If you are going (or even thinking about going) into
Washington, D.C. for Inauguration Day and/or the Women’s March this Friday and
Saturday (Jan. 20, 21), or, can be talked into going either of those two days,
please continue reading. If you are not going, just pass this along to
someone else who may be going, or looking for a good excuse to go.
The '435 Campaign' seeking a few kind and brave souls who are willing to
talk to people who might be bored…and face to face invite them to take a survey
on important issues.
Volunteers for this mission will be working in pairs, asking
visitors (on one or both days) to fill out a one page survey regarding “US
National Security Threats” (see survey below) and then returning the completed
surveys to me sometime soon.
The first and most important purpose of this survey is to
engage event participants in a brief discussion on the topic. Hopefully
they will answer the survey honestly and return it on the spot. It is a
‘no-pressure’ ask (if people appear to have no interest in ranking national
security threats, just smile, thank them for their time, and walk
away). We will use the survey results for three things soon after:
1. 1) Personally contacting those individuals who
expressed interest in addressing threats before they reach the US…to invite
them to participate in our ‘435 Campaign” advocating in all 435 US
Congressional Districts for a ‘life, liberty and justice for all’ US foreign
policy. This is a project primarily sponsored by www.globalsolutions.org,
funded by www.workableworld.org, and
endorsed by a growing list of other organizations supportive of the US full
engagement in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the year
2030. (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/). We are mainly looking for event attendees who
not from the Washington Metro area (This information and the weblinks are for
you. No need to learn them or to share them with people taking the survey
(unless they threaten you and can run faster than you).
2. 2) Using the results of the survey to generate
media coverage of the participants’ views/levels of concern about various US
national security threats.
3) Educating those who chose to take the survey about
the growing array of increasingly urgent threats that put both our security and
freedoms at risk -- and the lack of political will for addressing the root
causes of many of the threats listed.
Thank you for your attention to this request if you got this far!
If you are interested in participating in any other way in preventing
Armageddon please let me know…before it’s too late. J.
Chuck Woolery, Leader of the 435 Campaign chuck@igc.org
FYI: We will be
doing most of our ‘asking’ in warm and dry places like Metro stops, coffee
shops, or anywhere else people are standing around in lines looking bored. Below is a sample ‘introduction’ scripts to
use or just great them with a friendly smile, apologize for breaking their
train of thought, and ask if you can
talk with them for a few minutes regarding the future concerns they may have. If they have no concerns…their zombie food…move
on.
SHORT
Scrip: Hey!
You look like some who’s interested in national security issues. Ya wanna kill a few idle minutes ranking them
on a one-page survey? The results are
gonna be shared anonymously with the media?
More formal scripts are available if you decide to join
with us.
If you can join with us this Friday and/or Saturday for 2,
3 or 4 hrs, please email or call. chuck@igc.org
240-997-2209
You can pick your own time, location, and partner…or we can suggest some.
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US National Security Threats survey
Inauguration weekend January 20-21, 2017
Global forces are increasingly influencing our lives and
elections. Regardless of whom you voted for - your views are now
important in determining the priorities for US policies ahead. Stopping,
deterring, or preventing a growing range of threats from reaching our loved
ones, our jobs, the environment, our economy, or our nation is increasingly urgent.
Results of this survey will be shared with the media to encourage fair
and accurate coverage of the motivations of those attending and their concerns
about security threats to the U.S. Please rate these consistent with
your personal view.
IDENTIFICATION:
At this event I consider
myself: ___ a participant. ___ an observer. ___ a
challenger
My primary organization/institution affiliation is:
____________________________________
My Motivations for involvement: Rank using (3 = High.
2=Moderate. 1= low.
0 = zero).
___ expressing my patriotism ___ expressing my support
for the President
___ protecting the environment
___
protecting human rights
___ to watch the event ___
expressing my religious
faith
___ reducing poverty /income inequality ___
limiting corporate power
___ expressing my global citizenship ___ ensuring access to health care
___ protecting indigenous people’s rights ___
commitment to justice
___ concern about the
future
___ (Other) ___________________
Rank risk level the US faces from each threat below (3
= High. 2=Moderate. 1= low.
0 = zero).
___ Drugs, trafficking, money laundering, political corruption, and
other int'l criminal activities.
___ Genocide or other mass atrocities sparked by ethnic, religious, or
economic differences.
___ Global warming, loss of species and habitats and/or other
environmental problems.
___ Loss of jobs and general prosperity as a result of bad trade,
investment, or immigration policies.
___ Economic recession/depression caused abroad but creating US
economic, social or political instability.
___ US wage stagnation, shrinking middle class, and greater disparity
between rich and poor.
___ Genetically modified organisms released without adequate, research,
regulation and control.
___ Mass casualty terrorist attack (cyber, biological, chemical,
nuclear…) from foreign source.
___ High casualty terrorists attack from home grown violent religious
extremists.
___ Natural disaster (asteroids, solar flares, volcanic eruptions,
earth quakes...).
___ Our own government dysfunction.
___ Polarization of our electorate.
___ Lack of public trust in government.
___ Pandemics, loss of anti-biotic arsenal, new &re-emerging
infectious diseases (Ebola, Zika,..).
___ EMP event from clandestine nuclear blast above US hidden within inbound
civilian or commercial air liner.
___ Refugee flows from failed or failing states like Venezuela, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria...
___ Proliferation of WMD.
___
US Budget Deficit.
___ Global
injustices driving some of the threats above.
___ Other ___________________________________________________________________
I believe the most effective means of making change is: (3 =
High. 2=Moderate. 1=
low. 0 = zero)
___ Supporting our President
___ Boycotting companies doing harm
___ Adequate funding and support for our US military and
intelligence agencies.
___ Educating U.S. Senators and Representatives between
elections.
___ Generating media attention on important issues.
___ Democratizing/strengthening the UN system to protect human
rights and prevent problems.
___ Voting in the next election ___
Running for elected office myself
___ Please email me the results of this survey.
Email: ______________________ ZIP code:
_____________ NAME (optional) ___________________________ State: ________
This survey is being conducted by the 435 Campaign. For
more information contact: chuck@igc.org
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