[Community Rights Network] Education & Outreach Meeting Notes- 4/7/14-6pm

Tue Apr 8 17:01:50 PDT 2014

There will be an Earth Day event at the Noyo Food Forest in Fort Bragg.
I'll find out more.
Irene
On Apr 8, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Ali Boecker wrote:

> Education & Outreach Node - Conference Call
>
> April 7th, 2014 6:00pm-7:15pm
> Phone attendees: Meg Courtney, Beth Brennanman, Michael St. John,  
> Ali Boecker & Baile Oakes
>
> 1. Creating an Event Calendar
> - Paper calendar provided by Carrie Durkee & others is helpful, but  
> only includes legal components
>
> -Michael St. John offered to create an Electronic Calendar to share  
> with the group. He will contact Michael Dean (who has computer  
> skills) to help. This e-calendar will allow us (across the county) 
> to edit, add, and work from the same calendar.
>
> Including:
> a. Legal deadlines (Carrie's Calendar)
>
> b. Already Scheduled Events around Mendocino County we may want to  
> Table -Including ONGOING events like Farmer's Markets/First Fridays/ 
> Sundays in the Park (ukiah) (Ali will start collecting these dates)
> -Ali wants to have more FUN events- pairing Education/Outreach with  
> Live music... will contact the Caspar Inn to see if we can do an  
> education portion before their music shows.
>
> c. Events WE want to HOST
> -Meg (fort bragg) & Michael (Mendocino) will host "Reclaiming  
> Democracy" viewings at their homes.
> -Beth notes that the movie is VERY long and most people would get  
> bored in watching the whole thing. Suggestion: watch the portion  
> with Thomas Linsay
> 　
> 2. Contacting Newspapers/ Radio Show hosts/ Partnering  
> Organizations? for education & outreach
> -Meg will contact Morgan Zietler to pursue him writing an article  
> "birthing of an ordinance"- about Paul Cienfuegos' workshops,  
> Democracy School and what led to writing this ordinance.
>
> -Meg will also contact radio show hosts: Tom Wodedzki, and Toni Reisel
>
> -Dr. Marvin Trotter (a proponent) is interested in hosting more  
> than one show related to healthy living/organic farming/ clean  
> water & clean air & tying in this ordinance. A second show could  
> possibly be an expert on fracking, what happens to the water,  
> health effects, and what this ordinance seeks to prohibit. Ali will  
> ask Shannon about a fracking expert/health expert and continue this  
> conversation with Dr. Trotter.
>
> -Meg will contact Fort Bragg City Council Member Doug Hammerstrom  
> (who helped create the Corporate Rights timeline used by Paul C.)  
> who is a member of ROTARY. Asking if they would endorse/ support  
> this ordinance.
> 　
> 3. What are our NEEDS to move forward?
> a. 1/2 or 1 page handout for tabling.
>  Including:
> -what is community rights?
> -what is this initiative?
> -why are we putting this on the ballot?
> - in plain English AND SPANISH!
> - a couple endorsements? --- so far: MEC has partnered with us  
> (Jane McCabe link)
> **Baile and Michael St. John will start to work on this- with help  
> from Meg's Elevator speech she currently uses to talk to folks  
> about Community Rights.
>
>     - Ali spoke with Shannon at 5pm, who forwarded three links  
> (included at the end of this message) to share what other  
> communities have done to educate and outreach to the public
> 　
> b. LOGO for CRN-MC
> -Meg will contact Rita Crane of Fort Bragg & Baile will contact  
> another artist (who's name i missed... oops)- to see if they would  
> help develop a logo for us.
> 　
> c. List of Partner Organizations for tabling
> -Baile notes that it would be great to have a VERY LONG, VERY  
> DIVERSE Partnering Organization list at each signature gathering  
> table to show the WIDE support for this ordinance
>
> d. Training for Public Speakers
> - Related to the messenging Michael and Baile are starting to work  
> on/ Meg's elevator speech- We need a 2 page (or so) document that  
> can serve as a structure for people to attend various events to  
> speak about Community Rights Work, and this ordinance. (coherent  
> voice)
> - Speakers can then practice and reach out at City Council  
> Meetings, Organization meetings (ie-grange events, Rotary, or  
> private organization events) with a voice that echo's what is being  
> said by other members of CRN-MC around the county.
> 　
> 4. Paul Cienfuegos return for 3 hour lectures?/ town hall series?
> a. Ali proposed (after hearing this from others not on the phone  
> call) that it could be a good idea to invite Paul Cienfuegos back  
> to do a series of his mini- lectures about Community Rights and tie  
> in this ordinance.
> b. Meg notes that we may be "preaching to the choir", likes the  
> idea, but how can we advertise to draw in people who don't know  
> about this work already?
> c. It was decided Ali will contact Paul C. to ask about time  
> avaiablity and costs related, and we do not have to confirm yet.
> d. Baile notes it would be good to have more publicity (ie- 
> newspaper articles, radio programs, etc.) BEFORE brining Paul back  
> to help spread the word and draw interest.
> 　
> 5. Cross-over of to do's/tasks between Education & Outreach, Media  
> and Partner Cultivation
> a. Ali will post the meeting notes to the list serv
> b. Ali will contact Karina, Caitlin and Jane to set up a phone call  
> to talk about how we will weave together what needs to be done,  
> without stepping on toes, and create a cohesive voice to speak  
> (messenging) to the wider community about this campaign/ordinance.
>
> Links from Shannon:
> http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2014/04/01/ 
> mendocino-county-charting-a-new-course-for-water-protection/
>
>
> http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2013/09/30/a-one- 
> man-fracking-ban/
>
> http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2013/04/04/ 
> corporate-executives-say-fracking-is-good-for-you-do-you-trust-them/
>
>
> Links compiled by Ali (from Paul C's post-workshop list & Community  
> Rights TV on youtube.com)
>
> ARTICLE:
> The February 2013 feature article in The Nation magazine about our  
> growing movement, titled "Rebel Towns":
> http://www.thenation.com/article/172266/rebel-towns
>
> VIDEOS:
> A part interview with Paul Cienfuegos:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Prylnj4NQ8 about 12 minutes
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smu0x05qs58 about 13 mintues
>
> * What is Community Rights?, a concise 5-minute intro on youtube  
> with Paul Cienfuegos - perfect for sharing with friends, family,  
> and co-workers!
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ9J2JlFysk
>
> * Thomas Linzey's extraordinary hour-long keynote speech at the  
> annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, OR,  
> on March 2, 2013
> http://vimeo.com/61778883
>
>
>
>
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