[LPIL - Board of Directors] March BoD Meeting

[scc17 at lpillinois.org]

Team LPIL-

I don’t think it is a secret that we need people. I also don’t think it 
is a secret that there is a pretty ridiculous internal conflict between 
two factions of the party going on. Bottom line, if we want to stand on 
faction lines, we can vote this down and move on. But to simply say that 
because this is one Faction’s event it should not be tabled, is rather 
short sighted. We need to attract volunteers anywhere we can get them. I 
know there are rumors that the Chairman (for life) of one faction has a 
special interest in our state party, but Illinois can’t be “taken over”. 
Not only are the numbers not there, once new volunteers realize the 
difficulty in navigating Illinois’ ballot access laws, they tend to 
recognize the value of institutional knowledge. We can’t succeed without 
new blood and new blood can’t succeed without the invaluable information 
amassed over decades through blood, sweat, and tears involved in 
fighting the state.

That said, we have limited resources. I would ask that a few bits of 
information be provided at Tuesday’s meeting.

1.) Who would table this event and will it have full coverage during the 
event? We shouldn’t pay or offer free advertising in exchange for a 
table that isn’t going to be manned.

2.) What is the objective of the table and what is our goal? We should 
be striving for a set amount of new members in the LPIL as a result of 
the event.

3.) Do we have the marketing material necessary to table an event. With 
a significant amount of turnover, I have no idea of the quantity or 
whereabouts of our LPIL inventory.

I think if all of these questions are answered sufficiently, we should 
consider the motion. We may not like admitting it, but we are a dying 
political party. We need more people and we desperately need more 
volunteers.

In Liberty,
Donny Henry
LPIL SCC Rep - District 17

On 2023-03-17 10:45, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod wrote:
> Received, thank you.
> 
> On 2023-03-15 16:01, Matthew Piron wrote:
>> I would like to make a motion for LP Illinois to get a table at the
>> Take Human Action event in Chicago this April 15-16.
>> 
>> In Liberty, Matthew Piron
>> 
>> On Mar 15, 2023 1:48 PM, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod
>> <lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am calling for any agenda items for the Board of Directors meeting
>>> 
>>> 3/21 at 7:30.
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