I would urge that copies of the letter go to the sales offices of all the 
hotels in Clearwater.  It's easy to add them to the mailing list, and they 
are a good source of pressure on politicians.

best, anita



On Sat, 10 Oct 2009, Callahan, Joan wrote:

> OK, This seems to be turning into one of those things where folks have 
> views that differ in important ways, but there seems to be a consensus 
> that pulling away from Clearwater (at least for now) merits a word to 
> the Florida legislature and possibly others (the Tampa/Clearwater City 
> Council, perhaps?.
>
> Is someone willing to draft a letter that could be sent from FEAST (with 
> the approval of the membership, of course) to the appropriate persons, 
> perhaps with the co-signature of the the Florida gay equality group that 
> has been mentioned?
>
> I'd volunteer, but I've done so much of this stuff over the last quarter 
> century years that I really do think we need some younger folks to step 
> up get practiced in this kind of work.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Love,
> Joan
>
>
>
>
> On 10/10/09 10:59 AM, "Eva Kittay" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I think that not supporting FL without making a statement and sending it to
> their chamber of commerce or other venue undermines the force of what we are
> doing. So I support Jean's comment.  Eva
>