[Peakoil] Syriana leafletting

[Antony Barry]

On 23 Feb 2006, at 9:56 AM, Alex P wrote:

> In retrospect it would have been better to hand out on the pavement  
> at the
> cinema exits but it was easier to do it as people left the theatre  
> itself.

If you hand out leaflets inside the property of an organisation they  
have every right to query what is going on especially if they didn't  
know it was going to happen. They could easily jump to the conclusion  
that it might be a rival cinema group or worse a group protesting  
about the film. I would imagine that cinemas have experience with  
controversial films where morals campaigners cause a stir. The might  
even think that this film being set in the Middle East it could well  
be Muslim extremists handing out leaflets :^)

It's best to tell them before hand what it is planned to do and seek  
permission if you want to do it on their property. If possible put it  
in a positive light. After all we approve of the film as it sets out  
a very serious problem even though it is fiction.

The worst that can happen is that you are kept outside in a public  
area. If they do call the police saying you are creating a  
disturbance outside as long as you are not getting into heated  
arguments and are very polite to the police you are probably OK. Best  
not to be alone though.

My 2c worth.

Tony


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