Deirdre Helfferich
2005-10-06 22:57:22 UTC
Here's the brief exhange I've had with an Oklahoma Green (they were
accredited just before they proposed hosting the national convention)
about hosting the national meeting: (sorry about the reverse order on
the posts)
deirdre
accredited just before they proposed hosting the national convention)
about hosting the national meeting: (sorry about the reverse order on
the posts)
deirdre
Well I would say go for it. (I especially dig the camping idea... we
did that for our last state convention and had a blast) I think it
is a long-shot but worth doing. At the very least it is a good
excuse to educate greens nation-wide about the Alaska greens and the
circumstances y'all face. (that truthfully is the main reason
Oklahoma applied last year. Joni was a true believer all along, but
the rest of us thought that it was worth doing as an educational
thing but didn't expect that we would be the only group to actually
stay the course for the whole process.
James
did that for our last state convention and had a blast) I think it
is a long-shot but worth doing. At the very least it is a good
excuse to educate greens nation-wide about the Alaska greens and the
circumstances y'all face. (that truthfully is the main reason
Oklahoma applied last year. Joni was a true believer all along, but
the rest of us thought that it was worth doing as an educational
thing but didn't expect that we would be the only group to actually
stay the course for the whole process.
James
If people didn't mind the bugs, we could camp out (for the REAL
Alaskan experience!). Veddy cheap. And for those who can stay
longer and travel a bit, there'd be people all over the state who'd
be willing to put folks up on a couch.
Travel cost is why we so often don't make it south for meetings,
but I was thinking if people could get to Seattle, then we could do
an international Al-Can convoy. Of course, that would take a while,
but it would be a great trip.
Deirdre
Alaskan experience!). Veddy cheap. And for those who can stay
longer and travel a bit, there'd be people all over the state who'd
be willing to put folks up on a couch.
Travel cost is why we so often don't make it south for meetings,
but I was thinking if people could get to Seattle, then we could do
an international Al-Can convoy. Of course, that would take a while,
but it would be a great trip.
Deirdre
Oh wow, that would be cool. The travel cost would be the kicker,
but if you could find affordable location for lodging and the
convention meetings, then you could pitch it as being a trade-off,
and the big plus of having the convention in a really neat place
that is often neglected by national political gatherings.
Another big plus is that it isn't that far from Canada, so maybe
the invite could go out for Canadian greens to attend some of the
sessions in a show of unity and international green cooperation.
James
but if you could find affordable location for lodging and the
convention meetings, then you could pitch it as being a trade-off,
and the big plus of having the convention in a really neat place
that is often neglected by national political gatherings.
Another big plus is that it isn't that far from Canada, so maybe
the invite could go out for Canadian greens to attend some of the
sessions in a show of unity and international green cooperation.
James
Hi, James,
I'm trying to get interest going here in Alaska. We're always way
left out since we're way the heck and gone from anywhere else,
but we could use an influx of a couple hundred Greens from all
over the country.
deirdre
I'm trying to get interest going here in Alaska. We're always way
left out since we're way the heck and gone from anywhere else,
but we could use an influx of a couple hundred Greens from all
over the country.
deirdre
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Deirdre Helfferich
Green Party of Alaska
http://www.alaska.greens.org
Tanana-Yukon Green Party
http://www.tygreens.org
Deirdre Helfferich
Green Party of Alaska
http://www.alaska.greens.org
Tanana-Yukon Green Party
http://www.tygreens.org