The Green-Rainbow Party of MA will host its Annual State Party Convention
on May 11, 2024 at 9 am to 5 pm.

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2024 Green-Rainbow State Convention Agenda

9 am-5 pm Saturday, May 11, 2024

First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester, MA

ELECTING PEACE & JUSTICE FOR ALL – ESCAPING THE TWO-PARTY TRAP: WAR & WALL STREET

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration (small chapel) pick up convention folders and name badges

Meet & Greet – light breakfast available in the dining hall, lower level – scones, coffee,

tea, water

Visit Guest Tables:

• Silent auction – need two people to oversee auction tables

• Green-Rainbow Membership – Zach Kontra

• Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) – Grace Ross

• Native Pollinator Seeds - MASS Young Greens
  

• Sunrise Amherst - Julian (from 1 to 4 pm)

• Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson, keynote speakers.

9:30 – 9:45 AM Convention begins - David Spanagel, Event Sexton – announcements about church layout 5 min

Co-Facilitators introduce themselves 5 min

Gloria Caballero Roca & Gus Steeves 5 min

Green-Rainbow Co-Chair – Mike Pascucci welcome

9:45 – 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker (includes 15 minutes for Q&A) 45 min

Timmon Wallis, author of Warheads to Windmills, Preventing Climate Catastrophe & Nuclear War  & Vicki Elson

10:30 – 10:45 AM Nomination of Officers – explanation about election (15 min)

                       GRP Members must be present to nominate and/or to vote.  Eligible voters will have green nametags.

Rank Choice Voting (RCV) process explained

Call for any nominations from the floor

Candidates Identified by office

10:45 – 11:00 AM Speeches by Party Officers, Directors & GPUS Delegates (15 min)

Begin Voting

Voting ballots are located in green convention folders.

11:00 – 11:45 AM Expert Speaker – Jason Tait, Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF)

                             Building a sound financial structure for your political organization  (45 min)                                  

11: 45– 11:55 AM ***10 MINUTE BREAK***

11:50 AM – 12:00 Facilitator ANNOUNCEMENT TO TURN IN NOMINATION FORMS 

      (Gus Steeves & Rick Purcell will count votes)

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Dining Hall (lower level) Opportunity to network (60 min)

1:00 – 2:00 PM Original Chicago Rainbow Coalition - film – 50 min

2:00 – 3:15 PM Hy Thurman Organizing & History workshop -  50 min

3:15 – 3:25 PM ***10 MINUTE BREAK***

3:25 – 3:35 PM Announce Election Results – Unity Hall 20 min

Short acceptance speeches by new Green-Rainbow Officers,

Directors & GPUS Delegates

3:35 – 4:20 PM Massachusetts Young Greens Diversity and Inclusion Workshop/Panel - 45 min

4:20 – 4:25 PM Volunteers & liaisons between chapter – Brian Cady 5 min

4:25 – 4:30 PM Signature Gathering Update – Cheryl Rose 5 min

4:30 PM Announce Silent Auction Winners 5 min

4:35 – 5:00 PM Green-Rainbow Business Meeting – (Facilitator Rick Purcell)

Reports from Local G-R Chapters: Central Mass Chapter, NorthEast Mass Chapter, Western Mass Chapter, SouthEast Mass Chapter

5:00 PM Clean up after convention – stacking chairs, folding and stowing tables, carrying boxes and other equipment (AV) to vehicles

Silent Auction

Share your talent or your good taste with a donation to our Silent Auction. SEE BELOW;

We hope you will join us as we gather to affirm our commitment to People Planet and Peace and lead the way to improve the lives of Massachusetts residents and our communities.