Flowers for the FBI

[almaty 19]

Flowers will be seen as a bribe... B)

[LaL 418]

*bump* for reminder -

The purpose of the call is to iron out the details of how to maximize the media coverage. Sending flowers is more about coverage and not to further our own individual case. It is not recommended at all to submit cards with the flowers including your name, A# or case number (in response to the bribe & watch list comments ).

[Nessa 23]

Flowers will be seen as a bribe... B)

my thoughts exactly

[Ban Hammer 13,622]

*bump* for reminder -

The purpose of the call is to iron out the details of how to maximize the media coverage. Sending flowers is more about coverage and not to further our own individual case. It is not recommended at all to submit cards with the flowers including your name, A# or case number (in response to the bribe & watch list comments ).

in other news, the fbi announced today that september 17-21st is ""spousal appreciation week" and large quantities of flowers will be delivered to the office for the employees to take home

Edited September 10, 2007 by charlesandnessa

[LaL 418]

in other news, the fbi announced today that september 17-21st is ""spousal appreciation week" and large quantities of flowers will be delivered to the office for the employees to take home

lol ~ yes this is not a new "gimmic" another group used this method as well and the flowers were donated to a hospital. Again the FBI is NOT the audience.

Last night was our first call for the flower campaign. Thanks to everyone who joined!

We drew from the discussion we would like a bit more time to work on the date as other groups are rallying and we do not want the message to be lost.

The message, to clarify, is that long security check delays are first and foremost a security risk. These checks should be quickly resolved simply for the benefit of security. The delays are also unfair to immigrants. The DHS does acknowledge the issue, which only helps the cause.

It is important to note that the audience is NOT the FBI, but the nation through media. We have much motivation and support and want to take this first step in building awareness for this issue.

Our next call will be September 26th to finalize the date, and to fine tune the procedure.

[Caladan 19]

*bump* for reminder -

The purpose of the call is to iron out the details of how to maximize the media coverage. Sending flowers is more about coverage and not to further our own individual case. It is not recommended at all to submit cards with the flowers including your name, A# or case number (in response to the bribe & watch list comments ).

And it's not a quid pro quo thing anyway. This is really a great idea. It's a lot easier to hide angry letters than it is a bunch of flowers.

Maybe everyone doing this should pick a single flower type... was there a Victorian-era flower symbol for 'move yo' ###!'

[LaL 418]

*bump* for reminder -

The purpose of the call is to iron out the details of how to maximize the media coverage. Sending flowers is more about coverage and not to further our own individual case. It is not recommended at all to submit cards with the flowers including your name, A# or case number (in response to the bribe & watch list comments ).

And it's not a quid pro quo thing anyway. This is really a great idea. It's a lot easier to hide angry letters than it is a bunch of flowers.

Maybe everyone doing this should pick a single flower type... was there a Victorian-era flower symbol for 'move yo' ###!'

they were suggesting "forget-me-nots" for the symbolism, but again - this is NOT to further individual cases

[Caladan 19]

I think forget-me-nots are a good idea.

[Fandango 1,440]

Good luck to everyone and I hope it goes well. My concern would be taxing the already understaffed with other diversions which may take time away from processing apps!

ETA: forget me nots are a great choice though!

Edited September 12, 2007 by LisaD

[Caladan 19]

Good luck to everyone and I hope it goes well. My concern would be taxing the already understaffed with other diversions which may take time away from processing apps!

ETA: forget me nots are a great choice though!

Eh, it'll be a few minutes out of their day... if the publicity gets Congress to authorize more funding for staff, it'll be worth the slight delay.

[NavarreMan 10]

I have not reached the point in the process yet where an FBI check has been required. Can someone fill me in on what this is about and when I can look forward to this part of the process. As of now I am still awaiting NOA2.

[Mags 112]

in other news, the fbi announced today that september 17-21st is ""spousal appreciation week" and large quantities of flowers will be delivered to the office for the employees to take home

lol ~ yes this is not a new "gimmic" another group used this method as well and the flowers were donated to a hospital. Again the FBI is NOT the audience.

Last night was our first call for the flower campaign. Thanks to everyone who joined!

We drew from the discussion we would like a bit more time to work on the date as other groups are rallying and we do not want the message to be lost.

The message, to clarify, is that long security check delays are first and foremost a security risk. These checks should be quickly resolved simply for the benefit of security. The delays are also unfair to immigrants. The DHS does acknowledge the issue, which only helps the cause.

It is important to note that the audience is NOT the FBI, but the nation through media. We have much motivation and support and want to take this first step in building awareness for this issue.

Our next call will be September 26th to finalize the date, and to fine tune the procedure.

This is an excellent idea, LaL, keep us posted on it all!

[LaL 418]

Just a quick update :

Call 9/26

Discussed was a lower cost event to have a greater impact. Forget-me-not seed packages would offer lower cost, and ability to disperse easily at a cost of $.35 a package. This way we can send them to the contacts of the FBI, Congress, etc.

Paul will do a write up and we will go from there (still no official sending date).