November 10, 2024

Green Party US – Steering Committee Meeting – MINUTES

Sunday, November 10, 2024

8:00 pm ET

  • Setup and Background 

Facilitator: Mixed; Anna Lee

Steering Committee Roll Call:

  1. Craig Cayetano (co-chair) – present
  2. Cassandra Lems(co-chair)  – present
  3. Darryl! Moch (co-chair) – present
  4. Alfred Molison (co-chair) – present 
  5. Joseph Naham (co-chair) – present
  6. Charles Ostdiek(co-chair) – present
  7. Justin Paglino (co-chair) – present
  8. Holly Hart (secretary) – present
  9. Bob Stuller (treasurer) – present

 

Observers:: Haryaksha Knauer, Lavender Caucus; Starlene Rankin, WA; Scott Laugenour, WA;Sandy Przybylak, NY; Anna Lee, NC; Ariel Ciprian, ?,. GCCC field coordinator, Henry Rose, MA, MIke Feinstein, CA, elections database manager.

 

Guest: Dr. Rudolph “Butch” Ware

 

Establish Quorum (9 current members, quorum is 5)

Approve Agenda (changes require majority, new items require ⅔)

 

AGENDA REQUEST (Justin): Item to discuss creation of regular Zoom meetings to invite state party officers, committee co-chairs. SC Agreed to add this to the agenda, but it was left for follow up as part of the subsequent discussion (more below)  Brief discussion from Darryl!, who recommended the proposal be to have such meetings on a quarterly, rather than monthly, basis, and no need to try to work into bylaws; general agreement, more to follow online.

 

  1.  Treasurer’s Report (Bob) 

Signal

Merchant $3,323.51

General $30,919.75

           Savings $88,707.96

           Paypal $4,222.01

 

  • New Business — 20-35 min

  1. Announcements (Holly): Call for Nominations for CCC has gone out. Call for Nominations for Treasurer will go out Monday.  Holly will send  Centre for Upper-Left Policy Survey to SC for further review will follow  up online.
  2. Discussion with Butch Ware.  Buitch outlined 5 areas he believes the party should address: Vertical integration; Culture (play to win, not just “stay in the game”) Culture; Changing Demographics; Teamwork.  Need to create better access for new members, especially those who became interested through the Stein/Ware campaign.  Interest in major fundraising. ” Need to utilize other FEC categories of donation.” He is interested in running for Governor of California, eventually US President.
  3. Maximizing advances from the Stein/Ware campaign. Craig noted that social media followers and numbers have risen a great deal; now is the time to engage and direct people to volunteer opportunities, caucuses, state parties.  Suggested holding an online event with the SC on Instagram, an overview of working committees, caucuses, state parties.  SC will follow up online and plan for such an online event in the \coming week.
  4. Use and advertise to state parties that we have a legal fund.  Suggestion of integrating  NationBuilder use to include state parties. Possible utilization of Outreach Committee; Craig asked to be added as liaison..
  5. Alfred reported that the Green Party of Texas has ballot status through 2034, thanks to Eddie Espinoza’s run for Railroad Commissioner. Green candidates in Texas also outperformed the Libertarians, a first.

 

  • Standing Business — 

  1.   Recap of Listserv Decisions — None
  1. Reports –TABLED  Co-chairs are asked to  please review liaison spreadsheet and edit, as needed!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c2gpFv7aivHl29B5Dx-6hixVsA5QUY9I1c6wpz0f2Ko/edit?gid=1854246226#gid=1854246226

 

Guest Committee(s) – TBA – 5 min 

 

  1. Staff (Justin)
  2. Secretary (Holly)
  3. Craig: Media, Merch, PCSC, GCCC
  4. Cassandra: ANMCom, ETC, FundCom,
  5. Joseph: IN, CCC, BMRC, Green Pages
  6. Alfred: AC
  7. Darryl!: DRC, BRPP, Platcom
  8. Charles: GPAX, FinCom, Animal Rights
  9. Justin: BAC, EcoAction; Staff Supervisor

 

  • Voting Queue 

  1.  Received for the Queue     
  1. In the Queue — 

Discussion

 

Voting

  

  1. Completed  — 5 min

1234 – ETC Report and SC Elections Certification 

 

  • Old Business —

  • Executive Session – None

 

TOTAL TIME — 2 hours