Yard signs: $5.00 each. Made with paperboard, nontoxic inks, and non-galvanized stand. Light plastic coating keeps them weather proof for months. Why “no secret deals”? TCATW is against the plant, not individuals. This is not an accusation but an expectation. Public records show deals have been offered. No one wants a plastic incineration plant - so the message is: That was a mistake! We all make mistakes but please don’t offer any more deals because the community opposes this. ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE: Go Fund Me.
Please choose activity according to your special skills and/or interests. Suggest an activity not already on the list if you want! Your commitment to performing any task no matter how small is valued! An hour or less a week is all it takes to preserve and protect your town, your home.
General Group Activities/Organization
Core Group: Gathers everyone’s ideas for action, coordinates with specialty group or groups to implement action, and validate consistent, targeted, and accurate information is shared on website and elsewhere.
Specialty Groups:
Outreach: Group building activities such as reaching out to/involving schools, PTO, business, civic, faith, other community groups and allies in region, state, and elsewhere.
Tactics and Strategy: Evaluate timing and nature of actions to identify most successful ways to turn group efforts into goals achieved.
Research: Look into opposition’s actions, find examples of other towns that fought back, gather relevant science, financial, historical, human interest, and legal resources.
Direct Action: Take actions based on Core and other Specialty Group priorities. Examples of direct actions, mostly being out there in the community, includes:
Holding meetings, creating events to inform/involve people such as celebrations, film screenings, music, art, poster/sign making, liaison with schools, PTO, Business, and other concerned organizations, special guest lectures, attending and speaking at town meetings.
Staff tables - knock on doors - or meet public at welcoming locations to collect signatures and give out information.
Trash clean up parties, community service, host meetings, identify meeting locales.
Constituent group visits and actions to elected officials offices to represent community.
Financial: Take care of bank account, track spending/fundraising, taxes (Community Group only- not a non-profit), provide funds as needed to support specialty group actions, reports to group, research and obtain grants, take active role obtaining financial support.
Media:
Faithfully represent group “about-us” statement.
In coordination with other Specialty Groups, create written and multimedia material to be shared on website and elsewhere, perform interviews, create press releases, USPS mailings, social media posts, Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor, radio, television, You-Tube content.
Send email here to tell us how you want to help with the group. Flexible one hour a week or more if you’re able. You can always change your mind; be realistic, do what works for you, and make a difference for your family.
Also say so please if you will be a group leader for a Specialty Group. templetonagainsttoxics@gmail.com
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“When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” ~ Rumi