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November GPMI State Quarterly Meeting
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#1) Meeting Announcement
#2) Directions
#3) Dining & Lodging
#4) Agenda
#5) Proposals submitted to date: 
  (a) Resolution in Support of the Anti-War Movement  or [2K PDF]
      sponsored by Paul Felton, Detroit Green Party.
  (b) Proportional Diversity Proposal  or [3K PDF]
      sponsored by Joseph Ditzhazy, Green Party of NW Wayne County.

 NOTE: Sorry, but due to the late submittal to the web the following 
  proposals are only available in PDF format.  If needed, the Free 
  Acrobat Reader software is available from Adobe.
  This does not imply any endorsement of Adobe by the Greens. 
 
  (c) Bylaws: Voting Procedures [7K PDF]
      John LaPietra, GPMI Bylaws Committee
  (d) Platform: Human Rights;  Bylaws: Locals Status &
      Voting Procedures [10K PDF]
      John LaPietra, GPMI Bylaws Committee
  (e) New Dues Proposal [3K PDF]
      sponsored by Douglas Campbell, GPMI Meeting Manager
  (f) Platform: Assisted Suicide Proposal [3K PDF]
      sponsored by GPMI Platform Committee
  (g) Bylaws: Various [6K PDF]
      Submitted by Kevin Henehan, Chair, Green Party of Kent County
  (h) Resolution in Support of Representative Barbara Lee [5K PDF]
      Sponsored by Douglas Campbell, Ferndale
  (i) Bylaws: Voting Rights [2K PDF]
      Sponsored by Douglas Campbell, Ferndale

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November GPMI State Quarterly Meeting
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#1) 11/17/01 & 11/18/01 Meeting Announcement

 Green Party of Michigan, Autumn State Quarterly Meeting
 Hosted By The Green Party Of Kent County

 Dates: November 17th & 18th, 2001 - Beginning 10:00 AM on
 Nov. 17th. Schedule details can be found below under
 SCHEDULE.

 Location: Ramblewood Community Center, 4283 Stonebridge
 Road, Wyoming MI (near Grand Rapids). Located 3 miles west
 of 131 and 3 miles east of 196, between Byron Center Road
 and Spartan Industrial Drive, on the north side of 44th
 Street. Precise directions can be found below under
 DIRECTIONS.

 Lodging: Ramblewood Suites, (800) 676-6711, ask for
 Executive Suites and mention the Green Party. Single room
 $80/night, Double room (holds 3-4 ) $95/night. Information
 on alternate/free places to stay can be found below under
 LODGING.

 To Register:  Send name and address to the GPMI
 Clearinghouse Coordinator, Dawn Wolfe at info@migreens.org
 or mail to 14 Payeur Road, Ann Arbor 48108. 

 Lunch will be provided both days for an additional fee if you so
 desire.  Otherwise, see below under DINING.

 Registration Deadline:  November 15th (please pre-register
 if possible)

 Send Proposals and Agenda Items To:  Meeting Manager Doug Campbell, 
 naderladuke2000detroit@yahoo.com
 or 335 E. Lewiston, Ferndale, MI 48220

 Deadlines:  
 Postal mail - received by Nov. 3. 
 Email in PDF format: November 3. 
 Email in text or other format: October 27th.

 Note on voting rights: To be automatically eligible to vote
 at a State Quarterly Meeting (SQM) you must be a member in
 good standing and have attended at least one meeting in the
 past four quarters. If you do not meet these
 qualifications, you may request voting rights for this
 meeting on the basis of previous involvement in or
 contribution to the Green Party. Contact your local
 organizer for a reference. Requests for voting rights
 should be directed to the Meeting Manager (see above). NO
 VOTING RIGHTS WILL BE GRANTED AT THE DOOR. If you wish to
 be eligible to vote for Green candidates for office at our
 August 2002 Convention and have either never attended an
 SQM or did not attend the August 2001 SQM, you need to
 attend either this meeting or our February or May 2002
 meetings in order to qualify, or make a request of the
 Meeting Manager.

 For more information: Doug Campbell, (248) 542-5216 or email
 naderladuke2000detroit@yahoo.com

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#2) SQM: Directions

FROM EAST:
 Take I-96 W. Right before Grand Rapids, it will fork; take
 the left one (196 West, also called the Ford Freeway) into
 town. Follow it to 131 and go south towards Kalamazoo. Take
 the 44TH ST exit, exit number 79. Turn RIGHT onto 44TH ST
 SW. Go 2.4 miles to STONEBRIDGE DR SW and turn right.
 Follow the signs!

 FROM WEST:
 Take 96 East or 196 East to 131 South and follow the above
 directions.

 FROM NORTH:
 Take 131 South and follow the above directions.

 FROM SOUTH:
 Take 131 North to exit 79, turn left onto 44th, and follow
 above directions.

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#3) SQM: Dining & Lodging

DINING. There are numerous restaurants on 44th Street near
 Ramblewood, both fast food and dining of all types. If you
 want to plan ahead, check for good restaurants in Grand
 Rapids at http://dinesite.com/city/city-50/?&t=150566.

LODGING. Our meeting venue, Ramblewood Apartments, has
 lodging available for meeting attendees. See above. In
 addition, the Green Party of Kent County can offer free
 digs for at least a few folks, courtesy of our members'
 hospitality. To be connected with someone offering such
 lodging, call the GPKC at 752-8100 or email us at
 gp_kentcounty@hotmail.com. A list will also be furnished on
 our website, located at www.wmgreens.iwarp.com.

 What follows are the top ten hotels in the area cheaper
 than Ramblewood itself, listed in descending order of
 distance from the venue. All prices listed are for 3
 nights. Need driving directions to and from Ramblewood?
 Check mapquest.com.

 HOWARD JOHNSON GRAND RAPIDS
 Rate: USD 40.00 --  USD 170.00
 255 28TH STREET SW
 Grand Rapids, MI 49548
 156 Rooms / 5 Floors
 800-446-4656

 RAMADA LTD GRAND RAPIDS
 Rate: USD 58.50 --  USD 69.00
 65 28TH SOUTHWEST
 Grand Rapids, MI 49508
 59 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-452-1461

 AMERIHOST INN GRAND RAPIDS MI
 Rate: USD 69.00 --  USD 81.00
 7625 CATERPILLAR CT
 Grand Rapids, MI 49548
 61 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-827-9900

 DAYS INN GRAND RAPIDS DOWNTOWN
 Rate: USD 64.00 --  USD 80.00
 310 PEARL ST NW
 Grand Rapids, MI 49504
 175 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-235-7611

 AMERIHOST INN HUDSONVILLE
 Rate: USD 61.00 --  USD 109.00
 3301 HIGHLAND DR
 Hudsonville, MI 49426
 61 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-662-4000

 BAYMONT INN N STES WALKER
 Rate: USD 63.00 --  USD 79.00
 2151 HOLTON COURT NW
 Walker, MI 49544
 89 Rooms / 4 Floors
 800-301-0200

 MOTEL 6 GRAND RAPIDS-EAST MI
 Rate: USD 42.99 --  USD 42.99
 3524 28TH S E
 Grand Rapids, MI 49512
 112 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-957-3511

 EXTD STAY AM KENTWOOD
 Rate: USD 64.00 --  USD 64.00
 3747 29TH ST SE
 Kentwood, MI 49512
 104 Rooms / 3 Floors
 616-977-6750

 FAIRFIELD GRAND RAPIDS
 Rate: USD 69.31 --  USD 72.95
 3930 STAHL DRIVE SE
 Grand Rapids, MI 49546
 82 Rooms / 3 Floors
 616-940-2700

 MOTEL 6 GRAND RAPIDS-NORTH MI
 Rate: USD 45.99 --  USD 45.99
 777 THREE MILE ROAD
 Walker, MI 49504
 101 Rooms / 2 Floors
 616-784-9735

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#4) SQM: Agenda

 AGENDA
 Green Party of Michigan
 Autumn State Quarterly Meeting Schedule - November 17-18

 Saturday, November 17: 10 am - 4:45 pm

 10 - 10:30 am: Registration, breakfast, meeting convenes.

 10:30 am - 12:45 pm: First business session. 
 Creative Response to Conflict (CRC) introductions exercise will 
 start off the session. 

 12:45 - 1:30 pm: Lunch. Music from 1:00 - 1:30.

 1:30 - 2:15 pm: WORKSHOP: Strategies for Green locals
 (presenters from around the state)

 2:15 - 4:30 pm: Second business session. One floating
 fifteen-minute break is scheduled.  One short CRC break is 
 scheduled for roughly 4:00. 

 4:30 - 4:45 pm: Wrap-up, restate any leftover business for
 Sunday, adjourn for the day.

 Saturday night: informal get-together / after-party, 8-12.

 Sunday, November 18: 10 am - 4:45 pm

 10 - 11:00 am: Reconvene, breakfast, leftover
 business from Saturday.

 11:00 - 11:45am: WORKSHOP: The Mayor's Justice 2000
 Task Force and the Radiant Justice report (Richa and co-presenter)

 11:45 am - 1:15 pm: Full-group brainstorm - topic(s) TBA.
 Complete process: brainstorm, categorization, prioritization, 
 The objective of this time is to produce a number of Action
 Plans in rough form.

 1:15 - 2:00 pm: Lunch. Music 1:00 - 1:30.

 2:00 - 2:45 pm: DISCUSSION: Green Party offices.
 Issues, tactics, advice, and discussion.  Pat
 Harrison, the previously scheduled presenter, will be
 unable to attend. This session time will be used to
 extend the brainstorm to cover more topics, including
 the offices issue. While the full-group brainstorm
 continues on other topics, there will be an informal
 SCC caucus (as well as over lunch) which should
 include committee and local chairs present, which will
 take the rough “action plans” and refine them.
 These will then be presented back to the group at the
 end of the day, or if there is no time, a brief report
 from the caucus will be substituted. Either way, the
 plans will continue to be worked on and subjected to
 comment after this meeting, and brought to the next
 SQM for debate and passage. The caucus may be extended
 if necessary to run concurrently with the small-group
 sessions.
 
 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Small-group breakout sessions, topics
 TBA. Concurrent with press time: Green Party reps make themselves 
 available for local print, television and radio journalists.
 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Press time.
 
 3:30 - 4:15 pm: DISCUSSION: 
 The discussion on campus organizing has been
 cancelled, as Matt Aber-Towns, the previously
 scheduled presenter, has indicated he now cannot
 attend. This time will be used to extend the
 small-group sessions and provide for a good wrap-up
 from each group, including submission of a report. 
 
 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Presenting of reports from the SCC
 caucus and the small groups. 
 Wrap-up, evaluation, dismissal, and closing circle.

 Late-arriving Agenda Notes: 

 On the agenda note, I should also mention that in addition
 to Ellis' workshop on Saturday we have a commitment from
 Jim Moreno to speak briefly and a probable committment from
 Mike Nowak to speak on Saturday. We have offered all three
 the chance to help out in the Sunday brainstorming as well.

 On the Sunday brainstorming: the agenda gives the basic
 plan of action. We need plans (including objectives,
 methods, timelines, funding if any, and personnel required)
 drawn up in several areas. The topics we have scheduled to
 address are:
	
 1) Membership. Recruiting strategies, associated issues. 

 2) Fundraising. How do we get it and from whom? 

 3) PR and media. We need to 1) make sure people know about
 us and 2) make sure they think good things about us. Media
 strategy, message crafting, "branding," and associated
 issues. 

 4) Local support and infrastructure. Locals and offices that
 work well and well together. How do we get there? 

 5) Candidate recruitment and support. We need to recruit new
 faces to fill out our ballot line. How do we do this? How
 do we support the candidates we find? 

 6) Electoral and activist strategy. What is our overall
 strategic plan for 2002, 2004, and the periods in between?
 Include analysis of desirable/winnable positions, regional
 focus, and activism campaigns for political "down times."

As you can see, we have a broad range of considerations to 
take up. So think about these issues and what ideas, 
suggestions, constructive criticisms, and so forth you can 
offer to the group. It should be fun!

Kevin Henehan

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Send Proposals and Agenda Items To: 
 Meeting Manager Doug Campbell,
 naderladuke2000detroit@yahoo.com
 or 335 E. Lewiston, Ferndale, MI 48220

 Deadlines: 
 Postal mail - received by Nov. 3. 
 Email in PDF format: November 3. 
 Email in text or other format: October 27th.

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