the organizer cared enough to make and distribute a poster, and they were small enough to not hire a marketing firm
those are the hallmarks of the community events you claim to want
those are the hallmarks of the community events you claim to want
I'm personally involved in helping organize some events in my area, I've personally met people who make the fliers for those events. Having discussions while we move items around in a composition takes like 30 minutes max and I get to have a conversation with a member of my community.
Outsourcing the efforts for an event to a marketing firm is the same as outsourcing the efforts to a model owned and controlled by a major company