[statecom-discuss] Re: GRP Delegates & Observers

[Yarden]

Jamie,
Thank you for (taking the risks of) doing this.
Complete clarity on our delegation, at last.

Now that we have the picture in front of use, let us bend our efforts, 
before the upcoming State Convention, to securing the strongest 
delegation that we can offer to the work of building the GPUS.

The chief desiderata in choosing individual members are to be found in 
the descriptions of the work on the national website:  
http://www.gp.org/committees/nc/delegatemanual.shtml.   For the moment, 
and for those currently serving

A QUICK OVERVIEW OF DELEGATE DUTIES
In brief, delegates' obligations are fourfold:
1. To represent their caucus, state, territory, or district;
2. To inform state constituencies of GPUS proposals, votes, actions, 
and other matters;
3. To vote on proposals;
4. To further the work of the GPUS by serving on committees, or help 
provide a replacement
volunteer from your state party or caucus.

*		*		*		*		*	
	
The composition of a delegation that will best serve our Goals 'n 
Principles -- yes, the two are intimately related -- will be one that 
is selected from all parts of the Commonwealth, its people, land and 
seas, demonstrates gender parity, and reflects the diversity of the 
people we desire to engage in our tasks.

How best to achieve all the above can be done in August only if we 
begin now!
Elie Yarden,
delegate NCMA GRP


Until the convention, in alphabetical order.

Delegates (7)
- David " Ebony"  Barkley
- Annie Butler
- Dan " the bagelman" Kontoff
- Jamie McLaughlin
- Martina Robinson
- John Walsh
- Elie Yarden

Alternates (2)
- Gary Hicks
- James O'keefe

Please note that at our convention, we will be electing a new 
delegation. Under the reallocation of delegates to the National 
Committee of GPUS, the Green-Rainbow Party, the Massachusetts affiliate 
of the GPUS has been allocated 8 delegates.  We will be deciding the 
number of alternates, Please contribute to the effort