Quonset+Point+Development

=Quonset Point Development= 

Credits:

 * Ben Susla


 * Kyle Levin


 * Nick Lee


 * Eric Archibald

13th January 2010

 * 1) Introduction to the problem**

a) The background and definition to the exact problem and why you chose to address this problem

 * ======Quonset Point, a long peninsula entirely in North Kingstown, has a lot of unused land that could be used for several things that would help the economy. Small Businesses, Factories, a park, and sources of renewable resources such as wind turbines could be made. All of these would create jobs. ======

a) A step-by-step narrative of the way that your group attempted to address the problem
 telligently. b) As of right now the step to arrange a meeting has not progressed, the committee responded to our e-mail but we have not worked out a date yet. **3) ****Outcomes of the project **  a) One of the main limitations for this project was the fact that we are not to actually carry out the construction of the development of Quonset Point, because of this we cannot physically //make it happen. //  What we actually have been working on is finding ways to persuade people to make this happen. We succeeded in contacting the board of directors of the Quonset Development Corporation and talked about arranging a meeting. They said they would meet with us but at this point of our project (12/18/09) we have not met with them. That is another limitation of our project, because we have not met with them we have not heard the professional opinion on the development of Quonset. b) The next thing we need to get done is to meet with the Quonset Development Corporation and talk to them about our issue and see what their plans and opinions are on the development. ** 4) ****Reflections on the Project **  a) Each member of the group must submit a reflection which includes their thoughts about: i) what they learned about democracy from participating on this project ii) what they learned about themselves from working on this project iii) what they learned about cooperating with others from working on this project
 * 1) ======Researched Quonset Point how it is now. ======
 * 2) ======Looked at all the different possibilities to develop Quonset Point ======
 * 3) ======<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contacted the QDC (Quonset Development Corporation) and attempted to arrange a meeting ======
 * 4) ======<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed actual and arranged scenarios such as Passing a Bill, and Picketing plans. ======
 * 5) ======<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wrote a report, created a flyer and several other things to prepare for the presentation night. ======

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5) ****<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Appendix: Ways of Acting ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a) Each portfolio must include a minimum of one artifact from each of the following sub sections. You should include all artifacts that were actually created and you may also add ones which you did not use but could have used. i) Public Education (1) Leaflets, Flyers, Posters, (2) Newsletters (3) Reports (4) Public Hearings, Candidates nights (5) Film or video screenings (6) Internet, blogs, Pod casts ii) Direct Action (1) Boycotting/Buycotting (2) Picketing (3) Demonstrations and Protests (4) Strikes (5) Nonviolent Civil Disobedience iii) Citizen Lobbying (1) Writing a bill & finding a sponsor (2) Testifying at committee hearings (3) Persuading Legislators iv) The Media (1) Letters to the Editor (2) Op-Ed Articles (3) Earning Media in Feature Articles (4) Call-in shows/ Guest Shows (5) PSAs (6) Radio Shows (7) News Releases / News Conferences (8) Media Events b) For students working alone there must be one entry per category c) For group with 3 or less members there must be two entries per category d) For groups with 4-5 members there must be three entries per category