[GPCA Updates] Reminder -- RSVP for the GPCA Gathering Aug 20 & 21 in Ventura

[Green Party of California Updates]

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GPCA Summer Strategic Gathering at www.wavartists.com
175 S. Ventura Avenue x Thompson in Downtown Ventura
Saturday August 20th 11:30 - 1pm Lunch provided - Session starts at 1pm
Sunday August 21st 8:30 to 10am Breakfast provided - Session starts at 10am
Closing at 2pm.

Please remember to RSVP to earthworks_works at yahoo.com.

Important questions to answer:

Are you able to pay $25? (for 2 meals and on-going coffee/tea/snacks)
This amount is to make sure we can cover costs. If not, we'll work with you.

Are you staying for both Saturday & Sunday?
If so, what type of lodging do you prefer?. motel, hotel, camping?
(I can work on a group rate)

If you are only attending Saturday, can you donate $15?

You can pre-pay via check:

"Green Party of Ventura County"
PO Box 487
Ventura, CA 93002
memo: Gathering Aug 2011

What city/county are you coming from?
Do you need a ride-share?

We may be able to do a group rate on the train or bus.

We have a FaceBook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183310835058247

Here are some links for more details re travel / lodging:

http://www.maps.google.com (175 S. Ventura Avenue, Ventura)

http://www.ventura-usa.com (Visitors Bureau - lots of great info)

http://www.ventura-usa.com/includes/media/docs/Go-Green-with-Mass-Transit-Opportunities-Ventura.pdf



http://www.goventura.org (local county transit)

AGENDA:

Attendees will submit ideas for a workshop Saturday at 1pm. We take an hour to
sort and match similar workshop ideas. The goal is to fill 9 slots each
lasting 1/2 hour. We can use IRV if needed. We are all in 1 big room, so
everyone attends all the workshops. On Sunday we "put on paper" what comes
from Saturday.

This is a real grass-roots approach to agenda setting. Its makes this very
topical and completely organic.
Come prepared that if you suggest a topic, you should present on it, or at
least facilitate a discussion for that 1/2 an hour. We will take copious notes
and transfer those in to a draft Strategic Plan outline for further review and
edit at the next Plenary!.

The goal here is to put, in writing, what Greens think are the most important
steps to take for the future of our Party.

Please email me your RSVP if you haven't already at earthworks_works at yahoo.com
Please answer the questions above to help us organize an easy and fun summer
gathering.

We are very excited to see all of you in August! (25 RSVPS so far)

Kendra Gonzales & Adrienne Prince - Ventura Greens
<http://www.vccool.org/>