Letter from our Secretary June 2023
Thank you for electing me your Secretary at our May 6th Green-Rainbow convention. I would like to expand a bit on my acceptance remarks.
After thanking John Andrews and MK Merelice (now deceased) for their GRP Secretary's handbook and for the help and advice given to me by John Andrews and Josh Gerloff (both past secretaries) and oodles of help from Brian, Lois, and Eileen, I want to build on the foundation of record-keeping that has happened as the GRP has evolved (since the early 2000s). When I worked on my town's bicentennial, I realized how important it is to keep accurate and well-maintained documents for the future.
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MEMBERSHIP CORNER - June 2023
Greetings readers!Pride Month is here! It began June first. The GRP is proud to be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and a strong advocate for gay rights here in Massachusetts. In honor of this commitment, the GRP will be tabling at several Pride events across the state to show our support for the community, especially at a time when anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is spreading and becoming mainstream by Republican Lawmakers giving the green light for other bigoted groups around the country to be open with their hate.
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Non-Violence is the Viable Option
Must we accept black-and-white thinking regarding this war? Here are some questions to challenge our assumptions.
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Green-Rainbow Party State Convention
The Green-Rainbow Party of MA hosted its annual State Party Conventionon May 6, 2023
This was our first in-person GRP Convention since the Covid Pandemic hit us two years ago.
ELECTION RESULTS
Office
Candidate
First Place Votes
Second Place Votes
Total Support
Female Co-Chair
NOTO
18
18
Lois Gagnon
2
0
2
Jamie Guerin
1
1
1
Eileen Wheeler Sheehan
1
0
0
Nelly Medina
1
0
0
Non-binary or Male Co-Chair
Mike Pascucci
23
0
23
David Barkley
0
1
0
NOTO
0
0
Treasurer
Brian Cady
23
0
23
NOTO
0
0
Secretary
Maureen Doyle
17
5
17
Mike (BigMike) Vaglica
5
9
5
NOTO
1
1
Mike Pascucci
0
1
0
Communications Director
Eileen Wheeler Sheehan
20
0
20
NOTO
3
1
Jack Swindlehurst
0
2
0
Membership Director
Zachary Kontra
23
0
23
NOTO
0
0
Fundraising Director
NOTO
23
23
Female GPUS Delegate (2 seats)
Maureen Doyle
19
0
19
NOTO
0
0
Non-Binary or Male GPUS Delegate (2 seats)
Danny Factor
7
10
17
Mike Pascucci
13
3
16
NOTO
3
3
Female GPUS alternate
NOTO
22
22
Maureen Doyle
1
0
1
Non-Binary or Male GPUS alternate
NOTO
15
15
Mike Pascucci
6
1
7
Danny Factor
2
0
0
Office
Candidate
First Place Votes
Second Place Votes
Total Support
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