INC NEWS - Artists For Obama Auction

[Ronnie Griffin]

Dear Mike,

Following is Section 3 of the INC Bylaws and specifically INC "Shall Not Endorse Political Parties" and this certainly includes political party candidates.    

Section 3:         To accomplish its purpose, the INC shall research and take positions on issues affecting all residential neighborhoods and shall collect and disseminate information to stimulate awareness and interest in those issues.
                        The INC shall foster cooperation among existing neighborhood organizations and shall encourage the establishment of neighborhood organizations where none exist.

                        The INC shall work in a positive and cooperative way with City, County, State, and Federal government officials and with other public and private organizations to accomplish its goals.

                        The INC shall not endorse political parties. However, it may oppose or support legislative or administrative change in order to accomplish its purposes.

Further INC activities and focus is our local neighborhoods and community:  

Section 2:         The INC shall have as its purpose the promotion, maintenance, and enhancement of the quality, stability, and vitality or the residential neighborhoods of the City and County of Durham.

Your agenda, in my humble opinion, is not compliant with the INC charter and any further political chatter should be directed to another and more appropriate political venue. 



Ronnie Griffin











  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: michael dempster 
  To: inc-list at rtpnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:03 PM
  Subject: INC NEWS - Artists For Obama Auction


  Greetings :)

  I am an Obama supporter. I am also a starving artist, unable to donate much in the way of money to the Obama campaign. So, I got an idea.... 

  Although I am short on cash, I do have some art that I can donate to the cause. I'm guessing there are others out there like me, who have art, but no money, and who support Obama and would like to help the cause. 

  Why not organize an "Artists For Obama Auction?" If we can get enough artists who want to do this, I will contact the local Obama campaign and see if they can help with a venue to hold it in, and help with the publicity. 

  Also, if anyone has some serious computer/website skills, this is an idea that might be able to expand beyond our local area, and raise some real big money nationally...I'm thinking a website that might resemble Ebay. Whatever we can do to help Barack win the White House is gonna be worth it. 

  So, send an email my way if you are an artist and would like to participate. 

  Help if you can.......... 

  -Mike



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