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Texas Progressive Populist Caucus
Planning Retreat
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Paige, Texas

Agenda

• 10:00 Strategy  – planning for our next two years, including SDEC, Advisory Board, Elected officials, etc.  Discussion led by Sheril Smith and Stan Merriman.
• 12:00 Organizational Structure – caucus, state PAC, c4, ??? what are our options?  Also, a review of the very few bylaws that we have (which include BTW email voting!)  Consideration of amending bylaws to allow for an Executive VP that would assume duties of Strategy Chair.  Discussion led by Terrence Shanks and Henry Kight.
• 1:00 Diversity – Outreach to other groups: youth, minorities, etc.  Discussion led by Linda Foley.
• 1:30 Membership – Membership form and recruiting. Discussion led by Nata Koeber.
• 2:00 Web page, email list serves, printing, t-shirts, forms, etc.   Discussion led by Sarah Gonzales.
• 3:00 Regional Groups meeting – What groups are doing, leadership for El Paso, Ft. Worth, Dallas, etc.
• 4:00 Steering Committee meeting to address any committee recommendations.
• 5:00 Adjourn

Lunch will be pot luck, I’m providing potato salad, homemade pimento cheese, breads, and ice tea.   I will also have ice chests and ice if needed.   Bring whatever you would like to contribute to the meal.  We’ll just grab our food and continue our meeting while we eat so we can get our work done. Anyone that wants to see the longhorns or take a hike through our trails is welcome to stay for a while after the meeting closes.

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SDEC Meeting July 9 in Austin

The next meeting for the State Democratic Executive Committee will be held on July 9, 2005 at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Austin. Visitors are welcome and we look forward to seeing all of our Democratic leaders from across the great state of Texas. Call us at (512) 478-9800 with any questions you may have.

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Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party
General Meeting, Saturday, July 9, 2005

We will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. Any guests wishing to speak to the group will be given the opportunity to speak very briefly between 3:15-3:30. Note that there are PDF files attached to this agenda for your convenience. These documents relate to some of the issues to be discussed at the upcoming SC meeting.