{news} Minutes from the 6-19-07 EC meeting of CTGP in Glastonbury, CT.

[B Barry]

Minutes from the 6-19-07 EC meeting of CTGP in Glastonbury, CT. 

 

Place: Luna's Pizza, 88 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury, CT  06033,  P:
860-659-2136  Time: 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Attendees: Co-chairpersons: Mike DeRosa and Cliff Thornton; Secretary:
Barbara Barry; Treasure: Christopher Reilly.

Absent: Jean DeSmet, co-chairperson.   No other attendees.

 

 

1. CT Green Times newspaper status: MD: he and Eric DeVos hope to have
available for distribution at the 6-26-07 SCC meeting, 5,000 copies.

He also suggests Eric be reimbursed a targeted sum of $100 for paper and
toner.               Consensus.

 

2. Results of political actions by the GP of CT with the CT legislature:
CT: about 10 minutes ago, Governor Jody Rell vetoed the medical marijuana

Bill. Reason: unknown at this time. Ex-prisoner's voting rights bill was
signed into law i.e. when a prisoner is released from prison, he/she will be
advised of the procedures involved to regain their voting rights; and
probation officers will advised of this updated process.  MD: all the
alternative energy provisions of the energy bill were removed; no regulation
provisions survived in the bill. Issues GP of CT wants to address in 2008: 

CT: legalization of marijuana.

 

 

 

3.  ACLU lawsuit regarding the 2005 CT "campaign finance reform" law.  MD:
at the 6-6-07 hearing in Bridgeport, CT, the federal judge did not make a
decision about a summary motion by the State of CT, CCAG, Common Cause and
Thomas Sevigny to dismiss the ACLU/Green Party of CT lawsuit. Rather the
judge stated he would make a decision at some point in the future.

 

4.  CTGP website:  MD: Eric DeVos is trying to develop a new format and is
also considering adding a blog to the website.

 

5.  Treasurer's report from CR: we received $211 via GPUS; total in
treasury: about $1580; CR anticipates utilizing Steve Fournier's electronic
payment service whenever CR can complete to process of terminating the
current electronic payment service.

 

6.  GPUS issues: need our GPUS representatives to advise the GP of CT about
how many voting delegates GP of CT have been allotted. Then need these

Allotted voting delegates determined at the 6-26-07 SCC meeting.  GPUS
Convention start about 7-12-07, Thursday through Sunday, 7-15-07.

 

7.  Place for 6-26-07 SCC meeting. BB: to be Middletown or Portland. We had
difficulty with parking at the East Rock School (on 5-29-07 for the last SCC
meeting on 5-29-07) due to the baseball games in an adjacent lot. Agenda to
include delegated to the 7-07 GPUS Convention. Either the non-violence or
diversity Key Value will be discussed at the 6-26-07 SCC meeting.  BB to
determine.

 

8.  Place and date of the next EC meeting scheduled for 7-07: to be
determined.

 

9.  Date and place for the next SCC meeting on 7-31-07:  Consensus:
Middletown or Portland due to the likely ongoing parking difficulties at 

East Rock School in New Haven while the baseball games/session continues
over the summer.

 

10.  Any proposals.   None.

 

 

 

 


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