[Individual-members-EL] Fw: statute, EL-month in Germany

[Mike Nagler]

Sorry for those who get that mail from Uli twice.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ulrich Deike" <udeike at web.de>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: statute, EL-month in Germany


> Hello individual members,
>
> 1) as you know, we as individual members would like to be represented at 
> the EL-Congress and
> later maybe in other committees. In order to change the statute that way 
> the Congress has to
> make such a decision. For this reason we probably won't have any delegates 
> to the Congress 2007 yet.
> So it would be nice if the Executive Board could submit the motion for 
> changing the statute on behalf
> of us. I just talked to Oliver Schroeder in the Berlin office about the 
> matter. He recommends that
> we make a specific suggestion to the ExB how we would like to change the 
> statute, so that they can
> discuss it (among themselves and with us) and support the general idea and 
> a joint motion to the
> Congress 2007 making it hopefully possible for individuals' delegates to 
> take part in the consecutive
> Congress (2009?).
>
> Maybe the ExB is entitled to decide the question (change the statute) 
> without approval of the Congress
> (I'll try to check that with the statute text). That would save us 2 years 
> waiting.
>
> Anyway, what we got to do next is discuss among individuals what we want 
> the statute to sound like
> regarding our representation and other rights. Though there have been 
> suggestions by some of us in
> previous emails, could you all read the statute again and then throw in 
> your suggestions again. I volunteer
> to collect them and moderate the debate. I think we should try to reach an 
> agreement among us by the end of
> September.
>
> 2) Also there hasn't been much of a discussion in this forum about the 
> plan of having an international meeting
> of individual members in Italy around 2-4 November (ParlaCon conference). 
> Since the people attending such a
> meeting would want to get some financial support we'll have to explain why 
> we need this meeting.
>
> So what are the things (besides the advantages of knowing each other 
> personally) that we can't discuss via email,
> the things that we'll need a proper meeting for?
> Let's make a list :)
>
> Alternatively, German individuals could meet in November on a national 
> level (less costly)
> and plan our goals and activities in Germany.
>
> OR: We could combine an international with a national meeting in Italy.
>
> These are the options. Discuss.
>
>
> 3) German individuals,
> in November the German Linkspartei is having an official EL-month. Oli and 
> Helmut S. are thinking about
> actions with which we can raise awareness and support inside/outside the 
> party.
> What can we, as individual members, contribute apart from the flyer (which 
> is already being created)? Any ideas?
> Even though, strictly speaking, we don't belong to the national branch, we 
> dwell on the same territory and we want to
> work closely together with the Linkspartei, esp. when it comes to EL 
> business.
> So, think about it.
>
> Mike, thank you for forwarding this mail to other individuals not yet 
> included in the list.
>
>
> Greetings to all of you
>
>
> Uli
>
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