Wednesday 29 July 2015

NATIONAL YES REGISTRY

Guest Post by Jason Baird


Hello everybody. First, let me thank Munguin, the Republic and Tris for very kindly  allowing National YES Registry the opportunity of this 'guest post'. It's greatly appreciated. [Note from Munguin: You're welcome, Jason.]

For those that have not yet heard of the National YES Registry project, our aim is simple. To build a collectively owned, mutually supportive, practical campaigning network from the existing grass-root activist groups still active across the country. We have been collecting members since just after the NO vote and already have 70 groups on the Registry. 

Before you hopefully watch our film or visit our website to read the more detailed articles on the specifics of the project, please keep in mind that these are just our proposals and are being put forward as a starting point from which the group membership can build, adapt, develop and bring their own ideas to the table. The 'collective' element of this project is absolutely central and built into its very structure.
We are, therefore, desperately trying to get our film (trailer above) seen and message spread as widely as possible among that enormous audience keen to help the grass-root movement grow, develop and succeed.  

It would be great if the readers of Munguin's Republic could take the time to view our project and assess our strategic goals. Then, if you like what we are trying to achieve, any contribution you could give us, or help in the task of spreading the word about the National YES Registry project and our crowd fund deadline would be greatly appreciated. 
The full film is here.
As spreading the word about the YES Registry is becoming critical, I will also be doing another interview with Independence Live tomorrow night (linked here) (Thursday the 30th) at 7pm.  So if anybody has any questions that they would like to ask about the project then please just submit them during the webcast and I will be happy to try and answer them while live on air. This will be a follow up to my previous interview with IndependenceLive alongside Ivan McKee  (YES Registry from 13:09) so it would be great if you could join us. 


Many thanks for taking the time to consider our project and if you find yourself in support, please spread the word, tweet, link and personally recommend our Indiegogo page as it has the full film showing on it as well as a full explanation of the project and links to both our website and Facebook page

We are currently less than 4 days away from our Indiegogo crowd funding campaign deadline (11:59pm Sat the 1st August)  and as yet only 37% funded. Hopefully, with your help, we can reach our goal by Saturday and save us having to pay the extra 5% in fees for missing the target. 

15 comments:

  1. Hi everybody, just to say that the film posted is only the trailer. The full film can be viewed on our website nationalyesregistry.scot or even better on our Indiegogo crowd fund page. Just click on the links in the article.

    Jason

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    1. I'll tune in to that. It sounds like a decent idea given that there are so many different organisations in favour of independence. Cheers Jason.

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    2. No bother Marc. Any questions feel free to ask as it's always good to keep testing the concept. Might also be able to point you to the right article on the website and save a bit of time.

      Jason

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  2. Sorry. I put up the trailer oor the film, instead of the actual film.

    I don;t know how to remove a film once it's embedded, so I've added the full film beneath it.

    Sorry Jason...

    ....

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    1. No problem Tris, made folk go to the indiegogo page ;-)

      Jason

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  3. Contribution made, good luck.

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    1. Cheers jimnarlene! That's very kind of you and really appreciated :-)

      Jason

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  4. Good lad Jim. I think we should give the interview a watch tomorrow night at 7. I'm trying to get it embedded here, without any luck at all!!!

    Will try again tomorrow.

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    1. It did seem all a bit technical to me Tris.

      Tomorrow?! gettin a bit nervous now...

      jason

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  5. The target now must surely be those who voted NO in Indyref1. Last years Yes Scotland was only about independence which possibly scared some off and another organisation with Yes in its name may do the same. Would calling this umbrella organisation "Vote Scotland" instead appeal to more voters?
    Willie John

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    1. Maybe that's a question you could address in the programme tonight, Jason.

      It's a valid point.

      It has to be about what's best for Scotland.

      :)

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    2. Hi Willie,
      Avery similar question was asked by a poster called Hammer over on our Bella article which I have just answered. Hope you don't mind me using it again as I am in a bit of a rush before tonight's broadcast. :-/

      Jason


      'nothing is too late and nothing can’t be changed. As soon as the membership group collective and forum is in place, it will be the groups themselves that will decide the name and the best way forward for their network. Please consider it as simply a working title that grew out of the very early origins of the concept.
      Our proposals are simply a concrete starting point from which the groups themselves, through our face to face meetings and presentations can develop, adapt or bring their own ideas to the table. Once that process is carried out, up and down the country with every individual group, we can then start designing the structures to accommodate that feedback and as many as possible of the different membership groups’ individual campaigning ideas, needs and wants.'

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  6. Bravo, Jason...well done.

    Thanks for the kind words about Munguin and me.

    Very best of luck in getting the crowd funding up. Happy to see it has leapt in the last day.

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    1. Cheers Tris. Yous two are most welcome! I am just relieved I didn't inadvertently snort cocaine off my bra. Under that kind of stress and especially during a live broadcast... anything could happen!

      Thanks again for your support. It's really appreciated Tris. Getting the message out there has been, and still is the biggest hurdle I think.

      Jason

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    2. Can I just say that I'm mighty relieved about that too Jason.

      Not quite sure what I would have done had you decided to emulate one of your elders and betters in that manner!!!

      :)

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