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Participants:
Rebecca Schreiner- Facilitator
Sherry
Stanley - Valley Greens
Jim Lowenstern - NOVA Greens
Sharon Williams -
NOVA Greens
Reber Dunkel - Richmond Greens
Eric Sheffield - Rockbridge
Greens
Jana Cutlip - Charlottesville Greens
Aaron Feldman -
Charlottesville Greens
Roger Clarke - Charlottesville Greens
Tex
Wood
Agenda Building Process
Item
Election ASGP ( Sherry
or Jim ) Decision - Medium - 10 mins
Draft - ASGP/GPUSA Merger ( Sherry or
Jim ) - Decision - Large 30 -min
Approval of Minutes ( Sharon ) Introduction
- Short - 5 min
Local Reports ( Eric, Jim, Reber, Sherry ) Introduction -
Large - 30 min
Tidewater Endorsement - ( Eric ) - Decision - short 5
min
New and Other Items Update -
Co-Chair Report ( Sharon, Jim )
Introductions _ S -M- 10 min
Press Secratery
Presidential Ballot/ Ballot
Access - Decision - M - L 20 mins
Contact New Members - Sharon - Introduction
S- 30 mins
Endorsement of Local Labor Action Group - Introduction - Short 5
min
Support for Mattaponi Indians - Introductions - S - 2 mins
Virginia
Democracy Coalition - Introductions - S- 2 min
Next Meeting - April 10th -
Introduction - short 2 min
Fundraising - Introductions - Short - 10
mins
Lunch 1:30
Election of ASGP Representative
3 Days in
June- National Interim Committee - We need to decide on who will be the other
representative to the Denver ASGP Convention in June. at present, Virginia only
has one representative - sherry Stanley, we will be elcting representative to
the ASGP and its possible successor organization.
Issues - What
representative is being elected? ASGP or Interim Committee? Jana Cutlip felt
their should be representative to both the ASGP and the GPUSA. Sherry explained
the need for responsible representative who could keep up with the Email and
decision making process of the ASGP. The ASGP Coordinating Committee makes
decisions between meetings of the ASGP. Discussion about who is willing and able
to serve as the ASGP Representative? Jim Lowenstern agreed to serve both the
ASGP and the GPUSA , but he stated he could not attend the March GPUSA meeting.
Eric made a motion that the group should seperately elect representatives to
both Groups the ASGP and the GPUSA. Sherry stated the representative must join
the coordinating committee tomorrow so that person could start voting on the
various proposals that were presently being voted on. The ASGP representative
must be willing, able, and have money necessary to travel to the ASGP meeting in
Denver, That person must send in their money and make a reservation by putting
down a fee of $250.00 tommorrow. Jana and Roger volunteered to be ASGP
Representatives but withdrw their names.
Proposal : Who is willing
and able to serve both ASGP and the GPUSA. the Virginia Greens will have 1
representative to the GPUSA and 2 Representatives to the ASGP.
Jim Lowenstern
agreed to be the ASGP Representative and the GPUSA representative. He agreed to
get on the coordination committee's Email list and to vote on proposals
beginning tomorrow. He will ask Bob Auerbach of the Maryland Greens for a ride
to the St Louis meeting to offset his costs to that meeting. the St Louis
meeting will be held on March 7 and Jim will also represent Virginia at the
GPUSA Gathering in May 2000
This agenda item will come back in a different
form than at present.
Draft Plan for a National Green Party-
Sherry, Jim
Sherry introduced this proposal for the Unification of the ASGP
and GPUSA into a single national Green Party. She read the Introduction of the
draft proposal. There will be a decision by the ASGP within 4 weeks. Much
Discussion on this Draft proposals some of the issues indicated in the
discussion were listed by our facilitator Rebecca Schreiner
No
representatives
Trust
Worried about the GPUSA debt
Clearinghouse Debt,
Common Sense
Hope it happens
Adherence to Timelines
ASGP/
GPUSA
This Draft Plan was proposed by Steve Welzer, Steve Herrick, within
the GPUSA. The Group came to consensus on in support of the Draft Document for
the New National Green Party. Jana and Reber stood aside on the
vote.
Approval of the Minutes
The minutes were approved with
the exception that Jana would like the words - sexual orientation to be changed
to sexual preference, as this was a motion agreed on , at the State Meeting on
October 9th, 1999 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Also, she would like a copy of the
October minuites to be Emailed to her. she is still trying to get on the GOV
list and the minutes of this meeting will have to made available to
her.
Local Reports
Rockbridge Greens - Focused on Eric
Sheffield's campaign. They have not had a meeting since then.
Valley Greens -
Sherry - The Valley Greens have been having fun dinners together. They marched
in the Martin Luther King Day March. Sherry Stanley talked about her campaign
for State House of Delegates
Central Virginia Greens - We have a process and
are becoming more active. we are working with liberal democrats
NOVA Greens -
Working on the Culmore Soccer Field Issue and Fairfax Smart Growth
Coalition
Richmond Greens - Reber is working with a high -profile smart
growth group- The Ashland/Hanover Citizens for Resonsible Growth. The three most
recent smart growth proposals have either been turned down or
rejected.
Jana Spoke about Citizens Coal Council. They are a group
working on the Mountain top remoal issue. Judge Haden ruled last year that West
Virginia had not been following its own laws. Senator Byrd wants to attach a
rider to a Senate Bill to reverse the moratorium on mountain top
removal.
Tex Wood updated the group about his senate campaign and spoke
about mountain top remoal issue by giving some background history. Tex is
running for US Senate and asked for our help to get 10,000 Signatures to get on
the ballot
Tidewater Endorsement - Eric Sheffield - Sponser Mark Geduldig
Yatrofsky is running for Portsmouth city Council and is requesting an
endorsement for his race. Eric felt that Mark should have used the word
"nominate" instead of endorse in his request. Sherry and Eric felt his request
was a local matter and not as state matter. We would like to differ this
decision to the local and support him in whatever he does in his
race.
The Greens of Virginia will endorse him. At the local level, there
is low level of activity in the Tidewater area. the Greens of Virginia encourage
him to use the local Green contacts to support and assist him in his
campaign
Treasurer's Report - Eric Sheffield
Eric reported on
recent expenditures
$706.96 8-page newsletter
Locals
Balance held in
the state accounts
Valley - $105.00
NOVA - $400.00
CVA -
$230.00
Blue Ridge - $50.00
Tidewater - $200.00
NRV - Owe
$50.00
Eric has print out sheets for the budgets of each or the locals He
will come with a proposed budget for 2000 to the next meeting
Sherry
brought up the issue of the dues not going to the local with regards to the
Valley greens as was the case with some members of their local. This was an
issue that Eric and she would discuss at thsi time.
Take Five- five
Minute Break
Fundraising Issues
Sharon Read the three
proposals submitted by the Charlottesville Greens.
1st
Proposal
Roger Clarke is requested that he be reimbursed $46.00 for
his travel expenses in the distribution of the Newsletter. He wanted to talk
about distribution of the newsletter as well. He gave us the receipts for his
expenses.
We spoke about the distribution of the newsletter and our desire to
have someone paid to do this in the future. Jim offered to go to various places
across the state with newsletter if given contacts in those areas. Aaron
suggested that everyone send stacks of newsletter by mail. It would only cost
$4.21
Sherry blocked motion to take money out of GPVA for Roger's travel
expenses. Roger withdrew his proposal sesing blocking concerns for the
proposal.
Sherry volunteered to have meeting in Staunton to talk about
Fundraising and money issues.
Jim mentioned a fundrasing group called
Politics Online - 10% of whatever is raised on the web
2nd
Proposal
Motion - Roger wanted to strike the word "commit" and
repalce it with the word "encourage" all locals to increase fundraising
efforts
Further discussions need to be held in light of proposed budget for
2000. We need to look at spending end of the budget and determine what our needs
will be in the next fiscal year.
Jim and Aaron discussed promoting the
newsletter and made suggestions about advertising, more locals, and more
successful campaigns as ways to help the GOV fundraise.
Presidential
Campaign
Committee for Nader
Jim is going to Richmond on Tuesday
to put elector forms for verification so we can start getting signatures in
Virginia
Questions raised about getting a Treasurer for Virginia Campaign for
Nader. How is the Nader's National Committee going to handle this.
Some
Greens not interested in Presidential campaign and ballot access drive. February
29th good opportunity to get signatures. Sherry asked the committee to make sure
that the campaign would be legal and work on getting a strong campaign
together.
Presidential committee may have to call a convention to send
delegates to Presidential nominating committeee. Sherry feels we only have 2- 4
delegates.
There were no blocking concerns - Proposal attached to the agenda
for the meeting.
Labor Action Group
- Sponser - Roger
Clarke $8.00 per hour campaign - We agreed to move discussion to next
meeting.
Support of Mattaponi Indians
- Opposition to
Prince William Reservoir - Sponsor Roger Clarke Moved to next agenda. What does
it mean for the Greens?
Virginia Democracy Coalition
- No
Campaign Finance Laws in Virginia - Roger would like the Greens of Virginia to
sign on as a participating organization, The Group asked for greater specificity
as to what the Greens participation would be in that group.
Next
Meeting
Discussion Items
Endorsement of Labor Action - Sponser -
Roger
Support of Mattaponi Opposition to Prince William Reservoir - Roger
Virginia Democratic Coalition - Roger
Proposed Budget 2000 -
Eric
Amendment - Roger
Newsletter, Budget, distribution of Newsletter, and
Advertising- Aaron
Presidential Election - Discussion
Update on National
Merger - Jim /Sherry Discussion
Update on Tex Wood Petition Drive - Tex-
Discussion
Virginia Organizing Project possible liason with Virginia Green
Party - Roger
- Introduction of topic for discussion
Press
Secretary
Updates
Local Reports
Treasurer's report
Co- Chair
report
Decision Items
Change of Sexual Preference to Sexual Preference -
Jana
Next Meeting - April 15, 2000 in Staunton, Virginia at a
location to be set by Sherry Stanley
The Group spoke with our facilitator, Rebecca Schreiner, about need
for more training in consensus decision making process. We would
like to explore possibility of doing a training with Rebecca in
the future.
Positive Aspects of
Meeting
Moving foward in discussion
Good Facilitator
Succint
Discussion
Love Tex Wood's Bumper Sticker
Negative Aspects of
Meeting
We need to do more work on agenda previous to the
meeting.
Meeting was too short and sometimes abrupt in
places.
Lunch
Respectfully Submitted,
Sharon
Williams
Greens of Virginia
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