GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 29 July 2018 – 8:00 pm ET
SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:
1. New Business: Presentation including background, goals and focus for Steering Committee work, committee liaison interests, etc. by each SC member
2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/), Fundraising Report, Fundraising Consultant update, Liaison assignments discussion
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
In the queue: Platform Amendments – Livable Income, Monetary and Banking Reform, Economic Justice and Sustainability/National Debt, Amend the GPUS Platform Preamble
Received for the queue: Endorse GPAX letter to the International Criminal Court for investigation of Israeli war in the State of Palestine; Endorse the School of the Americas Annual Border Encuentro; Platform Amendment Proposal: Remove mention of Jerusalem as a capital
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
4. Old Business: ANM summary
5. Executive Session: None
The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-07-29
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 27 and https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/
Jody Grage, Secretary
GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 29 July 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET
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AGENDA:
I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min
a) Facilitator: David Gerry
b) Roll call
c} Begin recording of call
d) Agenda revision suggestions
II. NEW BUSINESS – 60 min.
a) Presentation including background, goals and focus for Steering Committee work, committee liaison interests (see list below), etc. by each SC member – Andrea Merida, Anita Rios, Gloria Mattera, Hillary Kane, Jody Grage, Joy Davis, Margaret Flowers, Tony Ndege, Violet Zitola (in alphabetical order and look at the gender balance!)
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 30 min.
a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane – 10 min.
Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/
b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 10 min.
Fundraising Consultant update – Hillary, Gloria
c) Liaison assignment discussion – 20 min
Accreditation (AC); Animal Rights; Annual National Meeting (ANM); Ballot Access (BAC); Bylaws, Rules, Policies, and Procedures (BRPP); Coordinated Campaign (CCC); Dispute Resolution (DR); Diversity; Eco-Action; Finance (FinCom); Fundraising (FundCom);
Peace Action (GPAX); Green Pages; International (IC); Media; Merchandise (MerchCom); Outreach; Platform (PlatCom); Presidential Campaign Support (PCSC)
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)
In the queue: Platform Amendments – Livable Income, Monetary and Banking Reform, Economic Justice and Sustainability/National Debt. Amend the GPUS Platform Preamble
Received for the queue (Floor Managers needed):
Endorse GPAX letter to the International Criminal Court for investigation of Israeli war in the State of Palestine; Endorse the School of the Americas Annual Border Encuentro; Platform Amendment Proposal: Remove mention of Jerusalem as a capital
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
V. OLD BUSINESS – 15 min.
a) ANM summary – 15 min
b) For future agendas: Strategic Planning meeting; Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance; Freshdesk
End recording of call
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – none
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 25 minutes
Jody Grage, Secretary