Meetings
State Membership Meeting -- March 28-29, 2009
The next Green Party of Michigan State Membership Meeting will be held at the Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oakland County (www.uheac.org), Saturday and Sunday, March 28 & 29, 2009.
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Dear friends and supporters of the Green Party of Michigan,
As our state unemployment level hits 10.6% and the world economy is in tatters, the Green Party is meeting March 28-29 at the Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oakland County (www.uheac.org). We will be discussing and planning what to do in response to this unprecedented crisis.
As our friends and collaborators, we value your input and we need it if we are going to go forward in common and united struggle.
We are asking you to submit in whatever format you like - written, oral, youtube - your thoughts and proposals for what the Green Party should do and say in response to this crisis.
You are also invited to participate in the discussion Saturday afternoon, March 28. More details will be forthcoming.
In solidarity,
Fred Vitale
State Chairperson
Green Party of Michigan
Please send to me any request to appear or to submit items for the agenda.
Proposed Agenda
State Membership Meeting
March 28-29 2009
Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center
March 28 - Morning
1. 8:30 -- 9:30 am Registration, continental breakfast, Informal get together
2. 9:30 -- 9:45 am Discussion and approval of agenda and rules, including credentials
3. 9:45 -- 10:00 am Opening remarks by State Chairperson 9:30 - 9:40 am
4. 10:00 -- 11:00 am Officer Reports -- includes all state officer and national delegate reports;
Also GPMI representatives on other GPUS committees
5. 11:00 -- 12:00 Nominations for all state offices and officer elections
6.12:00 -- 2:00 pm Tour and lecture per requirement of venue along with lunch, tentatively agreed on with UHEAC -- 12 noon - 2 pm (Election Committee may need to meet)
March 28 - Afternoon
1. 2:00 -- 3:00 pm Discussion on current national and Michigan economic and political situation and
GPMI policy
2. 3:00 - 3:15 pm Break (Write or amend resolutions, etc. for next session) (Election Results)
3. 3:15 -- 4:00 pm Conclusion of discussion on current situation, resolutions, GPMI goals and
proposals for action
4. 4 -- 4:30 pm Discussion on statewide committees and work -- State Central Committee
program, bylaws, Green Light, etc.
5. 4:30 -- 5:00 pm Discussion on grassroots democracy
6. 5:00 -- 5:15 pm Other business and plans for the evening and review of agenda for Sunday -- Final Bids of Silent Auction
7. 5:30 -- ?? Evening dinner together
March 29 - Morning
1. 10:00 -- 10:15 am Opening Remarks and Recap of yesterday's sessions
2. 10:15 -- 11:00 am Discussion of 2008 election results and proposed election campaigns for 2009-2010
3. 11:00 -- 11:30am Building GPMI locals
4. 11:30 -- 12:00 pm Building the GPMI in work with other groups
5. Final thoughts and plans for next SMM -- 12:30 pm - 1 pm
6. Optional lunch together -- 1 pm
Proposed SMM rules
1. Remarks from delegates are limited to 3 minutes. No one speaks twice before everyone who wants to speak as spoken. Effort made at gender and racial balance in speaking rounds.
2. Officer reports should be in writing and submitted 30 days prior to the event. Officer reports are limited to 5 minutes.
3. Elections for contested offices held by STV
SMM Needs not yet addressed:
1. Volunteers for continental breakfast Sat and Sun
2. Volunteer to coordinate with Uplands Center on required talks to group
3. Volunteer to chair and volunteer for stackkeeper for Saturday morning session
4. Fred will chair Saturday afternoon session, need volunteer stackkeeper
5. Volunteer to chair and volunteer for stackkeeper for Sunday morning session
6. Timekeeper for each of the three sessions (Sat morning, Sat afternoon, Sunday morning)
7. Volunteer to coordinate security for SMM (remember last incident with Corporal America)
8. Computer hookup so others can participate (Erik Shelley?)
