Minutes of Charlotte Area Green Party General Meeting, August 11, 2001

• The Charlotte Area Green Party welcomed new attendees. There were 17 adults in attendance. Seven persons were attending for the first time.
• Kathryn Kuppers read minutes from July 15 meeting.
• Web-site construction was discussed. Harry Phillips asked for input from members
  about possible links and overall appearance. The webmaster Tim Merrill has said the
  site should be completed by Labor Day.
• The statewide gathering at UNCC was discussed. The agenda will be set at the
  upcoming August 19 planning meeting, also at UNCC. The dates for the statewide
  gathering are September 21-23. Virginia Jordan asked for members to volunteer to
  offer housing for out-of-town attendees. There was also a request for suggestions for
  entertainment for Saturday night. The campus Greens would like to offer two free
  breakfasts somehow. By Sunday there should be ratification of bylaws and election
  of statewide officers. So far only ten people have registered for free housing.
• Judy Aulette discussed the Labor Day parade. Anyone can march in the parade, but
  sponsorship at $100 allows a group to setup a table to distribute literature and sell
  fundraising materials. Judy Aulette, Ken Ivens. Chuck Hatley, and Kajur Washburn
  will form A Labor Day parade planning committee.
• Mark Ortiz gave the treasurer's report. Expenditures were $115 paid to Hageman for
  T-shirts, $74.20 to Chuck Hatley for banner, $100.00 for Labor Day Parade, leaving a
  balance of $179.61.Mark will write up another amendment to allow a maximum of
  $100.00 expenditure by the treasurer without a general vote.
• Endorsement of Charlotte mayoral candidates was discussed. Several members were
  hesitant to endorse any candidate that does not fully embrace all green values. A
  meeting with Ella Scarborough will be set up soon. It was decided that Mcrory
  should be extended a similar invitation.
• A protest of fast-track was announced to begin next Friday at noon in front of Rep.
  Sue Myrick's office on Morrison Blvd. FLOC will also be organizing a candlelight
  vigil for a deceased farmworker in Mt. Olive to be held from 6-8 P.M. on September
  16 in Mount Olive, NC.
• Mark Ortiz's revision #5 position paper on a living wage was tentatively ratified pursuant to a few grammatical changes and the addition of the supporting claim that the minimum wage increase of 1968 caused no harm to the economy.
• The Charlotte Area Green Party fall lecture series was discussed briefly. Donna Lisenby is scheduled for October 8, someone from FLOC will speak in November,
  and a forum of Charlotte mayoral candidates is tentatively planned for September.
• Kathryn Kuppers and Alex Loomis will draft a position paper on the posting of the
  Ten Commandments in public schools. Virginia Jordan will write a position paper
  on the death penalty in North Carolina.
• The next general meeting of the Charlotte Area Green Party will be September 8,
  2001.