Operation Party Hard

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Official invitation to March 15th.
Official invitation to March 15th.
Operation Party Hard (aka "The Ides of March") is a global protest that will occur on March 15, 2008. We shall party, and we shall do it hard. It is the planned follow-up to the February 10th Raid. This event will not only be a protest but Anonymous will bring cake and have a 'party' in 'honour' of, Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard's birthday. All may freely enjoy the cake, which isn't a lie, including the Scientologists (if they dare to come outside). It is scheduled to take place at the Church of Scientology on Rideau St.

Operation Party Hard will proceed as scheduled despite the possibility of other protests occurring on the same day. This information came from the PartyHard Wiki, so be sure to check here and there for updates. For a beginners guide to the March 15 event, see march15.org. Share this link with your friends!

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[edit] Focus

The focus for this event will be twofold:

  • Atmosphere: In keeping with the theme of a party for L. Ron Hubbard's 63,235,723,012th birthday the proceedings will be good humored and with a playful attitude. Invite all to share in the the festivities with us.
  • Message: The serious focus of this protest will be to inform as many people as possible about the dangers of Scientology, and to attract government and media attention to the CoS' crimes.

[edit] When & Where

Optional pre-meet at Cafe Alt at 10:30am. We will be marching en masse at 10:45am sharp to the CoS.

SATURDAY 15th MARCH 2008 at 11:00 am at the Church of Scientology.

Church of Scientology Ottawa:
150 Rideau Street,
Ottawa, K1N 5X6

[edit] What to bring

[edit] Clothing/Uniform

In order to honor the occasion, Anonymous would like to request that those who can, turn up in smart attire: a suit, a tie...a bowler hat perhaps? No less will be thought of those who can't, especially since Ottawa will be very cold and you'll probably just want to bundle up for warmth.

As documented in this Enturbulation thread David Misgavige has just declared that Anonymous is actually the Fourth or Fifth Invasion Fleet of the Marcab Confederacy whose uniform is a black suit and a black fedora hat. So if you are stuck for what to wear your Invasion Fleet uniform will do just fine.

[edit] Sign and flyers

Main article: Protest Material

We need lots of signs. More than last time. Make sure signs are informative to the general public (nothing too obscure).

Here are some sign ideas:

Flyers are very important. Pick informative flyers, such as Toronto's flyer so that people will at least read this much about Scientology. Not everyone is willing to go online and research Scientology for hours, but most will take the time to read half a sheet of paper.

Remember that Scientologists DO NOT worship the mythical alien overlord Xenu. Do not make anti-Xenu signs, that is just being ignorant.

NOTE: "Honk if you hate Scientology" signs may constitute illegal hate speech. Something closer to "Honk if you think Scientology is a dangerous cult" would be a better alternative.

[edit] Masks

Main article: Masks
Guy Fawkes mask, also known as the V or EFG mask.
Guy Fawkes mask, also known as the V or EFG mask.
Masks and/or scarves ARE recommended for four good reasons:
  1. Anonymous is Legion, no one is more important than the whole and no one's ideas are more important than when we speak in one voice. Your individual identity is insignificant compared to Anonymous' identity.
  2. For your safety, you may scoff at stories of OSA harassment but this is VERY real. They WILL try to find out who you are and they WILL try to ruin your life. It's as simple as that. Whether you are an instigator or just a voice in the crowd they will want to find out who you are. They are having difficulties with Anonymous so they will try to look for a weak link. Research what Tory Christman or Paulette Cooper went through. Fair Game is not fun.
  3. As a publicity stunt, it's fun, it's interesting and it makes us different from other protesters, we need that.
  4. If you listen to old school Scientology critics they will all tell you one thing. Tory Christman, Mark Bunker, Molly Bloom have all said "Anonymity is your greatest weapon", we are like nothing they have tried to combat before. They have no clue how to fight a faceless, identity-less body of people. We have them confused and, yes, scared so let's not loose that by becoming a protest group like any other, they know how to deal with those.

Choice of mask is left up to the individual, however keep in mind that the 'V' mask has become somewhat iconic to Anonymous and uniform 'V' masks look good for the media. If you can't do masks, then at least wear a thick scarf and sunglasses.

[edit] Food

Try not to look like this.
Try not to look like this.

Some of you are planning to bring food...well, cake... to hand to people. Please check any Health & Safety or Food handling laws that might affect this activity before doing so. The safest method will be to co-ordinate with a few friends and share cake amongst yourself. If you want to hand out cake, the best bet is pre-packaged, individually wrapped cupcakes. Remember that the batshit insane creative Scions could claim that Anonymous is trying to kill them with "poisoned" cake, etc... tl;dr take all your regular Halloween precautions, kids.

Some safe food ideas:

[edit] Equipment

This event is part party, part protest, so to satisfy both halves of this chimera-beast we shall require the following:

  • Miscellaneous party equipment, such as streamers, noisemakers, and balloons.
  • Party hats. These are fairly cheap and are usually sold in bulk packages. Bring enough for you and your friends, and a few extra for anons who don't have one. We're having a birthday party and want to look the part. Fedoras (as mentioned above) are also acceptable.
  • Audio system. Some sort of mobile PA system or boom box would be great for playing a compilation disc of approved party music during the protest.
    • See Live DJ.
  • A megaphone could be useful for starting and co-ordinating cheers and for blasting Rick Astley directly into the Church. (QED may be able to requisition a megaphone from his workplace, so talk to him.)

[edit] A Good Attitude

Don't let the Scientologists get the better of you. If you were mad at someone and they danced at you, wouldn't that just make you madder? Be brave, unwavering, and informative in the face of critics.
As a random citizen passing by, who's more likely to get your attention/sympathy: a dour angry chanting group, or people in silly masks and hats dancing?

[edit] Know Your Stuff

Practice what to say to curious pedestrians and any possible media presence.
You may have to explain Scientology's crimes to someone with no prior knowledge of the cult, be prepared.

[edit] The Law

As with any IRL action, there are rules to follow in order to keep the whole thing from turning into an epic fail. Make extra sure that you've read up on the rules of engagement prior to the protest to prevent mudkip stampedes from demolishing your domicile.

[edit] Federal Law

To start off, every anon should be aware of the sections of the Criminal Code of Canada that legitimize our actions, as seen on the legal issues page. As long as we respect the law, keep it peaceful and free of violence, harassment, vandalism, or destruction of property, we're fine and the Partyvan will be on our side. Step outside the protection of that law and you will be arrested.

[edit] Municipal By-laws

The City of Ottawa has passed specific by-laws regarding demonstrations, noise, and so on. While you may not get arrested for breaking any of these, the Partyvan will get on your case, resulting in much anti-lulz. Your best defense is to be forewarned, so edumacate yourself:

[edit] Possible Protest Ideas

[edit] Live DJ

Ayeyen is an aspiring DJ. He would really love to play a drum and bass set.

  • Unfortunately, this can't happen for a few reasons. Maybe next time. --ayeyen 11:53, 9 March 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Operation Global Speech

Absentis proposed we join in in Operation Global Speech. He will use the megaphone to address the crowd with this speech, and dinoatemymom will film it with a camera from school. dino will look into a high def camera, but believes you need prof permission of assignment to borrow it. Epic guaranteed.

Didn't the topic over on Enturbulation suggest that the megaphone not be used during the speech for maximum audio quality? --BahamutXone 15:21, 12 March 2008 (EDT)
True, but the megaphone is the best we have at the moment. If you, or anyone reading this, can get access to better audio equipment, by all means bring it to the protest! Absentis 19:59, 12 March 2008 (EDT)
We could do the speech once with the megaphone, and once without, then see which one sounds better. --BahamutXone 17:57, 14 March 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Music

We have a boom box, there is a playlist, make it work. Also, QED requests people bring $2 to pay for the batteries for the boombox as it has none, and it take EIGHT D sized batteries. Thats alot of juice.

[edit] Our Video Inspiration

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