[StrategyPlan] Fwd: Re: [gpca-cocos] DRAFT Proposal for Strategy Session(s)
Jim Stauffer
jims at greens.org
Wed Oct 27 15:38:09 PDT 2010
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Subject: Re: [gpca-cocos] DRAFT Proposal for Strategy Session(s)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:07:06 -0700
From: <barry at hermansons.com>
To: shane que hee <squehee at ucla.edu>
CC: GPCA Cocos <gpca-cocos at cagreens.org>
Again, my apologies for missing the call last night.
If we host a regional meeting in San Francisco, I will propose that we
have an afternoon meeting (3 to 4 hours) on a Saturday in January. I
think turnout for a two day meeting would be sparse - especially from
people who do not regularly attend Green Party meetings. The logistics
for setting up an afternoon meeting will also be much easier than for a
2 day event. (I don't know if I could find anyone in SF to plan a 2 day
meeting.)
I will propose to SF Greens that the agenda be kept very simple and
positive. (Should GPCA fold? Absolutely not.) The theme for the
afternoon could be the same as the title of the page 2 article in the
San Francisco Green Party Voter Guide - "It's a great time to join the
Green Party". http://www.sfgreenparty.org/
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ >; In the invitation that would be mailed
out to many of the 8,400 plus Greens in San Francisco, I would briefly
outline why it is a great time to be a Green. Doubling our membership
should be a goal that we can achieve. How do we get there? We need input
from our membership. We need our membership to take an active role in
growing the party.
Meetings around the state could also promote attendance by having a well
known speaker, or be organized around an event. If other regions have
the resources to plan a 2 day meeting, please do so.
It is my hope that in addition to developing an action agenda to be
brought to the next Plenary, SF Greens can begin to work on increasing
membership immediately.
Barry Hermanson
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Subject: Re: [gpca-cocos] DRAFT Proposal for Strategy Session(s)
From: shane que hee <squehee at ucla.edu <mailto:squehee at ucla.edu>>
Date: Mon, October 25, 2010 11:18 am
To: Kendra Gonzales <earthworks_works at yahoo.com
<mailto:earthworks_works at yahoo.com>>, GPCA Cocos
<gpca-cocos at cagreens.org <mailto:gpca-cocos at cagreens.org>>
Some potential questions to discuss (since I will be in Taiwan for a
week):
Please discuss and notate the pros and cons of the following questions:
1. Should GPCA focus solely on local non-partisan election races?
2. Should GPCA enter both local non-partisan election races and the
state Primaries? What emphasis should the races for state Primaries
have?
3. Should GPCA continue to be part of the lawsuit against Prop 14?
4. Should GPCA fold?
5. Should GPCA continue to be a member of GPUS?
6. Should GPCA have closer ties with the Progressive Caucus of the
California Democratic Party?
I am sure you can all add more.....Shane Que Hee, Oct 25 2010
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At 10:51 AM 10/25/2010, Kendra Gonzales wrote:
> 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
>
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