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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	623
Proposal	Instructions to Budget Writers, Undoing Racism Training
Presenter	Georgia Green Party
Floor Manager	Farheen Hakeem
Phase	Closed - Failed
Discussion	10-25-2011 - 11-14-2011
Voting	11-15-2011 - 11-21-2011
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

The following substitute resolution was endorsed for the consideration of
the National Committee by the Georgia Delegation on National Green Party
Affairs and reflects changes intended to address the previous findings
of the Steering Committee. The Georgia Green Party urges this body's
enthusiastic support.

Proposal

The National Committee finds that the work of the Green Party of the
United States and its accredited state parties and caucuses would be
empowered by a collective and rigorously developed strategy for
deconstructing racism within the ranks of the Party, within our broader
communities and in our Party's public policy work at the
local, state, federal and international levels.

Resolved, by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United
States, that:

(1) The Steering Committee is instructed to recommend, in its next
proposed budget to the National Committee, a $5,000 line item to seed
the costs of providing an opportunity for Greens from across the nation,
assembled for the 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention to
participate in the "Undoing Racism Community Organizing Workshop"
(http://www.pisab.org/programs#urcow), offered by the Peoples
Institute for Survival and Beyond;

(2) The Annual National Meeting Committee is instructed to negotiate
rates with vendors and venues, to provide for the logistical support
for and to promote party-wide participation in the workshop;

(3) The Annual National Meeting Committee is instructed to
host this workshop immediately prior to, or immediately
following the 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention at such
venue convenient to the Convention and on dates which do not
pose conflicts for members of the Steering Committee;

(4) The Fundraising Committee and staff are instructed to work with
the Annual National Meeting Committee to solicit contributions to
support this project, and to seek the paid registration and
participation of Greens throughout the Party to help fill the workshop
and finance the costs of its presentation;

(5) The National Committee authorizes a special project as such term is
defined by the Fiscal Policy of the Party, Article 9, Section 4.
The Treasurer is instructed to provide for a segregated fund, the
purpose of which is to empower the Party by instigating a collective
and rigorously developed strategy for deconstructing racism within the
ranks of the Party, within our broader communities and in our Party's
public policy work at the local, state, federal and international
levels. Towards that end, the segregated fund may receive contributions
designated to support this purpose and the workshop envisioned by this
resolution, funds intended to provide scholarships to registrants of
modest means and registration fees. The Treasurer is authorized to
disburse funds from this segregated account to such vendors as are
required to fulfill the purposes of this resolution.

(6) each candidate for and member of the Steering Committee is
especially urged to register and participate in the workshop; and

(7) each accredited state party is urged to provide for the
participation of at least two members of their state leadership, either
in the workshop organized by the Annual National Meeting Committee,
or at other workshops organized locally and presented by the Peoples
Institute for Survival and Beyond (http://www.pisab.org/) or a similar
organization offering comparable training.

Resources

Adoption of this resolution, will instruct the Annual National Meeting
Committee to fulfill the charge anticipated by the adoption of this
resolution. It instructs the Steering Committee to recommend a 2012
Annual budget consistent with the existing deadlines to fund undoing
racism training for party leadership in the city of and immediately
prior to or after the 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention.
It instructs the Fundraising Committee and staff to collaborate on
making fundraising appeals to support this project.

The on-budget costs of fulfilling the charge of this resolution is
set at $5,000 to be paid to the vendor, plus the accomodation and meal
costs of Steering Committee members, which was traditionally funded
from the Steering Committee's budget, but has more recently been
shifted to the Annual Meeting's budget. It is anticipated that the
venue costs will be a part of the negotiated package for the
Convention.

It is anticipated that registration costs will be set at $250 a
person.

References

CONTACT: Primary Presenter

Byron L. Merritt byron.merritt@gmail.com 404.387.3176 c
Denice Traina denicetraina@gmail.com 706.364.7861 h

REFERENCES: (Sources for readily obtainable materials to aid in
the decision making process of voting members, including additional
background)

http://pisab.org/programs

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