[GPSCC-chat] Green meeting March 27, 2014, minutes

Thu Mar 27 22:26:53 PDT 2014

Hi Spencer:

One small correction: Caroline will be present at the Health Fair, but she will not be available to speak.

Sandy

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From: Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at prodsyse.com>
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Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Green meeting March 27, 2014, minutes

(Please "reply to all" with any      addition / correction)  

      On 3/27/2014 11:29 AM, WB4D23 at aol.com wrote:

GREEN PARTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Draft Agenda for Monthly General Meeting March 27, 2014

San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, San Jose, CA              (Between Santa Clara              and San Fernando Streets)

7:00 pm – Speaker:  Richard Hobbs/Santa              Clara County Move to Amend

    Rob Means:  

    Build Democracy, End Corporate Rule (BDECR = PAC to support this) in    Santa Clara County = group supporting a local MTA initiative.  

          To put anything on the county-wide ballot:  $1.25 per    registered voter.  

          Target = 51,000.  At the end of this weekend, we'll have over    2,000.  

          Deadline = May 15.  (started in December.)  

    Other events:  

    3/28, Friday, film screening of Cesar Chavez movie at Tech Museum in    San Jose
    3/28, Friday, 10:30am, public meeting with Anna Eschoo at Campbell    Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave
    3/30, Sunday, 2:00pm, film screening of Inequality for All at S. J.    Peach & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th St., San Jose
    4/5, Saturday, 6:00pm, COPE/Richard Trumka at S. J. Convention    Center, 150 West San Carlos, San Jose
    4/9, Wednesday, 7:00pm, Richmond Mayor Gayle Mclaughlin, Laborers    Local 270, 509 Emory St., San Jose
    4/10, Thursday, 8:00pm, Hillary Clinton at San Jose Event Center,    SJSU, One Washington Square, San Jose
    4/26, Saturday, Michael Eggman, 

7:30 pm – Begin meeting -- Select 

Facilitator: Tian 

, Note taker:  Spencer 

, Time keeper:  Sandy

, and Vibes watcher(s)

; Select Agenda Preparer for next meeting;  Sandy  

Affirm or modify draft agenda (5 Minutes)

Introductions and Announcements (10 Minutes)

    Tian Harter

    Sandy Perry 

    Spencer Graves 

    Blair:  

    Warner Bloomberg:  

    John Jensen 

Announcement:  The next GPCA              General Assembly of Delegates (Plenary) will be in Santa              Barbara. CA Saturday-Sunday June 21-22, 2014

Treasurer’s Report – Jim Doyle (5 minutes) 

    balance:  $1,004.18    

    passed hat:  collected $18.  

Report on status of P. O.              Box – Continued from February meeting – Andrea Dorey 

(5 minutes)

          PO Box 611083, San Jose,        CA 95161.  

Report              on March De Anza Community College political organizing              workshop – Drew Johnson and Sandy Perry (10 Minutes)

    Sandy:  We had a workshop LEAD conference March 11, Latino    Empowerment.  Conference on global climate workshop.  Had a workshop    on Syria.  Workshop on eco-feminism.  Arranging for Angela Davis to    speak May 12.  

Status              Report regarding internal GPCA elections for County              Council –  Warner              Bloomberg  (1              minute) – Sanda Everette reports that the GPCA              Coordinating Committee has a plan that will be disclosed              as part of the Plenary Agenda packet 

    No action will be taken until after        the General Assembly in Santa Barbara in June.  

Discussion              re student interns – Spencer Graves (15 minutes)

    Referred to Sandy, who tried to contact the woman, who has not yet    responded.  

Request for GPSCC web page              update to show GPCA June 3rd Primary Election              candidates (primarily statewide office candidates), plus              GPUS Presidential candidates and positions; plus current              GPCA officeholders – Jim Doyle (10 Minutes)

    Warner sent me an email with information, which I can include on the    web page.  

Health Care Committee              Report  –  Andrew Health Fair                scheduled for April 12th – Sandy Pery (10 Minutes)

          Work with Caroline:  We        can speak if we have a speaker.  Caroline will not be there.         Sandy will be doing something else.  We need a speaker.  Large        event, ~ 500 people.  Caroline will table.  

          Obamacare is fraying.  It's a reasonable time to talk about    single payer.  

          Even if we get it passed by the legislature and signed by a    governor ... .  

Environment Committee              Report --  Global              Convergence scheduled for De Anza Community College April              22nd to May 1st – Drew Johnson and              Sandy Perry (10 Minutes)

          Global climate convergence        -- to bring together environmental with economic justice        movements.  

          Shamako will help.  Earth day together with their    environmental sustainability.  Cultural day April 30.  Organize a    stop deportations day.  

          National party:  Series of events in Philadelphia.  

          Are the state party or national party media groups involved?     Answer:  We're doing something here, but not coordinated with the    state party.  

Discussion of status of tabling supplies – (10 Minutes) 

    Spencer to ask Trent if we could        make buttons "Big money / Big Ideas:  Which side are you on"?         We can make buttons for them ... . 

“Silent Running” as a film              proposal – Caroline Yacoub (5)

Plan for Tabling – Need to              identify event coordinators -- (15 Minutes) 

          Contact Caroline if        interested.  

Junior Statesman  Saturday April 5th              afternoon

Gayle McLaughlin (Richmond              Mayor) speech Wednesday April 9th evening              (endorsed by GPSCC County Council)

Earth Day – April 22nd              Santa Clara University; April ?? San Jose State University

Others?

    Someone needs to contact Santa        Clara U. and SJSU.  Contact Jim Doyle to see if he has        information, then make appropriate contacts.  Tian can't do it        by himself.  Warner might be available, but can't organize it.         

    Topographic map:  John Jensen (5 minutes) 

          map with lines of constant elevation.  100 meter sea level    rise:  Sacramento = salt water port.  

(2 Hours Estimated Cumulative Times. Goal: Adjourn by 9:30 pm)

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