Janet,
If you want an example that's away from the mainstream of this list -
there's a liveaboard community on the River Cam in Cambridge, England.
They successfully fought an attempt to eliminate their community and got
the local council to administer a mooring policy (at a price!). Another
section of the community is now under threat in their current moorings,
so it looks like another fight might be brewing. You can see the history
on the "camboaters" mailing list and website:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/camboaters/
http://www.camboaters.co.uk/
Enjoy,
Hugh.
J Hartman wrote:
I am a former liveaboard who has been asked to write an article about
liveaboard communities that organized to protect their rights and
perhaps gained the support of the community. The article must have an
overall positive tone, so battles fought and lost are not appropriate.
If you are or were part of a liveaboard community that survived a
threat, please e-mail me information about what the problem was and
how people dealt with it. What worked? What did not?
In return, I would share successful strategies with others still
struggling to survive. A community near me in North Carolina was torn
apart when the big developers moved in. They formed a nonprofit
corporation, got support of local businesses, and hired an attorney,
but the politicos were not convinced. Although they are now
scattered, they hope to return one day.
If you prefer, you can reply to me off list with "liveaboard" in the
subject.
Janet
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