[Prairiegreens] [Imc] July 4th March

[John Wason]

At 10:28 PM 06/08/2001 -0500, nancy dietrich wrote:

>Zach had a good idea about having an umbrella organization marching where
>any progressive people march together, that way we don't have to worry
>about the IMC non-profit status conflicting with the Green Party
>political status.  
>
>I think this would be the best way to go.  However, it is still unclear
>(at least to me:-) ) whether someone within the C-U progressive circles
>has a permit to march.  I'll send a couple more emails out to see if I
>can get some more info.  I REALLY want to take part in this, but I don't
>have time by the 10th to do anything, so Melinda, if you could look into
>this that would be FANTASTIC.  Russ & I definitely would plan on showing
>up if we (meaning any  C-U progressives, Green Party, IMC, etc.) could
>scrape something together.

If a response is desired here (and it seems to be), I concur with you,
Nancy, and with Zach.  An umbrella "Progressive Coalition" would seem to
make sense philosophically, and guarantee a larger turnout at events of this
sort.  I'm not sure, though, whether this umbrella organization would have
to have some sort of official legal standing.  If that's the case, there
wouldn't possibly be enough time to organize it for THIS July 4.  I'm
curious what Zach is referring to as having happened last year.  Who is this
mysterious "third organization"?

In any event, I like the idea.  And it ties in with what Danielle Chynoweth
has talked about at least once in my hearing, the idea of a local coalition
of "progressive" groups and individuals with overlapping interests and agendas.

John


>>From Zach:
>
>There was some talk about doing like last year: having a community
>alliance of some sort as an umbrella for all the progressive groups
>that want to march. 
>
>I don't see how it could hurt IMC's non-partisan status if they and
>the greens both happened to be invited to the event by a third
>organization which represented "community participation" or somesuch.