DC Meetup Catalyst

January 25, 2013January 1, 2014 Pete Eyre 433 Views Cato Institute, cop block, cop block protection, cop block tour, copblock.org, dc cop block, freestategirlvideos, greenbelt police department, ideas have consequences, maryland cop block, outreach, Pete Eyre, the cop block tour, Update

Note that the videos below are all raw (shot with my HTC Evo 5 via Cop Block’s Bambuser channel, my chest-mounted GoPro, and/or my Canon Vixia HF R10. At the conclusion of The Cop Block Tour I’ll make time to put-together some solid, over-arching videos using content from this stop.

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On Tue., Jan. 23rd, 2013 I arrived in DC with two commitments – speaking with Cato interns during the day and a meetup with area Copblockers and like-minded folks in the evening. Both were definitely a good use of time.

DC Cop Block

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Maryland Cop Block

Before getting to DC I did a little outreach to Greenbelt police employees:

When rolling into town I shared some thoughts about the ATF and the actions of those employed at that outfit:

At 2pm I stopped by the Cato Institute and had an almost two-hour conversation with the current interns. Here’s a recap:

Here’s the Focus on the Institution video I mentioned, and here’s a link about Austrian Economics if you’re curious.

In the evening a good group assembled at an eatery in Arlington. After a bite and small talk we moved to a nearby room that was quieter where I gave an overview of Cop Block and we shared thoughts on effective tactics and brainstormed future collaboration. Much thanks to YouTube.com/FreeStateGirlVideos for capturing the following:

Afterwards, Ingrid, Dave and I walked from Whitlow’s to the cop shop, then back on a parallel street – we did outreach to the few we passed along the way but didn’t really see or anticipate much police action in that area at that time. But it gave us time to brainstorm and connect with was beneficial.