The National Campaign to End Corporate Personhood and Demand Real Democracy!
Dear concerned citizens in CRNMC:
Jim Tarbell and Michael St. John invite you join them at the Mendocino College Community Extension Workshop on Grassroots Solutions to Corporate Power at the Fort Bragg campus, starting February 12, 2015. We will be meeting for 14 sessions on Thursday evening from 7-8:30 PM.
Alliance for Democracy's Justice Rising: Grassroots Solutions to Corporate Rule, the publication that Jim created and has edited for the past ten years, will be the major resource for this workshop. Over one hundred authors, all experts in various aspects of corporate power and popular efforts to claim our democratic rights and power, have contributed to making Justice Rising the salient publication documenting the rise of resistance to corporate power. Authors have included Raj Patel, Herman Daly, Vandana Shiva, and many others. All of the issues of Justice Rising are available online at http://thealliancefordemocracy.org/
The 14 sessions will be split into four subject areas:
o Corporations, Democracy, & The Rise of Grassroots Popular Power
February 12,19, 26 & March 5
o Economic Democracy or Corporate Hegemony? - March 12,19, 26
o Saving the Environment from Corporate Destruction - April 9,16 & 23
o Who or What will Rule the World? Local/Global Governance
April 30 & May 7, 14 & 21
They will discuss the history of corporate power and of popular democracy, although they will mainly be looking at how these two movements function today and where they are going in the future.
You can sign up for the Workshop by phone at (707) 468-3236 or online at
http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/5841/register_for_a_comex.html
If you have questions or want more information, you can contact Jim Tarbell at 964-1323, e-mail Jim
or Michael St. John at 937-3711, e-mail Michael.
Join us in learning: how to keep corporate money from ruining our democracy; effective approaches to stop corporate practices from poisoning our planet; and ways to inhibit corporate self-interest from ruining our economy. We look forward to seeing you there.
Carrie Durkee
937-2554
http://movetoamend.nationbuilder.com/
MOVE TO AMEND COALITION
PO Box 610, Eureka CA 95502 | (707) 269-0984 | www.MoveToAmend.org
We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and other related cases, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
Willits' fifth Town Hall Meeting May 18th from 4:00 to 6:00
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-government come 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?
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.
(Free) WORKSHOP on MEASURE ʻSʼ
A COMMUNITY BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE
THAT BANS FRACKING IN MENDOCINO COUNTY
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS
Willits Library 390 E. Commercial St Wednesday October 8th at 6:30pm
Westport School Building, east end of Abalone St by the store. Thursday October 9th, 6pm
Fort Bragg Library 499 Laurel St Tuesday October 14th at 6pm
Mendocino Environmental Center, 106 W. Standley St. Ukiah Friday October 17th at 6:30pm
Willits Library 390 E. Commercial St. Saturday October 18th at 1pm
Fort Bragg Library 499 Laurel St Tuesday October 21st at 6pm
Mendocino Environmental Center, 106 W. Standley St. Ukiah Thursday October 23rd at 6:30pm
Conversation-based (free) workshops to explore this Ordinance
have been scheduled, for 2-3 hours each, during October
in Westport, Fort Bragg, Willits and Ukiah.
They provide an opportunity for people to work and learn together
These conversations will enable people to have a more nuanced understanding of the
Ordinance, of Community Rights and will provide good quality information for coping
with the controversies that will arise toward the time of the election when advertising
against the Ordinance is likely to swamp the air waves and tilt public opinion away from
rational consideration of the issues.
The workshop structure raises questions like:
- What exactly does the Ordinance contain?
- How will it impact people personally?
- What are Community Rights?
- What consequences might occur if the Ordinance passes?
- Who decides that fracking can happen in Mendocino if the Ordinance does not pass?
There will be a very brief presentation of history highlights and explanations of some legal terms.
Participants will be provided with a hard copy of the Ordinance text accompanied by
illustrative diagrams designed to aid understanding, remembering and sharing with
others.
The workshop has been designed, and will be presented by Willow Rain. Her
background is in teaching and group facilitation. She has studied Community Rights
issues for several years and has attended the formal training about Community Rights
that is provided by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF.org).
Mendocino County Community Rights RoadShow!
Locations and Dates:
Thursday October 2 - Covelo- Library Commons- 6pm- MARJO WILSON TRIO
Friday October 3 - Willits - Little Lake Grange - 6pm - WILD MENDOHOULAS
Saturday October 4 - Ukiah - Farmer's Market - 9am - 11am
Saturday October 4 - Fort Bragg - Inglenook Grange - 5:30pm - SOUL SHAKEDOWN
Sunday October 5 - Mendocino Community Center - 11am - 2:30pm
Sunday October 5 - Anderson Valley Solar Grange - 5:30pm - DJ spinning tunes
Monday October 6 - Laytonville- Grange - 6pm - Rap and Rock
Thursday October 9 - Redwood Valley - Frey Vineyards - 5:30pm - SOUL SHAKEDOWN
Friday October 10 – Point Arena – Druid Hall – 5:30pm – SOUL SHAKEDOWN
We are going on the road October 2014!
No Fracking in Mendocino County = YES on S!
Reclaiming Democracy & Celebrating Community Empowerment
...with Paul Cienfuegos,
a regional leader in the Community Rights movement, and co-founder of Community Rights PDX in Portland, where he lives.
Come and join us for one of the 9 fun get-the-vote-out events
and a community potluck, local speakers and music!
Please bring a dish to share
Contact Person: Kelly Larson
Send e-mail to Kelly
Next we have an evening with author Jeff Clements.
What: Fundraiser for YES on S with author, silent auction, live music, hors d'oeuvres
When: Sunday October 12, 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Where: Little Lake Grange
291 School St., Willits
Contact Person: Robin Sunbeam Send e-mail to Robin
Admission: $10 preferred donation
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