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<DIV>In a message dated 2/10/07 11:55:39 AM Pacific Standard Time,
mfeinstein@feinstein.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Dear
fellow Green Party of California member<BR><BR>This is to announce
registration for the Greening California Strategic<BR>Retreat, February 23-25
(Friday-Sunday) in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County:<BR><BR>The retreat is open to
all Green Party of California members, with a<BR>particular focus on<BR><BR>-
members of GPCA statewide Standing Committees and Working Groups and<BR>others
active on the state level<BR>- members of GPCA County Councils and others
active on the county level<BR>- former (and future) GPCA candidates, campaign
managers and campaign<BR>workers<BR>- former and present Greens holding
elected office<BR><BR>Saturday's daytime focus will be on GPCA electoral
strategy for<BR>2007-2008. Our state party’s Campaigns & Candidates
Working Group will<BR>be coordinating the sessions.<BR><BR>Saturday evening
will feature former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia<BR>McKinney, introduced by
Aimee Allison, former Green candidate for<BR>Oakland City
Council.<BR><BR>Brent McMillan, Green Party of the United States Political
Director,<BR>will precede them with an overview of Green Party national
planning for<BR>2008.<BR><BR>On Sunday, the focus will be on various GPCA
internal party issues that<BR>would benefit from free flowing discussions,
before they are brought<BR>forward to decision-making at our state business
meetings (General<BR>Assemblies.)<BR><BR>These sessions will be coordinated by
GPCA members involved with each<BR>issue at hand, with the overall day
coordinated by our state party’s<BR>Strategy Committee.<BR><BR>Saturday will
also feature a gathering of Campus Greens from across<BR>California.
Sunday will feature Green officeholders (present and past)<BR>establishing a
California Green Officeholders Network.<BR><BR>The location for the Strategic
Retreat will be at Valley of the Moon<BR>Camp in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County
http://www.uccr.org/vom.htm, with<BR>directions to the camp here
http://www.uccr.org/driving_vom.htm<BR><BR>The reason for choosing such a
venue, is so that party members can<BR>benefit from the informal contact,
networking and building opportunities<BR>that staying in the same place
together can provide.<BR><BR>In order to make this possible, inexpensive
lodging on site ($18.50)<BR>will be available - and is encouraged - for both
Friday and Saturday<BR>evenings. Space is limited to 90 people sleeping on
site and 115<BR>attending day-time sessions. Parking is limited, so
car-pooling is<BR>strongly encouraged.<BR><BR>All Retreat Attendees must
register in advance and pay a day fee of<BR>$19/person/day for Saturday and
Sunday. There will be no charge for<BR>Friday, day or night. The Saturday
evening program is open only to<BR>attendees of the daytime
program.<BR><BR>Lodging is in dormitory style rooms of four to 16 people.
Attendees must<BR>bring their own bring linens, pillows, sleeping
bags.<BR><BR>Meals are $7 breakfast, $9.25 lunch and $10.50 dinner (includes
tip and<BR>7.75% Sonoma County sales tax.) Saturday evening will
feature<BR>complimentary local wine.<BR><BR>All registration must occur
on-line prior to the retreat. There will be<BR>no on-site registration,
and given the limited space, the retreat is<BR>likely to fill up
quickly.<BR><BR>Here is the registration
form:<BR>http://register.cagreens.org/register.cgi<BR><BR>Here is the
weekend’s schedule of
events:<BR>http://www.cagreens.org/cc/strategy/retreat/<BR><BR>We look forward
to seeing you in Sonoma.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Warner Bloomberg, Campaigns
& Candidates Working Group<BR>Mike Feinstein, Strategy
Committee<BR>_______________________________________________</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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