Berry offered a chance to step up

The petition signature drive continues.

There were apparently, not signatures enough on the petition to create standing for the Citizen's Advisory Council on Communication, link, to warrant a response from the APS School Board and Supt Winston Brooks.

As I have time, I will invite other community leaders to add their signatures to the cause.

Many will sign, some won't; some will pretend they were never asked rather than admit they won't take a stand on the right side of history.

So far, two community leaders have stepped up; Rep Janice Arnold-Jones and her opponent in the 1st Congressional District race, Dan Lewis. I tried to find contact information for Democrat candidates Marty Chavez and Eric Griego. Neither of their campaign websites allows a contact with the candidate. The newest candidate County Commissioner Michelle Lujan-Grisham does share contact information and her support has been solicited.


Also sharing contact information;
Mayor Richard Berry.

Which means his mettle gets tested now.

The following email was
sent to Berry via his PIO
Chris Huffman-Ramirez;
along with a link to this post.

A petition is circulating. It calls for the leadership of the APS to recognize the standing of a Citizens Advisory Council on Communication. The petition and a preliminary set of signatures was presented to the school board Wednesday, Aug 10th.

Mayor Berry is invited to consider the Petition and adding his signature to it.
... Else, some explanation of his refusal, to report to interest holders.

He will either step up, step away, or step aside
and hope no one is keeping score.

"You pick a side, when you don't pick a side. unk"

photo Mark Bralley