I'm involved with the Ottawa rally and we've launched a real-time text-messaging system that will also work across Canada for all of the CAPP rallies.

The idea is to have rally participants (and even those at home) take out their cellphones and text their thoughts about prorogation to 347-614-2765.  The software I've written will immediately publish the incoming text-messages to Twitter (@noproroguewall) and will also reply to them with a website URL so they can "keep in touch" after they get home.

Go ahead and try it now - send any text message to 347-614-2765.  You'll get a response and see your message show up on Twitter (with City name assigned). http://twitter.com/noproroguewall

This is a way to give participants a way to express themselves (above and beyond showing up).  Since this works across Canada it's a great "commons" building exercise.  haha.

Here's what you can do to participate in this "virtual rally"

• Have your MC repeat this (or something similiar):
  "We are all here to express our concern that Parliament has been prorogued. Being here is a strong message - but you can make it stronger by using your cell phone to send a text message to (347) 614-2765.  Tell the PM what you think about Parliament being Prorogued!"
  
  
• Include the following text in any media releases your sending to promote your local rally (with your local media).  It would be great to have participants "attend" the rally even if they can't make it physically, either because their city doesn't have a rally or because they're too busy (family, work, etc, etc).
  
  CAPP is inviting all Canadians to participate in a live petition by sending their comments on prorogation via text-message to 347-614-2765.  All messages will be published in realtime to the "noproroguewall" Twitter account (http://twitter.com/noproroguewall) enabling all Canadians to participate, as one, in this pro-democracy action.
  
  
• If you have hand-outs include the instructions there as well - that way the MC doesn't have to repeat the number (but do that too anyway).

If successful this endeavor will complete the call-to-action circle of life: it started on Facebook, hit the real world with physical rallies, and returned to the digital realm as a real-time proactive petition.

This is a bilingual program.  The response message will be bilingual, and the website they are directed to will be bilingual as well.