How to Host a Pop-up Rally

Overview 

1. Folks gather and create their signs (5-10 min)
2. Sign waving (30-40 min)
3. Speeches & Clean-up (10-15 min) 

Picking a time and location

• Organize at your MPP’s Office in your community 
• Choose a highly visible spot to organize 
• 11 AM is a good time on a weekday 

Prepare Materials

• Organize a bullhorn or audio system to use for the speeches and the sign wave
• Have large thick paper and markers  for folks to make signs when they get there
• Having a banner is an excellent way to make the crowd look larger and for folks driving by to read your Message 
• Have a paper email sign-up  to collect emails of folks who attend so you can invite them back to another event

Promote your event over email, social media and by word of mouth. 

• Tell folks to bring their family and friends 
• Ask community groups to share your event to their supporters
• Remind folks to bring signs 
• Remind folks what your message is often, in your promotion and at the event

Inform the media 

• Call and email local media outlines and invite them to your Pop-Up Rally 

Prepare speeches

• Hold any speeches until the end of the event, and spend the first 30/45 minutes sign  waving 
• Have 1 or 2 people talk about the issue at the end of the event
  • State your call to action 
  • Inform them of any upcoming actions 
  • Thank everyone for attending