[CRNMC] Suggested survey for Measure S participants

[edward Oberweiser]

 Hi Charles,

Those are very good questions. Here are my answers.

Ed


1. Why did you participate in the Measure S campaign? (choose most
relevant answer
•  wanted to stop fracking
•  wanted to establish rights of nature recognized in law
•  wanted to block excessive rights of corporations
•  wanted to increase the power of local citizens

2. If you were to participate on another campaign with CRNMC, why
would you do that?
•  want to establish rights of nature recognized in law
•  want to block excessive rights of corporations
•  want to increase the power of local citizens

3. If you have decided not to participate on another campaign with
CRNMC, why not?
• N/A

4. How did you first hear about CRNMC?
•  Paul Cienfuegos

5. What future causes/projects do you think CRNMC should pursue?
•  land preservation and conservation
•  “hack and squirt” (banning logging pesticides)
•  alternative energy system zoning
•  freedom to grow your own food
•  local currency system and barter system
•  Mendocino County public bank

6. How can CRNMC improve its operations?
(check as many as are relevant)
•  hold more rallies and/or in-person meetings
•  set up more social networking systems
•  set up an organized system for donating time
•  clarify its management structure and operations
•  more clearly identify who is in charge of what tasks
•  develop and use a conflict resolution procedure
• set up a more organized method of setting up groups to address
needed tasks for example getting Measure S encoded into law.

7. In which other local community activist groups do you participate?
(check as many as are relevant)
•  Ocean Protection Coalition
•  Occupy
• in the past I worked with the Noyo Food Forest but not much since
their reorganization. Probably will more in the future

8. What is your gender?
•  male

9. In what age range do you fit now?
•  60-69 yrs old

10. What type of work did you do on the campaign? (check as many as
are relevant)
•  signature gathering and compilation
•  distributing literature and getting the word out to the voting public
•  writing editorial columns and letters to the editor promoting Measure S
•  getting endorsements from other organizations and individuals




On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Charles Cresson Wood
<ccwood at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Hello CRNMC friends and associates,
>
> While memories of our fall Measure S campaign are still accessible in our minds, I suggest that we set-up a Survey Monkey questionnaire. It’s free, and it could compile a great deal of useful information from many people, then organizing that information in a way that can be used by CRNMC’s future leaders. Does someone know how to use that system, someone who would be willing to set up such a survey?
>
> https://www.surveymonkey.com/
>
> Here’s a start on the content for such a survey directed at those who participated in the Measure S campaign in one way or another (I suggest 10 questions only).
>
> /s/ Charles
>
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>
> 1. Why did you participate in the Measure S campaign? (choose most relevant answer)
> (a) wanted to stop fracking
> (b) wanted to establish rights of nature recognized in law
> (c) wanted to block excessive rights of corporations
> (d) wanted to increase the power of local citizens
> (e) wanted to hang out with those who were on the campaign
> (f) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 2. If you were to participate on another campaign with CRNMC, why would you do that?
> (choose most relevant answer)
> (a) want to stop ecological damage or some other abuse
> (b) want to establish rights of nature recognized in law
> (c) want to block excessive rights of corporations
> (d) want to increase the power of local citizens
> (e) want to hang out with those who were on the campaign
> (f) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 3. If you have decided not to participate on another campaign with CRNMC, why not?
> (a) last effort took too much of my time
> (b) the group was too disorganized
> (c) there were too many internal political battles
> (d) the group didn’t focus its message sufficiently
> (e) group had inconsistent philosophy that is in opposition to that of another group that I work for
> (f) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 4. How did you first hear about CRNMC?
> (a) Paul Cienfuegos
> (b) Global Exchange
> (c) CELDF
> (d) WELL
> (e) Transition Towns
> (f) Grange
> (g) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 5. What future causes/projects do you think CRNMC should pursue?
> (check as many as are relevant)
> (a) anti-corruption act (get money out of politics)
> (b) Mendocino County charter amendment
> (c) Mendocino County public bank
> (d) land preservation and conservation
> (e) “hack and squirt” (banning logging pesticides)
> (f) alternative energy system zoning
> (g) freedom of speech and surveillance
> (h) freedom to grow your own food
> (i) local currency system and barter system
> (j) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 6. How can CRNMC improve its operations?
> (check as many as are relevant)
> (a) hold more rallies and/or in-person meetings
> (b) set up boycotts or business alliances
> (c) set up more social networking systems
> (d) make conversations more mobile device friendly
> (e) set up an organized system for donating time
> (f) set up an organized system for donating money
> (g) set up more communications with government officials
> (h) clarify its management structure and operations
> (i) more clearly identify who is in charge of what tasks
> (j) develop and use a conflict resolution procedure
> (k) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 7. In which other local community activist groups do you participate?
> (check as many as are relevant)
> (a) Transition Towns
> (b) Alliance for Democracy
> (c) Ocean Protection Coalition
> (d) Occupy
> (e) Noyo Food Forest
> (f) Mendocino Institute
> (g) Mendocino Land Trust
> (h) other (provide answer ___________________________)
>
> 8. What is your gender?
> (check one)
> (a) male
> (b) female
> (c) decline to state
> (d) other
>
> 9. In what age range do you fit now?
> (check one)
> (a) 10-19 yrs old
> (b) 20-29 yrs old
> (c) 30-39 yrs old
> (d) 40-49 yrs old
> (e) 50-59 yrs old
> (f) 60-69 yrs old
> (g) 70-79 yrs old
> (h) 80+ yrs old
>
> 10. What type of work did you do on the campaign? (check as many as are relevant)
> (a) signature gathering and compilation
> (b) distributing literature and getting the word out to the voting public
> (c) legal work and writing the ordinance
> (d) government liaison and procedural matters
> (e) management of the team, organizing events, etc.
> (f) internal communications among team members
> (g) other (provide answer ____________________________)
>
>
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