[GPRI] Green campaign strategy

[jeff toste]

interested, but unable to attend


>From: "Donna S" <dschmader at cox.net>
>To: "'John Funchion'" <funchion at yahoo.com>,<gpri-forum at greens.org>
>Subject: Re: [GPRI] Green campaign strategy
>Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:09:42 -0500
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>Camp Wellstone sounds like an EXCELLENT idea.
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>Who is interested in attending?
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>It's May 18-20.
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>Donna
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>Treasurer
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>Green Party of RI
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>On Behalf Of John Funchion
>Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:48 PM
>To: gpri-forum at greens.org
>Subject: Re: [GPRI] Green campaign strategy
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>I don't really have time to weigh into this discussion, but I largely agree
>with the views expressed by Jeff.
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>In the short term, I would HIGHLY recommend attending the next Camp
>Wellstone in New England.  It's affordable camapign training, and they 
>don't
>screen out Green Party members (unlike almost every other "progressive"
>training program), so I don't think we should screen ourselves out either.
>They emphasize grassroots organizing, and I think it's always helpful to
>learn from others whenever possible.  I am actually thinking of attending
>myself even though I don't have any plans to work on a campaign in the near
>future.  Here are the details:
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>http://www.wellstone.org/camp/events_detail.aspx?itemID=9280&catID=3752
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>Best, John
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>jeff toste <jefftoste at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Green campaign strategy:
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>"Maybe a specific articulated strategy would help recruit candidates, but I
>sort of have my doubts. maybe a specific strategy would generate more
>notice..."
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>Greg's posting above raises important questions around how we grow as a
>party.
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>In my view, without an articulated growth strategy we will not sustain,
>never-mind grow our party. Like any neighborhood organization we must
>organize our vision and purpose in order to achieve our goals.
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>"...the reality is that what we really have to do is work. Train more
>candidates, train more campaign workers, train more fundraisers, and then
>put them to work."
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>I could not agree more with Greg that we have our work cut out for us.
>However, to me it is too vague to say "train more campaign workers" and
>expect this will bear fruit. It is up to US to articulate and motivate. WE
>must clearly define our short and long term achievable goals before we can
>expect to motivate anyone enough to want any training we may offer.
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>Defining our short and long vision, with specific goals, is the dialog I
>want to have with Greg and my fellow greens.
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>All the best,
>Jeff
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> >From: Greg Gerritt
> >To: Greg Gerritt
> >Subject: Green campaign strategy
> >Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:30:30 -0500
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> >New blog entry on campaign strategy. greg
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> >http://www.green-horizon.org/blog/archives/democracy/green_party_pol.shtml
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