<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">On January 3, 2018, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm the 6th annual Alliance For The Common Good, Rally of Unity will be held at the Statehouse Hall of Flags</span><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">As always the Rally will be held on the opening day of the legislative session. The hall has been reserved from 9:00 till 1:00 with 15 tables reserved for group displays, posters, handouts etc. The podium speaker system will be in place with 100 chairs for the audience. Speakers will begin at 10:00.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">This year's list of speakers is diverse and focussed on Sustainability. The Emcee for the event is Jim Freeman. Please get in touch with Jim for reserving tables for your group. Jim can be reached at <a href="mailto:packratjimf@gmail.com" class="">packratjimf@gmail.com</a> or 207-570-4145.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">List of Speakers will be talking on such topics as:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Maine's water resources and fisheries biodiversity - Prof. Steve Coghlan, U Maine Fisheries Ecologist</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Penobscot Nation efforts to preserve their ancestral water rights on the Penobscot River - Kathy Paul</span><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Threats to the Penobscot River due to Juniper Ridge Landfill expansion Update - Ed Spencer<br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Nestle Corporation water extraction update - Nickie Sekera <br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;" class="">Maine's energy plan for self-sufficiency Update</span>- Hendrick Gidionse<br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Food Sovereignty legislation update- Betsy Garrold</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Small sustainable farming in Maine - Heather Retburg</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Potential Establishment of a Maine State Community Bank - Randall Parr</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Medical Marijuana Caregivers update - Catherine Lewis Director MMCM</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">General Dynamics tax break legislation update</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">- Bruce Gagnon</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">East / West Corridor Update - Jim Freeman</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Closing remarks - Jim Freeman </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">While you are at the statehouse we will assist you in getting in touch with your state legislators so that you can discuss your topics of concern.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Please distribute this email to all of your contacts lists. Grow the group...bring a friend.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Respectfully</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Lew Kingsbury</div>organizer, Alliance for the Common Good</div><div id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="">
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