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In the interests of timing I would vote for Ryan's Proposal. Several chapters have already, I think, expressed support of Glenwood. I would be willing to go to Gunnison althought a Spring Snow might close Monarch Pass. Similarly access to Telluride could be blocked this early in the Spring.Getting a new chaper going anywhere would be superb and if a meeting in a location could do that I would vote for that location -including Glenwood. I don't know if we have similar lonesome Greens in Glenwood to Gunnison. I can't imagine we don't. Someone willing to run for County Commissioner would be excellent reason to organize a chapter whether or not the State Convention is held in Gunnison. Like Tanya I would be willing to go to Gunnison to help that process get started if that would be helpful. My major concern is that we settle on a plan immediately if not sooner so people will make plans to be there.We need a statement on the Web Site nd on Facebook and twitter about who can come, who has a vote and what business we will be doing in my opinion no later than Feb 1. It could include such things as please bring a potluck something or other too. I know that SW and SM Greens have trekked a lot to the front range and I know either would host us well. I am Ok with that personally and the Pikes Peak folks haven't discussed the proposals because they came either just after our January meeting when we were working on other things and our next meeting is 1st Sat of February. Hope everyone is tuned into Jill Stein's Peoples' State of the Union Wednesday evening at 6:30.
Also I know of a relatively socially active church in both Montrose and Gunnison that might be able to help organize a meeting there or at least find a location. How do we get a decision made quickly? Is anyone calling for a sense of the meeting???
Again — do we have names of Registered Greens in Grand Junction? Or Montrose? Or Glenwood that we could involve in meeting planning? I should think everyone might welcome a chance to soak in the pool after the meeting. The Library in Glenwood has a nice meeting space. Maybe we could reserve it. 😀
Having just figured out how to funtion a little bit on the forum I would like to enter this discussion of major functions.Polling on Issues is not sufficient: A State Platform created from discussions on this forum addresses the local and State need to show voters what a Green Candidate would support: Inviting persons into discussion in developing policy statements will invite them into the party and to run on carefully worked out platform statements. County Commissioners implement state policy to a large degree State Law shapes what County Commissioners, School Boards and even Sheriffs can do. Water quality/Fracking/development/chemical agriculture is one area where State Policy is critical. Richard Hamilton is one who is completely focused on this/these issues.Economic development dependent upon military budgets and bases makes us in Colorado a slave of the Military Industrial Complex.A fossil fuel based economy in Colorado makes us a slave to Big Oil/Coal.An economy based upon growth (via: competitiveness, lack of environmental regulation, and exploitation of the 99% keeping them enslaved to a for profit health care system,) that is based on growth in consumption and growth in corporate production--especially of items that further separate us from the natural world and its need must be challenged. That is our job in the Green Party -- to challenge this and show another way forward.Because, all of the above are current subtle assumptions in all Colorado policy making including from our "Democratic" Governor to a general "Republican" mind set of voters who have been hypnotized into believing there is no other choice.Even if the Green Party Candidate is not capable of winning an election, a candidatge should always be available at all levels advocating for such specific changes as we collectively recommend.(for as long as there is an always)in order to give awakening voters a vision of why current state and local policies are a soon to be experienced dead end and what kind of policies are more likely to create the possiblity of survival and even to vote for someone who represents those policies. Whether it is new mining and milling of uranium, or subsidies for any mining and drilling for extraction that take the full cost pricing of all energy and production, or lack of disposal regulations, protection of clean water and air in Colorado this should be a major function of the Green Party of Colorado--to reveal the bad in specific situations and to propose the good.Maintaining this kind of forum leading to a State Platform presented on the State Web site, -including policy that effects Counties and Cities and Agriculture is one of our big jobs. This will provide candidates a stance that they can then put forward in their campaigns. This will engage young people who care about having a future beyond one based on having a vacation land to which to escape This will give our ballot access meaning even when we don't win.
As I have said on email, I think I would prefer Grand Junction or Glenwood as a reasonably accessible location for all the Chapters. I know we have no active chapters in either place but perhaps we could find some un attached Greens from The Secretary of State's list to work with to put together a meeting place and time.At last Denver's meeting we talked either March 31 or April 14 as a date. Is April 14 too late to get anything on the State Primary Ballot. It seems to me that we should try to get all the announced Green candidates for President on the Primary Ballot if that is possible. This could instruct our delegates to Baltimore giving them a proportional repesentation based on results and include all State Greens in the process.
