San Francisco

**Thanks for coming out to the event! Recap of what happened is here!**

The first Carrotmob event in SF was so epic, it took our fair city over a year to recover. But now, our forces are gathering for a triumphant followup. Pull those stacks of money out from your mattress, it’s time to make it rain once more. (If you don’t know what Carrotmob is, read the about page.)

Where:

Epicenter Café, 764 Harrison St at 4th. (near Whole Foods)

When:

Thursday, Sept 10th, 2009, 5:00-8:00PM
(let’s be honest, we’ll be there till they close at 10)

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For this event we tried a new approach. We invited coffee shops in SOMA to film videos in which they said what environmentally-friendly improvements they were willing to make in exchange for having a mob of consumers come and spend lots of money at their business. Then we put the 3 videos online (see them here) and let the public debate and vote on who was most worthy of a reward. The winner was Epicenter Cafe! Voters were impressed with all the sustainable practices they already have in place:

(To review/discuss what changes they’re going to make, go here.)

What To Do:

Show up to be a part of the mob, and bring your friends/co-workers. Epicenter is known for their socially responsible coffee from Barefoot Coffee Roasters, but they also have delicious gourmet food and a dizzying array of delicious microbrews and fine wines! If we want our spending to really add up it makes sense for us to fill their tip jar until it overflows, but the spirit of Carrotmob is also to make activism easy and accessible, so you can also just get a cup of coffee.

Safety:

We are a calm and friendly mob. We show how powerful we are by being well-behaved, don’t we? For those of us over 21, we don’t drink too much and act like buffoons in front of the TV cameras, nor do we attempt to drink beer outside, do we? Remember, we are doing this because Epicenter Cafe has gone out on a limb to do us a favor, so we will be entirely focused on how we can make this a completely safe and successful event for them.

Other tips:

You’re encouraged to stop by Epicenter anytime and tell them you’re there because of Carrotmob. However, the official event is only between 5-8pm. If you want coffee to-go, please bring your own to-go container. See you there!

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Special thanks to our non-profit partner, Green Cafe Network