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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> <SPAN
class=836093300-13082007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Minutes for the August 7th
meeting of the East Valley Local Greens:</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Attendees</B>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drew (out of area guest), Iliad, Kaisha,
Cameron</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Potential Participants </FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Cameron & Drew have lists that we
can use):</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Andrea Dorey – Media </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Warner Bloomberg – State guy</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Jim Stauffer – acting Reg Rep</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rob Means – maybe able to offer a
place</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Valerie Face (SC resident)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Pam & Julia Hughes </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Roy Nordblum</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Charlotte Casey (previous County
council member; Peace Ctr Worker)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Geographic range of
local:</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>San Jose (downtown SJ to
East Foothills, Milpitas to Evergreen), Santa Clara</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Ideas and Goals for our
Local:<o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Take
school district project Iliad conducted at Leland and SJ Unified to install
Solar on Schools</LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Green
Products, Businesses, Technologies Festival</LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Banning
plastic bags via SJ City Council (like Oakland & SF)</LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Drinking
water purchasing eliminated from County/City </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Issue
campaign – BAREC vote will occur in November</LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Stadium
Issue </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Evenings
of Discourse/Green Party Socials </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Discussed Festival – </FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Discussed hiring event
promoters</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Fred Dupperault suggested this
event at N. Vly meeting</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Cameron asked how the Green
Festival would be different than the Green Festival? Discussed establishing
contacts at <A href="http://www.greenfestivals.org/">www.greenfestivals.org</A>
which will be held in November in SF. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Decided to initiate a
meeting <SPAN class=836093300-13082007>to form a steering
committee</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Cameron reminded us about our
primary goal. To obtain registered voters. We discussed how being successful at
our goals would help to establish a track record that would encourage others to
vote<SPAN class=836093300-13082007> green</SPAN>. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Drew suggested that we recruit at
the movie night, August 31<SUP>st</SUP> for local meeting attendees.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Meeting Dates & Times
& Lengths:<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Next Local Meeting:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>09/11/07 @ 7pm, location TBD &
10/10/07 @ 7pm, location TBD</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Festival Meeting:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN
class=836093300-13082007>09</SPAN></SPAN>/18/07 @ 7pm<SPAN
class=836093300-13082007> (tentative)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We will try to hold meeting for
1.5 hours. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Green Party Social</FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Iliad has two friends who own
bars and he will try to <SPAN class=836093300-13082007>arrange a social
evening of discourse. Had some discussion on what a happy hour social would look
like. </SPAN>We will need Nametags, inspirational stories & blurbs and
conversation starters. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=836093300-13082007><STRONG>For Next Meeting:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=836093300-13082007></SPAN>Prepare briefs for our next meeting<SPAN
class=836093300-13082007> to be able to discuss ideas/goals with new members
& interested parties</SPAN>:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Iliad to do solar at schools and
plastic bags and also try to get dates, etc. regarding social (tentative date
for 9/21/07, 6-8pm)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Kaisha to do BAREC, Stadium
Issue, Drinking Water. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Local Party Structure</FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Drew suggested we determine a
list of positions to build our local party with and recruit for those
positions.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Signed the petition to form the
local</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><FONT size=3>Meeting adjourned at 8:40
PM</FONT></EM></H2></DIV></BODY></HTML>