[Gpca-votes] Party growth

[james clark]

Jeff,

Doing community service is an awesome idea. I am the founder of Community
Dinner Project, a nonpartisan (started it while npp) activist group that
serves an organic meal in front of Sacramento city hall every week before
attending the city council meeting. The meal is technically illegal as we
refuse to pay the city in order to feed our communities most vulnerable. In
the council meeting we advocate for issues of concern within Sacramento,
from Black lives matter, to Nestle pumping water locally, to rent control.
Our main focus remains centered on homeless rights, especially the
#right2rest and access to water and sanitation. Several local greens
participate in our events. I am also a well known local organizer who
started with occupy Sacramento.

Other efforts include my work as a lead organizer for the anti Monsanto
project, crunch Nestle alliance, national day against police brutality as
well as other coalition efforts. Currently I'm working on a ballot
initiative for the city of Sacramento that would help to resolve the
homeless situation in Sacramento, while respecting the rights of our
unhoused residents. I am also building a team to recall Steve Hansen, the
district 4 city council member with plans to replace him.

Other things our local party has been doing is endorsement of local
activists events, participation in coalition work with local activists, and
have a few greens running for office.

The truth is that we must employ a diversity of tactics and strategies in
order to grow. We must do so with respect to those who are underrepresented
by the establishment parties. We must also do so with priority to our core
values. By showing integrity, honesty and solidarity with our local
communities we can let people see that the Green Party can be the political
arm of the movement and that it will work towards meeting the urgent needs
of our marginalized communities.

If you're interested in learning more about my work a quick Google search
of "James Faygo Clark" will give a decent sample of what I've done.

On Oct 9, 2017 8:37 PM, "Jess Moorman" <moorman.jesse at gmail.com> wrote:

Is this important question being sabotaged by junk postings?

Do we exercise any control over this recurrent problem?

And why not then allow Greens to add their thoughtful ideas on the
question? Our rules about what gets posted where are sometimes too
reflexively thrown at good questions, but deliberate abuse of a lively
thread is never chided.

On Oct 5, 2017 6:57 AM, "Jeff Lebow" <jlebow at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> Stephan,
> What can our party do to grow our party’s membership aside from running
> candidates in elections? Your ideas?
> Jeff Lebow
> Orange County GP
>
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