[StrategyPlan] Revised Proposal for Comment

[shane que hee]

Everyone:

My suggested alternations/changes are in caps....Shane Que Hee, Nov 13 2010
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*Proposal for GPCA Regional Strategy Sessions*

*Tentative EVENT DURATION/DATE
Dates:* Saturday, January 22 or January 29, 2011.
DURATION: 1 to 2 day planning sessions for 2011/2012 and beyond.
SCOPE: Day 1 can focus on the common Agenda for Statewide Action Plan
Day 2 can focus on the regional-local Agenda (regional decision re a
Day 2?) OR VICE VERSA AS REGIONS DESIRE

*Locations:*
open to volunteers who can organize this in their regions, AND ALL 
GREENS AND THEIR ALLIES
which could include 1 to 5 (?) counties depending on logistics of the
local Green Party and geographic area.
*Ventura has offered to organize for Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis 
Obispo, and possibly L.A.**
*
STATE Goal:* create a Strategic State action plan for 2011/2012, and 
next 5 years (?) using a common Framework/Agenda.
*INTERNAL Steps: *
*Finalize the proposal and send to County Contacts.
*Set-up a dedicated email listserve to handle communications.  THIS ONE?
*Create the common Framework / Agenda for regions to use as a template.
*Make outreach calls to counties that do not respond to the emailed proposal.
*Research using Wikipedia as on on-line commnication tool.
*Research using video conferencing.  SKYPE?
*Decide how and who will organize the results into a cohesive form 
accessible by all.
(this is where Wikipedia could come in, and then the "Plan" 
transferred to the State website as we did with the Propositions)

*Sample Agenda items suggested so far: *
1. Ideas for keeping the GPCA active and vibrant.
2. Improving GPCA registration
3. Candidates - eg; Which offices, how often,
4. Issue based campaigns - eg; in coalitions, electoral (IRV), social justice
5. Developing Green locals

Shane suggests we frame the Agenda as questions and ask the regions 
to provide pros & cons to each, such as:
*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?
*6. SHOULD GPCA CONTINUE TO BE A MEMBER OF GPUS?
*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. HAT SERVICES/MUTUAL AGREEMENTS WOULD COUNTIES/REGIONS/LOCALS WANT 
FROM GPCA?

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