Hope you like rain, Gookie!
I like rain alot. Keeps me cool and it is easier on me than the heat. I've suffered from a couple bouts of heat exhaustion so I tend to suffer in the heat more than the rest.
Back on track..
Serious issue at hand here.. Local Chapters..
I was thinking we could use Cafepress to sell t-shirts, mugs, anything we needed. Very very small profit margin to help pay for the bandwidth here at fornits. The point isn't to make money but to provide items at a reasonable cost for those who want it.
I know I wouldn't mind an embroidered polo shirt with the fornits logo on it.
Also the regional chapters could develop materials for their own use and then post them on a special forum here on fornits to be used by other chapters. Through this mechanism we can share power point shows, fliers, and a variety of other materials.
The purpose of course is two fold:
Direct advocacy against local programmes and the raising of public awareness.
As a person I find it much easier to ignore or even discredit what I find myself reading or watching on the internet. Afterall it is the internet and it normally makes it just a bit suspect. Had I not had my own experiences I would probably have written off fornits as a collection of crazies.
Yet in person it is much harder to ignore someone trying to speak to you regarding something as important as child abuse. People do it, but I'm hoping a local face or organization of faces can bridge the gap between the internet and the local community.
These are my serious, lame comedy free, ideas.. feel free to dissect discuss and propose revisions. Some of yall have been on a roll lately with some quality innovations.