Green-Rainbow Party State Convention Agenda

May 13, 2017

First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester, MA

Theme: Building the Party and Expanding the Green-Rainbow Tent

9:00 am                       Registration Opens (small chapel)

9:00 – 9:30 am            Meet & greet - light breakfast available in dining hall, lower level

9:30 – 10:00 am          Introductions and Announcements – Unity Hall

Co-master of ceremonies/facilitators: Charlene DiCalogero & Rick Purcell

Welcome                               

David Gerry, GRP Co-chair (5 min)

Darlene Elias, GRP Co-Chair (5 min)

10:00 – 10:30 am        Keynote Guest Speaker – Jacqui Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program NAACP

10:30 – 10:45 am        Nominations of Officers – Explanation of election process – John Andrews

10:45 – 11:00 am        Break

11:00 – 11:30 am        Speaker – Patricia Montes, Executive Director, Centro Presente Boston

11:30 –12:15 pm         Election Related Workshops:

                                                CDLC – Candidate Workshop

                                                Campaign Volunteers – Joe Carvalho, leader

                                                Ranked Choice Voting – Voters Choice leaders

12:15 – 1:15 pm          Lunch – Dining Hall (lower level) – Networking and Visit Tables

1:15 pm                       Nomination ballots due

1:15 – 1:45 pm            Party Officer Candidate – Speeches and Voting

1:45 – 2:30 pm            Activism Related Workshops

                                                Climate – Jacqui Patterson, leader

                                                Immigrant Issues – Patricia Montes, leader

                                                Gas Pipeline – Cathy Kristofferson, leader

2:30 – 2:45 pm            Break

2:45 – 3:15 pm            Panel Discussion & Open Mic – Bryan Moss, facilitator

What Could Be Greener, when viewed from another side of the Fence?

Panel members:  Gordon Davis, Jamie Guerin, Jill Stein, Megan Corry

A panel of invited speakers will briefly share stories of how they became engaged with green politics, and their thoughts about how Green-Rainbow action has helped them to advance their own political beliefs and principles. Then, visitors and newcomers to the party will be invited to take the microphone for 30-45 seconds apiece, to express their hope for the future and how they imagine Green-Rainbow electoral work might support that hope.

3:15 – 3:30 pm            Announcement of Election Results – Unity Hall

GRP BUSINESS MEETING

Anyone who wants to be more involved in their local chapter or in the state party is encouraged to stay for the short business meeting. 

3:30 – 3:45 pm            News from Local GRP Chapters

3:45 – 4:00 pm            Business items

4:00 – 4:15 pm            Closing Remarks by Newly Elected GRP Co-chairs

Please visit tables in Unity Hall:

• GRP Silent Auction – all proceeds from auction donated to GRP – Joanna Herlihy
• Green-Rainbow Party membership table with tee shirts, bumper stickers, buttons – Brian Cady
• Voters Choice (share table with Membership) Adam Friedman
• Mass Alliance – Joshua Berg Powers
• Jon Olsen – Maine Green Independent & GPUS representative (share table with Mass Alliance)
• Centro Inc – Delio Fernandez
• Earth Burning – Doug Wight
• 350 Central Mass – Errica Saunders
• Worcester Community Energy Action – Jeuji Diamondstone
• Worcester Socialist Alternative – Miranda Alpert
• Transit-X Personal Mass Transit for Car Free Cities – Mike Transit

SPECIAL NOTE

Another group will be coming to the church around 4 or 5 pm to set up for another event that takes place in the dining room.   We greatly appreciate help from anyone who can stay a few extra minutes after the convention to help clear tables and chairs from the floor in the chapel, Unity Hall and the Bancroft Room.  Thank you, GRP Convention Committee