From gerrygras at earthlink.net  Wed Mar  1 11:32:05 2017
From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 11:32:05 -0800
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Greens History,
 Lessons & Suggestions SAT March 4th @ 2pm
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It would be nice to have some old timers (Greens who
joined before 2000).

Gerry


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Subject: 	Greens History, Lessons & Suggestions SAT March 4th @ 2pm
Date: 	Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:29:40 -0800
From: 	Mel Liu <melliu02 at gmail.com>



Join us for a casual conversation with longtime activists andGreens,
Sanda Everette and Gerry Gras on Saturday March 4th, 2pm at my home
<https://goo.gl/KacqUX>.

As an office holder at state, national and international levels, Sanda
can help us understand how the GP works, how decisions are made and how
information is shared top to bottom and bottom up. Gerry Gras ran for
local Green Party officeand lived to tell the tale. We've also invited
local activist Carol Brouillet, three-time GP candidate for US Congress,
and hope she will be able to join us as well.

Come hang out and hear the stories. We'll have drinks and refreshments.
Bring something to share if you want. Everyone is welcome so feel free
to share this with others in your networks.

Hope to see you on March 4th!

: )  Melanie

2003 Edgewood Drive <https://goo.gl/KacqUX>
Palo Alto, CA  94303
650-930-0039 <tel:(650)%20930-0039> (c)





From gerrygras at earthlink.net  Wed Mar  1 13:26:26 2017
From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 13:26:26 -0800
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Sanders responds to Trump
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FYI,

""Keep Showing Up": After Trump's Address, Sanders Urges Continued
Resistance"
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/01/keep-showing-after-trumps-address-sanders-urges-continued-resistance

This page includes a 14 minute video that already
has over 5.4 million views.  Sanders discusses
what Trump did not say (including climate change
and wealth inequality) before discussing what
Trump did say.

Gerry



From gerrygras at earthlink.net  Sat Mar 11 12:37:04 2017
From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras)
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 12:37:04 -0800
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Lessons from Barcelona (and other cities in Spain)?
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FYI,

"Eight lessons from Barcelona en Com? on how to Take Back Control"

https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/oscar-reyes-bertie-russell/eight-lessons-from-barcelona-en-com-on-how-to-take-bac

Eight Lessons:
1. The best way to oppose nationalist anti-immigrant sentiment is to
confront the real reasons that life is shit
2. Politics does not have to be the preserve of rich old white men
3. A politics that works begins by listening
4. A politics that works never stops listening
5. Politics does not begin with the Party
6. Power is the capacity to act
7. Transnational politics begins in your city
8. Essential services can be run in our common interest



Last paragraph:
"This difference underpins the Barcelona experience. This is not a
traditional socialist government that thinks it can run things better on
behalf of the people. This is a movement that believes the people can
run things better on their own behalf, combining citizen wisdom with
expert knowledge to solve the everyday problems that people face."

Gerry