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2076 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT posner Exhibit No. 1 STRUCTURE FOR WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE METROPOLITAN N.Y. NEW JERSEY CONN. The structure of WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE shall consist of local groups from which chosen representatives then form county groups; from which again chosen representatives form the Central Coordinating Committee. A local group shall consist of any body of women who have meetings and act in concert for the general purpose of peace. Each such group will be listed in the N.Y. office with the names of two active persons. (This list of names, addresses and telephone numbers will be available only for WSP activities and mailings and are not to be open to any other group) . Local groups should hold at least one meeting a month and send a report of that meeting to the Central office. Each group may send 2 delegates to its county meeting. A county group is composed of delegates representing each local group in the area. This group should report, evaluate and coordinate community activities, implement county actions and appoint representatives to the Central Coordinating Committee. County groups should meet at least once a month, preferably immediately following a C.C.C. meeting. Local groups should then hold their meetings immediately following County meetings. The Central Coordinating Committee , then, is composed of two representatives from each County or State (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut sjid New Jersey) plus one representative from each Work Committee (see below) plus the N.Y. Office Coordinator. All of these representatives have one vote each. An alternate should be elected by each area and work committee to represent her group in case one of the representatives cannot attend a meeting. County representatives on the C.C.C. should be delegated for a term of two months and may serve as many terms as their county elects. Representatives from work committees should be delegated by their own committee ajid shall serve not less than two months nor more than six months. The C.C.C. will meet regularly twice a month, and may convene themselves for emergency meetings. They will send minutes of each meeting to every local group. A count of 15 women shall be deemed a quorum. The C.C.C. will base its work on the written reports which have been sent in by the local groups. It shall have the authority to act immediately on emergency policy decisions. Actions shall be determined by a two-thirds vote of the women present at the meeting. It shall approve of all expenditures not exceeding $1000. For large expenses above $1000. the C.C.C. must go back to the County groups for permission.
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2077 Posner Exhibit IJo. T (contd.) It should be emphasized that representatives of local groups to County and C.C.C. meetings must responsibly report back to their originating group. Local groups are not compelled to work on any action decided upon by the C.C.C, but any action turned down by the C.C.C. may be locally undertaken In the name of the local group of the WSP, provided such action does not conflict with the stated policy of the WSP. The New York office will be a servicing and coordinating center in charge of lists, mailings, etc. Only central activities should be handled through the office and not those pertaining to only one segment of the movement. It should be staffed by one paid worker to keep the clerical details flowing smoothly and one member of the office committee plus the office coordinator. The local groups must take the responsibility to finance the office. Work committees shall be open to all who wish to serve on them. Members of these committees shall be restricted to six voting members who shall be commltteed to serving for 4 months. One new member Is to be admitted every two months and one retired. Retirement means only loss of vote in the work committee aJid ineligibility to serve as a work committee representative on the C.C.C. Continued work participation, however, is welcome. Each committee shall elect its own chairman. These committees should be consulted In an emergency in the area of their competence. No committee member shall take action or make statements which might be construed as making policy. Work committees are designated according to their function and new committees may be set up by the C.C.C. when deemed necessary. The following committees have already been established: Action, Press & Public Relations, Literature & Education, Graphic & Visual, National Liaison, Radiation, Finance, International, Legislative, and Office. The General Assembly of the WSP shall be the highest body of the structure and will make major policy decisions. This group shall consist of one representative from each local group and will meet at least 4 times per year. There, every local may have a place on the agenda to introduce new ideas, present concerns, define future policy, etc. The dates for this group's meetings will be determined by the C.C.C.
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