Organizing a Support Our Troops
Rally
All you
need is a few friends, a flag, a sign reading “SUPPORT OUR TROOPS” and then
pick a busy traffic area and you will draw a crowd and it will grow. The
silent majority want their voices heard so a rally is a good way to be
heard.
Choose a
site for the rally, one with lots of traffic exposure or near a military
base.
Notify City Hall, Police or Military of what you are planning. (Some cities
require a permit usually at no charge.) Remember — Right to Assemble and
Right of Free Speech.
Form a Committee of family and friends for help.
Contact local groups (VFW, local legislators, military families, Republican
and Democrat groups, and any and others you can think of) and ask them for
their support and to spread the word.
Contact all local news media: TV stations, newspapers, radio talk show
hosts, etc. Talk radio covers it the best.
Assign jobs: media, phones, emails, etc.
Have a sign up sheet for everyone to list name, city, phone
number and email address. You can email everyone on the list for your next
rally, make it a news letter with stories and E-mail from the troops.
It is just getting the word out to everyone and hoping for the best. With
each rally you hold the number of people attending will grow!
The
silent majority want their voices heard so a rally is a good way to be
heard.