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HELP LAUNCH CITIZEN BALLOT INITIATIVES TO PROTECT CO WATER !
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HELP LAUNCH CITIZEN BALLOT INITIATIVES TO PROTECT CO WATER !
May 23 6pm
Mercury Cafe:
RSVP
Please join us to successfully launch the first training and larger
organizational meeting for the Colorado citizen ballot initiatives #3
and #45, "Protect Colorado Water", as sponsored by Be the Change:
Wednesday May 23 at 6:00 pm
at the Mercury Cafe, in the Jungle Room
2199 California Street Denver, CO 80205
(excellent local,organic cuisine available for dinner)
PLEASE RSVP TO: protectcol...@gmail.com
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
-Water is our most precious common resource - for life, for
agriculture, for recreation; it is the foundation of Colorado's
quality of life
-This most precious resource is under threat in Colorado:
-Increasing water scarcity projected for the next few decades in
Colorado and Rocky Mt region
-Increasing schemes for appropriations of water for commercial
activities that use a great deal of water and pollute it beyond
further use
-Public ownership and right of full access to rivers are limited under
current CO law
The initatives would:
(#3) reclaim public ownership of water, as originally asserted in our
CO Constitution, and grant
right of full public access to the rivers that belong to the people
(#45) clarify that water rights don't include the right to contaminate
the water, rendering it unusable
If passed, these citizens ballot initiatives would accomplish a great
deal to protect Colorado water, creating progress by the We the People
that the
gridlocked legislature has been unable to achieve.
WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH ON WEDNESDAY:
- Intro to the 2 petitions, the website, the flyer
- Discuss what it will take to get it on the ballot: 100,000
signatures, organization, fundraising, PR, etc
- Hand off petitions to those ready to start collecting signatures
(Water Defenders) , training on signature collection requirements and
process
- Discuss corporate/business/ individual endorsements and monetary
pledges (Water Guardians): events, PR, fundraising ideas and
projects
- Volunteers: skills/interests list
- Brainstorming for all of above
YOUR VOICE AND YOUR IDEAS ARE NEEDED !
PLEASE EXTEND THIS INVITATION TO YOUR NETWORK OF FELLOW CHANGE-MAKERS
AND COLLEAGUES INTERESTED IN PRESERVING COLORADO QUALITY OF LIFE AND
ENSURING PROTECTION OF COLORADO WATER - farmers, vintners,
fisherman, hikers, river rafters, kayakers, health care
professionals, environmentalists, sustainable energy proponents,
citzens alarmed at the impact of fracking in their communities,
microbrewers, real estate agents, teachers, parents, Generations X,
Y, and Z, and all those other vibrant Coloradans who understand the
importance of ensuring clean water for us all. IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US
TO GET THESE ONTO THE BALLOT !
If you are unable to come on Wednesday, please be sure to visit the
website: http://protectcoloradowater.org/
and sign up to volunteer. THANK YOU !
May 23 6pm
Mercury Cafe:
RSVP
Please join us to successfully launch the first training and larger
organizational meeting for the Colorado citizen ballot initiatives #3
and #45, "Protect Colorado Water", as sponsored by Be the Change:
Wednesday May 23 at 6:00 pm
at the Mercury Cafe, in the Jungle Room
2199 California Street Denver, CO 80205
(excellent local,organic cuisine available for dinner)
PLEASE RSVP TO: protectcol...@gmail.com
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
-Water is our most precious common resource - for life, for
agriculture, for recreation; it is the foundation of Colorado's
quality of life
-This most precious resource is under threat in Colorado:
-Increasing water scarcity projected for the next few decades in
Colorado and Rocky Mt region
-Increasing schemes for appropriations of water for commercial
activities that use a great deal of water and pollute it beyond
further use
-Public ownership and right of full access to rivers are limited under
current CO law
The initatives would:
(#3) reclaim public ownership of water, as originally asserted in our
CO Constitution, and grant
right of full public access to the rivers that belong to the people
(#45) clarify that water rights don't include the right to contaminate
the water, rendering it unusable
If passed, these citizens ballot initiatives would accomplish a great
deal to protect Colorado water, creating progress by the We the People
that the
gridlocked legislature has been unable to achieve.
WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH ON WEDNESDAY:
- Intro to the 2 petitions, the website, the flyer
- Discuss what it will take to get it on the ballot: 100,000
signatures, organization, fundraising, PR, etc
- Hand off petitions to those ready to start collecting signatures
(Water Defenders) , training on signature collection requirements and
process
- Discuss corporate/business/ individual endorsements and monetary
pledges (Water Guardians): events, PR, fundraising ideas and
projects
- Volunteers: skills/interests list
- Brainstorming for all of above
YOUR VOICE AND YOUR IDEAS ARE NEEDED !
PLEASE EXTEND THIS INVITATION TO YOUR NETWORK OF FELLOW CHANGE-MAKERS
AND COLLEAGUES INTERESTED IN PRESERVING COLORADO QUALITY OF LIFE AND
ENSURING PROTECTION OF COLORADO WATER - farmers, vintners,
fisherman, hikers, river rafters, kayakers, health care
professionals, environmentalists, sustainable energy proponents,
citzens alarmed at the impact of fracking in their communities,
microbrewers, real estate agents, teachers, parents, Generations X,
Y, and Z, and all those other vibrant Coloradans who understand the
importance of ensuring clean water for us all. IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US
TO GET THESE ONTO THE BALLOT !
If you are unable to come on Wednesday, please be sure to visit the
website: http://protectcoloradowater.org/
and sign up to volunteer. THANK YOU !
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