[CRNMC] Willits Town Hall Meeting 5/18/14 (fwd)

[Lanny Cotler]

This is an important event, not just because it is about an anti-fracking ordinance, but because it is introducing a new and potentially revolutionary subject: COMMUNITY RIGHTS. As you rightly say, this is "a large and complex subject". It is potentially as important the the Bill of Rights. In fact, it may become a remedy to the tragedy that our Bill of Rights has been threatened gravely of late.

So please pass this on to all those who can pass it on to many people. Such as Freddie.


Lanny



On May 17, 2014, at 8:12 PM, Tim Rice <tim at multitalents.net> wrote:

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> For those of us in the 95490 Zip.
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> Willits' fifth Town Hall  Meeting will take place May 18th from 4:00 to 6:00
> at the Willits City  Council Chambers. The topic for discussion is "Our
> Community Rights: What are  they? Are we losing them?"
> 
> Four people will make brief  presentations to help jumpstart the
> conversation: Karina McAbee  Cotler, a proponent of the Community Bill of
>                        Rights Anti-Fracking Ordinance; 
>              Charline Ford, local rancher and business woman; 
>             Lynn  Kennelly, Director of Willits Chamber of  Commerce; 
>            Margaret Koster, Co-chairperson of Mendocino County's Move  to
>                     Amend Coalition. 
> The public discussion will be  moderated by Carlin Diamond. 
> Community Events  Announcements will follow. 
> 
> This is a large and complex subject, involving a wide variety of essential 
> issues for maintaining the kind of community we want. For example, we have 
> come to depend on many services-governmentcome to depend on many service 
> boundaries. Now that the economy is going into austerity mode, how can we 
> provide physical and mental health, quality education, and adequate food 
> and housing for our community? How can we keep our water and air supply 
> clean and healthy? Is there a way to strengthen our local economy, to 
> preserve the unique beauty of our valley? With many communities facing 
> privatization of what were once public resources, can we keep our 
> resources independent? How can we resist corporate pressures?
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> This will be  Willits' last Town Hall until September. All residents of the
> 95490 community  are invited to attend and give their input on these
> important issues. May  18th, 4:00 to 6:00 at the Willits City Council
> Chambers. For more  information, call Carlin at 459-4850.
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> Tim Rice				Multitalents	(707) 456-1146
> tim at multitalents.net
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