June 23, 2024

Green Party US Steering Committee Meeting

MINUTES 

Date: Sunday, June 23,, 2024

Time: 8:00 pm ET

 AGENDA

 

  1. Setup and Background
  2.   Facilitator: Jody Grage
  3.   Steering Committee Roll Call:
  4.     Craig Cayetano (co-chair) – present
  5.     Margaret Elisabeth (co-chair) – present
  6.     Darryl! Moch (co-chair) – present
  7.     Alfred Molison (co-chair) – 
  8.     Joseph Naham (co-chair) – present
  9.     Tony Ndege (co-chair)  – 
  10.     Tamar Yager (co-chair) – present
  11.     Holly Hart (secretary) – present
  12.     Bob Stuller (treasurer) – present

 

 

Observers:  Starlene Rankin (WA); Cassandra Lems (NY)

 

 

 

 

  1.     Treasurer’s Report   (Bob) 

      A, Balances

Signal

3639.30

15,633.64

115,694.90

PayPal 2056.86

 

Bob took $5000 from savings, does not expect more to be needed.

 

Tamar reported approximations on reserve funds as of June 15.

 

Caucus/Committee Nov. balance Dec.-April May-June 15 Total
NWC 1004 185 35 1224
Black 802 52 20 874
Lavendar 1515 270 70 1855
YES 11025 1250 288 12563
BAC 1773 1795 1522 5090
CCC 575 150 505 1230
Solidarity 12891   625 13516
PNC –   200 3050 3250
  29585 3902 6115 39602
         
Caucus/Committee 33600     39602
Legal Fund Reserve 7000     7000
  40600     46602
         
3-month operations 55000     55000
         
Total reserves 95,600     101602

 

 III.    New Business  –    10 min 

  1.   Potential for a list exchange contract with the PNC nominee (Tony) – tabled util following meeting

       

  1.         Standing Business
  2. None

 

  1. Reports

        1.Reports 

  1.   Secretary (Holly) 

1.Progress report on updates: Continuing work with Google Folder system, list clean-up, place to store materials, such as purchased artwork, on server – something other than Google

  1. Correspondence
  2. Responses from Our Bodies and PPERHC:  Welcome GPUS endorsement and participation.  Information on promotion sent to NC, Media, SC. https://www.bodiesmarch.org/

            PPEHRC

            Letter from Ação Popular Revolucionária

  1.   Need information on how to proceed with contacts and requests from international parties.  Obviously, the International Committee would be put in touch, but what else, if anything? They suggest (see below).  I suggest trying the same with Somalia and Haiti Greens

 “Our proposals involve inviting you to joint meetings, including an initial meeting to get to know each other. As the US elections are approaching, we would be honored to invite you to a live or something to talk about this topic, just as global elections are approaching in Brazil.

 Other themes could be organizing joint events in Brazil and the USA on topics such as the environment, publishing texts and articles together. Furthermore, our national congress

Joseph will share information with International Committee at their meeting Wednesday.  Margaret asked if there would be any concern with relations with the Sao Paolo Forum, and if there might be interest in the proposed alliance with some of the “left-er” parties (US, Canada, Iceland, some Latin American countries).

Tamar noted that one of the Zoom accounts have not been used for the proposed webinar functions.  It was canceled; Athena will attempt to get it back, since it was in the budget; if not, look at whether we can afford it.

 

  1.   Staff Report (Tamar, Tony) 

Staff will be working as much as needed on the PNC over the next two months. Darryl! reported the staff contract for PNC Media Director, who started this week.  He will be providing updates on the invoice and deliverables.

 

  1. Reports from Committee (co-chairs/committee representative)

 

Animal Rights – would like to report July 14th

 

  1. Liaison Reports 10 min

  Craig: Media; Merchandise, Presidential Campaign Support Committee – no news

  

 Joseph: EcoAction, Green Pages, International – EcoAction held excellent webinar; IC will be meeting this week

 

 Tamar: Apportionment Tabulation, Credentials, Election Tabulation, Staff Supervisor, Apportionment Review Committee – working on getting information for report on PNC registration

 

  Margaret: Banking and Monetary Reform, Fundraising – BMRC working; latest Fundraising eBlast was on Juneteenth, another coming up end of the month, Pride Day on Lavender Caucus issues

 

  Darryl!: Platform, DRC – Platform continues to push out amendments; Holly – final amendments (or al but two will appear tomorrow

 

  1.         Voting Queue (Holly)  
  2.   RECEIVED for the QUEUE 

              #1211 –  II Social Justice, A Civil Rights and Equal Rights, 1 Women’s Rights

        #1212 – A Civil Rights and Equal Rights, 1 Women’s Rights, Sexual Equality and

      #1213 –  II Social Justice, A Civil Rights and Equal Rights, 1 Women’s Rights,

      #1214 –  II Social Justice, A Civil Rights and Equal Rights, 1 Women’s Rights,

      #1215 – II Social Justice, A Civil Rights and Equal Rights, 1 Women’s’ Rights,

      #1216  –  II Social Justice Section G Labor – Telecommuting

      #1217 – IV Economic Justice and Sustainability, Paragraph N Monetary Reform

      #1218 – V Economic Justice and Sustainability- addition of  O Parity Economy

Final platform proposals should be coming this week. Discussion 6/24 through 7;14; Voting period 7/15 through 7/21. Floor Manager: Holly Hart. Approval Threshold: ⅔ 

 

  1.   IN the QUEUE

Discussion 

      

 

#1207– Proposal for Margaret Elisabeth for Honorary 2024 PNC Co-chair

#1206 – Proposal for Craig Cayetano for Honorary 2024 PNC Co-chair

#1208 –  2024 ANM/PNC Convention Rules Change

#1209 – 2024 ANM/PNC Date Change Housekeeping July

#1210 – 2024 ANMPNC Date Change Housekeeping

 

Tamar is floor manager for all five proposals.

Discussion through June 23, 2024 // Voting period: June 24 through July 1, 2024 Approval: 50%+1

 

 

 Voting – none


  1. COMPLETED 

2024 Platform Proposals

#1198 – 2024 Platform Amendment – A Political Reform, 1 Electoral reform b – Opposition to Top Two

 

#1199 – 2024 Platform Amendment – Chapter III Ecological Sustainability Section D Transportation Item 4

 

#1200 – 2024 Platform Amendment – A  6h Reducing Corruption and Good Government

 

#1204 2024 Platform Amendment – 2 Social Justice, A Civil Rights, 3 Reparations – Cemetery Preservation

 

 

 VII.   Old Business   Included here as FYI

Endorsing the Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws march on the DNC National Convention on August 18th.  You can find information about the group here: https://www.bodiesmarch.org/  Endorsement form submitted by secretary. More information TBA to Media, NC, SC, area Greens.


  1. NEW UPDATES GPUS Endorsement of PPEHRC – Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign – upcoming March.   Secretary signed the endorsement form.  They will be sending more information, will be passed along to NC, Media.

VIII.         Executive Session – none

 

TOTAL TIME – 1  hr 10 min