[GPSCC-chat] meeting agenda

[spencerg]

On 6/2/2010 12:08 PM, Jim Doyle wrote:
> Green Party of Santa Clara County
> Proposed Agenda for Wednesday June 2, 2009
>
> Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibes Watcher 8 min
Facilitator:  Jim Doyle
Notetaker:  Spencer
Timekeeper:  Tom
Vibes Watcher:  Tian
Agenda for next meeting:  Tian


Notetaker:  Spencer Graves
>
> Introductions, Announcements, Finalizing Agenda 12 min

New person:  Peter Smith.

Werner Blumgarten, Fred Duperault,
Adrea Dorey
Tom Donahue
Dan St. George, Palo Alto.
Spencer Graves
Cameron
Jim Doyle
Jim Stauffer

>
> Selection of Agenda Preparer for next meeting 3 min
>
> Treasurer's report: 10 min Jim D

 From tabling Santa Clara U:  $2
SJSU:  $21
Jr. State $65.37
Barryessa $22.64
Food for Thought:  expense to date:  $275.96
      Received:  $142
       At the moment:  $135 in the red;  may go up.


> Plenary

Plennary:  7 people prepaid,
$2083 delegate fees.

$2415.86 income
$1020 rent
$100 janitor
... other misc.

total expenses $1682
net:  $733.85
Much donated food.
Merriam gets a standing ovation from managing the plenary so well.

> Food4Thought
> Tabling – SJSU, SCU, Junior State, Berryessa
>
> IRV in San Jose 10 min Jim S

       City council will table the process until 2011 or 2012.  Wait to 
see how Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro, who will be implementing it 
this electoral season.  We should find a way to keep up the pressure so 
it won't die here.  Discussions of how to lower the costs of elections, 
e.g., lower the threshold from 50% to 40% to avoid a runnoff.

>
> Report re Ed Gonzalez. 1 min Spencer

Spencer to follow up with him.
>
> Tabling & Events - selection of lead persons 15 min

> Leafletting – No on 14, Yes on 15

       Fred will go to the Sunday Farmer's Market in Mt. View.


> June 19-20 Juneteenth


NEED someone for Juneteenth (June 19 & 20):  We've paid for a booth, and 
we need someone to do it.  Jim Doyle will be out of town.  We need a 
lead person to contact the appropriate people.
Noon - 8 PM, 2 days.
Tian will take the lead to talk with the Juneteenth organizers, etc.


America Fest canceled
Tapesty canceled.
Gay Pride parade Aug. 21-22.  Doyle has asked the organizers asking how 
to sign up;  has not heard back.


> Next Food4Thought August 14-th ?

To be determined.  Maybe make the next one later;  Aug. 14th too early.

>
> Green Focus 5 min
>
> No on 14 bookmarks, letters to the editor 5 min
>
> Reports
> Tabling reports (Berryessa, Mother’s Day) 3 min
> Food for Thought May 22 5 min Merriam

       We need to be organized about publicity.  Jim Stauffer can help 
with advertising for the next one.


Tian:  We did too many things too quickly.
Need a greater advanced planning time.

Dana:  Maybe NOT Saturday evening.


Werner:  Do we want a joint picknick with San Mateo County?

Tom:  Sunday PM might work better.
Tian:  Sunday PM worked well in Sunnyvale.

Tom:  Outdoors in August might be too hot.


> SJSU Earth Day follow up 5 min Jim D

       Doyle:  They sent us a "Thank You" for being there, with a 
picture.  Jim said we should make contacts with the students who worked 
at the Environmental Resource Center at SJSU.  Jim Stauffer would be 
willing to do that.

       Tian:  SJSU has a "back to school" event in September.
       Tom:  This event might be limited to campus groups.
       Tian:  There was a Campus Greens, but they graduated.  We need a 
Prof. who would help organize this.
       Doyle:  Contact Environmental Resource Center & Environmental 
____ Dept.

>
> Immigration 5 min Jim D

       Doyle:  Anyone here joined the March?
       Tian went by there but didn't attend.  Roz Dean and the usual 
suspects were there;  he didn't see many more.


>
> Total time: 1 hour 27 minutes
>
> Post meeting discussions: spurring activism, abusive banks.

       Look at published polls.

       People often confuse Greens with Greenpeace.

       Andrea:  Found Green Party members.  We need to do outreach to 
new Green party members, ask them their interests, concerns, ... .


       We used to be able to go to the registrar of voters to get names 
and addresses, email addresses.  Less than 1 in 10 of the addresses in 
the emails are valid.


       Phone numbers work better.


       Most of the Greens are renting.  By the time we get to them, 
they've moved.


       We must use an email address as soon as we get it;  otherwise it 
is likely invalid.


       Could we mail (or email) to registered Greens?


       Stauffer:  We need someone to manage our one-way list.  We have 
~30 names;  some counties have thousands.


       We could be better about getting announcements of our meetings in 
various publications, the Metro, ... .
       Andea:  If we


ABUSIVE BANKS:


       Credit unions may be better than multinational banks.


       Coop America has a list of banks.


       Dana taught a unit on finance at a school.  After teaching this 
unit, Dana changed to a credit union.


       Andrea:  Star One is a credit union.


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