[Item 6]
12.3.13
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Ann Were’s e-mail
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A follow-up to the first two
e-mails calling on Max to resign; includes the March 2013 Newsletter (Evidence 2)
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From:
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ann were
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To:
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'Max Wallis'
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CC:
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wgprc@lists.greenparty.org.uk
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Subject:
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Re: [WGPC] FW: Wales Green Party Newsletter / Special Conference
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Date:
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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:30:15 +0000 (GMT)
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Max,
It is unacceptable for you to abuse your position as WGP Newsletter
Editor in this way. You have used it as a mouthpiece for your own particular
grievances and to make spurious allegations against individuals and the Party
as a whole, neither of which have the opportunity to defend themselves.
The honourable thing for you to do now would be to resign from both of
your posts on WGPC.
With the agreement of WGPC I will send out a statement from us in due
course.
Ann
Ann Were.
From: pippa bartolotti <pippa@pippa-bartolotti.co.uk>
>To: 'Max Wallis'
>Sent: Monday, 11 March 2013, 16:11
>Subject: Re: [WGPC] FW: Wales Green Party Newsletter / Special
Conference
>Confidential to WGPC only.
>Max, you will be aware of the items I am referring to - the ones
regarding
>gossip on @greenleaks (the newsletter is not a place for gossip) and
the
>GPRC 'secret courts' comment which is an opinion which you might
hold
>(though without having been through the process yourself, and
therefore
>uttered in the absence of first hand information), but which is
entirely
>defamatory of the Green Party as a whole, and a long standing
process which
>has been respected for some years. Perhaps you are suggesting that
GPRC has been working on disputes very well in all cases, except the two you
mention, either way, the newsletter is not a vehicle for mischief or personal opinion.
Mark France, who is not known to me, and as far as I'm aware has nothing
to do with Wales, was a member who was expelled for repeatedly calling for use of
guns and violent revolution, as well as intimidating the local party -including
standing in front of member's houses wearing face-mask and balaclava. Hardly
the behaviour expected of a Green Party member. I have noidea why you brought
this case up, except to show just how well GPRC is working.
Also singled out for your special attention was Anne Greagsby, who
continues to make unfounded and defamatory assertions about members of the
Green Party, and indeed the Green Party in general. Someone with the interests
and philosophy of the Green Party at heart would simply not act this way. This is
yet another example of how well GPRC is working.
Using the members newsletter as a campaigning device to ask members to contact
the very hard pressed David Murray on issues outside his remit is misleading
and unproductive.
Really Max, it seems to me you are trying to force the Green Party in
Wales to break apart by encouraging inward looking fault finding and griping
about individuals, rather than outward looking support, which is essentially
what we are about.
There are some really good people doing some really excellent work in
Wales,why did you not highlight them? Or perhaps one of the up beat resolutions
passed at conference.
Matters such as wrong addresses, inaccuracies etc have been dealt with
by others.
Now, if you'll forgive me, I would like to get back to the work of furthering
the interest and appeal of the Wales Green Party, which is what we are all
elected to do. Please do not turn this into a ping pong of opinions, for that
will only take up time, of which most of us have little
to spare. I hope you will be issuing the necessary changes to the
newsletter shortly.
Pippa
From: Max Wallis
>Sent: 10 March 2013 23:23
>To: pippa bartolotti
>Subject: Re: [WGPC] FW: Wales Green Party Newsletter / Special
Conference
>Dear Pippa,
I feel sure you didn't want to be confrontational.
Please say which parts you dislike or are "plain wrong" so
they can be
amended.
Hwyl / max
>-----wgprc-bounces@lists.greenparty.org.uk
wrote: -----
>From: "pippa bartolotti"
>Sent by: wgprc-bounces@lists.greenparty.org.uk
>Date: 10/03/2013 20:06
>Subject: [WGPC] FW: Wales Green Party Newsletter / Special
Conference
I'm sorry to say that parts of this newsletter are just plain wrong, and
>completely out of order. The editor does not appear to be able to
act with
propriety or truthfulness. I back John's call to put this issue on the
agenda.
Pippa
>From: Max Wallis
>Sent: 09 March 2013 15:55
>To: wallismk@####
>Subject: Wales Green Party Newsletter / Special Conference
>Green Wales, members Newsletter, March 2013
>by <http://my.greenparty.org.uk/users/chris-were>
Max Wallis (newsletter
>editor; items and comments to wallismk@cf.ac.uk)
>This edition notifies members of the Special Conference in May
(details
>below)
>
>Nominations are open for the GP's Euro-election list, All-Wales
>constituency, 4 places
>The nomination form is available on the website: login at
><http://my.greenparty.org.uk/> http://my.greenparty.org.uk/
and go to Wales
>Green Party. Each candidate for the List must be nominated by
at least ten
>members of the Green Party of England and Wales resident in Wales. A
>nomination form is available from the ERO as Wales Returning
Officer: phone
>John Evans, ERO 07788834587 or Ann Were, secretary
07799351017.
>E-mail confirmations will suffice for signatures, as described below
for
>Special Conference Motions.
>
>Wales Green Party, Special Conference, YMCA, Cardiff,
>Sat. 11 May 2013 @10:30am
>Notification of a Special Conference
>primarily to consider the Party name in Wales - whether or not we
should
>change from "Wales Green Party/Plaid Werdd Cymru" for
electoral purposes.
>For electoral purposes it would be helpful to use a name higher in
the
>alphabetical order, and one that clearly distinguishes us from
others
>Suggestions so far have included "Welsh Greens" and
"Green Party Cymru"
>Policy motions will also be taken at this meeting. A new
Health policy and
>a supplementary policy on Wind Farms are being proposed. Both of
these will
>be published in the first agenda.
>The deadline for motions to conference is 16th March. All motions or
>amendments must have a proposer and three further supporting
signatures.
>Email submissions will be accepted. It is not enough for the
proposer to
>include supporting names with the original motion. Supporters need
to send
>separate emails indicating which motion they are supporting.
Members may
>sign up to four motions.
>The first agenda will be published by 30th March. Amendments to
motions must
>be submitted by 13th April. The final agenda will be published by
28th
>April.
>All motions and amendments should be sent to SOC at
>Nominations will also be accepted for the post of Conferences
Coordinator.
>The deadline for this nomination will be 28th April and should be
sent to
>The nomination form will be on the website shortly.
>If you have any queries please contact <mailto:ann_were12@yahoo.co.uk>
>Regarding the notification for the special conference the timetable
is as
>follows:-
>Motions to be submitted by 16th March (four signatures needed)
>First agenda to be published by 30th March
>Amendments to motions and Officer reports by 13th April
>Final agenda by 28th April
>Wales Green Party on the Internet
> The Wales Green Party blog (greenwales.org) is for
highlighting our
>campaigns in Wales - we would like to make sure we get as much good
content
>put up on there as possible. If you'd like to submit an
article/image/video
>for the Green Wales blog please visit <http://greenwales.org/submit>
>greenwales.org/submit.
>Press releases automatically go onto our Facebook page, generate a
Twitter
>feed and go onto the Tumbler account. All Local Part press officers
are
>asked to add <mailto:chriswere@walesgreenparty.com>
>chriswere@walesgreenparty.com to the
e-mail lists that they use for issuing
>local releases.
>Ask The Greens: askthegreens.com is a Wales Green Party service
which allows
>you to ask questions to the Leader and Deputy Leader of Wales Green
Party.
>However, the Q&A has dried up since 17th January - please help
to keep
>questions flowing.
>
>GPEW gossip on GreenLeaksUK: Former Cardiff GP secretary Matt
Townsend who
>took on Local Party Support Coordinator in London has just resigned
from
>GPEx due to "excessive workload", tweeted #GreenLeaksUK,
adding: "Another
>Decembrist leaves. Good news for GPEx Chair Tom Dawes".
>A Local and Regional Complaint Procedure has been issued in
draft form (on
>GP website):
>The GPRC says - this procedure is a model for use by local and
regional
>parties in GPEW.
>
>
>GPRC secret court puts activists on trial , giving them no chance to
defend
>themselves or appeal.
>
>from
>9
>
>In the Green Party's 40 years, it's been known for its democratic,
>de-centralised, and inclusive internal regime. No longer.
>Mark France was expelled by a decision of the Green Party Regional
Council
>at their 2-3 February 2013 meeting.
>Mark was given no clear indication of charges against him, or of the
>Disciplinary Process, or provided with any evidence or documentation
>relating to any charges. Mark was not able to provide any defence.
There was
>no hearing in which Mark was able to participate in nor was he able
to
>present any defence.
>
>At the same Green Party Regional Council meeting, another
longstanding
>activist from Cardiff, Anne Greagsby, was also expelled from the
party. Her
>'crimes' seemed to centre on public criticism of Pippa Bartalotti
the Leader
>of the tiny semi-autonomous Green Party in Wales. In Mark's
case, some
>jokey comments made on this website over two years ago were
apparently used
>to accuse Mark of "promoting violent revolution under the
banner of the
>Green Party" this reason for his expulsion was given to a
London Federation
>of Green Parties meeting by a member of the GPRC.
>
>If the "Libertarian" Green Party is mirroring the worst
excesses of left
>wing sects then something deeply disturbing is affecting the
political
>culture. Perhaps if 'Fair is worth fighting for' David Murray
the Green
>Party CEO needs to consider his position?
>Anyone wishing to question or protest at the expulsions of Mark
France and
>Anne Greagsby from the Green Party can e-mail David Murray
>
>Rumpus over the GPRC: Mark's last action was to sponsor the
Motion D30 on
>reviewing the disciplinary process, passed by Conference on 23 Feb.:
>Synopsis: The current disciplinary and dispute resolution
processes are not
>interlinked, and lack guidance on the use of specific sanctions like
>suspension, or the time it should take for resolution to occur. In
order to
>resolve this, GPRC should convene a review of the processes.
>Motion: "Conference calls on GPRC to initiate a full
review of the
>disciplinary and dispute resolution processes within the party, with
a view
>to proposing a revised set of policies and procedures no later than
spring
>conference 2014.
>The review should include people within the wider party experienced
at
>creating, reviewing and implementing policies and procedures of this
type. A
>call should go out through the Green Activist mailing and on the
GPTU list,
>as well as the members forum for people willing to contribute.
>The review should include, but not be limited to considering the
following
>points:
>1. Introduce a separate grievance procedure.
>2. Create model processes for local and regional parties.
>3. Outline the expected Time Limits for resolution and the
circumstances for
>variation of them.
>4. Outline clear guidelines for deviation from the agreed process.
>5. Change the current process to ensure that the full allegations
are
>outlined at the very start of the investigation process, and no
member is
>suspended pending investigation without being fully informed of the
>complaint.
>6. Reconsider the use of suspension of membership."
The motion was passed with little dissent, showing great sympathy
for Mark
>as the absent mover. The Green Party is a legal entity and must at
all times
>behave in a manner that this legal position demands, said a
supporter. Then
>Jill Mills who is co-chair and led the disciplinary cases for GPRC
took on
>leading this Review. That's caused a rumpus, with calls on
Jill to stand
>back from the whole process.
>
>The GPRC members from Wales are:
>
>
>Wales Green Party council is looking for a member to become our
assistant
>treasurer, which involves learning how the finances of Wales Green
Party
>work with the expectation of taking over as Wales GP
treasurer. If you are
>interested please contact: <mailto:chriswere@walesgreenparty.com>
>Specific skills & qualities sought: Good budgeting skills
A good understanding of office management and database systems
A good understanding of accounting practices, contract law and fundraising
practices
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