Friday, October 21, 2011
Election for Chair in November
In conjunction with the November Benton County committee meeting, we will have an election to fill the open position for the 8th LD Chair. If you are an 8th LD PCO, please plan to attend.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Members of the Executive Board
According to the bylaws the members of the Executive Board includes the 8th LD Committee officers:
See Below
Plus
the BCDCC Chair, Regina Speer.
Also, according to the bylaws, either the Chair or the Executive Board can call a special meeting of the committee. Four members of the Executive Board constitutes a quorum. The bylaws state that a minimum of 4 regularly scheduled meetings are to be held each year. If two successive regular meetings are not held, any two officers can call a meeting. If no two officers call a meeting, ten PCOs can call a meeting.
At this time, to my knowledge, no meetings have been scheduled other than the reorganization meeting in January. Perhaps it is time to get one on the calendar.
See Below
Plus
the BCDCC Chair, Regina Speer.
Also, according to the bylaws, either the Chair or the Executive Board can call a special meeting of the committee. Four members of the Executive Board constitutes a quorum. The bylaws state that a minimum of 4 regularly scheduled meetings are to be held each year. If two successive regular meetings are not held, any two officers can call a meeting. If no two officers call a meeting, ten PCOs can call a meeting.
At this time, to my knowledge, no meetings have been scheduled other than the reorganization meeting in January. Perhaps it is time to get one on the calendar.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Rachel on Hastings
Rachel sets up a potential campaign strategy for next year. Hastings, Abramov's friend and powered by Big Oil.
Friday, January 21, 2011
New officers for 8th LD Democrats
- Chairman: Steven Lee
- Vice Chairwoman: Nancy Beitel
- State Committeeman: George Fearing
- State Committeewoman: Barbara O'Brien
- Treasurer: Kendall Miller
- Secretary: Kevin Moran
- Vice Chairwoman: Nancy Beitel
- State Committeeman: George Fearing
- State Committeewoman: Barbara O'Brien
- Treasurer: Kendall Miller
- Secretary: Kevin Moran
Friday, January 7, 2011
WSDCC Candidate Info
A page has been added containing the rules for electing officers to the WSDCC. If you wish to run for a state party office, these are required reading.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Innovations in Communications
Any organization that wants to advocate with the public needs to be able to use all available tools for communication. These tools include electronic media, print media, broadcast media, and telephony.
In addition to the public sphere, an organization needs to have an internal communication space in which insiders can candidly plan and strategize without exposing our weaknesses to the opposition.
The electronic media is the newest and is the most dynamic these days. Many older folks have been able to get on board in a variety of ways such as email, discussion boards, and weblogs. The younger generation, however, is continuing to challenge today's communication landscape with newer methods. Social networking, texting, internet conferencing, and even gaming consoles are adding more communication options. Political organizations which wish to have a broad appeal must be active in as many communication platforms as it can manage since the omission of any communication pathway will result in failing to get the message to the devotees of that particular pathway.
Our goal must be to communicate in all directions using all the means available. Our messages must be fresh, topical, and relevant. We must be active on issues at all jurisdictional levels. This ensures that we always have something to say that is meaningful. And it demonstrates that we are indeed politically active at all levels. The effort to pursue communication at all levels is a mechanism that will help us build our activity at all those various levels. Communication is the blood of our body politic. Whatever else this organization does, it is the communication that holds us together.
But there are limits in real life and we can't do everything at once. We must prioritize and delegate. I think our first priority should be the printed newsletter. It should have good content, an attractive appearance, and broad access. It can both consolidate and feed our other lines of communication. It can be a common source of reference where essential data of the organization can be found. Even those who can not be present in any other way can participate through meaningful printed media. The newsletter should report on our activities, offer a means of interaction and discussion, and help connect like-minded people in all sorts of ways.
In addition to the public sphere, an organization needs to have an internal communication space in which insiders can candidly plan and strategize without exposing our weaknesses to the opposition.
The electronic media is the newest and is the most dynamic these days. Many older folks have been able to get on board in a variety of ways such as email, discussion boards, and weblogs. The younger generation, however, is continuing to challenge today's communication landscape with newer methods. Social networking, texting, internet conferencing, and even gaming consoles are adding more communication options. Political organizations which wish to have a broad appeal must be active in as many communication platforms as it can manage since the omission of any communication pathway will result in failing to get the message to the devotees of that particular pathway.
Our goal must be to communicate in all directions using all the means available. Our messages must be fresh, topical, and relevant. We must be active on issues at all jurisdictional levels. This ensures that we always have something to say that is meaningful. And it demonstrates that we are indeed politically active at all levels. The effort to pursue communication at all levels is a mechanism that will help us build our activity at all those various levels. Communication is the blood of our body politic. Whatever else this organization does, it is the communication that holds us together.
But there are limits in real life and we can't do everything at once. We must prioritize and delegate. I think our first priority should be the printed newsletter. It should have good content, an attractive appearance, and broad access. It can both consolidate and feed our other lines of communication. It can be a common source of reference where essential data of the organization can be found. Even those who can not be present in any other way can participate through meaningful printed media. The newsletter should report on our activities, offer a means of interaction and discussion, and help connect like-minded people in all sorts of ways.
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