[statecom-discuss] (different plans and strategies...)

[Ron Francis]

Also, what "misinformation" are you referring to ?   Local Ballots 2008 has been upfront and open about all of it's plans and activities and I haven't heard from anyone who is confused; the email has been very specific about it's intention, timeline and plan.

Finally, I would not assume that a "broader base" of action will result from any strategic planning.  It could be narrower actually,.. who knows.  Folks may intend to have something be broad, but that is different from it actually being broad.

Ron

Merelice <merelice at gmail.com> wrote: Well, Ron, maybe we are almost there. But as long as you go on and on
about statecom, you still haven't gotten the concept of the strategy
committee, despite my multiple tries at clarifying its mission and
describing its broad base.

You haven't yet acknowledged that this effort is meant to reach and
include those very non-statecom people that you say are "ready to do
some serious planning." The other activities you mention -- the
platform, the party brochure, etc. -- will all benefit greatly from
carrying a consistent message that reflects the best thinking and
input of as many segments of the party as we can reach and embrace.

Once again, your email set up a straw man (first it was the strategy
committee and now it's statecom) whose role you describe inaccurately
and then proceed to "educate" or "enlighten" or tear down. I'd like to
think we've reached a plateau of some understanding as a result of
these emails. It would be encouraging if you could describe accurately
what the strategy committee will do, how it will proceed, and in what
ways it could fulfill your own goals for the party.

So far that has not happened which gives me reason to be concerned
that you might misinform others as you proceed with your own plans. In
that case, you could do yourself as well as the strategy committee a
disservice by shutting yourself and others off from a broader base of
action.

Merelice


On 2/16/07, Ron Francis  wrote:
> I do plan to participate and I think teh people discussing Local Ballots 2008 will most likely bring something to alny and all strategy discussions... why not ?
>
>   In the meantime plannign goes forward.  It will probably take two months of research and planning to begin to execute this plan and we needed to get started yesterday !
>
>   We need to understand that we as statecom, are only a small subset of a 10,000 member party, and we  do not control the members.  We control the shared state-level resources and that is about it.
>
>   already there are 6 non-statecom people who have responded.  That's great but it also shows that there are people out there who are nonstatecom people who are ready to do some serious planning.
>
>   If 100 people are interested in dong this plan then it will probably get done with or without staecom and that is the way our party should operate.  Working with any subset of the party is optional and not compulsory; give some space for people who aren't interested in the map that you want to follow.  There are several roads to the promise land.
>
>   There is no need to stop planning and organizing becuase a certain subset is interested in stalking strategy.  We've been talking strategy in membership committee for two years.
>
>   Should we also stop other strategic efforts like making a platform or updating our brochure.  Everything we do has strategic implications and there is counterproductive to suggest that people should not be planning just because one subset of teh party called a strategy meeting.
>
>   Mike is right.  Let's let 100 flowers bloom adn provide fertile grond as well.  I'll see you at some strategy meetings and hope you participate in Sundays' phone conference.
>
>   Also would appreciate feedback on Local Ballots 2008 if you cannot make the phonecall.  Help us mold a good plan to give teh plan the highest chance of being accepted by as many people as possible, statecommers or not.  Lift every voice.
>
>   The challenge is to craft a fundamentsl social change ballot question !  like we did in Somerivlle.
>
>   It's very encouraging to hear that people want to get moving.
>
>   Ron
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