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Editor, Caroline C. Pozycki
Wednesday December 23th, 2009 Issue 24 |
Edison Mayors Invite 5000 Residents to
Answer the Jersey Call to Service
Residents turned out on Dec. 17 for the Edison Call to Service
Summit, featuring Mayor Jun Choi and Mayor-elect Toni Ricigliano, and learned about leadership opportunities on township boards and commissions. The summit, hosted by the Citizens' Campaign and the Metuchen Edison
Woodbridge YMCA, was geared towards residents who moved into the
township in the last five years, many of whom were unfamiliar with
Edison's government and politics.
The Citizens' Campaign Middlesex County Chair Ron Tankiewicz (pictured with Edison Mayor Elect Toni Ricigliano), presented
residents with insider tips on how to apply and gain appointment on government boards
and commissions. Edison Township has more than 20 boards and commissions which
have a significant impact on the quality of life in the community. There are
several vacancies on the boards, and many more positions will be opening up in
the new year. 23 residents filled out applications to receive further education and guidance from the Citizens' Campaign on how to gain appointments.
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Newark Citizen Legislator Proposes Redevelopment
Pay to Play Reform
Newark resident Jeremiah Grace, with the support and guidance of the Citizens' Campaign, made a
presentation for Redevelopment Pay-to-Play Reform before the Newark City
Council December 22 and received strong support from the members of the governing
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Anthony Andora, Bergen County Chair
The Citizens' Campaign lost a member of its Campaign Leadership this month. Our dedicated Bergen County Chairman Anthony Andora had recently initiated Pay to Play Reform at the county level in response to corruption scandals. He was active moving this reform as he went into the hospital. He will be difficult to replace. We will press forward with Anthony's initiative in his honor.
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Answer the Jersey Call to Service
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Citizen Leaders Profiled
The Citizens' Campaign's Paterson Organizer, Orville Morales (pictured above with Paterson youth), called Paterson residents to service, and residents responded, especially its younger ones. Orville worked with a group of young residents to find out what issues they cared about, and taught them how they could address these issues through their participation in local government. They learned to become Citizen Legislators, and presented to the Mayor and Council the idea of increasing youth participation in the leadership of the city related to youth issues. They made a respectful constructive presentation, asking for youth appointments. Their work resulted in Paterson passing an ordinance expanding the Youth Guidance Council, adding positions for Youth Ambassadors.
Migdalia Gomez, a resident of the city wrote to us about her appreciation of the empowerment work of the Citizens' Campaign in Paterson, "I am a proud Patersonian and feel that this is an organization I will support
because I believe our YOUTH are our future and should be taught to be
involved in Paterson's politics today!" |
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2010 New Year's Resolution
Take responsibility for the leadership of your community!
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What People Are Saying-
Listen to The Citizens' Campaign
New Jersey has an idea factory for vibrant civic engagement and good
government. They're about clean, fair politics, and they have the
sharpest tools in the toolbox to get us there. They don't work for you
- and that's good - but they have all the answers. Same suggestion, by
the way, for my GOP brothers and sisters.-Rosi Efthim, Blue Jersey Blogger
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