In a message dated 11/1/01 2:04:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< It is hoped that the Green Party will not act so un-Green in the days just before the General Election as it did before the Primary in my neighborhood. All cars in the two blocks East and the two blocks North of my residence had either a Green Party sample ballot or a Cam Gordon leaflet stuffed under their windshield wipers. The number of cars amounted to about 130. I leave it to the imagination of the reader of this post as to how many of these sample ballots and Gordon leaflets ended up on the street. >> Flyering, whether it's in peoples' doors or on car windshields, always runs the risk of creating a litter problem, especially in windy weather. I believe most campaign volunteers, Green or otherwise, do their best to secure their materials when they are lit dropping; however there are always a few that escape. If the Green Party had bags of money, we could mail our sample ballots. Instead, we have to rely on volunteers to get the word out. Now that the days are short, personal safety becomes a consideration, especially as many volunteers work and can only lit drop in the evening. Rather than go up and down porch steps in the dark, or risk waking dogs and residents by stuffing flyers in people's doors at night, it's quieter and safer to put them on car windshields. I hope people will be tolerant of this slight inconvenience for the sake of free speech and grassroots democracy. -- Holle Brian Chair, Minneapolis/5th District Green Party (612) 822-6593 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
