[statecom-discuss] "Local Ballots 2008" Sunday Feb 18th conference call 9:30pm

[Melissa Harrell]

Ron,

I just wanted to point out that one of the reasons behind having a
comprehensive plan is so that there will be many activities being offered to
people.  I second Merelice's thoughts, this is a strong plan and it would be
a shame if it couldn't be incorporated into the larger activities because it
wasn't being offered. Part of bottom up leadership is weaving local projects
like this into part of a larger plan.  If you're only interested in this,
that's fine, we'd just like you to be there to advocate for it.

~Melissa

On 2/15/07, Ron Francis <ronwf777 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Merelice,
>
>   I look forward to a discussion of different plans at different venues
> with the State level strategy discussions being just one venue out of many
> different venues.
>
>   "Local Ballots 2008" focuses more on local work and local
> strategies.  I'm finding that many people, who are not involved at the
> state-level seem attracted to this plan and outreach hasn't even really
> begun yet except for a few emails.  It may be that folks not involved at the
> state level are attracted to a concrete plan rather than a long protracted
> process involving lengthy discussions that doesn't clearly lead to any
> definitive results (and might just lead to a consensus to try different
> strategies anyway....)
>
>   In any event, if at the end of the day there are enough people in our
> party who want to do something, then they can and should do it, and they
> should also try to attract others especially many folks who just aren't
> involved at the state level of discussion and also have no idea about things
> being discussed in statecom.
>
>   Nothing stops another subset of GRPs, such as statecom, from trying a
> diferent plan that attracts a different type of person.   One glove does not
> fit all hands.  We should let each idea prosper to the extent that it can.
>
>   ron
>
> Merelice <merelice at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Hi,
> I think this is a strong program and should clearly be considered by
> the strategy committee. I hope no one will be asked to commit to this
> program until the work of the strategy committee is complete.
> Otherwise we would be shattering our limited resources and not have
> the benefits that can accrue from working in a concerted way across
> the state. Many in the party have yearned for a coherent strategy and
> now we have a viable process for discussing and developing that
> strategy. If this program is being vetted for presentation, that could
> contribute toward this important process. Otherwise it is premature
> and could even be counterproductive.
>
> Merelice
>
> On 2/15/07, Ron Francis wrote:
> >
> > Dear GRP's,
> >
> > There will be an informal phone conference on Feb 18th, Sunday night,
> 9:30 pm, to discuss the "Local Ballots 2008" 2-year Plan that has been
> circulated. So far 6 people have expressed an interest in coming to the
> March 1st meeting in Somerville while several others have expressed a
> willingness to help.
> >
> > "Local Ballots 2008" calls for the GRP to use the direct democratic
> means of local State Rep Ballot Questions, backed by and led by the GRP, and
> done in many districts around the Commonwealth, in order to establish a
> particular issue that we are identified with, passionate about and for which
> there is a root cause analysis (embedded in the language) that distinguishes
> us from the other parties. The plan also would necessitate an enhanced
> effort in local organizing for a year and a half in preparation for the
> petition drives necessary to execute the sweeping State Rep ballot
> questions.
> >
> > The point of the conference call is to answer questions about the plan
> and suggest improvements to the basic plan and timeline (see below for
> details).
> >
> > To participate call
> >
> > 641 497 7002 code 724655
> >
> > I look forward to getting feedback on the plan and discussing in detail
> the thinking behind the 2 year Plan.
> >
> > Ron Francis
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