The Citizens’ Campaign is hosting a free “Call to Service” forum on Saturday, March 13 at St. Matthew’s Parish Hall at 10 am to increase awareness of leadership and service opportunities in the City of Hoboken. It is the second of four forums to be presented in Hoboken. This forum is being sponsored by the Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition.
The March 13 forum will focus on the Hoboken political party committees and how to get on the ballot for the committee elections this June.
What Does a Committee Person Do?
Every district in every ward in Hoboken elects both a Democratic and Republican committee woman and committee man. The time and responsibility taken on by each committee person depends completely on the level of involvement they choose. Many run for committee to promote change in local government or to help build a political platform. Others see it as an introduction to the political process or a chance to socialize with politically like minded neighbors.
The goal of the Citizens’ Campaign is to inspire citizens to participate in the leadership of their communities and reverse the tide of government waste and corruption. The Campaign is best known for successfully introducing Pay-to-Play and ethics reform across the state.
Citizens’ Campaign Releases Hoboken Survey
The findings of a “Citizens’ Rights & Responsibilities” survey designed by Citizens’ Campaign were released in December 2009. The survey is designed to provide an overall sense of the City’s civic strengths and weaknesses. Its main purpose is to give the community a road map for how to increase citizen participation and empowerment by discovering what laws and policies of a healthy civic community are currently absent or need to be improved. Eric Kurta of the People for Open Government and Hoboken resident Pat Samperi worked to bring the survey to Hoboken. Click here to Download Survey (pdf)
The First Seminar of the Series is a Success
Attendees at the December forum learned about the various municipal boards and commissions on which Hoboken residents may serve, the current service opportunities available, the appointments processes for each and inside tips for seeking and gaining an appointment.
Hoboken Call to Service from Eric Kurta on Vimeo.
These seminars are part of a statewide “Call to Service,” a public service initiative of the Citizens’ Campaign of N.J., The Call to Service focuses on four powerful service opportunities, they are: 1) Serving on an appointed local board or commission; 2) Serving as a neighborhood-level party committee person; 3) Becoming a citizen legislator by devising a constructive common-interest proposal and presenting it to a relevant government body; and 4) Serving as a “Citizen Journalist” to report from the frontlines what is happening in City Hall.
Sponsors of the first event included: The Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition, People for Open Government, The Hoboken Democratic Party, The Hoboken Republican Organization, and Our Lady of Grace Church.
The Call to Service forum is free and open to the public, if you need more information please contact John Branciforte at johnbranciforte@aol.com, or Lauren Skowronski at (732) 548-9798 x2.
You can also visit www.JoinTheCampaign.com