How to form a chapter

(* Indicates required to start chapter).

1) Choose an area for the chapter, a region from which members will be invited.

2) Get a list of the area's GRP registered voters from [email protected] .

3) Contact area GRP voters,* etc. inviting them to a first meeting. (Could select time and date by Doodle poll, etc.).

4) Hold first meeting of 3 or more GRP members*, and take minutes*.

a) Select Officers (Secretary*, Co-chairs* (male and female), Treasurer).

b) Select liaisons to state-level Administrative committee, Membership Com., Communications Com., etc.

c) Agree* generally with GRP's Ten Key Values http://www.green-rainbow.org/10_key_values.

d) Agree* to use consensus-seeking decision-making process - for example: http://www.green-rainbow.org/procedures .

e) Adopt bylaws* or etc. (model bylaws available at http://www.green-rainbow.org/procedures ).

5) Send bylaws, first meeting minutes and officers list* with contact info to [email protected].

6) Ongoing: (# indicates required to stay a chapter)

a) Report chapter activities# at least one State Committee meeting per year.

b) Notify GRP Secretary# of any changes in the bylaws, or change in officers or liaisons.

c) Coordinate funding# of political work with GRP Treasurer.

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Elie Yarden commented 2017-12-02 11:17:39 -0500
The above recommendation illustrates some differences between top-down ways of proceeding and the virtues of exciting grass-roots activity and also learning. In Illinois or some other State manual, people are advised to go to the local election commission for a list of people registered as Green. Going to the party hierarchy first, deprives the people of interacting with the state system and substitutes the administrative for the interactive.
Brian Cady published this page in Take Action 2016-03-02 05:45:42 -0500