[statecom-discuss] Re: Somerville Social Justice Unity Minutes, Draft Plan of Action

[Ron Francis]

Hi Elie,

I am glad that you like the Somerville Social Justice Unity Draft Plan: it is up to us Somerville activists (the 10 who were not at the second meeting and others who remain interested to accept or reject it...)

by the way, we ARE going to have candidates; we are just de-emphasizing their individual and personal character with a novel approach to grassroots organizing that we think eliminates most of the negatives that the group associated with candidate campaigns.... personally I think it is very interesting from an academic point of view....

Also note that this is not a GRP project per se.  West Somerville GRP has been an instigator for sure and would be one of the social justice groups in the "social Justice bloc".

I post this stuff to the statecom list just so that people can see it as a possible model in their own community.  It is interesting that folks responded to this overture that I and WSGRP initiated: the level of response surprised me actually.

Ron 617 230-2835

Yarden <yen.yarden at verizon.net> wrote: The plan of action for organizing in GRP in Somerville looks great.  
Having the people to do it is the main thing, and they are there.  
Membership growth might be useful,  But I would only suggest two 
possible improvements.

1)  My assumption has always been, that the SDP people (25-30, you say) 
would eventually come around to recognizing the importance of building 
alternatives where we all are.  Welcoming them into the party remains a 
project.
2)  Solve the problems of fund raising without candidates.  The 
regulatory limitations have to be faced.
Fare well!
Peace,
Elie Yarden

On Thursday, March 1, 2007, at 12:00 PM, 
statecom-discuss-request at green-rainbow.org wrote:

> Somerville Social Justice Unity Minutes, Draft Plan of Action
>       (Ron Francis)

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