SJVGreens Minutes
Minutes of St. Joe Valley Greens
February 8, 2007; Tom Brown, recorder
Call to Order
Tom Brown called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM, at Another Bookstore and GLBT Center in 100 Center, Mishawaka, IN.
Members Present: Karl Hardy, Tom Brown, Dave Vollrath.
Coordinator's Report
Karl was late to the meeting due to his attendance at the South Bend Local Government Academy class.
IGP Delegate Report
Dave Vollrath was unable to attend the most recent IGP teleconferencet. Karl attended the IGP teleconference on Sunday, January 28, 2007. Items for discussion included the Stant campaign and the Indiana Election Commission fiasco and possible Green candidacies for local office in Indiana including Sarah Dillon in Terre Haute.
Treasurer's Report
Lance Howard was not present.
GreenTV Report
No report.
Old Business
Progressive Discussion Group
Karl reported that the Progressive Discussion Group met on Tuesday January 30 at Fiddler's Hearth where they happened upon another group with a similar mission called "Drinking Liberally." The two groups joined together for the evening and may possibly coordinate meetings in the future.
Web Portal Project
Tom and Karl circulated a draft project mission statement. They asked chapter members to criticize the statement. The next steps are to define "progressive" and to compile a list of groups and individuals to contact re participation in the project. Karl suggested that the definition of progressive actually be the 10 Key Values of the Greens.
New Business
Isabel Piedmont's Request
Isabel is running for Bloomington, In, city council as a Democrat. She requests removing her name from a page on the St. Joe Valley Greens Website. Tom worked out a compromise. He will add a note to the page which explains Isabel is no longer a Green and is running for office as a Democrat. He also offered to link to her campaign website. Neither Dave nor Karl objected to the compromise. Tom will email Jeff, Lance and Kathleen re their opinions.
IUSB Academic Year Theme
Dave announced that IUSB has chosen "Sustainable Communities" as their theme for the coming academic year. He proposed that the SJVGreens participate in the themed activities on campus. Dave listed the books which are being reviewed for use during the year. No vote was taken. We will revisit the proposal when we have more information.
Next Meeting
The next SJVGreens meeting is Thursday, March 8, at the GLBT Resource Center, Mishawaka, IN. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Adjournment
Karl adjourned the meeting at 9:10 PM.
St. Joe Valley Greens, South Bend, IN