Finally got a local group to use Signal for planning our protest flyers

Three years ago, I was in a climate action group in Austin that used a regular group text for everything. Last month, I joined a new group focused on a local land rights issue, and the first thing I did was push for a Signal group. It took a few meetings to explain why it mattered, but last week, we finally moved all our flyer design talk and meet-up times to it. It's a small thing, but knowing our plans aren't just sitting on a server somewhere feels like a real win. Has anyone else had to slowly convince a skeptical group to make the switch?

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baker.betty16d ago

Used to think it was overkill for local stuff. Reading what @jake157 said about naming the actual park hit me. My old group wasted so much time clarifying "the spot by the big tree." Signal lets you just say it. The details get done faster. Changed my whole view on what "safe" planning really means.

jake15716d ago

Ever think about how using a secure app changes the actual stuff you talk about? In my old group chat, we'd never name the specific park where we were meeting to block the bulldozers. It was always "the usual spot." Now in Signal, we can say "meet at the south gate of Riverside Park at 7" without that low-key fear. It lets you plan the real details, not just the vague idea.