Sunday, June 18, 2006
Seed Corn
Any organization, if it is to prosper, must renew itself with new membership. I am not one who believes that the youth of the Green Party are any more the future of the Green Party that the middle aged are, or the elderly are. Greens of every age are an important part of the party's future.
Which is exactly why we all should be concerned about difficulties at the Campus Greens In a note to Greens, David Wilcox, a member of the group's steering committee, explains that the group is in difficult times, and the future doesn't look very positive without a fresh commitment from Greens across the nation.
Young Greens may not be any more important than middle aged or elderly Greens, but they are no less important, and since the Campus Greens is the only non-sectarian Green group associated with the GPUS, and since there is no similar group for the meddle aged or elderly, we should all do what we can to offer up our support to those who want to organize on our local campuses.
I hope some of you who are Campus Greens or their supporters will be able to meet at the national convention. For now, David's message is behind the "Read more!" link...
Hey all,
With lingering legal and financial problems, lack of strong communication with chapters, and (most importantly) lack of a strong national structure and funds, we're going to have to postpone the convention indefinitely. Only one student has registered, no organizations have confirmed their workshops, and we have no where near enough money to pull this off.
I expect to head to Tucson, anyway, in case anyone shows up for this. If nothing else, we can have an informal meeting/hangout with any other CGs who happen to show up. But we just don't have the resources to pull if off now.
Sincerely,
Dave Wilcox
Steering Committee
Campus Greens
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Campus Greens
P.O. Box 536
Lombard, IL 60148
www.campusgreens.org
info@campusgreens.org
Phone: (630) 347-3562
AIM: CampusGreensDAVE
Which is exactly why we all should be concerned about difficulties at the Campus Greens In a note to Greens, David Wilcox, a member of the group's steering committee, explains that the group is in difficult times, and the future doesn't look very positive without a fresh commitment from Greens across the nation.
Young Greens may not be any more important than middle aged or elderly Greens, but they are no less important, and since the Campus Greens is the only non-sectarian Green group associated with the GPUS, and since there is no similar group for the meddle aged or elderly, we should all do what we can to offer up our support to those who want to organize on our local campuses.
I hope some of you who are Campus Greens or their supporters will be able to meet at the national convention. For now, David's message is behind the "Read more!" link...
Hey all,
With lingering legal and financial problems, lack of strong communication with chapters, and (most importantly) lack of a strong national structure and funds, we're going to have to postpone the convention indefinitely. Only one student has registered, no organizations have confirmed their workshops, and we have no where near enough money to pull this off.
I expect to head to Tucson, anyway, in case anyone shows up for this. If nothing else, we can have an informal meeting/hangout with any other CGs who happen to show up. But we just don't have the resources to pull if off now.
Sincerely,
Dave Wilcox
Steering Committee
Campus Greens
--
Campus Greens
P.O. Box 536
Lombard, IL 60148
www.campusgreens.org
info@campusgreens.org
Phone: (630) 347-3562
AIM: CampusGreensDAVE
// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 3:16 PM 
