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<p>It was very evident at the last SF plenary that there had been a falling out between Marnie Glickman and Michael Feinstein somewhere along the line. I wasn't sure whether to be encouraged or.discouraged by that. I don't know what has transpired since then and Warner's note doesn't give us much detail to go on.</p>
<p>The GPCA contact in rural counties being Marnie thing reflects the fact that A) they are essentially nonexistent as actual parties at this point and B) Marnie was attempting to create new county parties and C) for some reason I've never been able to understand she has a very centralized (antithetical to Green Party principles) way of operating and seems to be quite unaware of the unGreeness of this and insensitive to this unGreen methodological approach she takes over and over again. </p>
<p>Drew<br></p>
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<br> Wow! Recent email volume has been more than I could handle and I had just glossed over all<br>this. My condolences to all. I had been inclined to think well of Marnie because she seems to be <br>a go-getter, but this looks bad. <br><br> Several months ago when I was doing research in considering an outreach campaign for the Calif. <br>DISCLOSE Act to rural Green Party cells I noticed that Marnie was the email address for many or <br>even most of the rural county organizations. I only noted how unfortunate this was without noting <br>how creepy.<br><br> Am I correct to suppose that Laura Wells is close to the Marnie/Alameda/Sanda cabal?<br><br>Brian <br><br><br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:55:44 -0700<br>From: carolineyacoub@att.net<br>To: jims@greens.org<br>CC: sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org<br>Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat]
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jim Stauffer <jims@greens.org><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> sc-sm@cagreens.org<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, June 14, 2012 4:15:10 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [SC-SM] Notice of Intention to Resign from the GPCA Coordinating Committee<br></font><br>I've already expressed my opinion on whether or not the GP is worth supporting anymore.<br><br>The nullification of bylaws started in earnest last year after the Berkeley GA. That's when the new CC members were elected. That's the group that was hand-selected by Marnie, and took their places on the CC with no experience with the GPCA.<br><br>Several members of this group openly stated their purpose on the CC was implement Marnie's Green2012 plan, even though that plan had never been submitted to a GA for decision. I wrote a detailed report
demonstrating that the CC
implemented Marnie's contract and Green2012 plan while ignoring most of the GA decisions.<br><br>This all came about when the CC abrogated its authority to a controlling group consisting of Barry, Mike F, Sanda and Marnie. This small group has literally been running the party, with the Marnie's CC reps rubber stamping most everything the controlling group wants.<br><br>Have you noticed that our long-time press secretary, Cres Velucci, is no longer here? He didn't resign. The controlling group's implementation of Marnie's contract simply eliminated Cres by turning over all his jobs to Marnie. After his years of dedicated professional service he was just booted out without so much as a "thank you." The same thing happened to the IT Group. Mike/Sanda/Marnie just took us over and told us to leave. Not only was there no recognition of all we had done for the party, we were called every name in the book and told we were nothing
but a problem.<br><br>Examples
of bylaw violations and usurpation of power would fill a page. My only surprise is that more people haven't left by now.<br><br><br>Jim<br><br>P.S. Someone really needs to volunteer to take over as admin of this list. I can't do it anymore.<br><br><br><br>On 6/6/2012 12:04 PM, Gerry Gras wrote:<br>> <br>> I suppose some may consider this an inappropriate question,<br>> but here it is anyways.<br>> <br>> FWIW.<br>> <br>> Is it appropriate to find a replacement to send to a group<br>> in violation of its own bylaws? Wouldn't that just enable<br>> further violations of the bylaws?<br>> <br>> I don't have an answer for the question. But somehow I<br>> think that just sending a replacement means ignoring the<br>> basic problem. I don't know what bylaws were broken,<br>> and how serious the violations are, but I can easily<br>> believe that there are chronic nontrivial problems with<br>> the
CC. And I would not
be at all surprised if MANY<br>> Greens have similar concerns to Warner's.<br>> <br>> Gerry<br>> <br>> <br>> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:WSB3ATTYCA@aol.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">WSB3ATTYCA@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>>> June 5, 2012<br>>> To GP of San Mateo County and GP of Santa Clara County<br>>> County Council members:<br>>> This email is to notify you that I intend to resign from the GPCA<br>>> Coordinating Committee effective not later than September 15, 2012, or<br>>> upon the earlier designation of a replacement Silicon Valley Regional<br>>> Representative by the County Councils / members of the respective County<br>>> GPs.<br>>> I will send a longer message about this after first writing a year end<br>>> status report, but basically after last night's CC teleconference I am<br>>> unwilling to remain a member of that group which, in my
view, acted in<br>>>
violation of GPCA Bylaws. I did not anticipate this circumstance when I<br>>> volunteered to take the position, and I regret that events have resulted<br>>> in the need for me to leave the CC before completing the full term.<br>>> It is important that the two County Councils begin recruiting<br>>> a replacement immediately.<br>>> Yours truly,<br>>> Warner S. Bloomberg III<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> sc-sm mailing list<br>>> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sc-sm@cagreens.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">sc-sm@cagreens.org</a><br>>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sc-sm">http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sc-sm</a><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> sc-sm mailing list<br>> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sc-sm@cagreens.org"
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