{news} Nation GP Peace Committee

[Elizabeth M. Brancato]

Connecticut Greens,

The National Party is forming a Peace Action Committee.  I've pasted 
it's statement of purpose, as posted on the national website, at the end 
of this email (in Italics).

Justine McCabe and I would like to represent Connecticut Greens on this 
Committee.  There are three  slots for Connecticut available on the 
Committee.  Is anyone interested in filling these slots?  Justine and I 
have sought the approval of the Executive Committee, but there is some 
question as to whether or not the approval must come from the full SCC.  
If the Executive Committee isn't able to do this approval, it will be on 
the agenda of the next SCC meeting, to be held 3/29/05.  In that case, 
please be prepared to vote.  In the meantime, I will be doing whatever I 
can to work on the Committee, unofficially.  If the EC and/or the SCC 
selects someone else to join the Committee, I'll step aside.

Please contact me, and/or any member of the Executive Committee if 
you're interested in joining this Committee as a representative of the 
Green Party of Connecticut.

Elizabeth Brancato
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/*Committee Co-Chairs:
*Co-Chair Aimee Smith (MA) aimee at green-rainbow.org
<mailto:aimee at green-rainbow.org>Co-Chair (Open position)/

/*Listerv Administrator:*
Steve Loranz (IL) sloranz at king.net
<mailto:sloranz at king.net>Listserv: peace at lists.gp-us.org 
<mailto:peace at lists.gp-us.org>  (requires approval from your State Party)/

/*Description:*
The Peace Action Committee (PAX) of the Green Party of the United States 
(GPUS) exists to facilitate the planning and achievement of peace and 
justice action proposals adopted by GPUS, and to support and promote the 
Party's Anti-War candidates and agenda.  The Peace Action Committee is a 
(proposed) standing committee of the GPUS and is governed by section 3 
of the bylaws of the GPUS.  The Peace Action Committee is made up of up 
to 3 volunteers from each of the various state Green parties.  Each 
state party, when requesting that a member be added to the roles of the 
Peace Action Committee, send a note to the co-chairs of the Peace 
Action  Committee informing the Peace Action Committee of its new 
members.  The Peace Action Committee shall maintain a GP Listerv for the 
communication of committee business and to use in formal decision making." /

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