Seeding the Grass Roots
Well, it’s some sort of milestone, I suppose, to be denounced by name in a mailing to the email list of Tiverton Youth Soccer (with which my children are not currently involved): Hi all, It is that time of the year again…. time for me to urge each of you to attend Tiverton’s Financial Town…
Herewith, the text of my speech at the Tiverton Citizens for Change Taxpayer Forum on Monday night. (Audio, with some extemporaneous differences: stream, download [5min 29sec]) Let’s be honest. For most of us, this whole civic participation thing is a chore. It’s a responsibility. We stay informed; we vote; and really that should be enough.…
The following speeches were given at the Tiverton Citizens for Change taxpayer forum on Monday, April 27. TCC President David Nelson: stream, download (4min 30sec) TCC and Tiverton Budget Committee member Thomas Parker: stream, download (13min 39sec) Rhode Island Statewide Coalition Executive Director Harry Staley: stream, download (19min 39sec) TCC member and Tiverton Budget Committee…
Picking up from the end of the previous string of audio, the following audio is as described on Anchor Rising’s live blogging of Operation Clean Government’s spring forum: WPRO’s Dan Yorke asks how leaders can accomplish a major change in Rhode Island: stream, download (57sec) URI economics professor Leonard Lardaro suggests that we have to…
The following audio continues where the related post left off, in keeping with Anchor Rising’s live blogging of Operation Clean Government’s spring forum: WPRO’s Dan Yorke asked where the side that’s supposed to counterbalance special interests has been, to some confusion over whether he means elected representatives or voters, with short responses from General Treasurer…
As some have already noted in Anchor Rising’s play-by-play, some significant and interesting things were said at Operation Clean Government’s spring forum. Last night, I posted audio of Governor Carcieri’s unscheduled speech; thereafter, the panel took the stage: OCG President Arthur “Chuck” Barton introduces the panel, points out some significant people in the audience, and…
Having not attended many events like this, I can only take a general sense for comparison, but I thought today’s panel courtesy Operation Clean Government was particularly good and, incidentally, provided further evidence of a growing intention to be heard among Rhode Island’s regular citizens. Some of that may have been an effect of the…
Just checking in from Operation Clean Government’s event at the Quonset Club. A little shy of 200 people are here, many of them familiar faces, but not all. My initial thought is that there are a number of people from different segments of local activism. Local Tiverton folks, RISC folks, politicians, activists, and so on.…
For any and all who are free and wish to attend, Tiverton Citizens for Change is hosting a taxpayer forum on Monday, April 27, at 7:00 p.m. at the North Tiverton VFW. Admission is free, and there will be a raffle for balloons filled with scratch tickets of various value as well as food. Speakers…
In case you missed it, a Tea Party broke out in Woonsocket the other day (h/t). As reported by WPRI: Woonsocket’s City Council has voted against a supplemental tax bill that would have raised property taxes by eight percent. Councilors took the vote late Monday night, following testimony from dozens of residents. Council members said…
