[Community Rights Network] Education & Outreach Meeting Notes- 4/7/14-6pm
Irene L. Malone
irenelsm at mcn.org
Tue Apr 8 22:06:49 PDT 2014
Nope. No tables. I checked.
Irene
On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Baile Oakes wrote:
> The Noyo Food Forest has a policy of staying free of political
> material, so signature gathering will not be possible.
>
> At the same time, they might be open for us to have a both there to
> help educate people about community rights and self governance to
> protect the environment.
>
> Will look into it with the board.
>
> All the best,
>
> Baile
>
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Irene L. Malone wrote:
>
>> 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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