Executive Council of the Green Party of Nevada 01/15/2006 - 01/28/2006 Agenda (E-mail Meeting) ------Agenda------- ----OLD BUSINESS---- I. APPROVAL OF EC E-MAIL MEETING MINUTES II. REVISION OF SECRETARY OF STATE INFO III. VOICEMAIL ACCOUNT IV. PAYPAL ACCOUNT V. GPNV CREDIT CARD VI. CO-CHAIRS TO BE OBSERVERS ON GPUS NATIONAL COMMITTEE VII. GPNV STATE NOMINATING CONVENTION ----NEW BUSINESS---- I. WEBSITE DECISION-MAKING PAGE II. STATE MEETING VENUE III. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EMAIL LIST IV. VEGASCOMMUNITYONLINE.COM ARTICLE V. CANDIDATE HANDBOOK The E-mail meeting of the Executive Council of the Green Party of Nevada is an ongoing meeting. Minutes will be published every two weeks that will document decisions made and discussions held during this ongoing online meeting. This E-mail meeting is meant to supplement the regular face-to-face meetings of the Executive Council of the Green Party of Nevada. If non-Executive Council registered Greens would like to participate in this meeting, please contact an Executive Council member, e-mail gpnv@clarkcountygreens.org, or join us at the next Executive Council face-to-face meeting. Please distribute this to all registered Green Party of Nevada members. ------Roll Call------- Executive Council Members Active in Discussion and Decision-Making During 01/01/2006 - 01/14/2006 E-mail Meeting: Craig Bergland Bob Giaquinta Jason Halprin Charles Imboden ***Active participation means having sent at least one e-mail regarding the meeting topics within the meeting time period. ------Details: Meeting Start: 01/01/2006------- ----OLD BUSINESS---- I. APPROVAL OF EC E-MAIL MEETING MINUTES Status: Adopted Description: Adoption of the minutes for the online meeting from 01/01/20056 - 01/14/2006. Outcome: Craig Bergland - yes Bob Giaquinta - yes Jason Halprin - yes Charles Imboden - yes Action: Minutes distributed to e-mail lists on 1/24/2006 and added to nevadagreenparty.org website. II. REVISION OF SECRETARY OF STATE INFO Status: Adopted pending voicemail information Description: The following information will be sent to the Secretary of State upon activating a Green Party of Nevada voicemail account: Jason Halprin, Co-Chair PO Box 90533, Henderson, NV, 89009-0533 Email: gpnv@clarkcountygreens.org Website: www.nevadagreenparty.org Phone: Voicenation toll-free voicemail number to be determined. Action: None. III. VOICEMAIL ACCOUNT Status: Open for Discussion Description: To use VoiceNation or another voicemail service. Action: None. IV. PAYPAL ACCOUNT Status: Adopted Description: Set up a PayPal acct so we can take credit card donations over the Internet and deposit those donations directly into the Green Party of Nevada bank Action: None. V. GPNV CREDIT CARD Status: Adopted Description: The Green Party of Nevada needs its own credit card in order to sign up for the VoiceNation voicemail service. Action: Forms filed and awaiting credit card account approval from bank. VI. CO-CHAIRS TO BE OBSERVERS ON GPUS NATIONAL COMMITTEE Status: Adopted Description: Two co-chair positions become observers on Green Party of the United States National Committee e-mail lists. Action: Jason Halprin is now an observer on both e-mail lists. VII. GPNV STATE NOMINATING CONVENTION Status: Open for Discussion Description: It has been put forward that the following is needed to organize the convention: *Actual Venue of Meeting *Lodging *Transportation *Agenda *Promotion *Funds If there are no objections, I will volunteer to handle the agenda and promotion. The volunteers for the above items are now as follows: *Actual Venue of Meeting (Jason) *Lodging (Jason) *Transportation (Jason) *Agenda (Charles) *Promotion (Charles) *Funds (Open) Also, remember that members can still help with any of these issues, so please volunteer any time/effort that you can. Action: Proposal made for venue and approved by Executive Council (see New Business below). ----NEW BUSINESS---- I. WEBSITE DECISION-MAKING PAGE Status: Adopted Description: Background ----------- Up until this point, most registered Greens haven't had access to the Executive Council and the decision-making process of the Green Party of Nevada. It is very important to be as transparent and as democratic as possible and it is therefore important that registered Greens be invited to participate in the decision-making process of the Executive Council of the GPNV. By providing information on nevadagreenparty.org about current Executive Council discussions and decisions, registered Greens will have more information with which to participate and contribute to these discussions. Proposal ---------- Make this link (or similar link as modified by tech individuals) at the GPNV website active, open to the public, and linked from the main page: http://nevadagreenparty.org/ec/index.html Also, the following content should be added to the front page of the website: TITLE: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY NOW AVAILABLE! "Wondering what the Executive Council of the Green Party of Nevada is up to? Well, click here to find out! This is our new Executive Council web page that will keep you updated on the current discussions and decisions being made in the Executive Council of the Green Party of Nevada. If you would like to comment on any of the proposals, please send your comment to gpnv@clarkcountygreens.org." Time Frame ---------- Please respond to this proposal with yea, nea, abstention, or discussion by noon on Friday, 1/20/2006. Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members Outcome: Craig Bergland - Yes Bob Giaquinta - Yes Jason Halprin - Yes Charles Imboden - Not Present Action: Published to nevadagreenparty.org and announced to e-mail lists on 1/21/2006. II. STATE MEETING VENUE Status: Adopted Description: Prosposal ----------- Seeing as the Green Party of Nevada does not have lots of money and most registered Greens live in Clark County, I propose that we reserve the multipurpose room in the Las Vegas Library (833 Las Vegas Blvd North, Las Vegas, NV 89101) on March 25, 2006 and March 26, 2006 from 10am - 6pm on both days for FREE for the state convention that we are required to hold after the Spring Equinox (March 20, 2006). I further propose that we work on raising funds specifically to help subsidize transportation costs from northern Nevada to the state meeting in Las Vegas. Also, permission will be given for Jason Halprin to reserve the room on behalf of the Green Party of Nevada at the Las Vegas Library once this decision has been made. Time Frame ---------- Please respond to this with discussion, yea, nea, or abstention by 1/23/2006. We need to act relatively quickly in order to reserve the room at the Las Vegas Library as space is filling up fast. So, please throw out your ideas so we can make this decision quickly or move slower on this decision if that's what we need to do. Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members Outcome: Craig Bergland - Yes Bob Giaquinta - Yes Jason Halprin - Yes Charles Imboden - Yes Action: Paperwork filed and awaiting confirmation from Las Vegas Library staff. III. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EMAIL LIST Status: Adopted Description: Background ----------- This proposal is based on discussion from the Executive Council e-mail meeting. Transparency and grassroots participation are two of the main strengths of the Green Party philosophy. Registered Green representation regarding all decisions made for the party is important. Currently, the Executive Council consists of four people. Four people cannot successfully guide the Green Party of Nevada without input from the rest of the registered Greens in Nevada. Growing the green party, increasing membership and participation in the Executive Council, and coming together as registered Greens are all necessary to build a successful Green Party of Nevada. A successful Green Party of Nevada is important not only to the oppressed and exploited members of this society, but to everyone living in Nevada and the surrounding areas. Prosposal ----------- 1. Create a private, moderated e-mail list similar to the dasbistro e-mail lists (nvgreen, clarkcountygreen, northnevadagreen) for the Executive Council to use for voting and discussion. The name of this list will be: gpnv-exec 2. Invite all registered Greens to participate as observers on this new e-mail list. 3. Place a link (or links) to this new e-mail list on the Green Party of Nevada website. 4. Moderation and facilitation of this e-mail list will rotate between members of the Executive Council every two weeks in conjuction with the two-week meeting minute schedule. Executive Council members may choose *not* to facilitate if they are not interested nor comfortable. 5. Hold frequent trainings in order to teach members of the Executive Council how to moderate and facilitate the e-mail list. 6. Draft and approve e-mail discussion procedures that include facilitation, recording of minutes, proposal creation and guidelines, voting, how observers may participate, and other important details. Time Frame ---------- Please respond with discussion, yea, nea, or abstention by 1/25/2006. Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members Outcome: Craig Bergland - Yes Bob Giaquinta - Not Present Jason Halprin - Yes Charles Imboden - Yes Action: Request for e-mail list sent in to lists.riseup.net, awaiting confirmation and approval from riseup.net. IV. VEGASCOMMUNITYONLINE.COM ARTICLE Status: Adopted Description: "All persons should have the rights and opportunities to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and the environment. We must consciously confront in ourselves, our organizations, and society at large, barriers such as racism and class oppression, sexism and homophobia, ageism and disability, which act to deny fair treatment and equal justice under the law." (Visit http://www.nevadagreenparty.org/tenkeyvalues.html for the complete "Ten Key Values" of the Green Party) The Green Party recognizes that though steps have been taken and strides have been made to give all people equal rights within our electoral system, the workplace, the law, as well as society at large, we have inherited a system that is still [DELETED - unequal and discriminatory - DELETED] [ADDED - oppressive and exploitative. The Green Party of Nevada strives to end oppression, exploitation, and domination in all forms throughout Nevada. - ADDED] Nationally, the Green Party calls for the equality of [DELETED - women's and minority's pay - DELETED] [ADDED - of pay among all working people - ADDED]; the recognition of rights in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community; enforcement of agreements with indigenous peoples; improved protections of the rights of women, veterans, and youth; better support for the homeless, elderly, and disabled; as well as the protection of the individual's right to personal religious belief, or to no belief. Within government, the Green Party is fighting for equal representation and participation in our electoral system for [DELTED - women and minorities - DELETED] [ADDED - oppressed and exploited lower-income women and people of color. - ADDED] Locally, the Green Party of Nevada also calls for the decriminalization of homelessness (particularly in Clark County where Las Vegas has been ranked the fifth meanest city in the country), and better support for [DELTED - the homeless. - DELETED] [ADDED - homeless individuals and families. - ADDED] It is time, in the United States, in the year 2006, to live up to our reputation for "liberty and justice for all." The Green Party will be here - in this year and the next - to fight for those without representation, that still face discrimination, and that want our country to truly be the "land of the free." From the Green Party of the United States Platform: J. Since, nationally, women still earn only 70% of men's wages for equal jobs, the Green Party calls for the introduction and passage of federal and state laws to achieve pay equity, and funding for the enforcement of such laws. L. The Green Party supports real reforms to end poverty and return dignity and opportunity to all mothers. We call for implementing innovative programs that work with the particular and special needs of motherhood. We also support other programs such as a universal basic income (known also as a guaranteed income or Citizen Dividend, as described in True Cost Pricing and Tax Fairness ) that will provide for those who nurture the next generation - work that is of incalculable importance to our society. 2. The development of the United States has been marked by conflict over questions of race. Our nation was formed only after Native Americans were displaced. The institution of slavery had as its underpinnings the belief in white supremacy, which we as Greens condemn. In slavery's aftermath, people of color have borne the brunt of violence and discrimination. The Green Party unequivocally condemns these evils which continue to be a social problem of paramount significance. 5. In keeping with the Green Key Values of diversity, social justice and feminism, we support full legal and political equality for all persons, regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation. 7. The United States Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion. We affirm the right of each individual to the exercise of conscience and religion, while maintaining the constitutionally mandated separation of government and religion. We believe that federal, state, and local governments must remain neutral regarding religion. See our platform: http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/ or http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/socjustice.html for specific information regarding social justice and equal opportunity. Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members Outcome: Craig Bergland - Yes Bob Giaquinta - Yes Jason Halprin - Yes Charles Imboden - Yes Action: Sent into vegascommunityonline.com for publication. V. CANDIDATE HANDBOOK Status: Open for Discussion Description: Whereas our Green Convention is rapidly approaching, and in order to fulfill the bylaws and spirit of the Nevada Green party --specifically the wording regarding our duty to help elect Greens to office -- I propose that we of the EC use what time we have available to attempt to create a candidate handbook for Nevada Greens - to the best of our ability in this short time. And that this handbook be available to those at the convention who may be interested in running for office in Nevada this election cycle. And also that any readers of the EC online meeting be encouraged to participate in this project by offering their ideas and opinions on how best to accomplish this task. And further, since the deadline between our convention and the last day to file (individual) petitions will be very short (slightly over a week), that we have available for any who wish to run, a copy of the Minor Political Party Candidate Petition form (state of Nevada), for their use, and also that we make an attempt to get a network of dedicated signers, and petition people ready beforehand so that we CAN get candidates on the ballot on 2006. I propose that we ready ourselves to make a triage effort to pre-secure sufficient signators so that those wishing to run will have the required 250+ signatures, and be within the alloted timeframe. Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members Outcome: Craig Bergland - No Vote Yet Bob Giaquinta - No Vote Yet Jason Halprin - Yes Charles Imboden - No Vote Yet Action: None. ------Details: Meeting End: 01/14/2006------- IF YOU HAVE OTHER PROPOSALS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THESE PROPOSALS, PLEASE E-MAIL gpnv@clarkcountygreens.org.