[statecom-discuss] CDLC meeting THIS THURSDAY!!!!-please respond
Mike Heichman
mikeheichman at verizon.net
Wed Dec 26 21:36:12 EST 2007
Hi Maureen,
Wonderful!
It looks like there is going to be a good turnout.
I hope other members of State Comm-especially those who don't belong to
any other committee, will also join us.
Mike
Maureen Doyle wrote:
>mike, i am going to attend the CDLC (instead of my
>local) because we decided it is more important. More
>people will come over from the local meeting (Saxe
>Room, worcester public library) if time allows.
>
>thanks! maureen
>--- Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net> wrote:
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>
>>Mike Heichman wrote:
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>>>12-24
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>>>Hi State Comm.
>>>
>>>The next meeting of CDLC will be THIS THURSDAY,
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>>December 27 in
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>>>Worcester from 6:30-8:30 PM.
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>>>Thanks to Grace for finding us a place to have
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>>dinner while we have
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>>>our meeting.
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>>>Thai Cha Da, 264/2666 Park Av., Worcester
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>>1-508-752-2211
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>>>Please RSVP and contact me if you have any
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>>questions.
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>>
>>>Mike Heichman
>>>mikeheichman at verizon.net
>>>617-265-8143
>>>
>>>---------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>CDLC Meeting Minutes
>>>12-20-07
>>>
>>>DRAFT MINUTES (PLEASE RESPOND AND HELP IMPROVE
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>>THESE MINUTES.)
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>>
>>>I. NEXT MEETING (DINNER & MEETING)-THURSDAY,
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>>DECEMBER 27, 6:30 PM IN
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>>>WORCESTER (GRACE WILL GET US A SPACE AT A
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>>RESTAURANT)
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>>>II. Present: Elie (Interim Coordinator), Gary,
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>>Ralph, Grace, Emily,
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>>>Rob & Mike (recorder) 3 from Boston, 1 from
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>>Cambridge, 1 from
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>>>Worcester & 2 from Amherst. Thanks to Grace for
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>>arranging a space for
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>>>us in Worcester.
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>>>III. Background Information
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>>>A. Presidential Primary: Tuesday February 5; Last
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>>>
>>day to register to
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>>>vote: Wednesday, January 16
>>>B. Grace reported on the Adcom Meeting’s
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>>discussion about our
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>>>presidential primary: Adcom recommends that we do
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>>NOT have an event
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>>>with the Kennedy School of Government. Instead
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>>have at least one event
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>>>at Roxbury Community College and a second (if
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>>enough resources) in
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>>>Springfield, Holyoke.
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>>>IV. We discussed different ideas and made some
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>>decisions:
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>>>A. DECISION: We will seek to organize 2 forums: in
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>>Roxbury and
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>>>Springfield/Holyoke:
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>>>1. Focus on having events in communities of color
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>>with a high
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>>>concentration of low-income people in different
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>>regions of the state.
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>>
>>>2. Draft Title: “What would it look like to have a
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>>>
>>Green Party
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>>>President at this time in history?”/”What would it
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>>look like if the
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>>>Greens were the dominant political party in the
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>>>
>>country today?”
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>>>a. We need to work on the above.
>>>b. The thought was that we would present a
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>>positive frame for the event.
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>>>c. All candidates who will be on our ballot will
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>>be invited to attend.
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>>>Someone mentioned about a surrogate speaker, but
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>>we didn’t discuss this.
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>>>d. We need to further discuss the major goals of
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>>this event.
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>>>e. Gary proposed that we see if we can get PBS to
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>>cover our forum
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>>>(national publicity); we will need assistance from
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>>the national Greens
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>>>for this idea.
>>>f. Elie expressed concern that some of the
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>>>
>>candidates my not have the
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>>>$ resources to come up to MA for our events
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>>(especially Swift and
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>>>Mesplay and maybe Brown). No one had any positive
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>>ideas. (We will need
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>>>to have party funds for our small campaign.)
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>>>B. One of our objectives for CDLC is to help our
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>>party provide a level
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>>>playing field for all of our candidates. Grace
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>>expressed concern that
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>>>the national campaign could be all over after the
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>>February 5 primary
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>>>(“Super Tuesday”—a large # of delegates will
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>>already be selected by
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>>>that date.) If there is a clear winner by then,
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>>will the other
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>>>candidates have the resources and the will to
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>>continue their
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>>>campaigns? That would be a loss because a
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>>contested election would
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>>>provide organizing opportunities for Greens around
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>>the country.
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>>>C. Grace proposed that we have a press conference
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>>at the State House.
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>>>At this event, there would be a videoconference
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>>and the media would
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>>>have an opportunity to interview the candidates.
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>>No one expressed
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>>>interest at this meeting to work on this idea.
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>>>D. Emily proposed that we create a piece of
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>>campaign literature to
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>>>publicize these 2 events. Mike suggested that we
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>>use the GRP Newspaper
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>>>and was hopeful that the party would print
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>>sufficient copies besides
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>>>the ones that would be sent out to the GRP
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>>membership. After
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>>>discussion, it was decided that we would create
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>>the campaign
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>>>literature (information about the candidates and
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>>information about the
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>>>GRP)
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>>>V. Who will do what?
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>>>A. Gary, Ralph and Mike will work on a Roxbury
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>>event. First task will
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>>>be to contact Mel and Chuck and ask for their
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>>participation. Mike will
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>>>send out a draft of things that will be needed to
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>>be done to prepare
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>>>for these events.)
>>>B. Rob and Emily will help out with the event in
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>>Springfield/Holyoke.
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>>>Emily will contact Rick, Luis and Martina and
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>>offer Rob’s and Emily’s
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>>>assistance in working on the event. Additionally,
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>>Emily will contact
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>>>Eli (ComCom) and get information for our campaign
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>>>
>>literature.
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>>>C. Elie will contact the presidential candidates
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>>and figure out the
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>>>best dates to have these 2 events.
>>>D. Grace will make contacts with others who will
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>>help us with these 2
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>>>events. Grace will see if she can get us a
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>>location for the
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>>>Springfield/Holyoke event at AIC (Grace: What do
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>>these initials stand
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>>>for?)
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>>>VI. We discussed people that we contacted who we
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>>>
>>contacted who may be
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>>>interested in attending future meetings.
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>>>A. Maureen Doyle
>>>B. Oliver Sawtelle
>>>C. Lawrence Kembro (Elie—help with spelling)
>>>D. Sarah Heller
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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