[Sosfbay-discuss] [GPCA Official Notice] Be a GPCA Delegate to GPUS

[Gerry Gras]

The deadline for applications is today, BUT, I have heard
that they may be taking applications for a few more days.

For more info, contact Sanda or Cat, (emails below).

Gerry




Jim Stauffer wrote:

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [GPCA Official Notice] Be a GPCA Delegate to GPUS
> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:52:17 -0800
> From: County Contacts <contacts2006 at cagreens.org>
> Reply-To: contacts2006 at cagreens.org
> To: County Contacts <Contacts2006 at cagreens.org>
> 
> GREEN PARTY COUNTY CONTACTS MESSAGE
> 
> This is an announcement from the GPCA Contact List.  For more information,
> or questions related to the topic of the posting, please do not hit reply. 
> Follow the contact directions
> stated in the email.
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> (Time Sensitive Announcement-Please forward widely as appropriate)
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> 
> *HOW TO APPLY FOR A Green National Committee (GNC) DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE 
> SEAT:*
> 
> 
> The Green Party of California is always looking for interested 
> California Greens to serve at the national level of the state party. The 
> only strict requirement is that you be a registered Green in 
> California.  The next couple of years should be a very exciting time in 
> the Green Party at the national level.  The major decisions of the 
> National Committee will primarily be focused on rules and policies 
> leading to the 2008 Convention, so it will be a very interesting time, 
> and a good reason for YOUR input!!
> 
> We prefer those who have served in some capacity at the state and/or 
> county party level and will ask for a referral from a state or county 
> representative, if we're not familiar with your green party activity. We 
> strongly encourage those who self-identify as a minority, whether by 
> region, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, or disability.
> 
> California has 13 Delegate seats and 13 Alternate seats at present. 
> There are seven seats open for Delegate, out of thirteen, and 9 seats 
> open for alternates. As delegates are usually elected with staggered 
> terms throughout the year, this number is larger than usual because of 
> the length of time since the last plenary. Note that some delegates and 
> alternates currently holding those seats will also be running for 
> reelection. If some form of Delegate Apportionment passes at the 
> national level, CA will more than triple its delegation.
> 
> There will be elections by the General Assembly at the GPCA Plenary in 
> San Francisco May 26-27 for these seats, by IRV. We need your 
> two-paragraph bios/applications by MARCH 26  for inclusion in the 
> plenary packets.  Get your applications in NOW so you can included in 
> the election. LETTERS OF APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE GPCA-CC by 
> March 26 to be in compliance with our bylaws. An editable application 
> can be found at   
> http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/application_gpus_delegation.rtf 
> <http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/application_gpus_delegation.rtf>
> BIOGRAPHIES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE GPCA-CC by that date in order to be 
> forwarded to the counties, to be reviewed by the current delegation and 
> to be submitted as part of the Plenary Packet. You may also submit an 
> optional campaign statement.  The CC announcement of these openings and 
> relevant by-laws can be found at 
> http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/notice_gpus_delegation_2007.php
>  From that page you can find contact information  for the CCand other 
> information about the delgation. 
> 
> If you are applying for a position on the CA delegation, please also 
> write to the CA Delegation Co-chairs. Please include a short bio of any 
> party or other relevant experience you are bringing to the position, and 
> include why you would like to serve with the Delegation. You can find 
> more information and roster on the delegation's website!  
> http://votegreen.org/gpus-ca You can also contact the Co-Chairs with 
> your questions.  If you have even thought about the idea, but did not 
> think you had the time, please let us know.  If we end up needing a 
> delegation 40 strong, we will need many of you and will work with you to 
> come up to speed and to figure out how to fit us into your life. 
> Applications should also be sent to the GPUS Delegation ASAP if the 
> applicant wishes to receive an endorsement from the Delegation, so that 
> we can get those endoresements into the plenary packet as well.
> 
> Thank you.  We look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Sanda Everette - sanda at greens.org   sanda at greens.org
> 
> Cat Woods - cat801 at mindspring.com   cat801 at mindspring.com
> 
> GPCA California Delegation to GPUS, Co-Chairs
>