[GPSCC-chat] FW: GPCA General Assembly Agenda & Registration, Monterey, January 24-25

Sat Dec 6 11:02:06 PST 2014

I urge us to send a delegation and participate. (I am out of state at that time, so cannot be a part of it).

Greenvolution is NOW!

Drew

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Subject: [gpca-forum] GPCA General Assembly Agenda & Registration, Monterey,	January 24-25

Dear Friend - 
p. This is to announce the  draft agenda <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2014-06/agenda-draft-to-counties> ,  registration <https://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/reg_ga_jan2015>  and  logistics <http://www.montereylaw.edu/contactsdirections>  for the  next General Assembly <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01>  of the Green Party of California - Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25 at the  Monterey College of Law <http://www.montereylaw.edu/contactsdirections>  in Seaside (4 miles from Marina, home of Green Party mayor Bruce Delgado <http://brucedelgado.com/>.)

Registration is now open <https://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/reg_ga_jan2015> , will be $40 through January 1 and $50 afterwards. All registrations include lunch and a light breakfast each day. All meals will be vegetarian or vegan.

The General Assembly is the primary decision-making body of the GPCA and consists of delegates from each active county organization. A list of how many delegates alloted per county can be found  here <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/delegates>. The Monterey General Assembly agenda will include briefings on our legal challenge to the Top Two, a GPCA Strategic Planning brainstorming session, a session on the GPUS 2016 presidential nomination process and a Saturday night panel discussion with elected Greens. 

Hope to see you in Monterey County.p. Sanda Everette, Alex Shantz
Co-Coordinators, GPCA  Coordinating Committee <http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cagreens.org%2Fcommittees%2Fcoordinating&utm_campaign=ga_2014_sb&n=10&e=08a57799ba34f5026a99244b9ead7e296998fd33&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email>

Saturday, January 24

    8:00am Breakfast, registration     9:00am Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count, announcement of Standing Committee vacancies     9:25am Welcome from Monterey County Green elected officials:  Bruce Delgado <http://brucedelgado.com/> , Mayor, Marina;  Jan Shriner <http://www.shriner4water.com/> , Board of Directors, Marina Water District     9:30am Agenda approval     9:45am  Decision:  Bylaws interpretation Regarding 2014-2016 County Council roster <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/bylaws-interpretation-county-council-rosters>  (Coordinating Committee)   10:00am  Presentation:  Update on  <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/top-two-challenge-update> Rubin v. Bowen <http://www.restorevoterchoice.org/>  and the GPCA's  <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/top-two-challenge-update> amicus brief <http://www.ballot-access.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Rubin-amicus.pdf> , other legal challenges to Top Two, the passage of AB2351 and potential other
efforts to amend the state elections code to address negative effects of Proposition 14 on the state's smaller, ballot qualified parties <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/top-two-challenge-update>  (Coordinating Committee)      10:30am Discussion: Brainstorming session on 2015-2016 electoral strategy for preparation of 2015-2017 The Two-Year Strategic Plan (CCWG, Green Officeholders Network), including      (1) Identifying uncontested races (Alex Shantz, Board of Education, St. Helena School District, Napa County)
     (2) How/where to run for office, identifying races in which to run      (3) Lessons from June 2014 primary (Luis Rodriguez, GPCA endorsed candidate for governor, 2014)
     (4) Reactivation of Green Officeholders Network
     (5) Report from GPCA Campaign Fund Support Committee on support of Green candidates   11:55am Announcements    12:00pm Lunch, Womens Caucus meeting during lunch      1:05pm Quorum count     1:10pm Discussion: Brainstorming session on party organizing for preparation of 2015-2017 The Two-Year Strategic Plan. Presentation: Demonstration of Nationbuider and its application for GPCA County Parties and organizing GPCA volunteers (GROW, Clearinghouse Committee, IT Committee, Finance Committee)     2:55pm Announcement of  Standing Committee <http://www.cagreens.org/committees>  vacancies     3:00pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Media, Platform, Finance, GROW)     4:30pm Discussion: Brainstorming session on GPCA platform updates for preparation of 2015-2017 The Two-Year Strategic Plan (Platform Commitee, Coordinating Committee)     5:55pm Announcements     6:00pm Dinner on your own (host committee providing recommendations),
GPUS Delegation meeting during dinner     7:30pm Evening Program with statewide candidates and local Green officeholders   Sunday, January 25     8:00am Breakfast, registration     9:00am Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Green Issues, Bylaws)   10:35pm Quorum count   10:40am Confirmation:  Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators  <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2013-06/confirmation-co-coordinators>   10:45am Proposal:  Approval Next General Assembly Meeting Date and Place <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/setting-next-general-assembly>  (Coordinating Committee)   10:55am Proposal: Platform planks:  International Trade <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/platform-amendment-international-trade> ,  Native Americans <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/platform-amendment-native-americans>  (Platform Committee)   12:30pm Lunch, Optional caucus meetings      1:35pm Announcements, including announcement of  Standing
Committee <http://www.cagreens.org/committees>  vacancies, Quorum Count  
  1:40pm Decision/Discussion:  The GPCA and the 2016 Green presidential process <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/presidential-process-2016>  (GPUS Delegation)     2:45pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Finance, ERWG, Clearinghouse)     4:15pm Confirmation:  Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2013-06/confirmation-co-coordinators>  (for any committees or working groups not confirmed in morning session)     4:20pm Closing session   p. Stay connected with the Green Party of California (and spread the message via social media)

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