Introducing Toula Skiadas
from Restore Sanity Austin
Paddington Media Client
When Jon Stewart announced the Rally to Restore Sanity, I saw the opportunity to give a voice to the silent moderate majority who had enough of the current political environment.
I was disappointed that I couldn’t go to DC and was interested to see if anyone would be interested in a local Restore Sanity Rally. A few friends and I created a Facebook page Restore Sanity Austin and in a couple of days we were a few hundred strong, a week later a few thousand strong.
As part of Restore Sanity Austin, we created a non-profit here in Texas and so we can continue to giving the moderate majority a voice and place to meet. Most people get information from 20-second sound-bytes that can be misconstrued. Lately there has been so much craziness not to mention groups taking on extreme views on things. This rally is for the other 80-percent of people who want everyone to tone it down a notch; giving us a place where we can say we’ve have had enough.
It’s only been 3 or 4 weeks that we put this together. I’m impressed that we got it this far. We had the design already done. We sent Paddington Media the elements and they put it together quickly while keeping the vision we intended. It was exactly what we needed and wanted. Erica, Olga and all you guys really got what we were after.
I work for two NGOs and Paddington Media has done both of our websites. I have a long-standing relationship with Paddington Media and I love their work. Paddington Media was as natural fit, finding someone local and someone that was passionate about the Rally and what Restore Sanity stands for. We know the quality of their work and it was an easy choice. I’m also glad that Paddington Media was able to sponsor the website. We hope to spread the word that Paddington Media is a fabulous company to work with.As part of Restore Sanity Austin, we created a non-profit here in Texas and so we can continue to giving the moderate majority a voice and place to meet. Most people get information from 20-second sound-bytes that can be misconstrued. Lately there has been so much craziness not to mention groups taking on extreme views on things. This rally is for the other 80-percent of people who want everyone to tone it down a notch; giving us a place where we can say we’ve have had enough.
It’s only been 3 or 4 weeks that we put this together. I’m impressed that we got it this far. We had the design already done. We sent Paddington Media the elements and they put it together quickly while keeping the vision we intended. It was exactly what we needed and wanted. Erica, Olga and all you guys really got what we were after.
We wanted to have the NGO Restore Sanity Austin. Facebook was a great way to
get the idea off the ground but past that you run into limitations of what you can add. The Restore Sanity Austin website is a tool to keep the movement going. Through the website we can add other elements that you can’t add on Facebook and Twitter. We’ve also learned using the new MSP is a dream making it an ease to add new content as we need it. (MSP or the Media Suite Pro is the backend website interface or Content Management System.) I love it. I’ve used all the versions and this is my favorite. It’s very streamlined and you can do changes super easy. Kudos to Brandon and Paddington Media.
We have 5,000 people who have RSVP’d through Facebook and email. We’re sure
they’ll be bringing family and friends. So, we think we’ll hit between 6 to10,000 people. Volunteers will be there with clickers to get an official count. Start time is at 11 a.m. and we’ll be simulcast with Jon Stewart in DC. We’ll have 40 minutes of entertainment before the simulcast including guest appearances from Austin
Mayor Lee Leffingwell, local singer Natomi Austin singing the National Anthem and Alamo Drafthouse’s Henri Mazza acting as MC. Other appearances may include Texas Senator Kirk Watson, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Republican Congressional candidate Dr. Donna Campbell and the band Belleville Outfit.
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