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Re: [grrlactivistas] Action Request: Help us put a filthy sexist business out of commission
This morning, I got a reply to my letter about the "hunt for Bambi" business. I was told that the business isn't legally operating inside the city of Las Vegas and that steps are being taken to determine where it is operating -- if it is legal, which they doubt, and what to do. I've asked that they keep me informed about their decision.
I can't decide if this woman who replied is sincere or if I'm being bull-shitted.
We'll see.
Amy
>From: Jessie
>Reply-To: grrlactivistas@yahoogroups.com >To: grrlactivistas@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [grrlactivistas] Action Request: Help us put a filthy sexist business out of commission >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:57:05 -0700 (PDT) > >Hello Everyone, > >I was really hoping this was not true. But I found >their official website and I wanted to throw up. >http://www.huntingforbambi.com/ > >I'm thrilled that people want to do something about >this. But we have to be honest. Writing a letter and >asking them to stop it is not going to work - We are >not their voters, they won't listen to single >individuals out of their voting district. > >How can we really be effected, who live outside of las >vegas? What would make them act? >1) If it's true for you, tell them that you are not >going to come to Las Vegas and they have lost our >tourism money and we are telling friends not to come >to Las Vegas until they have a safe environment for >women. >2) If we are trying to work from outside las vegas, we >have to be a big group and bring media attention (and >shame) to the decision makers to stop the business, >they are *not* going to do it out of the goodness of >their hearts. > >What realistically can the Mayor do? >If we get the place to shut down, it will just move to >another location. We have to get this type of >"activity" (lack of a word to describe it) banned or >made illegal everywhere. Since the idea is out >there...there are going to be more places expanding to >other locations. I don't even know how this kind of >thing is legal in the first place. > >We have to start within Las Vegas. >Local Movements - Are there any non-profit for women >who are doing something about this? Do they know about >this? > >We need education - What are the laws with paintball? >Is it legal to participate without gear? (Hey, you >couldn't arrest gangsters for murder but we got them >on Tax fraud) We need to know the names of other >officials in their area. I don't know anything about >the Mayor, are we sending letters to a guy with deaf >ears? > >We need a home base - From my personal experience, it >frustrates me to be told something awful and not know >where to find out more information or where to find >out updates on the situation and what more I can do it >help. > >I'm not going back to that site but we need to know >how long it has been in existence and has anyone tried >to shut it down? Why did they fail? > >It can't be just us. We need to recruit the LA >business associations (who are losing money because we >are not coming) and men - yes, we need the hunters to >say this is not something that real hunters want to do >but it's a violent act specific towards women. We will >have a million times more luck working with men. > >Alright, I'm almost done rambling. Sending a single >letter or at best a couple hundred letters from around >the states is not going to cut it. We don't count to >the officials, we don't vote there, they have no fear >of losing their jobs from our letters. > >How to affect them? >1) Tell them that they will lose money because women >will not go to a place that supports this type of >business. >2) National public shame is our best bet - there are >too many problems in the world, Politicans are not >going to shut it down because it's the right thing to >do....they need to be forced to be held accountable. >3) We need to be organized and educated. We need to >organize the facts, have a homebase and recruit as >many people as possible to participate. > >Okay, now I'm really done rambling, I don't know where >all of this came from... I'm so angry that this type >of place is allowed to exist. >Jessie > >===== >--<--<-@--<--<-@--<--<-@--<--<-@--<--<-@--<--<-@--<--<-@ >Jessie >la_femme_fanatic@... >http://www.eric-etebari.com > >Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. >~ Helen Keller > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com >
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