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@BrandonTSnider #Fans4WGA is already on this (most of us are fan veterans of 2007-8 WGA strike support) Let me share some pointers:
1) Our fan made strike graphic (by @midnightoilprod) you can use & share it freely anywhere & everywhere

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod If you want to do something basically free / no cost & get up to speed on what life on strike is like for WGA members, other entertainment business workers & yes even fans screen this free with ads on YouTube #documentary #PencilsDown by @BrianKalata

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata If you can do some financial support, the highest & best use of your funds is a donation to @alifeinthearts aka the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly known as The Actors Fund. They will be doing a kind of #MutualAid) for people put out of work by the strike

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts

https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1654239850604777472

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts Some of the writers are doing T-shirt fundraisers for @alifeinthearts so if you want to wear your support proudly on your chest, I'm partial to this design from @WGAWest writer @EricHaywood (comes in 3 colors, sized s-5XL all proceeds to @alifeinthearts)

https://twitter.com/EricHaywood/status/1655202284111032323

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood If 2007-8 is any indicator, expect there to be fan actions & themed pickets (there were some writers out on their lines in Star Wars gear for pickets on 05/042023) In 2007-8 we had Star Trek picket days & Mutant Enemy day. Pictures of past events are here: flickr.com/groups/fans4wr…

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood Back in the day we used LiveJournal & websites to organize but now we can be more nimble & respond more rapidly & effectively with social media. Must follows on Twitter are @WGAWest & @WGAEast

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast One big difference this time is that the entertainment unions have been working together more well in advance of this strike's beginning AND the contracts for directors (@directorsguild) & actors / performers (@sagaftra) both expire on June 30th of 2023. So the pickets could GROW

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast @directorsguild @sagaftra FYI @directorsguild negotiations are currently scheduled to begin Wednesday May 10th & @sagaftra negotiations are currently scheduled to begin June 7th. So keep those dates in mind (that plus the 2007-8 WGA strike lasted 100 days & that was just the writers).

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast @directorsguild @sagaftra Anyways it's early days (today's just Day 6 of #WGA #WritersStrike #WritersGuildStrike #WritersStrike2023) so it will take a bit of time for fans & WGA members to coordinate (the TV shows are very different & streaming was almost non-existent back in 2007-8) but the fun is online

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast @directorsguild @sagaftra Or it was in 2007-8. Our stuff was cruder then but some of it survives on YouTube.
There's this classic from when @TheDailyShow was led by @jonstewart & I like to think of it as @LastWeekTonight's @iamjohnoliver's 'villain origin story'...

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast @directorsguild @sagaftra @TheDailyShow @jonstewart @LastWeekTonight @iamjohnoliver And for my crime drama fans, please enjoy 'Murder Unscripted' which crosses the Law & Order franchises & Homicide:Life On The Streets fandoms

@BrandonTSnider @midnightoilprod @BrianKalata @alifeinthearts @WGAWest @EricHaywood @WGAEast @directorsguild @sagaftra @TheDailyShow @jonstewart @LastWeekTonight @iamjohnoliver @threadreaderapp unroll please