[GPSCC-chat] Request for Agenda Items for October 27 Meeting

[Spencer Graves]

Hi, Valerie, et al.:


       Could Merriam and I have 10 minutes to discuss Occupy San Jose?  
I believe the current international Occupy movement is the most hopeful 
thing in world history since the "Bonus Army" camped outside Washington, 
DC, in 1932.  The attempted suppression of their "Hooverville" 
contributed to a landslide defeat of conservative incumbents in the next 
several elections.  The policies of Franklin Roosevelt and others 
elected during that period created what is probably the the best period 
in US history of relatively high and broadly shared economic growth.


       At Occupy San Jose, there have been arrests virtually every night 
for most of  the past week.  They could use a lot of help from people 
contacting City Council members, especially San Jose residents -- 
minimum by email but it's better if you can follow an email with an 
attempt to get on the City Council person's agenda to discuss.  Anyone 
doing this must be clear that they are doing this on their own 
initiative and NOT in any way representing Occupy San Jose.  Merriam and 
I have been working with Steve Preminger of the Central Labor Council 
and the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee to try to get 
permission from San Jose First United Methodists, who own a vacant lot 
across from City Council.  We'd like approval from the Green Party to 
pay for some or all of the incremental insurance the the Methodists want 
if they allow this group to occupy their vacant lot.


       Also, I'd like 5 minutes to discuss the "Four Puppet Politics" 
bookmark I put on the Resources page some time ago.  I've been producing 
and distributing them, but I think I should get official group input on 
the content before we use it a whole lot more.  (This is a summary of an 
18-page research paper by that title that I do not want to post on the 
Internet but am happy to distribute to anyone who would like to see it;  
please email me if you are interested.)  In the proposal for another 
action at Bank of America (or Wells Fargo?), I'd like to use this "Four 
Puppets" bookmark with our "Credit Cards and the Great Recession" 
trifold with the Green Party information replaced by information on 
Occupy San Jose.


       Thanks,
       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


On 10/24/2011 5:17 PM, Valerie D. Face wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Here's what I have for the draft agenda so far.
>
> NOTE:  We are missing times and descriptions for several items.  Please send that information to this list.
>
> NOTE:  A few (identical) duplicate agenda items were submitted, and some of the items below look very similar to each other (i.e., items related to Move to Amend and demonstrating at banks).  Please review this draft and let me know if any of the similar-looking items should be consolidated.
>
> Please send all additions and changes to this list.  Everything posted on this list by 7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 26 will be on the draft I bring to the meeting.  If you don't make it by then, no worries -- we will revise and affirm the agenda at the meeting.
>
>
> === Draft Agenda for GPSCC General Meeting on October 27, 2011 ===
>
> Location:  San Jose Peace&  Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose
>
> 7:00 PM  Social time: practice one-minute speeches, eat, chat, etc.
>
> 7:30 PM  Begin meeting
>
> *  Choose facilitator, note taker, timekeeper, vibes watcher, November agenda preparer, November one-minute speakers
>         2 min
>
> *  Introductions
>         3 min
>
> *  Guest speaker from Californians for Justice
>         15 min (total including Q&  A)
>
> *  Short announcements
>         7 min
>
> *  Revise and affirm agenda
>         4 min
>
> *  Treasurer's report, pass the hat
>         4 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Movie Night
>         6 min, Merriam Kathaleen
>
> *  Make a decision on a speaker for November meeting
>         4 min, group
>
> *  Campaign finance reform (carried over from September agenda)
>         3 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Fair and equitable taxation (carried over from September agenda)
>         3 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Select initial delegates&  alternates for GPCA General Assembly Dec. 3-4; schedule packet review meeting
>         10 min, Warner Bloomberg
>
> *  Move To Amend: Do we want to sign on?
>         5 min, Merriam Kathaleen and Caroline Yacoub
>
> *  Bank of America: Let's do it again on Friday, November 4.
>         5 min, Merriam Kathaleen and Caroline Yacoub
>
> *  Endorsement of the California Disclose Act
>         _____ TIME NEEDED, Brian Good
>
> *  Election year infrastructure planning
>         20 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Getting recent contacts (13) involved
>         10 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Electing County Council
>         5 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Report on the Registrar of Voters
>         1 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Report on a protest action: __________ DESCRIPTION NEEDED
>         1 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Report on a protest action: __________ DESCRIPTION NEEDED
>         1 min, Jim Doyle
>
> *  Should we demonstrate at Bank of America or Wells Fargo?
>         5 min, Caroline Yacoub and Spencer Graves
>
> *  Greens doing buttons for Occupy
>         _____ TIME NEEDED, Merriam Kathaleen
>
> *  Move to Amend
>         _____ TIME NEEDED, Merriam Kathaleen
>
> *  Holiday Peace Fair: Approve $40 table fee and recruit volunteers
>         _____ TIME NEEDED, Jim Doyle
>
>
> Respectfully,
> Valerie Face
>
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