[Kzyxtalk] Don't miss DemcracyNow!

[Joel Waldman]

				Yr laff 'o the Day




Just

	keep

		'em,

			Fliers

				On

					The Range.

We don't need no steenkin' Death Cafe′.

Only better spelling.


On Jul 3, 2014, at 9:48 AM, King Collins wrote:

> July 3  2014: What a great program from Sweden, a convention of a  
> different kind, the kind we need in Mendocino County. A brilliant  
> woman from the Swedish "Feminist Initiative" and I mean brilliant,  
> and our own Dennis Kucinich speaks about what democracy could be and  
> will become.
>
> Compare this with what passes for democracy at all levels in our  
> lives, at what passes for democracy  in our "community"  
> organizations...at KZYX...at our city council meetings...
>
>
>
> CAB Meeting - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
>
> 1) Not poetry. It could be you know. We expect so little from our  
> meetings. But Stuart doesn't mind boring us to death.
>
> 2) Bad social science. After listening to comments about documents  
> we cannot see,  it is so exciting to have three minutes to comment  
> and then shut up. How original; how humble of you.
>
> 3) Fake dialog. Rather than embrace the in-depth discussion, the  
> real dialog that have taken place over the last four months on  
> KZYXtalk, the CAB chooses to ignore it. And with the best of  
> intentions it has created a disrespectful semblance of dialog.
>
> 4) Does ANYBODY have an idea of how we can have some fun in the  
> midst of this confusion?
>
> --king collins
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 30, 2014, at 9:19 PM, King Collins wrote:
>
>> The CAB telephone conference was mostly about discussing two  
>> documents that only CAB members had seen.  Then a vote to send  
>> those two documents forward to the board.
>>
>> 1) suggestion, recommendations to the board
>>
>> 2) Report on the ballot survey written by Stuart Campbell
>>
>> Neither document was available to t he " public" who were Marco  
>> McLean, Norm De Vall and me.  Both documents were voted on and  
>> passed unanimously. They will be given to the board at their  
>> meeting next Monday.
>>
>> Perhaps Norm can follow with his recollections of the discussion.
>>
>> It was a lot like a regular board meeting only harder to follow.  
>> The 5 members discussed while us public listened and then the three  
>> of us public got 3 minutes to respond.
>>
>> I'd like Norm (and Marco if he is listening) to give his opinion of  
>> what transpired.
>>
>> For KZYZtalk
>> King Collins
>>
>> * * * *
>> On Jun 30, 2014, at 10:48 AM, King Collins wrote:
>>
>>> Dear KZYXtalk,
>>>
>>> Here's the email from Stuart Campbell confirming my participation  
>>> at 7pm tonight.
>>>
>>> I will call in at 7pm, and see how it goes.
>>>
>>> I will be somewhat surprised if the system works. Things like this  
>>> usually don't work the first time.
>>> I will have my eye on the KZYXtalk list before, during and after  
>>> the call.
>>>
>>> Because by now it is obvious that KZYXtalk has contributed a lot  
>>> in bringing up and discussing the issues that are on the  minds of  
>>> at least some of the listeners. And it is even more obvious that  
>>> the official persons and our own elected board and the members of  
>>> the CAB have so far as I know completely ignore this list. Stuart  
>>> Campbell told me he is "too busy" to participate.
>>>
>>> But be that as it may, what should I ask of or discuss with the  
>>> members of our very own "Community Advisory Board?"
>>>
>>> --king collins
>>>
>>> Just a reminder that you are a participant in the following  
>>> conference:
>>>
>>> "CAB June Teleconference"
>>>
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>>>
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