Parade Guides at Barricades: Difference between revisions
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===== Q: When/where should I arrive for my shift? ===== | ===== Q: When/where should I arrive for my shift? ===== | ||
''That information will be in the Operations Plan, which you should expect to receive by email at least three days prior to your shift.'' | ''A: That information will be in the Operations Plan, which you should expect to receive by email at least three days prior to your shift.'' | ||
===== Q: When does my shift end? ===== | ===== Q: When does my shift end? ===== | ||
''We will do rolling check-outs. That USUALLY means you pull your barricade five minutes AFTER you see the police vehicles in the tail of the parade pass you. However, please wait for a message for you to check out; please do not simply walk away from your post.'' | ''A: We will do rolling check-outs. That'' USUALLY ''means you pull your barricade five minutes'' AFTER ''you see the police vehicles in the tail of the parade pass you. However, please wait for a message for you to check out; please do not simply walk away from your post.'' | ||
===== Q: So if we're doing rolling check-outs, some volunteers go home before others? ===== | |||
''A: Yes, but not typically by a large margin. The first barricade to demobilize will probably close shop a half hour before the last one to demobilize.'' | |||
===== Q: What will my barricade assignment be? Can I choose? ===== | |||
''A: As a general rule, we hand out barricade assignments to volunteers when they arrive at the Volunteer Coordination Center. We assign and cover barricades on a priority basis, so we prefer not to reserve a barricade assignment for specific volunteers. However, we can make exceptions to this policy if a volunteer has special reasons for needing to have a specific assignment.'' | |||
===== Q: Why are we not using a product like [https://zello.com/ Zello] for communications? ===== | ===== Q: Why are we not using a product like [https://zello.com/ Zello] for communications? ===== | ||
''We considered Zello early on but decided that it may require too high a training threshhold for casual volunteers. However, PBEM and the Rose Festival will revisit that decision after the 2023 Rose Festival.'' | ''A: We considered Zello early on but decided that it may require too high a training threshhold for casual volunteers. However, PBEM and the Rose Festival will revisit that decision after the 2023 Rose Festival.'' | ||
