Fw: {news} Ballot Report - Tues. April 14
David Bedell
dbedellgreen at hotmail.com
Wed Apr 15 23:43:15 EDT 2009
I see nothing in the CTGP bylaws (http://www.ctgreens.org/bylaws.shtml )
regarding delegates to the national party committees. I don't know where Amy
got the two year term requirement.
I found this in the national party bylaws
(http://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml#article3 ):
"Delegates to the NC [National Committee] shall automatically be eligible to
serve on committees by virtue of their position. Other committee members
shall be members of a state green party and have written permission from
their state party to serve. Permission shall be submitted by the NC
delegates or State Party co-chairs from the various states to the co-chairs
of the relevant committee, and can be submitted on paper or via email. No
state shall have more than three members per committee without a waiver from
the Steering Committee. No committee shall have fewer than five states
represented."
Amy makes the point that the International Committee was put on the ballot
because 4 people are running for 3 slots. I assume the Platform Committee
and Merchandising Committee were put on the ballot to get approval for new
delegates seeking to participate. I also assume that existing delegates in
undisputed seats (such as Justine on Platform Committee, Charlie and David
on Dispute Resolution Committee, or our members on the Peace Action
Committee and the Ballot Access Committee) will retain their seats and do
not have to stand for re-election.
Can one of our state officers confirm this?
David Bedell
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Fw: {news} Ballot Report - Tues. April 14
From: Justine McCabe justinemccabe at earthlink.net
Sent: Wed Apr 15 04:17:34 PDT 2009
Charlie,
My understanding has been like yours. Indeed, I was rather surprised to see
that to continue being a rep. to the International and Platform Committees I
had to run in a statewide election, especially because we are such a tiny
state, have relatively few Greens and have had difficulty even filling the
spots allocated to each state party for these national committees. Also, my
experience in the past several years on the International Committee is that
most state reps are volunteers with a definite interest in the work of a
particular national committee, and are approved by their state party
co-chairs or main governing body.
I'm not sure why running for IC or Platcom Committees was selected out for
special attention in the election while your or David's wish to continue to
be GPCT reps to the GPUS Dispute Resolution Committee does not require being
on the ballot?
Justine
----- Original Message -----
From: chapillsbury at igc.org
To: Justine McCabe ; CTGP Women's Caucus ; CTGP-NEWS
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: {news} Ballot Report - Tues. April 14
This is the first time in my experience that membership on various GPUS
committees has been submitted to the full membership for approval. It's my
understanding, based on past practice, that only the 5 CTGP reps to the
National Committee have to be elected by the membership at an Annual
Meeting. Membership on all other GPUS committees can be approved (or not)
by the CTGP State Central Committee at a regular monthly meeting.
For example, I'm currently a CTGP authorized member (and co-chair) of the
GPUS Dispute Resolution Committee. I'm on the ballot as a candidate for
membership on the NC, but not for membership on the DRC. Based on our past
practice, I did not even bother to submit my name as a candidate for the
DRC, as I assumed that I would continue in that capacity unless the SCC
decides to revoke its earlier authorization. Likewise, David Eliscu is a
member of the GPUS-DRC, and I expect that he will remain one until he
resigns or the SCC withdraws its earlier authorization.
Am I wrong about this? Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Justine McCabe
Sent: Apr 14, 2009 8:58 PM
To: CTGP Women's Caucus , CTGP-NEWS
Subject: Fw: {news} Ballot Report - Tues. April 14
Hi All,
I received my GPCT ballot today and discovered that my name had not been
included as a candidate for GPUS Platform Committee.
Below, are emails containing 1) my bio sent to GPCT secretary Barbara
Barry on March 22 declaring my candidacy for rep. to GPUS International
Committee and GPUS Platform Committee; 2) Barbara's email acknowledging my
candidacy; 3) and Steve Fournier's email acknowledging that he forgot to
include me on the ballot.
I assume someone from the GPCT EC will rectify this situation.
Thanks,
Justine McCabe
New Milford
Co-Chair, International Committee GPUS
----- Original Message -----
From: Justine McCabe
To: B Barry
Cc: Charlie Pillsbury
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: {news} Reminder: candidates need to submit their names for
CTGPofficers and GPUS representatives by 9PM 3-31-09 to CTGP secreatary
Hi Barbara,
I'm seeking another term as a CTGP representative to both the
International and Platform Committees.
I've combined my bio and candidate statement below.
Many thanks,
Justine
-----------------
BIO, Candidate statement for Representative to GPUS International and
Platform Committees
My interest in the International and Platform Committees developed via
experience as an academic anthropologist in the Middle East (Lebanon, Iran).
Research interests led me to retrain in clinical psychology, which I
practice in New Milford. I continue to publish on culture/ human
development in the Middle East.
Since the mid-1990's, I've traveled regularly to Israel/the Occupied
Palestinian Territories, where I volunteered at the Gaza Community Mental
health Clinic, conducted respite workshops for Palestinian humanitarian
workers, and with an Israeli colleague, did training on the subject of human
attachment under conditions of political violence for teachers and social
workers in East Jerusalem.
I've been a CTGP representative to the IC since 2000, and IC co-chair
since 2006 when I agreed to fill in for resigning co-chair Alan Kaufman.
Last month, I was elected for a 2- year term as co-chair along with Steve
Herrick (WI). I've been a member of the Platform Committee since 2004.
As a member of those committees, I've been a point-person on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, helping to draft our current platform planks
on Middle East policy. In CT, I continue to work with the Middle East Crisis
Committee, and have represented the party at various peace conferences/demos
in CT and NY, and in 2004, in Haifa, Israel at the Right of Return
Conference. This month, I moderated a GP panel on Gaza and the I/P conflict
in NYC. Also, beginning in 2003, I've worked to foster GPUS relations with
nascent (2) Israeli, and Palestine Green parties, meeting with both groups a
few times there.
Within the party, I've presented workshops on the conflict at GPUS
annual meetings (on the Palestinian right of return; with Ruth Weill, on the
GPUS Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions resolution, Prop 190 Greens, Calling for
Palestinian Rights, Urge Divestment from Israel); and organized a workshop
at the 2004 GPUS convention on the occupations of Iraq and Palestine that
included international Green guests, among them a representative from one of
the (now defunct) Israeli Green parties.
My other work at international Green gatherings included participating
in a joint US-Canadian Green Party Teach-in on the North American Security
and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) in Ottawa, 2007 Canadian and US Green
Parties blast secretive NAFTA-Plus trade-security deal; I was an alternate
GPUS delegate to the 2008 Global Green meeting in Sao Paulo, and observer at
the 2008 Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas meeting in Quebec
City.
In describing my experiences above, I've tried to show that much of the
work and mission of the IC especially (see
http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/), involves building relationships with
members of international Green parties--mainly by email, less often in
person, all of which takes time, continuity, and respect for the different
cultures these Green Parties represent, even while we share Green values. I
would very much like to continue to represent CTGP on these national
committees, whose missions are, in part, quite related.
I continue to appreciate input from CTGP members on foreign policy,
especially from those with experience in various parts of the world and/ or
those actively involved in various peace/justice campaigns.
In sum, my main interest in seeking your vote as a representative to
these committees--indeed in being a Green--is to work for peace.
Thanks,
Justine McCabe
----- Original Message -----
From: B Barry
To: 'Justine McCabe'
Cc: roseberry3 at cox.net
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:35 PM
Subject: RE: {news} Reminder: candidates need to submit their names for
CTGPofficers and GPUS representatives by 9PM 3-31-09 to CTGP secreatary
Justine,
Your request has been forwarded to the CTGP Internal Elections Committee
for inclusion on the ballot.
Barbara Barry, Secretary of CTGP
==================
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Fournier
To: 'Justine McCabe'
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: Amy Vas Nunes
Justine, I laid out the ballot. I made an error and neglected to place
you on the ballot for Platform Committee. Your name should appear there,
and we'll note that at the convention. .
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Reilly
To: ctgp-news at ml.greens.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:03 PM
Subject: {news} Ballot Report - Tues. April 14
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We received 5 ballots today in the Green Party P.O. Box.
Please remember to return your ballot by April 22 if you plan on mailing
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--Chris Reilly
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