[Community Rights Network] We have the weekend to get ready...

[Beth Brenneman]

*I just read it this morning.  I was overwhelmed...almost cried.  Other
than some possible tiny errors (typos?), I LOVE it!*  Beth B.


On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Kelly Larson <solarkelly at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the ordinance team...
>
> We've got GOOD news & we've got bad news.
>
> The bad news is: we didn't file the petition yesterday.
> The GOOD news is: we didn't file the petition yesterday.
>
> We have an opportunity to optimize. To be effective we can't change much,
> but we can make what we change really count.
>
> We get to [mindfully, carefully, optimally] choose our proponents; and
>     (We are still looking for one conservative proponent)
>
> We get to make our Letter of Intent perfect; and
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Turns out DEMOCRACY really is like making taffy - a messy process but
> ohhhh so worth it.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Shannon's "*Eyes Heart Arm and Feet Approach*"
>
> Keeping our *eyes focused* on the goal of community rights,
> *be in your heart and kindness* with those you work with,
> *arms wide open* to bring in new allies, friends and team members, and
> *stepping up* and remembering what each person signed on to do.
>



-- 
"The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've
seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as
speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable." Arundhati
Roy <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6134.Arundhati_Roy>
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