Notes Green Seniors’ meeting: Friday 8/6/2018
1. Apologies: Malcolm Bailey, Erwin Schaefer
2. Minutes Green Seniors’ meeting: Friday
11/5/2018: Agreed for accuracy
3. Matters arising:
a)Nomination received
and accepted for post of G.S Treasurer from Caroline of Hackney GP.
b)Regional/local gs groups.
No further news re "Old Greens North@, Maureen to contact Martin Collins via
sandmartyn@phonecoop.coop me.
c) Maureen contacted National
Pensioners’ Convention re campaigning against proposals to make Pensioners pay
NI contributions .no reply as yet.
4) Green Seniors membership list , indication from Head office
via GPTU meeting that sub-groups of GP were covered by GP members decisions to
join to GP which entailed being contacted re GP activities
5). GPEW Conference:
GP Autumn Conference 2018, Autumn Conference 2018 - 5-7 October, Bristol
City Hall
We are pleased to be able to confirm that Autumn Conference will be held
from 5-7 October at Bristol City Hall. Registration will open
on 1 July.
The Agenda deadlines
for Autumn Conference 2018 have been set by the Standing Orders Committee (SOC)
as follows:
Date
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Agenda Deadline
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26 July
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Pre-Agenda deadline: Final date for
posting of motions and policy papers to the Pre-Agenda forum on
the members website here
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2 August
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First Agenda deadline: Final date for
notification of text of motions and policy papers to SOC
|
16 August
|
Publication of
the First Agenda, and opening of the Prioritisation
Ballot
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30 August
|
Final date for
posting of amendments to the members’ website.
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6 September
|
Final Agenda deadline: final text of
amendments to SOC
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20 September
|
Publication of
the Final Agenda (latest)
Final date for Late
Motions to Conference
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a) Suggestions for fringe: Digital Exclusion: a term used to
describe the exclusion of many people by the closure of public facilities eg: Job
Centres, banks, post offices, libraries, police stations etc: which was often excused
by suggesting that the services offered could now be accessed on line by
anyone. This was untrue and also this development entailed many job losses.
Possible speaker from PCS (The Public and Commercial
Services Union) and or an unemployed workers group. This proposal was supported by the
Green Party Trade Union group. PM to draft application
b) Meetings Introduction to Green Seniors: PM to draft application
c) Stall: PM to draft application,
Relevant materials needed for stall
6) London Local elections
a) Delayed local by-election
in Willesden Green, 3 Green candidates, day of action on Sunday 17 June and
other campaigning up to and including polling day Thursday 21st
June, Offers of help much appreciated, please contact
Peter Murry on yrrumuk@googlemail.com
b) Parliamentary
by-election in Lewisham, if the Labour candidate was elected a local
by-election would follow.
7)Holistic Review submission sent no reply as yet.
8) AoB
f) Don’t Take The NHS For Granted – Stand Up To The
Tories On June 30th (http://greenleftblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/dont-take-nhs-for-granted-stand-up-to.html)
g)International
eco socialist network meeting 7/7 London venue tbc)
h)Lucas
Conference working groups : organising an action day in Derby on July 21st
& crowdfunding for ‘The Plan’ full scale film re the original Lucas plan
j) Trump visit?
k) Film Screening and Audience Q&A:
Unsung Hero: The Jack Jones Story
Monday 2 July 2018, 7-9.30pm
l) Green Party
Leader/deputy leader elections: Should Green Seniors draft a list of questions
for candidates?
m)
What is the National
Pensioners’ Education & Welfare centre? Linked to NPC?
o)) London GP New members’
meeting 29/6/2018 Marchmont Street Community Centre,
62 Marchmont St, Kings Cross, London WC1N 1AB
contact
noellynch@lineone.net
p) GP fundraising
walk, themed around commemorating the suffragettes 8th July contact noellynch@lineone.net
Next meeting Friday 10 August 6pm meeting at
the Green Room 7 Grand Arcade Tally Ho Corner North
Finchley