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Show WESTERN im M1ERICAM salt lake free model neighborhood news volume two number march 15, 1973 twenty-eigh- t Statewide Coalition Underway The attempt to organize a unified coalition of citizens groups is taking on more definition. A group of residents from Salt Lake City who attended the Region VIII Citizens Council (R8CC) recently held in Denver have gotten together and written a "Proposed Utah Strategy." The Strategy lists five objectives on how the coalition might operate and what its general purpose would be. Generally they cover the creation of a ''communications for the spreading of information, "support for each other (coalition groups) on critical issues and problems' and the concept that a coalition would be a central rallying point where public officials could have the citizens' viewpoint and where mechanism citizens could June 1 is the tentative target date for getting the statewide coalition together. local state, regional and national More information can be gained about the coalition by calling Jane Civish, 3284749, economic structures the citizens views and through which those organizations can present their planning, funding Tom Duggar, 363-533or Dave Johnson, 484-963What follows is the complete "Proposed Utah Strategy." 8 1. Objectives: 1 . To create mechanisms for the dissemination of information critical to localities, agencies serving people in need and organizations aimed at serving review some social cause. This "government plans, funding and program monitoring affecting information may come from them." Members of the group drafting the strategy underlie the idea that it is "proposed" and thus, open to change. The group felt some distinction as to what the coalition "is and not" needed to be made. As one of them said, "some people are afraid it will come out and be a big monster. It isn't that at all." is national, regional or other local sources. 2 . To use that same mechanism to develop support for causes and issues faced by one or more of the members of the coalition. That support levels through which the and shall hear respective governmental and program monitoring processes for citizen input. 4. To insure that while unified coalition is a developed, each group maintains its unique identity within the coalition and its right to speak on the particular areas of concern or specialty affecting that group. 5. To maintain the viability of local or neighborhood groups by working through them in responding to or disseminating information relating to coalition activities. If an agency or special interest group has an issue needing coalition support, they may will be encouraged to speak come in the form of petitions, resolutions, physical evidence, organization strategies, political development or joint economic ventures. 3. To provide a point at the through the affected neighborhood or local group. In that way all issues can refer to specific territory, and those local groups can address the problem from the most local level. |
