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Occupy the World Postcard

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Occupy the World Postcard
Group:The Butterfly Anarchists
Swap Coordinator:egalite (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:4.50 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:October 25, 2011
Date items must be sent by:November 8, 2011
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

You will have one partner. Send them a postcard inspired by the anti-corporate Occupy movement. Put your message on the back, or on the front, or on both sides! That's it. Art is optional but always fun to receive. Just pretend it's your picket sign if you want!

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Discussion

theanswerisseven 10/19/2011 #

This is an absolutely excellent idea!

theanswerisseven 10/19/2011 #

Having said that, in terms of receiving things I'd admit I'd be kinda disappointed to receive a non-politically themed postcard with a slogan just written on the back...

pinkcamo1980 10/20/2011 #

Do we make our own postcards?

egalite 10/20/2011 #

No, you don't have to make your own. But you can. You can also just send a postcard shaped piece of cardboard box.

@theansswerisseven - do you understand why I don't want to be overly specific here? Basically, people have their own-- different and good-- reasons for protesting the economic system and I want them to be able to share what they are. And I'm wary of sounding like I'm telling anyone what to think. But adding "politically themed" sounds okay. I'll think about putting it in there.

theanswerisseven 10/21/2011 #

@egalite - Oh no I totally agree with you on the politics side! I was thinking more of the aesthetic side - not like it'd have to be a totally handmade postcard - It's just my own personal taste I guess because I like the theme of the swap to be on the front of the card because I like to display my swaps on my wall in my room.

However, I just re-read my comment and want to apologise because it seems rude. I think I wrote it too quickly. But I should have read it back before posting because it looks like I'm criticsing your swap and I really didn't want to do that! Sorry! =[

egalite 10/21/2011 #

We should totally have a zillion of this type of swap going on anyhow. Occupy swap-bot!

namelessgirl 10/24/2011 #

I love this swap idea!!!

snout 10/24/2011 #

@egalite I'm with you, it would be cool to see a lot of swaps like this sweeping the world ;) You should start that movement!

egalite 10/26/2011 #

Partners have been assigned!! Let's do this!!

namelessgirl 10/26/2011 #

Finished my postcard last night and I'm so stoked with how it came out!!

egalite 10/30/2011 #

Sara, would this be the same fabulous postcard you posted on facebook?Your partner is gonna love it and it will definitely make the postal carriers take notice!

snout 11/ 2/2011 #

@egalite I feel like a goof reading back over this. I responded to your comment w/o realizing that this was your swap ;) Thanks for hosting this!

egalite 11/ 4/2011 #

nah, @vegfox your point stands...There's a reason they call it occupying... cause we're here to stay. =)

namelessgirl 11/ 4/2011 #

@egalite - yes it is! thanks for the compliment! =)

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