[GPSCC-chat] GPSCC Draft Minutes 7-23-15

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GREEN PARTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY Minutes 7-23-15
San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, SanJose, CA 
 
7:00pm – No Speaker
 
7:30 pm– Begin meeting – Facilitator Warner, Note takerSandy, Agenda Preparer Warner. Agendaapproved.
 
Introductionsand Announcements: Homeless advocates will bring a proposal forsanctioned encampments to the County Homeless Task Force on Aug. 7. Rentersrights leaders gearing up for a fall campaign in San Jose.
 
Treasurer’s Report – Jim Doyle. $10 collected. Jim will pay the annual SJPJCdonation. He will hold off on the Coalition for a Healthy California donationuntil a discussion at the August meeting. 
 
Reports on US Social Forum events. Smaller attendance(about 1000) than previous forums. Many excellent workshops & assembliesincluding one by Richmond Progressive Alliance.
 
Reports on GPCA Plenary items. About 40 attended theSaturday budget session, 20 the Sunday session. Sunday session received reportsfrom action groups. 2016 GPCA US Senate candidate endorsement process adopted.
 
Discuss SGA delegates vacancies and invitation forvolunteers. Sandy volunteers and is appointed, Warner will notify SGA.
 
Begin discussions re outreach for gathering signaturepetitions for GPCA U.S. Senate candidate in January 2016. Warner will beginpreparing a data base of registered Santa Clara County Greens and volunteers foruse in the campaign.
 
Follow-up discussion re use of GPSCCweb page. Drew will add Lucia Maldonado’s button art to the site (withappropriate credit).
 
Discussion of GPSCCemail list issues. Tian is the administrator and should be contacted if peoplehave a problem with emails bouncing or with being dropped from the list. Tianwill send them a link to where on our web site they can re-enroll. He will sendout an email with that link to all subscribers within the next month, allowinganyone who has been dropped to re-enroll. To be discussed in the future: policyon whether or not individuals from out of Santa Clara County may subscribe.Currently the list is open to all.
 
Discussion of status of tablingsupplies – tabled.
 
Discuss how to respond to request forsurvey responses from San Jose Peace Fair organizers: County Council memberswill decide how to organize our response.
 
Plans for Tabling – tabled. No known plans between now &our August meeting. Tian volunteered to be available for tabling once a month.Tabling continues at De Anza as events happen there.
 
Report on Single Payer Work – Caroline and Sandy.  Wriiten report by Caroline distributed. Sandyannounced the 50th Anniversary of Medicare rally for Medicare forAll in Oakland at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 11 am Thurs. July 30. Buses leave SanJose from South Bay Labor Council, 2102 Almaden Road at 9:30 am. Call Greg at4508-254-3311 to reserve a seat.
 
Report on ClimateChange Work --  No report this month.

 

 
 
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