Dear Friend --
The Green Party of New York is
continuing its review of our state party platform and we want your
input! We are inviting all registered Greens
in New York State, and GPNY
Supporting Members not legally eligible to register to vote, to
contribute proposed planks and amendments on the topics you know and
care about most. You can find the text of the present platform here:
www.gpny.org/our_platform.
In January we announced that we
would be reviewing Part III, Ecological
Sustainability, Sections
13-16, covering Ecological Sustainability,
Transportation, Food Systems and Nutrition, and Animal
Rights. The deadline for
submitting proposals on these sections is April
30.
Over the next few months, we will
be reviewing Part III, Ecological
Sustainability, Sections
17-19, covering Jobs and Economic Democracy,
Progressive Taxation and Fiscal Policy, and Public Banks.
The deadline for
submitting proposals on these sections is July 31.
This is a great opportunity for you
to help sharpen our message with a statement that speaks to the issues
of concern to you. We also encourage Green Party locals and affiliated
counties to discuss the platform at their own meetings, and submit
their group’s ideas for platform changes.
Registration/Participate in the GPNY Platform Discussion
Forum
To facilitate our discussions, GPNY
will continue to use the ProBoards online discussion forum where you
can submit your platform ideas and respond to what others are
proposing. If you have not previously registered on ProBoards, go to
http://gpnyplatform.freeforums.net/. Please incorporate some
aspect of your name in your username. Once you’ve responded to an account
activation email, a GP moderator will approve your registration. If
you are not known to the moderators, you may be asked to fill out an
enrollment verification form. Once the registration process is complete,
you can log in at that same URL, set up your profile and notification
preferences, review the instructions, and start commenting on existing
planks or suggesting new ones!
If you aren’t familiar with
ProBoards, no problem! We have recorded a short
training video to get you
acclimated.
If you prefer not to register as a
user of ProBoards, or if you are an ally of the Green Party but not a
member, you may email your proposals to [email protected] for
consideration or ask a Green Party member to sponsor and submit your
ideas. If you suggest a platform revision via email expect a personal
acknowledgment from a member of the committee. If you do not receive
an acknowledgment within a short period it may mean that your email
was not received and you should resubmit your proposal.
We look forward to working with
you! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
In solidarity,
The GPNY Platform
Committee
Green Party of New
York http://www.gpny.org/
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