Greetings from the Sunny Prairies,

On Saturday, Aug. 29, a rag-tag band of unionists and student activists picketed Eatons in downtown Regina. Leaflets were handed to every person entering Eatons that afternoon and we spoke with them about why we were there whenever possible. Although some people were hostile (obviously uncomfortable with real people sending messages rather than machines and billboards), the majority of the people we spoke with were supportive.

Besides being dissappointed with the turnout (local activists suffering from burnout?), we were happy with the results. Bored with standing infront of the doors, a fellow member of our Students' Union executive joined me in wandering through a farmers' market downtown and handing out more pamphelts, talking to more people. We decided to leave after an about 2 hours of picketing. Noticing that we had over 100 leaflets remaining, I made a quick tour through Eatons, scattering the remaining leaflets on tables full of socks and panties, in belts on manequins, under those plastic price tag covers, and wherever else I saw space.

Apparently Eatons security is so busy looking for people taking things, they neglect to even notice when people start leaving things, as I walked out entirely unnoticed. I reccommend this as a safe and effective tactic for distributing information about Eatons and JB Fields. I'm sure the leaflets were collected not long after being distributed, but it made me feel kinda sneaky, like a propaganda bandit, and that was fun.

Colin Hall
Project Coordinator
UofR Students' Union

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