask a question at the mic on ER/PR).
>>>
>>> When I arrived at the ACM venue, I asked permission of the
>>> manager to distribute my flyers on the theatre seats.
>>>
>>> Denied.
>>>
>>> So I asked permission to distribute the flyers outside, at
>>> the front of the building.
>>>
>>> Denied again.
>>>
>>> Even the purportedly public sidewalk fronting the building
>>> was off-limits....
>>>
>>>       
>> I'm purely curious, so don't take this as aggressive or accusatory at
>> all: why did you ask?
>>
>> In a similar situation I honestly don't think it would've occurred to me
>> to ask anyone before starting to put flyers on seats, and if someone
>> decided to get their knickers in a twist about it I don't think I
>> would've thought to ask about distributing them outside either.  The
>> sidewalk is, as you say, public space.
>>
>> Anyway -- just curious about your thinking, because I'm involved with
>> hosting ACMs in my riding and I would like to avoid discouraging
>> people's participation in whatever form (flyers, questions, etc.),
>> whether deliberately or accidentally.
>>
>> Robyn
>>
>>     
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