501c3 doesn't mean zero political activity. We could talk to elected officials, but we should stay away from endorsements or campaigning for candidates.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 1:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send USMA mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of USMA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [USMA 1684] Organizing for change? (J McClellan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:02:26 -0500 > From: J McClellan <[email protected]> > To: USMA List Server <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA 1684] Organizing for change? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I don't know, maybe it's me but it seems advocates for metric change in > the US tend to share the common personality trait of being wallflowers. > There's probably good reason for that, as we're so quickly ridiculed and > brow-beaten into submission by the torch and pitchfork wielding masses. > > I joined the USMA in the hopes of showing my support for an organization > that effects change but apparently due to their 501c3 status the USMA is > prohibited from political activism, and that does make sense. I am still > glad to be part of a community of like-minded people who understand the > importance of the SI. > > I personally wouldn't know how to go about it but it perhaps if some of us > connected outside of the USMA, we could assemble for political change? > > I can share my contact info with anyone who would be interested in going > forward. > > I already have a name (and it's a doozie) - Americans for Metric System > Reform United for Progress - Or "A Measure Up" for short. :) > > Who's with me? > > GO METRIC, AMERICA! > "Our current system is unworthy of an intelligent nation" - Andrew Carnegie > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/private/usma/attachments/20210220/823459b0/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > > ------------------------------ > > End of USMA Digest, Vol 63, Issue 12 > ************************************ >
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