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Liberal contingents at rallies are excellent opportunities for recruitment. Large groups of angry people who are motivated enough to go outside, but have no strong ideas about what they should be doing. I'm genuinely fired up after canvassing the May Day crowd in my town. I met a lot of people who only needed to be told how to get involved in making real change.
Thanks, that is heartening to hear, and a good reminder to take some responsibility. I'll say I'm new in town (been gone a long time), and only slowly finding "my people" here.
It's always tough attending a rally where you don't know anyone! The only thing that lets me be outgoing at events is being able to recharge my social batteries by talking with comrades I know.
Agreed! My org had folks go out and poll people about what they're most concerned about, which was a great icebreaker for moving to what they're doing about it.
I also found that having a scripted opener was helpful in making the approach less awkward (something like "Hi! I'm trying to get a sense of the main concerns folks have. What brings you out here today?"). It also helped my nerves to frame it as just collecting data, so each interaction wasn't make-or-break.