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Re: [fair-vote-fredericton] Minister of Local Governance Reform is looking for public input
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýthank you for all you do, Vivian.? i, too, have had my head in other things - like getting settled in our new NB home; getting our health care and medication issues settled and cared for; getting to know our new community and how these municipal elections work; taxes; and switching to retirement income etc...? I liked the idea of a template letter to Higgs.? Just a thought/possible suggestion once FairVoting4NB has a critical mass, or want to launch a campaign:? I was once involved in an environmental fight that found this worked in our favour and definitely got the attention of the powers that be.? Snail mail letters have to be dealt with in the government offices - it takes up a lot of administrative time AND requires a written, snail-mail response.? So, we (had a small budget) pre-printed several hundred letters (with the signature lines and return address lines left blank) and envelopes and stamped the envelopes.? We then each took a bunch of the letters and brought them out to supporters, family, friends, neighbours - getting them to each sign the letter adding their address - sealed the signed letters in front of the signers, and collected all the letters.? We then would mail a bunch every day over the period of a couple of weeks - ensuring that several letters arrived every day.? We had the relevant government department begging us to stop.? BTW, we eventually won - the entire campaign lasted about a year.? ? Anyway - my apologies for being so silent for so long, and so long-winded today!? I will participate - and appreciate - having a template letter to send.? ? Again, thank you for all you do. Patti From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vivian ? So my impression is that nobody?is really interested in a Zoom meeting. That's fine. I think in any case that what I'd like to do, once I finish reading the green paper, is write my own email to the Minister. I can then use that as a template that other people can copy in writing their own email. I'll post about this on the FB page and group and on Twitter. I hope you'll all send your own emails too. ? I think that emails from a bunch of people will have more impact than, say, one email with a bunch of signatures, like we did for the email to?Higgs. ? If you think this is a good plan, we can go with this rather than having a Zoom discussion about what to do. ? I'm hoping that people won't dismiss this as unimportant just because it's municipal. I've read that municipalities will be essential in responding to the climate crisis. They won't be able to respond effectively as long as we continue electing complacent, status-quo candidates with our terrible electoral system. ? If anyone is wondering how PR can work at the municipal level, let me know and I'll explain. ? Thanks, Vivian? ? ? On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 at 09:51, Vivian via
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