Help Us Help our Community

The Coalition for Change invites you to get involved in our community. Join your ideas and energy with ours for a better future. Below are ongoing activities or recent events that we have sponsored. We have also been keeping an eye on Tom McClintock's naysaying in Washington.

C4C meeting - Jan. 23, 2012

Coalition for Change Meeting Monday January 23, 6-8 pm, Raley's on Placerville Drive

During our first meeting of 2012 we will be discussing a new direction for a new year.

  • What should we support?
  • What ideas do you have for our group?
  • How can we work for progressive change in our community and beyond?

Elections are looming as well as many ballot initiatives.

We also want to continue our discussion on community sustainability. In keeping with that goal, our special guest will be Eileen Murray who will be enlightening us on the concept of time bank skills exchange. This is an innovative and interesting idea whose time has come.

Join us on the 23rd to chart a new course for 2012 and hear about an exciting and interesting program.

Foothill Post - A new voice for EDC

For a year and a half C4C has been quietly researching a new community voice for the greater Placerville/EDC area, a Foothill Post for sharing news, ideas, activities, dreams. We think the time is right. We want to tell the story of "us," a story of community, sharing, and hope for the future. We're not afraid of truth, and we don't want to be trapped in the frame of us-against-them. We prefer both/and to either/or. We think the present and the future need room to breathe and change. We intend to explore many ways to respond to the challenges coming at us from the future.

If you have a vision about a positive future in challenging times, or if you want to do the work of activating such a vision, you're invited to join our effort.

Transition Towns

C4C is evaluating whether the transition initiative model is suitable for Placerville and the surrounding area. Transition towns is a hopeful initiative that has spread around the world over an intriguing idea: How might our response to peak oil and climate change look more like a party than a protest march? We are educating ourselves about this idea and looking for partners in this research. See the Transition Town links in the sidebar for an online education in transition ideas. And click the following link for a delightful video on the Transition Initiative: ⇒ Transition Documentary... 

McClintock's Voting Record

Tom McClintock, a career politician who did not even live in the 4th Congressional District, was elected in 2008 to represent all the people of this district. At first he seemed more inclined to disenfranchise the constituents of District 04 by voting NO on almost every piece of legislation that came his way while the Democrats held the House. Since the Republicans have taken over the House, many of his votes have changed to yes, but often yes to repealing or ending some service or benefit to citizens. Because we want the voters of District 4 to stay informed, we are posting McClintock's voting record below on a regular basis.

ATTENTION: McClintock's Democratic opponent, Jack Uppal, will be attending our C4C meeting on Feb. 27. Come on out and meet him and hear his plan to defeat McClintock.

Remember that bad governments are elected by good people who don't vote. Stay informed!

Here is a summary of recent McClintock votes: ⇒ McClintock's Current Votes... 

Our Dreams of Change

Despite eight disastrous years of Bush and the Great Recession, we are hopeful for change in the district and the country. Coalition for Change members envision a bright future. Without dreams and vision, the people perish. Here is an example.

⇒ An American Dream...