[All] GREN - Carbon Tax Works - Countering Doug Ford's Gas Pump Stickers

[Susan Koswan]

I am using this as my Facebook profile photo until after the election.

Thanks for all your hard work on this Kevin and keeping us informed!

Susan K

On 8/28/2019 11:58 AM, Kevin Thomason wrote:
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> Good Day GREN folks,
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> Today a non-partisan collective of grassroots community activists from 
> across Ontario are launching the website www.carbontaxworks.ca 
> <http://www.carbontaxworks.ca/> to combat the “gas-pumpaganda” of the 
> Doug Ford provincial government and begin a public information 
> campaign about the effectiveness as well as need for a carbon tax to 
> combat climate change.
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> I am hoping that you will help to spread the message across the Grand 
> River watershed and ensure that locally we are doing our part to try 
> to set the record straight about the carbon tax - particularly since 
> the government stickers only states the costs of the carbon tax - but 
> says nothing about the benefits.
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> Attached below please find a press release, social media shareables, a 
> carbon tax FAQ, and samples of some of the stickers that you can 
> download from the www.carbontaxworks.ca 
> <http://www.carbontaxworks.ca/> website for making your own stickers, 
> t-shirts, hats, mugs or flyers.
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> I have already distributed 500+ large stickers (6” x 9”) in our 
> community and still have hundreds more that I can get to you if you 
> are interested in some.  We aren’t advocating for people to deface gas 
> pumps but are hoping that these stickers will help to raise awareness, 
> overcome government misinformation, and set the record straight while 
> starting a conversation in our community.  So please feel free to 
> place the stickers and other materials on your car bumper, on a 
> bulletin board at your local community center, on your kid's school 
> notebook, on a tree, or wherever you feel may be the most effective.
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> In addition to today’s launch, we are hoping for a large province-wide 
> push on September 6th and 7th.  Please share this information starting 
> today on Facebook, Twitter, your organization’s newsletters/website, 
> with your friends, your family and help to speak up to counter seeing 
> your tax dollars being used to mislead people and stop efforts against 
> climate change.
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> Cheers,
> Kevin.
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> *1) Press Release*
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> *2) Carbon Tax FAQ*
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> *3) Social Media Shareables*
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> *4) Sticker Examples*
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> *5) Sticker Terms & Conditions*
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> *6) Carbon Tax Works Printable Postcard*
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> Kevin Thomason
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> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
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> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
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