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INVITE YOUR FRIENDS OVER: ORGANIZE A HOUSE PARTY
House parties are an intimate way of involving and informing your friends and colleagues so that they may gain a better understanding of what is happening in Venezuela.
Ideas or Themes for Your House Party
· Host a film showing of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
· Educate your friends about the social programs in Venezuela by downloading information from www.veninfo.org.
· Invite a knowledgeable speaker
Steps to Organizing Your House party
1. Pick a Venue. Many people choose to host their house party at their home. This creates a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, which engages the guests. Restaurants, community centers and union halls are also ideal locations to host a diverse group of potential supporters.
2. Invite Guests. Make a list of all your friends, relatives, colleagues who would be interested in hearing more about Venezuela. Invite as many people as you can and encourage them to bring a buddy as well.
3. Try not to rely too heavily on email. Follow-up your email invite with a phone call. People are busy and the more they realize that you are serious, the more likely they are to come.
Tips
**Send email invitations. There are many free e-vite websites that allow you to send an invitation and track turnout.
**Call your invitees.
**Send a reminder email or make reminder calls when the event day is coming up.
Have Educational and Outreach Materials On Hand
· You can access a lot of important information about the Venezuelan missions by going to www.veninfo.org.
· Know your crowd. Make sure you have lots of copies of relevant information for all the invitees. If you have invited a lot of educators to your house party than you should have information about the educational social programs and the achievements. For example, a union member would benefit from information about Venezuela’s stance against FTAA and NED funding.
· Download the subscriber sign-in sheet, [requires PDF] so you can sign up all the attendees who would be interested in receiving weekly news and action alerts.
· You can also download an informational leaflet [requires PDF] on Venezuela and make copies.
· If you would need any help with getting specific information or resources, than feel free to contact newsandaction (at) veninfo.org
Commitments
Once everyone has had a great time mingling and hearing about the amazing reforms happening in Venezuela, encourage them to get further involved by:
· Joining Venezuela News and Action Weekly Updates
· Hosting their own house party
· Becoming a Venezuela media watchdog
· Traveling to Venezuela! Organize a delegation.
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NOTE: The Venezuela Information Office is dedicated to informing the American
public about contemporary Venezuela, and receives its funding from the
government of Venezuela. More information is available from the FARA office
of the Department of Justice in Washington DC.
Venezuela Information Office
733 15th Street NW, Suite 932
Washington, DC 20005
tel: (202) 347-8081
fax: (202) 347-8091
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