Attention San Francisco BAY Area residents! You are invited to attend an event hosted by a friend of mine, Dave Berman, founder of The No Confidence Movement. See details below...

Election Reform Workshop - The No Confidence Movement
Friday, March 25 @ 7:30pm
SF Green Party HQ - 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th

Please come and hear about the No Confidence Resolution. Read it here: http://guvwurld.blogspot.com/2004/11/no-confidence-resolution.html. This resolution says we have no basis for confidence in the legitimacy of US federal elections. The word "basis" makes a very powerful frame. Since the resolution was first written last April, I have not found a single person willing to claim a basis for confidence. How about you - do you think there is any room left for faith in secret vote counting?

This resolution is pending before the Arcata City Council. Pressing it in Eureka has led two City Councilmembers to co-sponsor a town hall forum on election reform. It is time that SF and Berkeley take a look. Please come to this workshop and see if this is something you think others need to know about.

The resolution is a tactic in a broader strategy. This workshop will be an installment in an ongoing conversation we are all having about the Consent of the Governed. Clearly this Consent is not freely given by all. An even better frame, which comes directly from the resolution, says the Consent of the Governed is being denied, ignored and otherwise deemed irrelevant. The Consent is not even sought anymore. This is not a tough argument to make. How many cities will have to say it before it is understood that the Consent of the Governed has been withdrawn?

This is the plan. Please come find out how you can help make it happen. I'll send you one more reminder right before the event on March 25 but I encourage you to get updates and explore the story of the No Confidence Movement here: http://guvwurld.blogspot.com. Please pass this on to interested parties and post in appropriate public forums.

In Respect and Peace,
Dave Berman

Election Reform Workshop - The No Confidence Movement
Friday, March 25 @ 7:30pm
SF Green Party HQ - 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th