[CRNMC] To Tammy: An apology

[Tammy Davis]

Hello Willow and Tim,

I have managed to sign-up for way too many e-newsletter and 
notifications that I am literally drowning in daily emails. I am 
however, working at getting them back to a manageable level.

Tim, I met you during the celebration for Measure S at Big River, just 
briefly. I have been working on, as time allows, on a similar kind of 
network for people on the coast, as we frequently fall off the radar in 
a number of ways when it comes to county projects. Specifically, though 
I began with the task of reviving the Transition Mendocino Coast 
website, I am now trying different platforms for a kind of one-stop web 
presence where the coastal community can easily check-in on what people 
are doing in the way of transitioning to more sustainable and 
collaborative living practices, that are aligned with Community Rights 
and the Rights of Nature. A place where people can get information, ask 
questions and contribute if they wish - regardless of the group from 
which the work originates.

I actually have a couple of problems with the email message that you 
attached:

 >    I find the opening question offensive, unless I am misreading it. 
/*"What would our world look like if the highest law in the land  as 
people knew it to be when they started this country - The People?"*/ The 
highest law in this land and all other lands is what it has always 
been...the Law of Nature. Our primary responsibility is to protect the 
rights of Nature, which include human rights. The people (or white men) 
who "started this country," or who imposed a different order of law upon 
the People who were already here and living in harmony with Nature, 
should not be the focus of discussions in either community rights or 
rights of Nature, in my opinion.

 >    The other issue I have is that the physical gatherings that take 
place inland (whether in Willits or Ukiah) and in Fort Bragg, often seem 
to end up being inland activities with ample support from county 
organizations while people initially involved on the coast find 
themselves in a position where they must juggle schedules and make 
arrangements for transport. I have experienced this disconnect with the 
Homeless Services and Mental Health Services group meetings, with NCO's 
support for the Gardens Project, and more recently with the campaign for 
support of the Farm School in Willits (from which I would love to be 
able to benefit.)

Please don't misunderstand me, I am in complete supportive of all 
positive movement regardless of where it is occurring. But I feel that I 
must also make noise about the fact that, the people of Fort Bragg  
specifically (and I think people of the Point Arena and Gualala area as 
well) are not in good shape. We have virtually no local food system 
going here, there are no self-directed educational opportunities (like 
Mendo Free Skool, Ecology Action, Farm Schools, Permaculture 
courses/activities, etc.) at any level. Our city government is asleep at 
the wheel, and while there is exceptional progress coming out of Caspar 
and Mendo, when the trucks stopping bringing "food" over the hill, the 
US dollar takes its final dive, or gas/oil prices reach the truly 
unaffordable level - whichever happens to come first - I foresee a major 
problem.

Again, I am of course not saying that there will be no problems 
everywhere else, and the state of every community is precarious with its 
own unique complexities. I am only saying that, in my opinion, there 
seems to be far less support in our efforts to get connected within our 
community. I would love to work together to find solutions for more 
effective networking - bringing more people into the important 
conversations and encouraging on-the-ground action.

Feel free to call me...707.962.9059

Namaste,
Tammy


On 6/6/2015 5:03 PM, willow Rain wrote:
>
> Hello Tammy:
>
> We are apologizing here for re-connecting with you. We said we would 
> not do so, in our email of 5/29, if we did not hear back from you.
>
>
> This was a mistaken strategy for which we apologize. Here we are 
> reconnecting.
>
>
> Many significant people from the Measure S campaign, like yourself, 
> did not respond to the 5/29 email “What would our world look like if …”
>
>
> We realize now that a better strategy would have been an email 
> personalized like this one, to ensure you would know about the event 
> and be able to make a clear choice about receiving more information.
>
>
> This personalized email is simply to bring your attention to the email 
> sent 5/29: “What would our world look like if..”
>
>
> A pdf of the original message is attached for your convenience - and 
> to forward to any of your friends and colleagues you feel may be 
> curious to know about this research into what sovereign self 
> governance looks like.
>
>
> If we don’t hear back from you this time - you are probably truly not 
> interested.
>
>
> We hope you are intrigued about what we are doing - and that we hear 
> from you soon.
>
>
> Willow Rain
>
> Tim Rice
>
> reply to:
>
> willow707rain at gmail.com <mailto:willow707rain at gmail.com>

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