> 20,000 * 12 hours is 240,000 person hours of outreach. Assume that you
> talk to only four people each hour. That one action would reach 1
> million people directly, which is far more effective than a brief
> mention in a newspaper article that will be biased and won't convey the
> clear message that a personal discussion would.
That's very compelling math. Have there been any large-scale outreach campaigns like this, that weren't narrowly focused on winning elections or strikes, but rather on changing the political climate on issues? On the left, I mean.
Michael