[CRNMC] [CRNMC-media] my last version of the press release

Fri Aug 22 12:17:38 PDT 2014

Have you read my email? Did it get to you?
If not, please let me know BEFORE you send this press release out.

Here's what I sent - no one has acknowledged it:

> Even if the recent press release went out already, I have an important point I'd like to make for all future messaging. Shannon and I went round and round on this last week and I don't think she ever grokked my point, but I believe it is crucial. 
> 
> The phrase "local self government" is the idea that so many people go up on  - Lilliquist in Bellingham, for one - Randi Coven for another and several of my very progressive friends, too. Too broad, too seemingly anarchistic... fears it will be used to take away black's or women's vote, etc etc.
> 
> If you look at section 2 of the ordinance, b,c,and d all point specifically at fracking - protect our water, air and soil from pollution from fracking. In a, it's just a blanket statement. I didn't even use the term in the "Argument For" until Shannon and Ben insisted it must be in there. So I wrote it thus:
> 
> Measure S establishes a Community Bill of Rights for the people of Mendocino County, built on the right to local community self governance, in order to exercise and secure our unalienable right to protect our health, safety and well being.
> 
> We are claiming the right to local self government in order to secure our fundamental rights - not to give us the right to ignore any law or constitutional provision we simply don't like, or to take away someone else's rights. To me this is a crucial distinction. 
> 
> Unfortunately the ordinance does not make this distinction and to me, that is a major flaw in the ordinance. However, we could soften this by not repeating the mistake in our messaging to the public. Always say "we are claiming the right to local self government in order to secure our fundamental rights."  
> 
> Isn't that what we actually mean? It's what CELDF means, too, if you read their literature carefully. Isn't that what the ordinance should have said? I wouldn't ever make an issue of this in public, but remember to use the broader language whenever you speak of local self government.
> 
> If y'all grok the importance of this point, great.  If not, well, I've tried to make my case and I will let it go for now.
> 
> Thanks for all your work on this committee!
> Karina
> 

On Aug 22, 2014, at 12:08 PM, edward Oberweiser wrote:

> I can send this out if everyone is cool with it.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 AM, doug mckenty <dougmck at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ed,
> 
> Are you planning on sending this out as well?  I haven't seen any real objections and have no problems with that.  Did you get the media contact list emailed earlier?  We also have plans to transcribe into Spanish.  Ali said she would help with that if you can get in contact with her.
> 
> I will get the Meeting Wizard out today so we can find a time next week for a conference call next week to discuss messaging for the rest of the campaign.
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Baile Oakes <baileoakes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Ed,
> 
> Sorry for not catching this earlier.  The following paragraphs have some important punctuation corrections and maybe a bit of grammar to help it read well.
> 
> 
> ..need to drop this period(.) Measure S will establish a Community Bill of Rights for the people and natural environment of Mendocino County(need some punctuation here, maybe a colon, maybe a long dash)  new civil, political, and
> environmental rights(., ) (double punctuation, possible consider adding some wording like ...which are)all built on the right of local, community
> self-government( need a period here) These include the right to live in a healthy and safe ecosystem and the right to protect local water from danger.
> 
> one more
> 
>> Measure S elevates the rights of the people of Mendocino back where they belong, above the claimed "rights" of corporations and state agencies
>> that enable fracking corporations to profit from the destruction of
>> local ecosystems and to harm residents and communities(need period here)
> 
> all the best to you, Ed
> 
> with love
> 
> baile
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:40 AM, edward Oberweiser wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> Here is my final version of the press release for Measure S. I put myself as a contact for the PR because media like to have a local person to contact. Is that alright with everyone?
>> 
>> Ed
>> 
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         July 29, 2014
>> 
>> CONTACT:
>> CRNMC Media Team
>> crnmc-media at crnmc.org
>> 
>> Ed Oberweiser CRNMC
>>  964-7965
>> 
>> 
>> Shannon Biggs, Global Exchange 415.575.5540  Shannon at globalexchange.org
>> 
>> 
>> Mendocino County Verifies Signatures 
>> 
>> Ordinance seeks to reassert our inalienable rights to protect water
>> with a Fracking Ban on November Ballot
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Community Rights Network of Mendocino County has placed an ordinance on the November ballot that asserts Mendocino County has the right to protect its water from fracking. 
>> 
>> The Community Rights Network gathered almost double the signatures needed to qualify for the ballot in just 35 days so voters can make the final decision in November. The Board of Supervisors voted to approve the measure for the ballot.
>> 
>> .Measure S will establish a Community Bill of Rights for the people and
>> natural environment of Mendocino County  new civil, political, and
>> environmental rights., all built on the right of local, community
>> self-government These include the right to live in a healthy and safe
>> ecosystem and the right to protect local water from danger. In order to
>> uphold and protect those rights, the initiative bans all fracking related
>> activities within the County including the transportation of fracking
>> fluids, and the use of local water for fracking. 
>> 
>> Measure S states that Mendocino County citizens have the right to safeguard the county's water both on and beneath the Earth's surface by banning fracking in Mendocino County. It says that Mendocino County citizens have the duty to ensure that local water is safeguarded by decisions made by local people.
>> 
>> Measure S elevates the rights of the people of Mendocino back where they belong, above the claimed "rights" of corporations and state agencies
>> that enable fracking corporations to profit from the destruction of
>> local ecosystems and to harm residents and communities(need period here)
>> 
>> 
>> California and Mendocino County are both in emergency drought status and Measure S will protect our water from being used and polluted by the highly controversial natural gas extraction process known as fracking. 
>> 
>> Fracking places a toxic mix of largely unknown chemicals into the earth that has leaked into the  water supply of many communities on the East Coast, Colorado and Texas.
>> 
>> If Measure S passes, Mendocino County will join 170 other communities in the U.S. that have passed community rights ordinances against corporate harm to their ecosystems.
>> 
>> 
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