With or Without You: Town Hall for Colorado Senator Gardner (In Absentia)

[Jimbo101]

actionnetwork.org

Thousands of Coloradans having been trying for weeks to get the attention of Senator Gardner in a good-faith effort to encourage him to set up a face-to-face town hall, especially during February recess week. The senator has declined so far, and so we're going to make it as easy as possible for him, we're organizing the town hall.

We will ask our questions in a civil forum among our community neighbors with or without the senator's presence. He has, however, been invited in good faith and encouraged to attend.

****WHAT DO WE WANT OUT OF THIS EVENT?****

To share our deepest concerns through a civil, constructive, and respectful gathering, and to send a message to Senator Gardner that meeting face to face with his constituents is an essential part of his public service job.

While it is very UNLIKELY the Senator will attend this event, the best outcome would be for him to do so, and as such, the civil tone and manner of the town hall will demonstrate that he had no reason not to attend. If the story that results is that he didn’t show up, the only question everyone should be asking is - why not?

[CrispyQ]

1. I've yet to get through to any of his offices with a phone call.

The Denver office vmail is always full, so I started calling the Ft. Collins office, where I never got a person, but could leave a message. Then that box filled up so I called an office on the western slope. Then that box filled up. They think they don't work for us anymore.

[KittyWampus]

2. Thank you for trying.