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get a folding table, make some signs saying something like this, "Ask us what it is like to be unemployed." or "Information for the unemployed." Take along your list of assistance sites, junior colleges, trade colleges, all kinds of information that you can pick up for free -- even information about the local library and go to places that are public where you can set up your table and simply be available to other unemployed people. Just talk to people. Let the people out there, whether unemployed or employed, hear your stories, talk to real people who admit to being unemployed. Tell them about your struggle to try to find a job.
The You-Tube videos are great. They are needed. But the most effective contact you can have with the public is one on one.
If you are not sure when you can safely set up a table, talk to someone in the local ACLU. They specialize in free speech, First Amendment right issues and may be able to tell you where you can get the information you need. Don't take too large a group with you. Check your city ordinances about demonstrations and loudspeakers. You don't want to get in trouble with the city for breaking any of its ordinances. This is done all the time in election campaigns. It's fun. It gets you out of the house. You may find that you are helping and informing a lot of people.
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