We're all agreeing on stuff to be done. Good step 1! Now, who is signing up to *do* it?
Sent from my Peek - Pam
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Karen Watkins wrote:
Thanks, Vinny. I have been thinking the same thing
as I enjoy a chance to make progress on other
things. I agree -- we need to work on these two
documents. I believe Maggie is on this list now.
To: 'Mickaboo media advisor team'
Subject: [Media-advisors] Checking in . . . .
Hi,
I hope that you are all having a good Labor Day
holiday. As we are all aware, the proposed SF
legislation on pet sales and the ACWC's
discussions thereupon are on hold until next year.
This has given many of us a chance to catch our
breath and re-concentrate our focus on Mickaboo's
core operations of rescue, rehabilitation and
rehoming companion birds. (I know, mentioning
"catch our breath" and "Mickaboo's core
operations" in the same sentence could be
considered an oxymoron.)
However, this Media Matters group had developed a
few discussion and action topics which I think
should continue to move forward as much as
possible for the good of the organization.
Specifically:
1.) Jonathan has drafted a "Lies and
Misstatements" document. We were discussing the
possibility of trimming this document to keep the
attention span of the youtube generation, and
finding appropriate distribution media (both web
and printed) that would make this document
portable and accessible.
2.) Patricia Blau created a press release, I
believe Mickaboo's first, stating our support for
the proposes SF legislation. We talked about
creating more standardized press releases to
document elements of our operations which our
opponents tend to dismiss - for example, our
strategic partnerships and activities with pet
stores and shelters. It might even be a good idea,
IMO, to publish high-level quarterly statistics
about intakes, vet bills, etc. in press releases
where they'd be readily available.
Both of these topics will require some writing,
document formatting, technical infrastructure and
web development. We discussed inviting Maggie Rufo
to help us with the writing from a journalist's
perspective, and mentioned Walt Boeninger as a
possible candidate to do some of the web design
and setup.
I haven't heard any discussion on these in weeks,
since the on-hold announcement from ACWC. I know
that we've all been busy and have reprioritized,
but I wanted to ping the rest of you to see if we
there's been any activity on these and, if not, to
see if we can pick them up where we left off. I
know that we all want to be ready when the arrows
begin flying again, on the pet sale ban or any
other topic. Having a history of relevant press
releases and a document to clear up
"misunderstandings" will give us a stronger
starting position going into such fracases and
will help us in the interim.
Thanks.
Vincent J. Hrovat
