[StrategyPlan] Fwd: [gpca-cocos] DRAFT Proposal for Strategy Session(s)

[Jim Stauffer]

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Subject: 	[gpca-cocos] DRAFT Proposal for Strategy Session(s)
Date: 	Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: 	Kendra Gonzales <earthworks_works at yahoo.com>
To: 	GPCA Cocos <gpca-cocos at cagreens.org>



Please review and send any edits to this list until we have the
dedicated list set-up. Once final we can forward to the CC for their
review Nov 8th.

Note: I am incorrect about Fullterton offering...misread an email from
Laura who said "a State gathering like we discussed at Fullerton...", so
nevermind except of course that any county can step-up to host a
regional session.

*Proposal for GPCA Regional Strategy Sessions*
*Tentative Dates:* Saturday, January 22 or January 29, 2011.
1 to 2 day planning sessions for 2011 / 2012 and beyond.
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?)

*Locations:* open to volunteers who can organize this in their regions,
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.
**
*Goal:* create a Strategic State action plan for 2011 / 2012, and next 5
years (?)
using a common Framework / Agenda.
*Steps: *
*Finalize the proposal and send to County Contacts.
*Set-up a dedicated email listserve to handle communications.
*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.
*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:
*Should GPCA focus on local elections?
*If focus to be on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus on
"winnable seats"?
*Due to the passage of Prop 14, what should our strategy be relating to
the Primary?

Lets move on this as soon as possible!. Thank you.


Kendra Gonzales