[GPSCC-chat] Proposed GPSCC Agenda 4-24-14

Tue Apr 22 22:11:17 PDT 2014

Hi Everyone,

Sorry this is cutting it a little close, but here is a proposed agenda for Thursday's meeting at 7 pm at SJPJC. Please send additions or amendments. Thanks!

Sandy

Green Party Meeting  Thursday, Apr 24, 2014

7:00-7:30   GUESTSPEAKER:  

SteveRaney, Principal atCities21 in Palo Alto (350.org volunteer), will speak on  "Strategiesto Defeat Exxon/Koch: Politics of Federal Climate Legislation".  Outline:  
1) Political strategies to enact strong federal climate legislation within 36months (in the face of the overwhelming political power of the fossil fuelindustry). 
2) Strategies of 350.org, Citizens Climate Lobby, and Environmental Defense. 
3) Professor Erica Chenoweth’s dataset of past international citizen movementsshows that when 3.5% of a country’s population (11 million pro-climateAmericans) is actively involved in a movement, 80% of those movements achieve theirobjectives. 

7:30   Meetingstarts. Identify Facilitator, Note Taker, Vibes Watcher, Time Keeper, andAgenda Preparer for February.

7:40   Introductions, announcements, additions orcorrections to agenda. Agree on speaker for May 22 meeting.

7:55   Treasurer's report and hat passing

8:00   Report on climate change work. Caroline

8:15   Reporton single payer health care work. Andrew Hill Fair. Caroline and Sandy 

8:30   Report on April tabling. Junior State. GayleMcLaughlin. Other?

8:45   Report on Global Climate Convergence at DeAnza April 22 to May 1. Laura Wells will be there on April 28. Luis Rodriguezappearance pending. Angela Davis May 12.

9:05   Do we have to select delegates for the June21-22 Plenary? Is anyone even going?

9:15   Report on updating web site with statecandidate information. Spencer

9:20   Adjourn

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