Marta Russell
> >Subject: Arcata corp. limitation vote
> >
> >Arcata Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ballot Measure F on
> >Democracy and Corporations:
> >The First Ballot Initiative of its
> >Kind in U.S. History
> >
> >Press Conference scheduled at 11:00am,
> >Wednesday at Arcata City Hall, 736 F St.
> >
> >PRESS CONTACT: Paul Cienfuegos, Executive Director,
> >Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, 822-2242
> >
> >Ballot Measure F, which passed by 61% to 39%, is the first ballot measure in
> >the history of the United States that begins the process of withdrawing the
> >illegitimate privileges and rights that corporations have claimed for more
> >than 100 years, and returns sovereign authority to "We The People" of Arcata.
> >
> >"Yesterday the people of Arcata left no doubt that they consider the power
> >of corporations in our society and in our community to be a very significant
> >issue which needs to be addressed in a meaningful way," said Paul
> >Cienfuegos, founding Director of Democracy Unlimited. "The Measure F
> >steering committee intends to meet with all five City Councilmembers over
> >the next two weeks to begin planning the two Town Hall Meetings and the City
> >Task Force on Democracy and Corporations mandated by
> >Measure F."
> >
> >"We have been overwhelmed by the level of excitement expressed by the
> >citizens of Arcata," proclaimed Amy Field, volunteer coordinator for Measure
> >F. "We believe that this is the first ballot initiative in the history of
> >the country that offers citizens a direct vote on the issue of corporate
> >power and the democratic process. Now the real work begins: launching a
> >citywide democratic process with the ultimate goal of governing ourselves."
> >
> > "This allows the people of our community to redefine the possible," said
> >Arcata Vice-Mayor Jason Kirkpatrick. "Historically average citizens made
> >the decisions that affected their communities. These days, large absentee
> >corporations tend to have more say than citizens or their governments."
> >
> > The Measure F Steering Committee looks forward to working with local
> >citizens in implementing Measure F.
> >Jason Kirkpatrick,
> >Vice-Mayor
> >POB 4796,
> >Arcata, Ca 95518
> >707-826-1688 (ph)
> >707-822-8018 (city hall fax)
> >http://www.arcata.com/green/
> >