Minutes, Shawnee Green Party, August 24, 2010

Attending:  Tim Antrim, Jill Berube, Jessica Bradshaw, Lee Hartman, Dylan Hertel, Sarah Heyer, Genevieve Houghton, Charlie Howe, Jennifer Janasie, Brad Klein, Anton Kvernes, and Rich Whitney.

    1.  Announcements:
    a.  The DuQuoin State Fair Twilight Parade is this Friday, August 27, starting at 6 p.m.  See <www.shawneegreenparty.org/duquoin.html> for details.  Plans were made to car-pool from the Neighborhood Co-op parking lot in Carbondale, with two groups, leaving at 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.  Lee and Jessica will phone people to invite participation.
    b.  Green Day at the DuQuoin State Fair is Monday, Aug. 30.  The Green Party has a large tent (VIP Tent #2) set aside for us.  Volunteers are needed to staff a table from 3 to 10 p.m.  Entering the fairgrounds by the pedestrian entrance at the south end, Tent #2 is the one farther north.  Contact W4G campaign manager Jennifer Janasie, 618-207-9258.  Dylan volunteered to house senate candidate LeAlan Jones (and another person?) Monday night and get him on the train back to Chicago on Tuesday.
    c.  "Illinois Politics 2010" is a website to be launched Sunday, Aug. 29, by the Southern Illinoisan and several other papers in the state.  We need to monitor it for accuracy.  It can be linked from <www.thesouthern.com>.

    2.  Treasurer's Report:  In the absence of treasurer E.G. Hughes, there was no treasurer's report.

    3.  ILGP business:  Charlie reported that the July 30-Aug. 1 membership meeting approved a new local on the South Side of Chicago; that the organization adopted a new state platform; and that the expenses of the meeting went about $800 over budget.

    4. Carbondale City Council:  Petitioning has begun for the spring 2011 non-partisan election for Carbondale City Council and mayor.  Jessica and Dylan are both circulating petitions to run for the Council, and Brent Ritzel plans to run for mayor.  Terms on the Council ending in 2011 are those of Steven Haynes, Lance Jack, and Mary Pohlmann.

    5.  Meeting adjourned about 8 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Lee Hartman