<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>If the response letter had just said, "yes, there were
prerequisites and they were there for an important reason, so that we
could all be on the same page, and so we are now asking Scott to review
the material and get caught up on the information so that he can join
us", that would have been a way of addressing my legitimate concerns and
also allow Scott to participate. <br><br></div>Instead, it accused me, indirectly, of having fallen into hierarchical, autocratic
thinking ......incorrectly stating that Scott had been welcomed by Peter
and Shannon, which Peter says did not happen (and now, Scott says he
had the wrong email address for Peter), downplaying the prerequisite as
just a "request by a speaker" which is also untrue, and not addressing
my contact with Scott in the days before the last day of Democracy
School. <br><br></div>In addition, a few days before the letter was
posted I requested that the Coordinator's Network (formerly
Steering) view the letter first. Another person requested to see it also (so has to be in a better position to discuss it with people as
responses and questions flowed in) and also that it be posted after the
ordinance was filed with the county to avoid distraction. There was no
response to these requests, apparently it was not up for discussion, and
it was simply posted the very next morning. <br><br></div>-Caitlin<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:56 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crn-request@lists.mcn.org" target="_blank">crn-request@lists.mcn.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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1. Re: Signature Jam (<a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a>)<br>
2. Re: Signature Jam (Carrie Durkee)<br>
3. Re: water is on everyone's mind (Beth Brenneman)<br>
4. What this group is now (Charles Cresson Wood)<br>
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 08:24:01 -0700<br>
From: <a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Community Rights Network] Signature Jam<br>
To: "Community Rights Network" <<a href="mailto:crn@lists.mcn.org">crn@lists.mcn.org</a>><br>
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Carrie,<br>
Is there anything I should know about the Monday meetingI missed<br>
that's not covered in this email?<br>
Agnes<br>
<br>
> Greetings all<br>
> I am securing coordinators all over the county and having conversations<br>
> with each of them about the effort.<br>
><br>
> As soon as I get the materials needed for the signature gathering, I will<br>
> be on the road doing trainings. (Some folks have already volunteered to<br>
> help with this)<br>
> I plan to take materials to each area, meet the point person and their<br>
> team, prepare them for the task at hand, and be in touch for follow-up. I<br>
> will combine areas when possible.<br>
><br>
> Materials needed to be prepared?.as I see it at the moment:<br>
> I am checking with Shannon to determine what she has and what else we (I'm<br>
> assuming Education and Outreach) ..need to create. (1, 2 and 3 below)<br>
><br>
> 1. Best practices for handling the petitions<br>
> 2. Talking points<br>
> 3. Handout: this needs to include a synopsis of the initiative, references<br>
> on how to get back to us, (Facebook, e-mail, etc) and websites on how to<br>
> look deeper (CELDF, Global Exchange, etc. ) It could be "like an<br>
> occucard" or a half sheet of paper?maybe blue?for water?)<br>
> 4. Voter registration forms<br>
> 5. Volunteer sign-up sheet<br>
><br>
> When the best way to keep track of the results is in place, I will let<br>
> everyone know how to handle the petitions and the results, probably on a<br>
> weekly basis.<br>
><br>
> Ed Oberweiser is coordinating the output to the media committee at the<br>
> moment.<br>
> Sue Boecker is working closely with me to help coordinate.<br>
><br>
> HOLES in the net<br>
><br>
> Ukiah.. Mike Dean has volunteered as point person and?need more people<br>
> Boonville<br>
> Covelo Even though Beth Brenneman is handling Leggit and Laytonville<br>
> (does anyone know someone there in Covelo to help out?)<br>
> Westport<br>
> Elk<br>
> Gualala<br>
><br>
> So far there are coordinators in:<br>
><br>
> Leggit and Laytonville Beth Brenneman<br>
> Willits: Jane McCabe, Pat Collins<br>
> Redwood Valley Peggy Back-up<br>
> Ukiah Mike Dean, and we need more here<br>
> Fort Bragg Caitlin Alexander (8 volunteers so far)<br>
> Mendocino Carrie Durkee<br>
> Albion Peter White<br>
> Point Arena Jane Jarlsburg<br>
><br>
> Please ?feedback is welcome.<br>
> enough for now<br>
> All the best,<br>
> Carrie<br>
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 08:25:18 -0700<br>
From: Carrie Durkee <<a href="mailto:cdurkee@mcn.org">cdurkee@mcn.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Community Rights Network] Signature Jam<br>
To: Community Rights Network <<a href="mailto:crn@lists.mcn.org">crn@lists.mcn.org</a>><br>
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That's it?on we go..thanks for asking.<br>
Hope you are well.<br>
Carrie<br>
On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:24 AM, <a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Carrie,<br>
> Is there anything I should know about the Monday meetingI missed<br>
> that's not covered in this email?<br>
> Agnes<br>
><br>
>> Greetings all<br>
>> I am securing coordinators all over the county and having conversations<br>
>> with each of them about the effort.<br>
>><br>
>> As soon as I get the materials needed for the signature gathering, I will<br>
>> be on the road doing trainings. (Some folks have already volunteered to<br>
>> help with this)<br>
>> I plan to take materials to each area, meet the point person and their<br>
>> team, prepare them for the task at hand, and be in touch for follow-up. I<br>
>> will combine areas when possible.<br>
>><br>
>> Materials needed to be prepared?.as I see it at the moment:<br>
>> I am checking with Shannon to determine what she has and what else we (I'm<br>
>> assuming Education and Outreach) ..need to create. (1, 2 and 3 below)<br>
>><br>
>> 1. Best practices for handling the petitions<br>
>> 2. Talking points<br>
>> 3. Handout: this needs to include a synopsis of the initiative, references<br>
>> on how to get back to us, (Facebook, e-mail, etc) and websites on how to<br>
>> look deeper (CELDF, Global Exchange, etc. ) It could be "like an<br>
>> occucard" or a half sheet of paper?maybe blue?for water?)<br>
>> 4. Voter registration forms<br>
>> 5. Volunteer sign-up sheet<br>
>><br>
>> When the best way to keep track of the results is in place, I will let<br>
>> everyone know how to handle the petitions and the results, probably on a<br>
>> weekly basis.<br>
>><br>
>> Ed Oberweiser is coordinating the output to the media committee at the<br>
>> moment.<br>
>> Sue Boecker is working closely with me to help coordinate.<br>
>><br>
>> HOLES in the net<br>
>><br>
>> Ukiah.. Mike Dean has volunteered as point person and?need more people<br>
>> Boonville<br>
>> Covelo Even though Beth Brenneman is handling Leggit and Laytonville<br>
>> (does anyone know someone there in Covelo to help out?)<br>
>> Westport<br>
>> Elk<br>
>> Gualala<br>
>><br>
>> So far there are coordinators in:<br>
>><br>
>> Leggit and Laytonville Beth Brenneman<br>
>> Willits: Jane McCabe, Pat Collins<br>
>> Redwood Valley Peggy Back-up<br>
>> Ukiah Mike Dean, and we need more here<br>
>> Fort Bragg Caitlin Alexander (8 volunteers so far)<br>
>> Mendocino Carrie Durkee<br>
>> Albion Peter White<br>
>> Point Arena Jane Jarlsburg<br>
>><br>
>> Please ?feedback is welcome.<br>
>> enough for now<br>
>> All the best,<br>
>> Carrie<br>
>> _______________________________________________<br>
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 08:30:32 -0700<br>
From: Beth Brenneman <<a href="mailto:storyteller2069@gmail.com">storyteller2069@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Community Rights Network] water is on everyone's mind<br>
To: Michael Dean <<a href="mailto:sfomikedean@gmail.com">sfomikedean@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:crn@lists.mcn.org">crn@lists.mcn.org</a><br>
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*I will definitely be there!!* Beth b.<br>
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On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Michael Dean <<a href="mailto:sfomikedean@gmail.com">sfomikedean@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Beth, (CC Jane) This message was sent to me BCC, I don't know who else got<br>
> it. Did you get it? I'm going to this. Looks really great!<br>
><br>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> From: karinajoy <<a href="mailto:karinacotler@gmail.com">karinacotler@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM<br>
> Subject: water is on everyone's mind<br>
> To: Karina McAbee <<a href="mailto:karina@lcotler.com">karina@lcotler.com</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Here's a water event in Ukiah, FYI:<br>
><br>
> 2 April 19th -- Salmon and Sovereignty: Indigenous Perspectives on Wat<<a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mendocommunity-BB/conversations/topics/35813;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcDVuODRkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzExODE0NjA4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNDg0NgRtc2dJZAMzNTgxMwRzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzk2ODc3NjA0" target="_blank">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mendocommunity-BB/conversations/topics/35813;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcDVuODRkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzExODE0NjA4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNDg0NgRtc2dJZAMzNTgxMwRzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzk2ODc3NjA0</a>><br>
> er<br>
> Sun Apr 6, 2014 6:47 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Will Parrish" illparrish<<a href="http://illparrish@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20April%2019th%20--%20Salmon%20and%20Sovereignty%3A%20Indigenous%20Perspectives%20on%20Wat" target="_blank">illparrish@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20April%2019th%20--%20Salmon%20and%20Sovereignty%3A%20Indigenous%20Perspectives%20on%20Wat</a>><br>
> [Please forward widely.]<br>
><br>
> SALMON AND SOVEREIGNTY:<br>
><br>
> Indigenous perspectives on water and cultural survival in California<br>
><br>
> "We were born from water, we are of the water, and we fight to protect<br>
> it."<br>
> --Chief Caleen Sisk<br>
><br>
> Retaining a concept of sovereignty based on deep ancestral ties with<br>
> place,<br>
> indigenous people are on the front lines of critical environmental<br>
> battles everywhere. Their voices and actions are leading the way<br>
> forward.<br>
><br>
> Saturday, April 19th<br>
> Start: 4:30pm<br>
> Saturday Afternoon Clubhouse<br>
><br>
> 107 S. Oak St., Ukiah<br>
><br>
> $5-20 donation; no one turned away<br>
> Proceeds will benefit the Winnemem Wintu tribe<br>
> *Dinner will be provided*<br>
><br>
> SPEAKERS:<br>
><br>
> * Chief Caleen Sisk, Winnemem Wintu Tribe<br>
> Strongly rooted in their traditional practices, the Winnemem Wintu of<br>
> Northern<br>
> California are engaged in ecological, cultural, and spiritual<br>
> restoration, including bringing salmon back to their home river, the<br>
> McCloud. Chief Sisk will speak about the tribe's struggle for survival<br>
> and their current work of restoring natural water systems and stopping<br>
> disastrous proposed megaprojects such as the Delta Twin Tunnels and the<br>
> Shasta Dam raise that would flood large portions of sacred Winnemem<br>
> land--for the second time. Sisk is also an outspoken opponent of fracking.<br>
><br>
> More info: <a href="http://winnememwintu.us/" target="_blank">http://winnememwintu.us/</a><br>
><br>
> * Regional First Nations speakers<br>
> A panel of three First Nations people will speak about their efforts to<br>
> protect the Eel, Russian, and Clearlake basin watersheds, as part of their<br>
> work to preserve, extend, and protect their traditional cultures.<br>
><br>
> DANCING:<br>
><br>
> * The Round Valley Feather Dancers:<br>
> The Round Valley Feather Dancers travel throughout California performing<br>
> at ceremonial gatherings.In 2010, the Feather Dancers helped lead a prayer<br>
> ceremony at the Eel River to bring back the salmon, and for a return of<br>
> water natural to this river system. It was the first time dances and<br>
> ceremonies had happened on the edge of the Eel in more than 100 years. The<br>
> Round Valley Reservation is located<br>
> between two tributaries of the Eel, the Middle Fork and the<br>
> North Fork. The US federal government recognized the Round Valley<br>
> Tribes' water and fishing rights under treaty in 1873. The Round Valley<br>
> Tribes have experienced devastating economic and health-related hardships<br>
> from the loss of salmon fisheries. [<br>
> <a href="http://roundvalleyfeatherdancers.webs.com/" target="_blank">http://roundvalleyfeatherdancers.webs.com/</a>]<br>
><br>
> FILM:<br>
> "Dancing Salmon Home"<br>
> An award-winning documentary chronicling the Winnemem Wintu tribe's<br>
> remarkable journey to Maori territory in New Zealand to reunite with<br>
> their salmon relatives after 70 years of separation.<br>
> Film website: <a href="http://dancingsalmonhome.com/" target="_blank">http://dancingsalmonhome.com/</a><br>
><br>
> Facebook event page link (invite friends!):<br>
> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/547492322034727/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/547492322034727/</a><br>
><br>
> Event hosted by MendoIndigenous Solidarity[<br>
> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mendoindigenoussolidarity" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mendoindigenoussolidarity</a>]<br>
> Reply to sender <<a href="http://illparrish@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20April%2019th%20--%20Salmon%20and%20Sovereignty%3A%20Indigenous%20Perspectives%20on%20Wat" target="_blank">illparrish@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20April%2019th%20--%20Salmon%20and%20Sovereignty%3A%20Indigenous%20Perspectives%20on%20Wat</a>><br>
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 08:56:33 -0700 (GMT-07:00)<br>
From: Charles Cresson Wood <<a href="mailto:ccwood@ix.netcom.com">ccwood@ix.netcom.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Community Rights Network] What this group is now<br>
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Hello community rights and anti-fracking friends,<br>
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I have been saddened by a number of disputes recently that imply that something is seriously wrong, the group or a specific individual is acting dictatorially, that the group is unfair, or that the group is in some way is falling short of expectations about where it should be. For all of us, there can be a rush to condemnation and judgment without a full investigation of the facts, without taking the time to find out what really is going on. Such a response can come easily because we are under a lot of time pressure, we are required to do a lot of work, and at least so far, there is no structure with which to hold our work. But such responses can also indicate where a change is in order. But the type of change may not be the one that we initially expected.<br>
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I suggest that this group is just a budding shoot of an organization. It has just lifted it's green shoot above the ground (note: I'm not making reference to Obama's mythical economic "green shoots" -- I'm talking about a newly planted spring plant that just popped up above the ground). Are we going to condemn this fragile and young plant because it has not yet lived up to our expectations? What's the matter with it - it has not yet bloomed! But I think the bloom should be purple, and it's not! Something serious must be wrong here... Worse yet, are we going to pull this plant up by the roots, and in the process kill it, by expectations that have run away with us?<br>
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Or are we going to nurture this very young organization? Are we going to give it our best knowing that it cannot yet give back? Are we going to embrace the reality that it cannot give us all of what we want, at least not yet? The organization hasn't even been truly created yet. We have no formal organizational structure, we have no policies or procedures, and we have no approved conflict resolution process. About all we do have is a some designated team point persons, some teams, and a draft referendum.<br>
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This plant of an organization is still very young. It needs our nurturing to become strong, big, and significant in the world. Can we give to this effort for a while, without demanding that we receive back, and without demanding that we receive in the way we think we should receive? There will be a period of simply giving... we have to go through that period before significant results can be achieved. I invite you to, for a while, simply work with me without the demand to receive anything back. Join me as we tend the plant (our fledgling organization), help us to water it, fertilize it, clear away the weeds, and do what we need to do in order that it can flourish.<br>
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/s/ Charles<br>
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