Creating Mission and Vision Statements

[Sean Friend]

One of the proposals passed at yesterday's Annual Meeting was to create a succinct Mission Statement that communicates our purpose, and to do that here on the GPCO Forum.  The original suggested language drafted by Martin Wirth is below.  It was also suggested that we should create a Vision Statement, which would be longer and would give us the opportunity to “flesh out” the Mission Statement.The Green Party is committed to electing people dedicated to empowering you and your community to create a more harmonious and ecologically sustainable society.

[Andrea Mérida Cuéllar]

Thank you!  I would want to flesh it out with harmonious and anti-oppression, myself.

[Sean Friend]

I would suggest the following modified version:The Green Party of Colorado is committed to electing and supporting candidates people who are dedicated to empowering you and your community to create a more just, harmonious, and ecologically sustainable society based on the Ten Key Values of the Green Party of the United States.I think this captures both our identity as a political party and our commitment to our shared values and vision.

[Andrea Mérida Cuéllar]

I really love this.  If we don't get any responses within a few days, I'll turn it into a proposal for council discussion, then agreement seeking.

[Bill Bartlett]

Susan, that's just the kind of addition I was thinking about.  YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD.  Thank you! !

[Anonymous]

Love the new proposed mission statement.  I would like to just comment about my comment at the meeting Saturday about the State Green Party and Chapter delineation.  I was trying to express that the State ought to be prioritizing Candidate positions because we are a political party.  Chapters can be about whatever suits them and their community on issues and such.  For example, in Weld County, fracking is a huge issue.  I would not be looking to the state council to be helping me or providing me with support for those issues in specific.  I would hope that the state had more pressing things to do and to lean on my chapter to garner support for my issues rather than develop a dependence on the state.  As for Michael's comment about values, I might modify the mission to simply include that the candidates would abide by the 10 key values, though by being a Green, I think that would be implied.  Does that make any more sense to anyone?

[Andrea Mérida Cuéllar]

It does. I guess for me, chapters should do their best to walk and chew gum.  By that, I mean they SHOULD be engaged in local grassroots advocacy work, and they should always be watching and communicating for people who are ready to use the electoral process to move the advocacy agenda forward AS GREENS.  Not green-minded people, but as Green Party registered voters/candidates.I typically describe the Green Party as the electoral tactic for grassroots movements who use a diversity of tactics.

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