WHEN
April 13, 2013 at 9:30am - April 14, 2013
The following draft agenda is based upon content approved by the GPCA Coordinating Committee (agenda item #8 http://www.cagreens.org/committees/coordinating/minutes/2012-12-03) and further elucidated by the GPCA State Meeting Planning Committee and Tia Nowak, Stein for President Campaign
Invited, confirmed
- Presentation: Gautum Dutta, attorney (http://businessandelectionlaw.com/): Update on Prop 14 legal challenges update Chamness vs. Bowen
(we may also invite Berkeley-based attorney Dan Siegel http://www.siegelyee.com/dansiegel.html, attorney for separate Prop 14 challenge http://www.restorevoterchoice.org/)
- Presentation: Gayle Mclaughlin, Green Mayor of Richmond (http://www.mayorgayle.net/): Governing as a Green Mayor, how to grow the Green Party in general
- Presentation: Steven Hill (http://www.steven-hill.com):, Proportional Representation - what it is, how it works, how we can get it in California
- Campaign School (will include Ben and Sarah Manski, also possibly Tia Nowack, and we will explore crossover participation from present/former California elected Greens)
- Presentation (GPCA Campaigns & Candidates Working Group): Planning for 2014 statewide races (this could be merged with some parts of the Campaign School to address building CA 2014 statewide campaign)
Agendized by GPCA Coordinating Committee, not yet planned
- Presentations from elected Greens, to talk about their campaigns and what they have accomplished in office. (expectation that some Greens from Fairfax City Council will participate, individuals not yet invited)
- Presentation: Young Greens gathering, to be organized and run by Young Greens. (Looking to NorCal Young Greens to organize)
- Breakout Session: Time for GPCA Standing Committee and Working Groups
- Presentation (GPCA Field Organizer, to be hired and in place by this time): Voter registration training/goal setting