[statecom-discuss] Fwd: [usgp-nc] Diversity factors for AZ delegates

[Yarden]

Hi,
Just letting people know that there are others besides ourselves 
concerned about the makeup of their delegations.
Elie Yarden
Cambridge

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> From: ellquist.co.atty at juno.com
> Date: Wed Jun 20, 2007  2:51:44 PM US/Eastern
> To: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org
> Subject: Re: [usgp-nc] Diversity factors for AZ delegates
>
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007  "Sanda Everette" <sanda at greensolutions.org> 
> writes:
>>  We may have more diversity than any other delegation. We have 32%
> women, down from
>> our former 50%, but I expect to go back, with two women co-chairs.  We
> have 20 % people of color, and I wouldn't be surprised if that is more
> than the NC as a whole, as well as representatives from the GLBT
> community
>
> The Arizona delegation-- alternates and delegates-- has 50% women, 25%
> chicana, 25% youth.  In our most recent previous delegations we had
> women, youth, gays, Yemenis.
>
> With only four persons in our delegation [two delegates, two 
> alternates],
> it it would be hard to provide more diversity.  That is why it is so
> vital that states with larger delegations step up to the plate on this
> issue.  The repeated failure by the NC to adopt proposals that would 
> put
> either mandates or incentives to the various state parties, and our
> continuing poor record to do this voluntarily, cast doubt on the Green
> Party's commitment to the Key Values of diversity and feminism.
>
> --claudia ellquist, AzGP
>
>
> BTW, our state co-chairs, for the last several years, are 50% women, 
> and
> 50% chicanos.
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