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
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