[GPSCC-chat] We now own "our" FB page (was Re: Exercising Leadership)

[Drew]

We now have admin rights to our "own" FB page as we'd talked about getting
at the last General Business meeting.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/gpscc

Perhaps we could figure out an admin group of FB fans (I am not a fan
myself).  To start off with I talked with Caroline the other day, found
out she was an FB person and so I made her an admin of the group as well
as myself.

Overall wresting control of "our" FB group represents IMO a countercoup to
Marnie's unGreen previous actions.

Wes, you never attended any of the General Business meetings here in SCC
where we've talked about the Marnie problem (and the similar and
semi-related MF problem). or the General A ssemblies where Marnie's
actions have been so problematic.  As one of my friends said to me once
(and I've said to you directly before) "The world is run by those that
show up."

Green is GO!

Drew

> On 8/20/2013 7:45 AM, Drew wrote on the GROW email list:
>> So I'll say it again: these are not legit FB pages, certainly ot for our
>> (Santa Clara) party.  Marnie needs to hand over admin rights to the
>> respective councils and this exercise in unGreen centralization should
>> NEVER be repeated.
>>
>> Green is DEcentralized!
>>
>> Drew
> It appears that the concept of Green Party Leadership is an oxymoron.
> Whenever anyone understands a need for actions, and then takes the steps
> to make that action possible, they are accused of being un-democratic.
>
> My real worry is that those who live at the grassroots of the party
> become so driven by the news of the day that then never step back and
> think about what needs to be done and how to make that happen. Rather
> than standing on the decentralization soapbox and castigating someone
> who had the foresight to take step 1, maybe the best approach is to say
> ... "Thank you for getting this started.  We really needed it.  Now, how
> do we keep it working."   Unless, of course, you don't think it is needed.
>
> Drew, as worded, your comments appear more like a power grab than an
> offer to help.   It could be interpreted as saying that you want to take
> over so that you can make sure that it dies.   If you were to introduce
> a motion for the Santa Clara County council to the effect that:
> - Having a local presence on facebook is an important part of our
> success and wishes to thank Marnie Glickman for getting that started,
> - The County Council recognizes that importance and are wiling to
> allocate the time and energy to maintain the minimal administration
> duties.
> - The County Council will make the effort to ensure that interested
> people in Santa Clara County have the opportunity to participate in the
> group,
> - and we formally request that Admin duties be transferred to a person
> designated by the county council.
>
> I am sure that Marnie will be more than happy to make that happen.
>
> Exercising Grassroots Democracy means taking responsibility for action,
> not just leading yet another demonstration.
> --
> "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't,
> then you are wasting your time on this Earth" - /Roberto Clemente/
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