[GPSCC-chat] Issues About Hosting the June GPCA Plenary

[WB4D23 at aol.com]

January 18, 2015
 
Hello GPSCC email group:  At our last monthly meeting,  those present 
agreed that our local County GP would serve as host for a state  party meeting to 
overlap and follow one of three "polycentric gatherings" of the  US Social 
Forum at San Jose State University.  In thinking about this and  comments 
that were made at the meeting, I wanted to make the following  comments:
 
1.  IMO it would be a huge mistake for the GPCA to only  hold 
a meeting where only GP members could attend -- which is what  initially 
was suggested.  Whether it is organized locally or by the state  party, or 
some combination of efforts, there should be one or more workshops or  panels 
during the Thursday-Saturday of the USSF schedule.  The GPCA can  hold its 
meeting separately.  That is how logistics were handled in Detroit  when the 
GPUS held an annual meeting in conjunction with a US Social Forum  gathering 
the week before the GPUS weekend meetings.
 
2.  My understanding is that an outside group needs to  have a campus 
sponsor in order to use SJSU facilities.  This is an  additional issue because 
the USSF is scheduled to end on Saturday so that folks  can go to SF for the 
Gay Pride march the next day.  We need to check the  availability and costs 
for the United Way building (Hedding and  the Alameda in San Jose) that was 
used the last time the GPSCC hosed a  plenary.  Another possibility that was 
mentioned at the December meeting  was De Anza College.  Either way, 
location is a critical issue in event  planning, and we need to get that started 
ASAP.
 
3.  We need to use the USSF/Plenary as an opportunity for  outreach and 
recruitment for more local activists and helpers.  We need to  create an email 
and telephone campaign for that purpose.  For example, we  will need to try 
to find local hosts for persons attending from  out-of-area.  We also will 
need to collect and provide housing,  transportation and dining information 
for the Plenary.  As local hosts, we  would be expected to provide or arrange 
the morning continental breakfast items  and lunch on-site for the GPCA 
meetings Saturday and Sunday.  
 
Thoughts?  Questions?
 
Warner
 
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