Dear Reader,
You would not believe the attention I got from tourists while taking this picture at Mt. Vernon, George Washington's home. All over the estate were signs extolling our first president's progressive farming techniques. "George Washington believed America's future depended on improvements in agriculture," one sign read. However, none of the signs that I encountered mentioned anything about hemp, so it was good that I brought my own.
Let's flood the internet with pictures like this.
Task:
Between now and next Wednesday, April 21, take a picture of the place near you, where hemp used to be grown, stored or processed; or the person you know, who used to grow hemp. Make a sign or banner, or hold up an old photograph or news article, which clearly communicates that the subject of your photograph is part of America's rich hemp tradition.
Earth Day (April 22): Post your picture online using Facebook and any other social media sites you frequent. If we all post on the same day, people are more likely to notice us.
Facebook: Upload picture(s) to your own account & share it on your wall. Or post a photo directly to your wall by clicking the left-most icon under the enter text box.
Post your picture on Vote Hemp's fan page and Hemp History Week's fan page simultaneously using @Vote Hemp and @Hemp History Week respectively. In the comment section, type "@Vote Hemp" and click on Vote Hemp's icon which will appear below. Repeat for Hemp History Week.
Note: For this to work well, you must be a fan of Vote Hemp and of Hemp History Week. Please become a fan by clicking on each of the links below.
Vote Hemp on Facebook:
Facebook.com/VoteHempHemp History Week on Facebook:
Facebook.com/HempHistoryWeekTwitter: If you tweet, link to your picture and include the hash tags: #earthday #hemphistoryweek #hemp
Flickr: We also strongly encourage you post the pictures to our Flickr page at:
Flickr.com/groups/HempHistoryWeekThis will be main archive for all of the historical documents and pictures as well as the photos from your events.
Best Picture Wins a Hemp History Week T-Shirt & a hemp products gift basket. Let us know that you posted a picture by emailing the link to
jamie@hemphistoryweek.com. In the subject line write: "HHW Earthday Photo Competition"
Not On Facebook? If you're not into social media, email the picture directly to
jamie@hemphistoryweek.com. In the subject line write, "HHW Earthday Photo Competition - Photo Attached"
Conference Calls: For more support in putting on a local event, please join us every Tuesday night at 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT at our weekly conference call to share ideas about Hemp History Week or send an email to:
jamie@hemphistoryweek.com.
To participate in the weekly conference call, dial
1-219-509-8020 and then
270494# when prompted.
Cheers,
Jamie Trowbridge
Volunteer Coordinator
Hemp
History Week
More Info Hemp History Week is looking for hundreds of volunteers nationwide to hold events on the history of hemp farming in their area with the focus of bringing back the versatile and profitable industrial hemp crop.
Volunteers will be asked to visit libraries and historical societies to find old newspaper articles and other documents about local hemp farming before the crop was banned. The research will be discussed at a scheduled public event in which members of the media and local officials would also be invited.
Hemp History Week is part of Vote Hemp's ongoing strategy to get the Department of Justice to change its approach to American farmers who intend to plant industrial hemp in 2010.
Please
forward this announcement widely and get involved.
Save the Date: May 17-23, 2010 is
Hemp History Week!
Sign Up Today - Click here!
