{news} Proposal: Amendment of State Party Affiliation Agreement Requirements

[Amy Vas Nunes]

spective and irrelavent.


>From: "Michael Westerfield" <westerfield at sysmatrix.net>
>Reply-To: westerfield at sysmatrix.net
>To: "Charlie Pillsbury" <chapillsbury at igc.org>
>CC: ctgp-news at ml.greens.org
>Subject: Re: {news} Proposal: Amendment of State Party Affiliation 
>Agreement Requirements
>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:36:41 -0500 (CDT)
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>I suppose it is appropriate if we belong to and support the principals and
>practices of the National Green Party that our state contribute to it
>financially.  I do wonder about the wisdom of giving a reduced rate to
>"gender balanced" delegations. Send a woman, save $100!, sounds just a bit
>condescending.  Also maybe its time for us to review exactly what the
>National Green Party is doing out there.  Perhaps a presentation at the
>annual convention on the subject might be in order.
>
>Michael W.
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> > following proposal, and I would be interested in any comments you have
> > about this proposal.
> >
> > Proposal ID: 267
> > Proposal: Amendment of Affiliation Agreement Requirements
> > Floor Manager: Sarah echo Steiner, ecostar at bellsouth.net
> > Discussion Dates: 03/12/2007 - 03/25/2007
> > Voting Dates: 03/26/2007 - 04/01/2007
> >
> > Background: The Green Party of the United States is funded from many
> > sources,
> > including private donations and regular giving, merchandising, meeting
> > fees, etc.  Most of these sources are not constant from year to year.
> > An additional dependable and sustainable stream of revenue, even at a
> > relatively modest size, would be of great value.
> >
> > More importantly, since participation in financial support of the GPUS
> > is not universal among our affiliated state Green Parties, nor is it
> > currently tied to affiliation, there is a divorce of accountability
> > from affiliation.  Financial support is key to ownership, and
> > representation
> > without taxation is contrary to the Key Values of personal and global
> > responsibility and of future focus.  We want our state affiliates to
> > feel, and exercise, ownership of the Green Party of the United States.
> > The fact of universal financial participation is, therefor, more
> > important than the actual revenue achieved.
> >
> > Many factors affect a state GP's ability to support the GPUS, at even a
> > base level, and some states bring added value with their delegations in
> > ways that support the Key Values of  feminism and respect for
> > diversity.  Therefor a fair system of affiliate support must include
> > variations
> > reflecting these realities and values.  And Caucuses should be excused,
> > because payment by their members would represent a doubled level of
> > support, since Caucus members are all simultaneously members of state
> > Green Parties.
> >
> > State GPs which found themselves burdened with extraordinary expenses
> > incurred while meeting other affiliation criteria, like achieving
> > ballot status, should have a fund from which to apply for assistance.
> > Finally, support expectations should be proportional to the size of a
> > state GP, and delegate size is a presumptively fair benchmark.
> >
> > Proposal: Currently the Bylaws provide:
> > I. Criteria for State Party Membership in the Green Party of the United
> > States.
> > 1. Acceptance of the four pillars of the international Green Party
> > movement [ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy,
> > non-violence] or the Ten Key Values as guiding principles.
> > 2. Organized and run in accordance with these values.
> > 3. A statewide organization open to, and reflective of, a statewide
> > membership.
> > 4. Agrees to support national candidates selection by Green convention.
> > 5. Makes good faith effort, where reasonable, to achieve ballot status.
> > 6. Makes good faith effort to run state and local candidates.
> > 7. Has applied to GREEN PARTY for accreditation, and has included
> > written by-laws, platform, and other documentation with that 
>application.
> > 8. Has a history of networking with other environmental and social
> > justice organizations.
> > 9. Evidence of commitment to, and good faith efforts to achieve, gender
> > balance in party leadership and representation.
> > 10. Evidence of good faith efforts to empower individuals and groups
> > from oppressed communities, through, for example, leadership
> > responsibilities, identity caucuses and alliances with community-based
> > organizations, and
> > endorsements of issues and policies.
> >
> > This proposal would amend by adding an 11th criteria:
> > Financial participation in support of the GPUS, as below:
> >
> > 11. All affiliated state Green Parties shall annually participate in
> > the financial support of the Green Party of the United States, by
> > contributing a set minimum amount per NC delegate.  Initial amounts are
> > as listed below.  This requirement of financial participation will not
> > pertain to affiliated Caucuses, and a state GP's NC alternates will not
> > be counted toward the expected total share of support for that state
> > GP. The initial base level of financial support will be $300, per
> > affiliated state GP, per NC delegate, per year, or, alternatively, 1/3 
>of
> > the
> > state GP budget for that year, whichever is lower.  This share of 
>support
> > is
> > due on or before the last day of the ANM, beginning in 2007.
> >
> > This base level of financial support will decrease to $200 per delegate
> > if the state GP provides the NC with a gender balanced voting
> > delegation, excepting a sole, or a final odd-numbered, delegate.   [This
> > decreased
> > level is available immediately.  To avoid ex post facto application,
> > states GP delegations which currently lack gender balance may
> > contribute at this lower rate until the state GP next elects delegates,
> > but not
> > more than two years from the enactment date.  Also, states may 
>voluntarily
> > ally with each other to report a total gender balanced delegation, ie,
> > two males from one state GP and two females from another. ]
> >
> > State GPs will be entitled, immediately, to a reduction, to $100 per
> > delegate, to the extent that the state GP sends delegates who improve
> > the GP-US NC racial/ethnic balance.
> >
> > This is a base level of financial participation, and state GPs are
> > encouraged to contribute more, in accord with their ability to give,
> > and the needs of the GPUS.
> >
> > One half, or more, of the amounts received through this requirement, of
> > financial participation by affiliated state GPs, shall be set aside to
> > help state GPs who are burdened with extraordinary expenses incurred
> > while meeting other affiliation criteria, like achieving ballot status,
> > etc.
> >
> > The amount of this base level of financial support will be redetermined
> > by the NC every fourth year, at the ANM in the year immediately
> > following the convention which nominates the Green Party presidential
> > team.
> >
> > Resources:
> > Contact: Claudia Ellquist, AzGP,  at ellquist.co.atty at juno.com
> >
> > Will add to GP-US revenue stream, without expenditure.
> >
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