[Platform] [statecom-discuss] Seven days to go! Volunteers are in the streets.

[Mike Heichman]

John Andrews wrote:

>Seven days to go!  Volunteers are collecting signatures in over 20
>communities in order to put the Secure Green Future public policy question
>on the November ballot. Three cheers for Sue Gitelle Baron in Melrose who
>just turned in 340 signatures to ensure that her district will vote for SGF
>in November.  At least 200 voter signatures are required in a house district
>in order to put the question on the ballot for that particular district.
>Several other districts are closing in on their signature totals.
>
>The Secure Green Future question is trying to change the idea of what is
>possible in addressing climate change.  In view of the recent back-pedaling
>and stalling on Beacon Hill,  its time for the public to stand up and demand
>action to avert the looming catastrophe that is poised by climate change and
>peak oil.  The Secure Green Future question says we must take actions that
>are adequate to address the threat, and not stop at actions that are
>acceptable to the lobbyists who walk the corridors of the State House.  It
>calls for building a new green economy that would be community-based and
>assure economic security through relocalization.   The urgency is evident in
>the headlines - now we have to make that urgency felt in the corridors of
>power.
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>Right now, we need volunteers who will go to districts that are only
>part-way to their goal and help push them over the top.  If you can pledge
>to collect even 20 signatures, it could make all the difference.
>
>Here are the communities in which we know that signature gathering is
>underway: Allston, Amherst, Arlington, Arlington, Bolton, Brighton,
>Brookline, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington,
>Lexington, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Somerville, Somerville, Stow,
>Wakefield, Waltham, and Woburn.
>
>TO VOLUNTEER, send your name, town, and telephone number to our field
>coordinator, Eli Beckerman, sgf-info at masschc.org.  Remember that signatures
>have to be collected by July 9, so act now.
>
>A special note to members of the Green-Rainbow Party:  The SGF question was
>originated by the Green-Rainbow Party and GRP members are the backbone of
>much of the action.  The response we are getting from communities across the
>Commonwealth is very gratifying.  We are proving that the GRP can provide
>badly needed leadership to address the critical issues of our time.  We
>thank you for all you are doing to ensure that we have a Secure Green
>Future.
>
>John Andrews
>Committee for a Secure Green Future
>sgf-info at masschc.org
>http://masschc.org/Secure_Green_Future.php
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