<div dir="ltr"><b><font size="4">As it is now, I think every citizen can find a "Whereas" that they really like. I LOVED #3. I don't really care to rewrite. My only warning is don't pare this down too much. Let all of Mendo find something they can really get behind in this section. </font></b>Beth B.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Kelly Larson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:solarkelly@asis.com" target="_blank">solarkelly@asis.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi Beth,<div><br></div><div>The preamble ("whereas") section is being tweaked. Do you want to be part of that?<br>
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<br>Blessings,</div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">Kelly</div></div></span></span>
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<br><div><div>On Apr 6, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Beth Brenneman wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b><font size="4">I just read it this morning. I was overwhelmed...almost cried. Other than some possible tiny errors (typos?), I LOVE it!</font></b> Beth B.<br>
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Kelly Larson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:solarkelly@gmail.com" target="_blank">solarkelly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>For the ordinance team...<br><br>We've got GOOD news & we've got bad news.<br><br>The bad news is: we didn't file the petition yesterday. <br>The GOOD news is: we didn't file the petition yesterday. <br>
<br>We have an opportunity to optimize. To be effective we can't change much, but we can make what we change really count.<br><br>We get to [mindfully, carefully, optimally] choose our proponents; and<br></div> (We are still looking for one conservative proponent)<br>
<div><br>We get to make our Letter of Intent perfect; and<br><br>We
get to write 1 killer Whereas Statement which will state our intention
succinctly, understandably, impeccably, from the people to the people,
in Our voice, without ego or attachment, just universal truth that will
appeal to everyone.<br>
<br></div>We plan to file Monday. Let's join together and shine our
intention out into Mendocino County and beyond with Our We the People
powerful Whereas Section.<br><br>Turns out DEMOCRACY really is like making taffy - a messy process but ohhhh so worth it.<br>
<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br>Shannon's "<b>Eyes Heart Arm and Feet Approach</b>"<br><br>Keeping our <b>eyes focused</b> on the goal of community rights, <br><b>be in your heart and kindness</b> with those you work with, <br>
<b>arms wide open</b> to bring in new allies, friends and team members, and<br><b>stepping up</b> and remembering what each person signed on to do.</div></div>
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speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable.”</font></span>
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speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable.”</font></span>
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