[GPSCC-chat] minutes from September Santa Clara Greens Meeting

[Spencer Graves]

On 9/26/2013 4:55 PM, perrysandy at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I included everyone's suggestions to the best of my ability. Here is 
> the latest version of tonight's agenda.
> See you soon!
> Sandy
> *Proposed Agenda---September 26, 2013 Green Party Meeting*
> 7:00-7:30No speaker has been proposed for this month.
> 7:30-7:40 Identify

> facilitator:  Tian


> note taker:  Spencer

> vibes watcher:  Caroliine


> time keeper:  John


and agenda preparer:  Warner


* Intros and announcements


Warner:  The next state meeting is Sat-Su., Nov, 16-17 in Santa Rosa. 
There is already an agenda.
cagreens.org/ga -> click on left General Assemblies: November. --> Next 
month, we must select delegates, etc.


Caroline:  has notes from Holiday Peace Fair planning meeting + Health 
Care for All meeting this Saturday + a No Tar Sands meeting this 
Saturday. Caroline will be pleased to share with anyone


John:  Big picture episode yesterday: tundra in Greenland releasing 
methane/ US drop in agriculture history15% last year


Tian: "Snake Oil:  How fracking's false promises ... imperilour future" 
bookis worth reading (Heinberg, Richard). Bike Party next month: Third 
Thursday theme:  Dia de los muertes.


Sandy:  Mercury News:  "We're poor, but we do what we can to 
contribute." Best statements against the sequester.


Drew: Green party club at DeAnza


Spencer:  Free Press: Please write Attorney General Holder to ask himto 
stopharassing journalists.


Spencer: October 13, 2-4PM: "United States of ALEC" movie at the Peace 
Center in joint with California Common Cause, with speaker Helen Grieco.


. Additions or corrections to agenda.
> 7:40-8:10 Report on climate change actions, next steps for movement, 
> role of GPSCC.


Caroline:  This Saturday, Coffee at More, 3-5 PM, Murphy and Evelyn, 
Svle: Meeting of "No Tar Sands" branch of 350 Silicon Valley. Also, 
Pledge of Resistance is looking for recruits to take action of the State 
Dept. approves the Keystone XL pipeline-- including locally.  Sign up on 
the web site for 350 Silicon Valley.


Tian:  A group called "Making the Line" or "Drawing the Line"is planning 
to draw a line of where the sea level is forecasted to be after 100 
years.  Palo Alto will lose 2 schools.  ...


Sandy said Jill Stein said lobbying is mostly a waste, but when 
lobbying, be sure to tell them that you're Green and working to register 
your friends Green.

> 8:10-8:30Health Care Committee report. Evaluation of September 6 
> Health Care Movie showing with panel discussion including a Green 
> Party speaker. Lessons learned and next steps for committee.


Sandy:  Good Health Care event written up in El Observador (au.: Sandy)  
California Heath Professional Student Alliance supports single payer.  
One attendee said she, her husband, and two daughters registered Green 
after the event.  Panelists were great.


The Greens put out a lot of money for that event.  The venue was ~$350 
or $400, and the Green Party paid half of it.


Warner will look at the health insurance exchanges over the next few 
months and might wish to share information with other similarly impacted 
people.


*** There was some negativity in the organizing discussion that was 
unhelpful.

> 8:30--8:35 Treasurer report -- pass the hat. Jim


$68.50 collected tonight.


Tian:  has been emptying the mailbox in Mt. View.  It has been several 
years since we've been received any mail (apart from junk mail).  The 
cost is ~$80 per year for a PO box.  It has lapsed.  The mail box is 
close to Tian's mail box.  Tian doesn't mind checking it, but he has 
questions about whether we need to collect the money.


Warner:  Our formal mailing address should NOT be a personal address.  
Would the Collins Foundation and / or the San José Peace and Justice 
Center feel that if they would have a problem with the Green Party


PROPOSAL (Warner):  We renew the Post Office box if that's still an 
option.  Consensus.


ADDENDUM:  We must explore with some priority the legal requirements for 
an address and the options.  Warner will contact the State Party liaison 
to the CA Secretary of State and report back at the next meeting.  After 
Warner gets an answer, Spencer will ask the Boards of the Peace Center 
and Collins Foundation about the Green Party getting mail at 48 South 
Seventh.
> 8:35-8:45 Tabling reports.


John:  350.org event.


Tian:  Mt. View Art & Wine Festival:  It was dead.  Tiantalked with 
various people.  Conclusion:  It works a lot better when you have a table.


Caroline:  Where are the tables that belong to the Green Party?  Does 
Fred have a Green Party table?


Warner has a (heavy) sun umbrella that belongs to the Green Party.

> 8:40-9:00 Tabling plans.


> Discussion of tabling literature policy.


Caroline:  If literature is consistent with our aims and beliefs, we 
don't need to segregate it.  The drivergets to pick the music. I enjoy 
tabling.  I don't think we should have a policy. A guideline may be OK.


Tian:  Whoever is tabling should have a lot to say about what goes on 
the table.


Warner:  If we need a policy, the priority for literature should go to 
official Green party literature.  In general, the decision of what to 
place on the table and where to place it should be left to the people 
tabling.  The only exception should be that we should not display 
literature that is carries the Green Party logo without approval from 
some official Green Party organization.


> Morgan Hill Sept 28-29:  We apparently have no volunteers.


> JSA fair Nov 16.


This is the same weekend as the State Meeting.


Caroline and John volunteer want to do Junior State.


> Opportunities for Green Party participation in the March to Heal the 
> Valley, Oct 7 -- 10.


       4-day march from East San José to Google in Mt. View. Stops at 
SJSU, Apple, Rock church, Googleville at noon on Thursday, church in Mt. 
View.
> 9:00-9:10GPSCC plan for Dec 14 Holiday Peace Fair participation.


       Caroline will attend the next planning meeting.


PROPOSED:  We buy a table for Green Party tabling for the Holiday Peace 
Fair.  Consensus.

> 9:10Adjourn
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