The Minneapolis/5th District Green Party is in the process of screening candidates for city offices: Mayor, City Council, and Park and Library boards. Candidates interested in seeking the Green Party endorsement should contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (612) 822-6593 for a screening packet and information. We will be considering candidates for endorsement at our Mpls/5D GP membership meetings on the following dates (times and locations to be announced): Saturday, March 3 Saturday, April 7 Saturday, June 2 Screening interviews will be held at Hosmer Library on: Saturday, February 24 from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, March 31 from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 26 from 1-5 p.m. Participation in the candidate screening process is recommended but not required. We do require that candidates seeking endorsement notify us in advance of the meeting they will be attending, so that we can publicize this to our members. Voting in Mpls/5D GP meetings is restricted to members, although the meetings are open to all interested participants. Our bylaws define membership as follows: "Membership shall be open to anyone who lives in the 5th District and shares the purposes, goals and values of the Green Party. To become a member an individual must have attended at least one previous meeting of the Minneapolis/5th District Green Party and complete a designated membership form. An individual who lives in the 5th District, is a member of the Green Party of Minnesota, and who is on record as having attended at least one meeting of the Green Party of Minnesota, or who is vouched for by a member in good standing of the Minneapolis/5th District Green Party, may also be considered a member of the Minneapolis/5th District Green Party after completing a designated membership form. Nonmembers may participate in group activities. Only members, however, may vote when formal decisions are made." The Minneapolis/5th District Green Party is a local affiliate of the Green Party of Minnesota and is dedicated to the 10 Key Values of Social and Economic Justice, Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, Feminism, Decentralization, Personal and Global Responsibility, Community-Based Economics, Future Focus and Respect for Diversity. -- Holle Brian Chair, Minneapolis/5th District Green Party (612) 822-6593 _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
