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ACTIVISM SUCCESSES


There really is something to "think globally, act locally" as policies that are global are usually created and implmented locally. An example of this is "Sustainable Development" also known as Agenda 21. The best results come from getting enough people together to work locally. Successes have been achieved by activists attending various board, state, county and city meetings, petitioning, calling newspapers, and other means. Meetings can be learned of by checking your news paper or searching county and state pages on line to learn of their upcoming meetings.

Sometimes petitions work (when aimed at smaller institutions or a company) and sometimes just exposing the agenda or the corruption of a politican deters or minimizes their actions. This page is dedicated to sharing examples of successes achieved through activism. The descriptions under the videos will be as they were written by the person who uploaded the video and the first line or paragraph of each article will be next to the link to the article.



FONTANA RESIDENTS DEFEAT WESTGATE SPECIFIC PLAN AT PLANNING COMMISSION

Over the last few months the Mayor of Fontana has sent members of the planning commission to infiltrate our meetings as if they were going to find out we were doing something bad. As a result of this, we have been able to educate the commissioners. They have seen the light and voted correctly on two major projects. It's time for the council to grow a pair and stop submitting to the state on everything.

THE PEOPLE HAVE LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA MEASURE A BATTLE

Measure was a massive property tax increase. It was an end-around prop 13 which as I am told made the election itself illegal. If passed the residents would have lost the right to vote on certain tax issues for the next 20 years.. The city said this needed to happen for their safety. ie, streetlights will be shut off.



 

No Longer Willing to be Bullied and Fracked, How One Pennsylvania Town Fought Back - "They are mobilizing against a system of law that empowers corporations over communities, and empowers government to preempt communities from protecting their air and water.' by Lauren McCauley, staff writer...

 

Voters Toss Out City Council Members for Removing Veterans Memorial - On November 2, the city council in a small Iowa town voted to remove a temporary memorial to fallen soldiers from a city park. The memorial was removed because...

 

The Dutch Ban Fur Farms That Kill 6 Million Mink a Year -The business of raising thousands of mink to slaughter and make into fur coats suffered a big setback Tuesday when a Dutch appeals court...

 

Oakland sues Monsanto for ‘long-standing contamination’ of San Francisco Bay - Agrochemical giant Monsanto knowingly contaminated Oakland’s storm water and the San Francisco Bay with a highly toxic chemical for decades, a new lawsuit...

 

Court case thrown out after potential jurors refused to convict anyone - This incident shows that we DO have power to say NO.

 

Success: The end of “smart” meters in Port Angeles, Washington - After relentless pressure from the people and a cascade of related problems, the City of Port Angeles has terminated their “smart” meter program.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DIvBQdgLAE - Oregon Cans Nestle's Bottling Plan