The SLOPs operational plan (below) has been approved by Pride.
24 volunteers are needed to implement it.

Let's make this work, and have fun doing it.

Feel free to cross post this anywhere you think it might do some good.

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Operational Plan: SLOPs
by Hank Pfeffer


Festival is 2 days, Saturday and Sunday.
2 shifts each day, one early and one late, 5 hours each
overlapping to provide heavy coverage in the early afternoon.
Saturday shifts: 12 - 5PM, and 3-8PM
Sunday shifts: 10AM -3PM, and 1-6PM
6 people each shift, organized in 2 person teams (12 slots per day, total 24)

The late shifts will end in time for some partying. If we can get it together,
perhaps the SLOPs can get rides, or carpool with designated drivers.

There will be one prior potluck/meeting to go over plans.

SLOPs will be based at the Exhibitor Relations tent, and that is where personal
possessions can be left. That is also the location of the SLOPs footbaths and
shower.

Volunteers for SLOPs will work as Pride volunteers and go through the Pride
website to register.
merlinwebwiz.com/~org/~sdp.../index.htm
Name and social security number will be checked for sex offender status.

All volunteers must register by June 30. They will get a Pride T-shirt, etc.,
as described on the site.

Heterosexuals are encouraged to volunteer
1) in order to free up our brothers and sisters to celebrate.
2) to show our feelings about Prop 8.

However, members of all 17 known sexes are encouraged to volunteer.

SLOPs is not limited to burners. SLOPs will Radically Include anyone who is
willing to work hard and play while doing it.

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Expandibility: The LLC and BWB might be able to donate or fund some stuff at the
last minute. If that happens, I'll request a bunch of trash boxes and a gator.
The boxes will mostly be put out to saturate the site, especially at the exit
gates. The gator will be used to empty/replace the containers we put out. It
will also be used to take SLOPs to heavily littered areas (comm by cell phone).
SLOPs will clean them up and plunk a couple of trash boxes right on that spot.

If a significant number of new volunteers becomes available, they will be
operationally integrated in SLOPs through the administrative fiction of a Burner
booth rented for a token amount. All will be explicitly told that no one
convicted of sexual assault – on adults or children – will be allowed to
participate.

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SLOPs Task Description.

1) Walk around in 2 person teams, picking up litter (rubber gloves and trash
bags provided - bring any clever equipment you come up with.)

2) Call in full trash cans (to Trashcomm) using personal cell phones.

3) Call in heavily littered areas (to Trashcomm) using personal cell phones.

4) Perform street theater along anti-litter lines. Ham it up.
examples:
- One person plays a kazoo for a few seconds to gather attention, then
loudly asks the other "Why are you picking up other peoples' trash?" The answer
"Because I have Pride." (Options for attention getting: a boom box playing
Wagner, a tape of a bagpiper, banging on a pot with a spoon, etc.)
- After an attention getting bit, have one person loudly announce a
demonstration of perfect elegance in litter pickup, pointing as the other
GRACEFULLY and DAINTILY picks up a piece of paper and ELEGANTLY deposits it in
a box. Then catches the eye of someone smiling and asks "Can you be that
elegant?"
- Playfully integrate festival attendees into the street theater and litter
pickup, perhaps something like a Litter Pickup Dance with some burners. Make
it sexy.

5) All SLOPs will keep their eyes open, be helpful, and report problems by cell
phone.

6) It will be hot. SLOPs are too valuable to expend. SLOPs are required to wear
a hat, advised to wear sensible shoes, take frequent short breaks, and stay
hydrated.

SLOPs uncomfortable with street theater will just do pickup.

Possible other duty: distribute (and explain) stickers saying "...because I
have Pride" to kids, adults.


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In addition to direct SLOP volunteers, there is a need for Burner community
support.

Assemble supplies and materials for us. Offer SLOPs rides to and from the
festival.

And for those attending the Pride festival: take a few minutes to find us.

Assist us in our street theater, if nothing else by asking loudly "Why are you
picking up other peoples' trash?"

Or sing to us. Bring us cold drinks (ahem......) Tell us dirty jokes.
Tell us we're doing something wonderful.
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Liability issues prevent Pride from using non-official volunteers to do stuff.

However, any burner (or individual) can exercise his or her First Amendment
rights
and choose to make a symbolic gesture of support by taking over for a few
minutes.

Or by simply picking up a few pieces of litter.

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Wish list for KISS SLOPs. (contact knackman@yahoo.com)

most wanted:
- 3 small plastic dishtubs for footbaths, epsom salts & bleach, stirrers
- paper towels
- boomboxes or reasonable facsimile, with good batteries. CDs
- kazoos, harmonicas, loudspeakers, tin whistles, clown horns.
- small brooms, rakes, etc.
- 5000 stickers (badge size) saying ".....because I have Pride."
(to be given out by SLOPs)
- a sun shower, small wading pool for shower base, a privacy screen (make the
cops happy)
- duct tape


if donated
-3 dozen t-shirts with logo and words "....because I have Pride."
-a logo
-disposable trash boxes & plastic liners (please, don't waste my time by giving
just one)
-Trash box labels - simple print outs (to be taped to boxes):
1) Paper Recycling 2) Plastic & Bottle & Can Recycling 3) Food Garbage


What am I forgetting?