From: [d--ou--y] at [teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au] (GROO II)
Subject: Grass Roots #2 - HEMPs South Australian Campaign notes
To: [net tank] at [ogre.cica.indiana.edu] (Paul Hager's Campaign)
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 17:20:37 +1030 (CST)

GRASS ROOTS #2

Notes from HEMP's (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) Campaign for the
Upper House in the 11 Dec 1993 South Australian State Elections


Momentum has been growing here in Adelaide. We have been relying almost
entirely on meeting people in the streets, and trying to get in the
media when we can.  (Although on Wednesday Dec 1 we were on JJJ Radio
(The Government's youth station, well funded and wide youth
listenership nationwide) the 7.30 Report (Local current affairs
program, on ABC television (JJJ Radio is a branch of the ABC)) and in
the election coverage in the Advertiser (only daily paper statewide,
usually conservative).

But these were merely nice, 'cause last night Madonna was in town. We
faxed her personal assistant in the (vain) hope that we'd get a plug
from Madonna herself, and then marched our banners from the city to the
oval where the concert was being held. Support was amazing... people
leaning out of cars cheering, people coming up and asking how they
could help. Most common comment of the night was "Any free samples?",
to which we replied "At the victory party after we win".

We got the message last night to literally tens of thousands of people.
Its now nine days to the election.... we're going to see a lot of
momentum between now and december 11


Dave Roussy, Co-Convenor Adelaide University NORML

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