Hi Jane,
I lived in Quincy, California for near eight years. I remember the caravan of
logging trucks headed for San Francisco, when the local mill closed, and
Greenville closing when people were up in arms. Wouldn't you know it was an
Idaho legislator, Senator Scary Larry Craig spearheading the whole affair. Not
long ago in a town hall meeting here, he proudly claimed success with the
Q-library group, encouraging we do the same here. It didn't matter to anyone in
this meeting, except environmentalists who loudly protested in this meeting...
the failures of his success.
We have to constantly fight it seems, to stay on top of every industry move,
every politician, file lawsuits, petition, protest, meeting, hearing. It never
ceases to amaze me how awful our system is. I know I've never laughed so hard at
issues so grave until reading activism from Britell's point of view and hearing
that others see the same situation.
all the best
/donna
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Donna, finally read this. It's great. The consensus building part really
> grabbed me. Just because there is "consensus" among a self-selected group
> doesn't mean their decision is a sound one, or good for the environment, or
> even "fair to all parties." You have probably heard of the Quincy Library
> Group in CA, whose "consensus" process really involves local timber companies
> doing a snowjob on some naiive, well-intentioned folk (my interpretation).
>
> Happy New Year,
> Jane
