[GPSCC-chat] GPSCC General Meeting

[jamboi at rachel.greens.org]

Present: Caroline Yaccoub, Merriam,Merriam Kathaleen, Warner Bloomberg,
Tian Harter, Jim Doyle, Jim Stauffer, Fred Duperault, Drew Johnson
Roles: Facilitator Tian; Notetaker: Drew; Fred: Timekeeper; Vibes: Warner

10/6/10  7:30pm
Intro/Announcements:
Fred: petitions re: Livermore Lab, article on mayor of Richmond
Drew is offering Ubuntu Gnu/Linux support
Warner: its now the year 5771 on Jewish calender
Caroline: recovering from broken leg, doing 350.org event on 10/10/10

Treasurer's report: $2492

Tabling literature:
 3 items designed by Valerie, printed by Tian,
   theme: cutting carbon footprint; Caroline funds ½, GPSCC pays ½
 2 bundles of Green Focus: Tian will get

Tabling Events:
+ Replacement canopy: Tian will look, Drew will donate one if still available
+ Junior State: Jim Doyle 3rd Sat, Nov: Jim Doyle will be contact
+ Holiday Peace Fair: 1st Sat Dec : Merriam, Caroline, possibly Drew
+ Mtn View Farmer's Market: Tian

Coalition for a Downtown Hospital
 County working on medical clinic. 17th and Santa Clara, demolition
started on hospital.  County in driver's seat.

REPORT ON PLENARY in Fullerton, Orange Co. September 10-12: Jim Stauffer
+ Good plenary,  40-50 people.  not too many bus items,  req. for
committee membership, platform planks.

+ Saturday night's special speaker: Pat LaMarche (GP-US 2004 VP nominee)
Topic: Green activism--at the polls, in the workplace, in our homes. A
single mother, Pat can also spoke to critical importance of Green Party
message of Feminism and youth rights.  Event included:
Video presentation; "On the Edge", applauded, pre-release documentary on
homelessness.
Pat LaMarche, and selected Green Party candidates spoke.

+ Also another great presentation, re: “feed-in tariff” - producing and
feeding extra power back into the grid.
Facilities okay,  though dance studio overhead.
Presentation of candidates, election, not much press.

Need for strategy meeting.  GPCA has never had a comprehensive strategy
+ Possible format: Gathering event, but focused on strategy.
+ Central location?  Fresno?
+ Distributed event? Several satellite locations.  Trying to boost
participation.
+ CC needs to structure it.  Late Jan early Feb
+ Laura Well's strategy: ongoing campaign towards 2012, Merriam suggests
supporting her strategy
+ Tian: suggests shifting from political party strategy to working on
movement strategy

GP VISIBILITY:
Get GPCA recommendations for propositions into the press: Fred
fred: news release, SJ Merc got it already, but we'll target local papers
Jim S. will forward to discussion list, Caroline or Drew will send to
Sunnyvale, Fred to Mtn View
Dana and Gerry: PA, Merriam Campbell

Jim Doyle: ideas for following up on those that came to see Laura Wells:
Thanks for participating; what we do, tabling, what they could see
themselves contributing, state committees

CHOSEN VISIBILITY PROJECT: GP recycling DVDs; Fred, Merriam, Jim Stauffer

Visibility Brainstorming:
+ Public events, demonstrating at SJ Merc, Metro re: not covering GP
candidates
+ Farmer's market tabling.
+ Participating in other local green groups and pointing out our Green
Party affiliation
+ List of registered Greens, survey, track answers, reach out.  3 questions
+ Advertising, on-line
+ Ads on cable
+ VTA stops
+ Highway cleanup
+ Caroline: discussed a recent MoveOn event and what she learned from it.


POTENTIAL SPEAKERS :  Jim Doyle will pursue
+ Iraq vet with PTSD in time for Veterans Day
+ Rainforest Action Network v banks
+ banking issues
 state banks: Laura Wells has brought up the issue
 Federal reserve
+ Immigration and other relevant topics to Latino community
 Coalition for Secure Communities (v ICE)
 MACLA\
Environmental resource center

Demonstration at faux  “Green Debate” 10/12/

9:17 meeting adjourned