Minutes

Massachusetts Green and Rainbow Party Candidate Development and Legal Committee

Inaugural Meeting, 1:00 p.m., 12/7/02

Rob Lewis’ home, Westminster

 

Attendees: James O’Keefe, Rick Grabowski, Karlo Silbiger, Rob Lewis, Gary Hicks, Scott Pherson, Lara Valigorsky, Vince O’Connor

 

Facilitator: James O’Keefe; Stacker: Gary Hicks; Minutes: Lara Valigorsky; Timekeeper: Rob Lewis

 

  1. Introductions
  2. Review Agenda, Additions, Subtractions: Jamie’s proposed agenda was used. Intro to Candidate Development Committee was added and officer positions and call for candidates combined with choosing officers.
  3. Intro to Candidate Development Committee: overview of proposed mission statement (“ to expand the number of Mass Green Party candidates for elected and appointed office”); responsibilities (the working group must help locals find and nurture candidates; evaluate candidates for understanding and commitment to Green Values and procedures; organize campaigning and Get Out The Votes training classes for candidates, candidate committees, locals and volunteers; find candidates to run for statewide office); and interaction with other Mass Green Party committees.
  4. Explanation of Operating Procedures and Consensus Seeking Process
  5. Set date for next monthly meeting: Sunday, January 5, 2003; at either a Winchester or greater Boston location. Status meeting conference call deferred.
  6. Define short-term and long-term goals/projects and prioritize:

Short-term goals (within 6 months)

A)    Determine strengths and weaknesses of 2002 campaigns

Lead: Jamie, assisted by Rob, Scott, Lara

Project: develop questionnaire by 1/5/02; debrief state candidates before/

after January state meeting, as well as campaign managers, town

committee organizers, activists, voter focus group

Of interest: electoral outcome, statistics, campaign management

(what was in place/needed, $ raised/spent, #volunteers/volunteer hours

contributed, media, PR)

B)    Set-up campaign training sessions for locals and their campaigns and develop campaign training materials

Lead: Lara, assisted by: Rob

Project: develop training materials and sessions, based in part upon

evaluation of 2002 campaigns and feedback.                       

            Long-term goal (6 months+)

A)  Identify in which state and federal districts we want to run candidates in

2004

Lead: Jamie, assisted by Vince and Karlo

Project: in short-term, analyze lay out for 2004 by April 2003, gather as

      information on deadlines and filing procedures for candidacy as

      soon as possible

Consider: incumbent, track record, Green Town Committees in the

      district, death penalty, 18 districts of dump Finneran, membership in

      Progressive Caucus, 11 Districts were for Clean Elections

     9. Choose officers: Co-Chairs are Jamie and Lara; Secretary is open

    10. Review meeting