{news} Feedback please: USGP International Committee Proposal to the NC: Trans-Atlantic Green Dialogue"

[Kenneth Humphrey]

        This seems like a very solid idea to be
pursued. Certainly the American and Canadian Green
Parties badly need much more interrelating in view of
the border incidents wherein Canadian bureaucracy
accepted the U.S. infringement on the civil liberties
of American progressives attempting to attend
meetings/events in Canada. Closer contact with
European Greens is also vitally important since Europe
experienced fascism in the pre-WWII era and now the
U.S. seems on a fast track course to our own brand of
nativistic and imperialistic fascism.

         Ken Humphrey
--- Justine McCabe <justinemccabe at earthlink.net>
wrote:

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> 
> The following proposal is under consideration by the
> USGP International Committee (IC).  The discussion
> period ends on Sunday November 11.  Please review
> and make any comments, affirmations or objections.
> 
> This proposal helps to promote a main mission of the
> IC: "Foster collaboration and exchange with Green
> parties around the world." 
> 
> My experience working with Canadian Greens in Ottawa
> this summer to oppose the Security and Proposperity
> Partnership (SPP) highlighted the benefits and need
> for international Greens to work more closely in
> support of our key values, especially in these
> imperial times.    
> 
> I urge your support for this proposal
> 
> 
> Justine McCabe
> GPCT/ 
> Co-Chair, IC
> 
> ===  PROPOSAL TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE, GREEN PARTY
> OF THE U.S. ===
> 
> 
> PRESENTER
> 
> 
> International Committee, Green Party of the United
> States
> Julia Willebrand (NYSGP) and Justine McCabe (GPCT),
> Co-Chairs
> 
> 
> CONTACT
> 
> 
> Tony Affigne (GPRI)
> 319 Howley Hall
> Providence, RI 02918
> 401-272-0694
> mailto:affigne at greens.org
>        
> SUBJECT
> 
> 
> National Committee approval for "TRANS-ATLANTIC
> GREEN DIALOGUE" with Green parties from the United
> States, Europe, Canada, and Brasil.
> 
> 
> BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
> 
> 
> This proposal endorses and implements an agreement
> in principle, developed at the 2007 convention of
> the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). At a
> planning meeting in Reading, members of the
> International Committee and national Staff met with
> representatives from the European Green Party (EGP),
> the Green Party of Canada, and the Green Party of
> Brasil. From that meeting came agreement to propose
> to our respective parties, a Trans-Atlantic Green
> Dialogue. The Dialogue would include a New York
> stopover by our international Green guests, followed
> by a formal session in Washington, DC.
> 
> 
> FULL PROPOSAL
> 
> 
> SUMMARY. By approving this proposal, the National
> Committee of the Green Party of the United States
> supports the convening of a "Trans-Atlantic Green
> Dialogue," to include representatives from our own
> U.S. party and from the European Green Party, the
> Green Party of Canada/Parti Vert du Canada, and the
> Partido Verde do Brasil.
> 
> 
> DATE. The Dialogue meetings will be held prior to
> the end of April 2008.
> 
> 
> AGENDA. The agenda for the Dialogue will include key
> areas of joint concern, especially global warming
> and other ecological questions, as well as problems
> of international trade, peace, social justice and
> democratization. The purpose of these discussions
> will be to promote mutual understanding of political
> challenges confronting our various parties, and
> where possible to develop joint positions. For
> greatest impact, the Dialogue is expected to focus
> on plans leading to:
> 
> 
> - the Global Greens Gathering (May 2008, Sao Paulo,
> Brasil)
> - the U.S. Green Party Presidential Nominating
> Convention (July 2008, Chicago)
> - the U.S. national elections (November 2008)
> - the European continental elections (May 2009)
> 
> 
> LOGISTICS. The meeting of the Trans-Atlantic Green
> Dialogue will be held Washington, DC, a U.S. city
> which is accessible both to international Green
> Party guests, and U.S. participants.
> 
> 
> INTERNATIONAL GREENS. Participating parties from
> Europe, Canada, and Brasil will send small
> delegations, perhaps totaling 15-20 representatives,
> authorized by their respective governing bodies.
> 
> 
> U.S. GREENS. The U.S. party will send a delegation
> comprised of:
> 
> 
>   * Two members of the Steering Committee, who will
> convene the
>     Dialogue sessions
> 
> 
>   * The Co-Chairs of the International Committee
> (Julia
>     Willebrand and Justine McCabe)
> 
>   * The IC representatives to the Global Green
> Network (Marnie
>     Glickman, John Rensenbrink, Bahram Zandi), and
> Federation of
>     Green Parties of the Americas (Tony Affigne,
> Steve Herrick)
> 
> 
>   * A member of the Presidential Campaign Support
> Committee (PCSC)
> 
> 
>   * National political director (McMillan) and
> operations
>     director (Emily Citkowski)
> 
>   * Additional interested U.S. Greens, especially
> from the
>     International Committee, Campus Greens, and the
> Green
>     National Committee, are expected to attend as
> observers and
>     breakout workshop participants
> 
> 
> TIME LINE
> 
> 
> 1. U.S. approval process: October - November 2007
> 2. European/Canadian/Brazilian approval process:
> November - December 2007
> 3. Coordination of invitations: January-February
> 2008
> 4. Logistics, agenda, and arrangements:
> January-April 2008
> 5. TRANSATLANTIC GREEN DIALOGUE: Two day sessions,
> mid- to late-April 2008
> 
> 
> RESOURCES
> 
> 
> NOTE: Travel costs for designated U.S.
> representatives (from SC, IC, and PCSC) will be
> shared between GNC budget and individual delegates.
> Staff time to be supported by GNC budget. IC
> members' and local members' time is donated. Local
> members' hosting is donated. U.S. participants'
> other lodging and meal expenses are self-supported.
> International guests' expenses to be paid by their
> parties. Registration fees are minimal, to partially
> cover the cost of GNC's resource commitment.
> 
> 
> ACTIVITY                        RESOURCE COMMITMENT
> US approval process             Staff time, IC
> members' time
> Invitations/Planning            Staff time, IC
> members' time
> NYC Arrangements                Staff time, local
> members' time
>                                 Space costs (approx.
> $500)
> DC Arrangements                 Staff time, local
> members' time
>                                 Space costs (approx.
> $1800)
> Transportation                  Travel costs
> (approx. 
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