[GPSCC-chat] Minutes of September 25, 2014, meeting of the Green Party of Santa Clara County, CA

[Spencer Graves]

On 9/25/2014 11:30 AM, Caroline Yacoub wrote:
> 7:00  Lisa Altieri will make a presentation on how to go CO2 Free.

       goco2free.org


       Grass roots organizing around climate for over 20 years. Creates 
custom data tools for business applications.


       Also reading on public perceptions on climate + how to motivate 
behavior changes e.g., in smoking and diabetes.


       Fear and guilt do not work to motivate people do change.  What 
works is positive messaging:  Creating a vision of an attractive 
future.  Creating plans also work.


       Crowdfunding via Indiagogo.   Playing video on the crowdfunding 
page.


       Prof. Mark Jacobson, Stanford says we need to do 3 things.


             1.  change to carbon free electricity.


             2.  Fuel switch.


             3.  Be efficient.


       3 steps do not address methane, which is the second largest piece 
from CO2.


       Q:  subsidies for fossil fuels?


       Greens table, e.g., Junior State @ Santa Clara Mariott in November.


       Radio & TV?  San José Peace & Justice Center low power radio.  
CreaTVsj.org -> your video.


       Program in 2 different versions:  One is a community version -- 
local meetings, impacts, ... .  Plus a general site.

>
> 7:30  Meeting begins. Identify

> Facilitator:  Sandy

> Note Taker:  Spencer


> , Time Keeper:  Tian


> , Vibes Watcher:  Caroline


> , and Agenda Preparer for next month:  Jim Doyle.


> .  (5 min)
>
> 7:35 Introductions, announcements, additions or corrections to Agenda (10 minutes)


       Blair, Tian, Sandy, Caroline, Jim Doyle, Spencer, Drew



>
> 7:45  Treasurer's report and hat passing  (Jim  5 min)


Balance prior:  $966.31.

9 to 5:  $32 net
>
> 7:50-8:00 Report on tabling at 9 To 5 Conference  (Jim and Caroline  10 min)


       Caroline:  Wage theft.


       Jim:  Living wage.  & preparing for organizing.  Currently 
targeting the County of Santa Clara.  $4.4 billion budget $2.1 billion 
contracts.  9 to 5 and other organizations are working on

Labor Council, Working Partnerships USA, Human Relations


Written up in the Business Journal.  San José has a Living Wage 
ordinance of ~$15.  Sandy produced testimony that with current housing 
prices, a living wage is $32.
>
> 8:00-8:10 Brian Haberley will make a plea for support of a resolution for a moratorium on Fracking in Palo Alto. (10 min)


Blair:  Fracking question:  About 6 months ago, there was a feeling that 
fracking had been ended or seriously reduced in CA.  Now in the past 
month or two, someone is trying again to get more fracking in CA.


Tian:  Exxon or Chevron is pushing fracking.  A group in San Benito 
County is working on fracking.


Guy from Holister came for the film Gasland.

> 8:10-8:30 Discussion of Peoples' Climate March, the Oakland Rally, and ideas for future actions by us and in coalition ( Tian, Gerry, Caroline, Spencer--Tool Kit--  20 minutes)


       Gerry attended a rally Sunday.


       Caroline:  Merc News:  "Tens of thousands of people took to the 
streets in New York and other cities around the world." "Corporate 
leaders speak on climate."


       Tian:  ~500 in Oakland.  "The effect of leave it in the ground." 
Pedal power volunteers provided the electricity for the music.  Art was 
better than in the past but no watershed of increased public 
participation.  There was about as many people as the location could 
comfortably handle.



8:30:  Campaign for Healthy California (CHC)


       Last month's meeting:  Approved we join a Campaign for a Healthy 
California.  They need principal and secondary Liaison: Sandy is 
Principal.  Caroline is secondary.


       CHAM is working on a downtown health care fair with Single Payer 
Coalition, ... .  November 7.



8:50: DeAnza Apple protest:  Apple took over the DeAnza campus and had a 
secret agreement.  The staff who signed the agreement could not admit 
who the contract was with.  There was a 3 story construction for a 1 or 
2-day (product launch?) event, and no one was allowed to discuss what it 
was about. heartbeatearth.wordpress.com and popularresistance.org and 
maybe later at greenshadowcabinet.us.


> 8:30-8:40  Letter Writing and Schwag production  (Caroline  10 min)


       Saturday:  Letter writing party at Caroline's house.  She will 
have sample letters.  There will be other issues about which you can 
write.  She will provide stationary, stamps, ... 2-6 PM.


       Need schwag for the Holiday Peace Fair.


      Tian will help make schwag.  Will call Caroline.
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> 8:40-8:45  Contacting Candidates to sign a pledge to support an amendment to overturn Citizens United.  (Spencer--5 min)


       Come Saturday 3-5 AACI to learn their next steps.
>
> 8:45-8:50  Proposed: Spencer is authorized to ask about the requirements for becoming a "Coalition Partner" of "Americans for Less Secrecy, More Democracy."  (Spencer  5 Min)



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