Meetings
State Membership Meeting -- November 17, 2007
The Fall 2007 state membership meeting will be held on November 17 (Saturday) at the Hopewell Baptist Church, 756 Highland Avenue, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 49022.
Proposed Agenda:
Saturday, November 17
9:00 am - Begin Registration
9:20 am - Welcomes and Introductions - Ken Mathenia
9:30 am - Richard Wunsch and discussion of granting voting rights for the SMM
9:50 am - Officer Reports
10:15 am - Committee Reports
10:30 am - Break
10:45 am - Benton Harbor update and discussion - Rev Pinkney
12:00 Lunch Break
1:00 pm - Dismantling Racism workshop/discussion (continue Benton Harbor discussion if needed)
2:00 pm - Discussions of 2008 elections, who's running in Michigan, candidate recruitment (BANCO, MECAWI, etc.)
2:45 pm - Break
3:00 pm - GPUS delegate selection process discussion
3:45 pm - Building GPMI, helping committees to function, next Green Light, next SMM and forum, fundraising, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and any other items added to the agenda
5:30 pm - adjourn
Send responses, registration checks, etc. to Meeting Manager Fred Vitale, 4190 Kensington Avenue, Detroit, MI 48224 or e-mail meetingmanager@migreens.org. There is no registration fee, though donations will be gratefully accepted. Make checks payable to "Green Party of Michigan". Call (248) 548-6175 for questions.
The following is a list of hotels in the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area, listed from cheapest to most expensive:
Motel 6 Benton Harbor
2063 Pipestone Rd.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
I-94 at exit #29, Pipestone Rd.
Phone: (269) 925-5100
$34
Red Roof Inn Benton Harbor
1630 Mall Drive, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
I-94 at Pipestone Road, exit #29
Phone: (269) 927-2484
$34
Econo Lodge
2723 Niles Ave.
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: (269) 982-3333
$35
Knights Inn Benton Harbor
1950 E. Napier Ave.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (269) 926-1371
$45
Baymont Inn & Suites
2601 W. Marquette Woods Road
Stevensville, MI 49127
$79
Silver Beach Motel
100 Main Street
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: (269) 983-7341
$80
Courtyard Benton Harbor St. Joseph
1592 Mall Drive
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (269) 925-3000
$89
Comfort Suites
1825 Meadowbrook, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
I-94, Exit 29
Phone: (269) 925-8800
$120
Holiday Inn Express
2276 Pipestone Rd.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (269) 927-4599
$124
Hampton Inn St. Joseph/Stevensville
5050 Red Arrow Highway
Stevensville, MI 49127
Phone: (269) 429-2700
$139
Boulevard Inn & Bistro
521 Lake Boulevard
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: (269) 983-6600
$145
