[statecom-discuss] From Mel King - Fwd: [Rainbow Caucus] major criticisms of the state party's decision-making process

[Merelice]

Mel King's reponse on the Rainbow Coalition Caucus list to Mike
Heichman's email. (The meeting he refers to on the 31st is the next
meeting of the caucus.)


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: mel king <mhking at mit.edu>
Date: May 18, 2008 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Rainbow Caucus] major criticisms of the state party's
decision-making process
To: Rainbow Coalition Caucus Discuss List <rainbowcaucus at green-rainbow.org>


so you are aware  for the meeting on the 31st
 i am proposing that party does not run a candidate for president
 we dont have a national agenda or program that binds us that i am
 aware of
 cant find five people who can say they know what we have been
 working on
 our last presidential and our governors campaign did not get enough
 votes to keep ballot status
 being in the debates  which i doubt our candidates will on the
 national level wont have any serious impact on public policy unless
 there is something earth shattering or volcanic we are raising and
 have some momentum


 wish more of our energy went into things where we have shown we are
 relevant and can make a difference
 the work on the foreclosure is a good start
 would be good if we could document the number of our folks who
 turned out at the foreclosure events how many contacted their reps
 wrote letters got their city or town officials to follow chucks lead
 in boston
 where are we in involving members on the cori issues   will we have a
 presence in the rally  and march  on thursday and again are our folks
 contacting their reps about cori reform
 and what happened to our marches to end poverty   can we pull the
 folks  back and check in  to see if there is any energy for moving
 forward

 our work is for a new and informed humanity not equal opportunity in
 a dehumanized society
  believing we have to run a candidate represents the latter
 ending poverty and supporting the united nations declaration of human
 rights is for me the start of the new informed  humanity





 On May 18, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Mike Heichman wrote:

 > May 18, 2008
 >
 > Dear Members of the State Committee:
 >
 > I acknowledge that there are some "older" members of our State
 > Committee
 > who would prefer not to discuss controversial issues, most
 > specifically
 > issues around our party's handling of the presidential campaign. I
 > also
 > believe that are some new members of State Committee who don't have a
 > deep understanding of what's going on. Despite this, I have decided to
 > share my thoughts once again. I ask you to read this long letter and
 > invite you to respond, either to me or to the entire list.
 >....etc.