[StrategyPlan] [gpca-cocos] DEADLINE Sunday 5th

Sun Dec 5 01:16:33 PST 2010

>Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:12:58 -0800
>To: Kendra Gonzales <earthworks_works at yahoo.com>, GPCA Cocos 
><gpca-cocos at cagreens.org>, Green Party Strategy Jan 2011 
><strategyplan at cagreens.org>
>From: shane que hee <squehee at ucla.edu>
>Subject: Re: [gpca-cocos] DEADLINE Sunday 5th [StrategyPlan]
>
>Kendra:
>
>To keep everything together here are Jim' Stauffer's questions:
>
>Given the current recession and its detrimental effect on fundraising, should
>we adopt a "survival plan" until recovery is tangible (e.g. unemployment below
>8%)? How would this affect all goals and strategies?
>
>
>What are realistic voter registration goals? What attracts people to a small
>party? What caused the Green registration decline of the past six years, can
>it be reversed?
>
>
>Given that we have less than 1% of registered voters, what are realistic
>electoral strategies for a party of our size? How do we recruit/develop
>electable candidates for non-partisan offices? Do we continue attempts in
>partisan races? Does Prop 14 provide any potential to us? Should we make a
>real, concerted effort to promote ranked-choice voting (i.e. Instant Runoff
>Voting and proportional representation)?
>
>
>The GPCA's decentralized structure and consensus-seeking decision process is
>an experiment that we've carried on for 20 years. Is it working well enough?
>Is there a good balance of responsibilities between the state party and the
>county parties? Should we examine giving more authority over internal business
>to the state party? Is continuing to rely solely on volunteer labor a viable
>plan for growth?
>
>
>What factors have created viable, stable Locals? What factors have caused
>Locals to deteriorate? What resources do Locals need from the state party?
>What resources does the state party need from Locals?
>
>
>Putting the two sets together results in the following consensus 
>question list for GPCA:
>
>1. Given the current recession and its detrimental effect on 
>fundraising, should GPCA and its locals adopt a "survival plan" 
>until recovery is tangible (e.g. unemployment below 8%)? How would 
>this affect all goals and strategies?
>
>2.  What are realistic voter registration goals? What attracts 
>people to a small party? What caused the California Green 
>registration decline of the past six years, can it be reversed?  Was 
>the 2010 election new registrations of about 1,000 too unambitious?
>
>3.  Given that we have less than 1% of registered voters, what are 
>realistic electoral strategies for a party of our size? Do we 
>continue attempts in partisan races or focus on non-partisan races?
>If there is to be focus on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus 
>on MOST"winnable seats"? What funding and effort split is desirable?
>
>4.  How do we recruit/develop electable candidates for non-partisan 
>offices?
>
>5.  How do we recruit electable candidates for state-wide offices?
>
>6.  Does Prop 14 provide any potential to us?  Should  GPCA continue 
>to be part of the lawsuit against Prop 14?  Do we raise funds for the lawsuit?
>
>7.   Should we make a real, concerted effort to promote 
>ranked-choice voting (i.e. Instant Runoff Voting and proportional 
>representation)?
>
>8.   Should GPCA consider closer ties with the Progressive Caucus of 
>the California Democratic Party?   How would this work at the level 
>of the locals?
>
>9.   The GPCA's decentralized structure and consensus-seeking 
>decision process is an experiment that we've carried on for 20 
>years. Is it working well enough? Is there a good balance of 
>responsibilities between the state party and the
>county parties? Should we examine giving more authority over 
>internal business to the state party? Is continuing to rely solely 
>on volunteer labor a viable plan for growth?
>
>10.   What kind of representation do Counties/regions/locals want in 
>GPCA? How should the current system be changed for the better?
>
>11.   What factors have created viable, stable Locals? What factors 
>have caused  Locals to deteriorate?
>
>12.   What resources do Locals need from the state party? What 
>resources does the state party need from Locals? What specific 
>services/mutual agreements do Counties/regions/locals want from 
>GPCA?  How should the current system be changed?
>
>13.   Should in-person General Assemblies be scrapped?  If yes, what 
>should replace them?  Are the alternatives cost-effective?
>
>
>.....Shane Que Hee, Dec 5 2010
>
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>
>At 12:26 PM 12/4/2010, Kendra Gonzales wrote:
>>Hello Co-Cos!
>>
>>As per our last call, we need to put forward sample Strategy 
>>suggestions / questions so that the CC can review. I've been 
>>invited to their conference call Monday night to go over the 
>>Strategy Proposal.
>>
>>I'll be considering my top "3" and posting that tonight or tomorrow.
>>
>>My thinking is to have at least 10 - no more than 20?. We don't 
>>want to overwhelm the locals....keep it simple but cover all the 
>>bases. Shane has already contributed 10 (thank  you Shane), so 
>>please review those (below) so we don't duplicate.
>>
>>Additionally, Marnie Glickman just sent a Strategy Plan to the 
>>Finance Cmte, which I'm assuming is from her specifically and/or 
>>that local...I will forward it for review.
>>
>>Let us PLEASE post all of these items to the Strategy Listserve - 
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>>Shane's Strategy Questions:
>>
>>Subject: [StrategyPlan] My sample questions in Post to the Strategy 
>>Listserve/\Co-Cos List
>>From: shane que hee <mailto:squehee at ucla.edu>squehee at ucla.edu
>>*1. Should GPCA focus on local"NON-PARTISAN"  elections?
>> >
>>*2. If focus to be on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus on MOST
>> > "winnable seats"? WHAT FUNDING AND EFFORT SPLIT IS DESIRABLE?
>> >
>>*3. Due to the passage of Prop 14, what should our strategy be relating
>> > to the Primary BEGINNING 2014?
>>
>>*4. SHOULD GPCA CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE LAWSUIT AGAINST PROP 
>>14?    WILL WE RAISE
>> > FUNDS FOR IT?
>> >
>>*5.SHOULD GPCA FOLD? Delete?
>> >
>>*6. SHOULD GPCA CONTINUE TO BE A MEMBER OF GPUS? Delete?
>> >
>>*7. SHOULD GPCA HAVE CLOSER TIES WITH THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS OF THE 
>>CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY?
>>
>>*8. WHAT KIND OF REPRESENTATION DO COUNTIES/REGIONS/LOCALS WANT IN GPCA?
>> >
>>*9. WHAT SERVICES/MUTUAL AGREEMENTS WOULD COUNTIES/REGIONS/LOCALS 
>>WANT FROM GPCA?
>>
>>....Shane Que Hee, Nov 28 2010
>>
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