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News
from the Redwood Empire Town Hall Coalition's mission is to build a social movement that promotes ecologically and economically healthy communities through responsible land use. Dear
Friends, Michael Nagler states in his book entitled, Is there No Other Way? The Search for a Nonviolent Future, that violence and hatred are symptoms of a crisis of the meaning of life. Life must have a purpose to make it worth living. One of the strongest needs of human beings is for integration, for acceptance, for community and fellowship. We all want to be accepted by other human beings, have the freedom to be unique individuals and a sense of purpose in life. Forming strong integrated communities is the basis for bringing peace and nonviolence to our world. This is the time to seek fellowship and peace with our neighbors and everyone. This is the time to open everyone's eyes to compassion and humanity and offer an escape from hostility, anger, violence, fear and war mongering. The best antidote to fear is action. A member of Town Hall Coalition is giving Nagler's book to everyone for Christmas this year as her contribution to fostering peace, reconciliation and love and spreading the nonviolent movement in these troubled times The Town Hall Coalition will be holding a series of forums and events to strengthen and empower people to stand up to bullies and take constructive action over the enormous prevailing negativity and violence to people and nature. We believe that this is a time to reflect about what is going wrong and find positive solutions and ways to change the direction and minds of misguided individuals who are leading us into anger, war, violence, and the destruction of nature. The underlying cause of violence to people and nature is hate. The Town Hall model allows for cooperation and strengthens the power of truth and soul force. As individuals, what we do or fail to do to make this a more peaceful loving world matters greatly. If we work together to put good energy into our community then good results have to follow somewhere. Enter Town
Hall Coalition's Spring Raffle! Many
other exciting prizes available from local artists, businesses,
and restaurants Water Privatization Hits the North Coast Town Hall Coalition has been organizing against the proposed water export from the mouths of the Gualala and Albion Rivers for sale to San Diego. In October after the 60 Day Notice to Appropriate Water was filed, Town Hall Coalition lended support to North Coast activists by hosting an action forum titled Gualala and Albion River Water Bags, Privatization, and the Public Trust. The panel featured Fifth District Assemblymember Patricia Wiggins, Antonia Juhasz of the International Forum on Globalization, Ursula Jones and Don Kemp from Friends of the Gualala River, and Bernie MacDonald of the Albion River Watershed Protection Association. The event was followed by a protest form workshop led by Friends of the Gualala River in which participants filed the official water export protest form with the State Water Board. LEARN
MORE ABOUT WATER PRIVATIZATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC TRUST
RESOURCES! Wildlands Protection Town
Hall Coalition has been actively participating in the County's
General Plan 2020 Update, particularly on the issue of timber
conversions and industrial vineyards in rural areas. Forestland
to vineyard conversions and industrial vineyards are still a major
threat to our remaining wildlands. The cumulative negative effects
they pose to watersheds, soil and the water table are still highly
significant. Please join us in getting stricter regulations passed
through to the County's plan and help maintain the North Coast's
unique distinction of being the Redwood Empire. Town Hall Coalition
has also joined the California Wild Heritage Campaign, helping
to distribute information and a petition calling for permanent
protection of California's wild public lands and rivers. Stop
by our office to learn more about what you can do to help!
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