Following the non-violent example of the man in Austin, we began to wear paper bags into various Superstores around the area. We met with remarkably consistent results: all of us were asked to either remove our bags or leave the store. This was to be expected. But it only further stimulated our outrage. Thus we have decided to hold a nationwide mass protest action at 12:00 noon on the 23d of November of this year. What we have planned is for thousands of paper bag wearing individuals to peacefully enter into either Barnes and Noble or Borders Bookstores [or Dymocks in Australia] and browse for approximately 15 minutes. Already, the response to this has been overwhelming. Groups of individuals are being organized all over the world to join us in the November 23d protest. If you are likewise fed up with being treated as a faceless consumer by various corporations, please join us with your paper bag on the 23rd of November. [Melbourne action @Flinders Street Station] ...And if you are interested in further action, contact us at: Friends United in Creative Knowledge of the Faceless Attitudes of Corporate Entities c/o Fringe Ware Bookstore 2716 Guadalupe Austin, TX 78705 [Australians please contact UPU] ______________________________________________ From "An Open Letter from the President of the Friends United in Creative Knowledge of the Faceless Attitudes of Corporate Entities." Thank you to ddraig@pobox.com for forwarding this onto us here at Undesirable Propagation Unit.