First of all, you probably are wondering what the heck is an "Outpost?" Early in the days of StormWarning!, we were talking about vets and particularily those who are in areas more or less by themselves--without the ability to be full blown chapters of VVAW AI--but who we need to be more a part of our inner network. Nothing like naming something to make it come true, so we laughingly came up with the term "Outposts of Freedom" for those who have tighter unity, distribute the literature, and interact on a higher level than a "subscriber." (Hey, if the VFW has "Posts"--it seems like the vets who say "We are all outlaws in the eyes of Amerikkka" can have "out-posts!")
An Outpost gets a bundle of each issue and takes responsibility to sell them. Some Outposts take a stack of 5, others take as many as 100. Outposts need not be veterans, they only have to support our work well enough to take responsibility for spreading it.
In addition to StormWarning! distribution, an Outpost receives our press releases and other communications. They try to get the press releases into the hands of the commercial and alternative press, including student publications, radio stations, TV or whatever exists in their area. That ensures that our message gets wide distribution in many places we couldn't possibly find or reach ourselves. Similarly, when we issue leaflets, we generally send a master of them to Outposts. The Outpost then figures out how to reproduce it and where it can be distributed or posted.
Finally an Outpost acts as a "Listening Post" for VVAW AI, sending us news, material for StormWarning!, leads or information that needs our attention.
There is no other group like VVAW AI, nor any other publication like StormWarning! We hope you will consider becoming a VVAW AI Outpost.