Last Saturday marked the 12th time Florida activists
held a Yulefest, our annual informal celebration of
an ancient European holiday. This Yulefest took place
in a very well-kept state park, which provided an ideal
venue – wooded and private, yet convenient and
comfortable. I think all organized activists should
hold at least a few informal events each year. They
provide a point in time when there isn’t anything
in particular on the event agenda and people can meet
with those who live nearby, or far away, or those who
they know only by a screen name on some internet forum.
One of our own traditions for Yulefest here in Florida
is a meeting held either before or after the party to
discuss goals for the upcoming year and to review what
worked well during the previous year. 2006 was a year
distinguished by a near-continuous flow of major events.
Most serious for us, of course, was the formation of
the Nationalist Coalition in February. Because of the
number of major projects and changes between then and
now it seems more like ten years ago than ten months.
The biggest change was the way we function as individuals.
Before last February, there weren’t any type of
defined roles or responsibilities – everyone just
kind of did everything or whatever came up that needed
to be done. After February, with the absence of a national
office, several of us had to take on defined responsibilities.
This almost immediately yielded positive results, most
notably in the areas of media production and political
activism.
Media production is now handled by a dedicated multimedia
studio, with me serving as its director. This was both
a step away from how things were normally operated in
a nationalist organization and a big step forward. Certain
aspects of media production, such as video production
and animation, require specialized equipment and software,
as well as specialized personnel to use it. Splitting
this off into a self-contained, largely independent
department has allowed those involved to concentrate
their time and effort on not only producing good media,
but always improving the quality with each production.
Operating in this fashion, the multimedia studio has
acquired more than $12,000 in equipment, software, and
stock media – and has already produced several
video and interactive projects.
Multimedia projects completed in 2006 include:
1. A two minute promotional video title “Take
a Stand”
2. A video report on a Mexican rally in Tampa, Florida
3. An interview with an ABC reporter
4. The DVD production of the 2006 Summerfest
5. The design and release of the next generation of
Interactive CD
6. Production of graphics and animated content for the
national web site
7. The release of a new 30-second commercial
This does not include the “behind the scenes”
support the multimedia studio has lent to other activists
in the design and production of their own projects.
The field of political activism also saw a quick pace
of advancement. John Ubele, our Operations Manager,
ran for mosquito control board in Pasco County this
year. Normally, the election for a seat on the mosquito
control board, a non-political and non-partisan office,
does not garner any media attention, but by stepping
forward and openly running as a nationalist candidate,
John managed to put the obscure county-level office
on the map.
Even without the financial resources to win the campaign,
there were no fewer than three newspaper articles about
his campaign and the local TV news stations actually
announced the outcome, as if a seat on the mosquito
control board were a major political race. Even after
the election was over newspapers were requesting interviews,
hoping to capitalize on John’s campaign loss,
only to find out the formation of a political action
committee was underway.
This brings us to another political activism project,
the Sons of Liberty Political Action Committee (SOLPAC).
SOLPAC was formed with the intention of using the fund
raising abilities and media access afforded to a political
action committee for the purpose White activism. This
opens a previously neglected aspect of political activism
for White people throughout the state of Florida.
2006 also saw:
1. Several literature distributions
2. The largest of our Summer Solstice festivals
3. The rebuild and redesign of the national web site
4. The expansion of the online store
5. The premiere of Nationalist Matters, of our monthly
internet broadcast
6. The pressing of Nationalist Coalition t-shirts (going
out to members soon)
Last year was a good one, probably our best, which
sets a very high standard for 2007. Looking back, we
noticed that, with the lone exception of our participation
in the counter-protest to the Mexican rally, we did
not hold any public demonstrations. So, we have planned
a “Public Awareness Campaign” for the early
part 2007. We also noticed we would like to distribute
more literature and have adjusted our distribution schedule
accordingly.
I’ll be keeping an eye out on the event schedules
for various concert venues. When an appropriate show
is held, a large distribution of interactive CDs will
take place. This is something we’ve done in previous
years, but was missed in 2006. Also slated for 2007
are several media projects, including an introductory
video for the Nationalist Coalition and a continuing
series of 30-second commercials.
One of the most interesting things I heard mentioned
during this Yulefest was the importance of actual public
outreach instead of just “preaching to the choir.”
One of the most important points of all is to keep our
efforts directed outward. Whether it is CD distributions,
political campaigns, or billboards, all projects should
direct our message to the uninformed public.
There are of course less glamorous but very important
items, such as a monthly bulletin for the members, that
have been placed high on the “to do list.”
In a lot of ways it is simple things such as this in
which we need the most help. There are a limited number
of us involved in activism that carry out regular responsibilities,
and given the constraints each person has in the amount
of time they can give, we are in need of volunteers.
In order to expand the quantity and quality of activism,
we need the help of White people with intelligence,
good will, and good conscience.
Fortunately for me, a young woman who has a great deal
of technical aptitude and initiative, who also happens
to live just a few miles from me, has recently joined
and volunteered her time for outreach projects. After
she is trained on the use of the media production software
we use, I think you’ll see a lot of her contributions.
Look around the Nationalist Coalition web site and you’ll
see some of the graphics she has designed already in
use. It is people like her who make the difference between
success and failure.
In the end it is always a contest against time. The
ability to complete what we need to do before it is
too late. At this point I think we need people who are
willing to take on responsibility and contribute their
time even more than we need people who are willing to
contribute funds and material resources. A big part
of this will be how each of us views the usage of time
– our ability, as a people, to judge what is truly
important and what is not.
My request to you, to those who read this, will be
much greater than that of financial donations –
I am requesting you become directly involved with this
struggle. And, I’ll make not only a request, but
a challenge to those not already active: set aside the
frivolous and unimportant, discard the unnecessary,
stop thinking of the next five minutes, and start thinking
of the next five decades.
There isn’t any doubt that we’ll surpass
the achievements made in 2006 and meet our goals for
2007. We can, however, greatly exceed our goals for
2007 and make ground-breaking progress – if just
a few more people are willing to step forward and act
on their conscience. Personally, I’m excited about
working on some of the projects planned for the New
Year and I hope to see some of you there with us.
David Daugherty
Nationalist Coalition
Multimedia Director david@ncoal.com
