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CHANGE POLITICS MOVEMENT:ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS

15 May 2009

I.PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

A. NATIONAL COUNCIL1.The Change Politics Movement (CPM) shall have a National Council composed thefollowing members:a.Five (5) representatives, with no gender exceeding three (3) elected at large by allmembers and b.Eight (8) representatives selected by the regional coordinators among themselves,except for Mindanao (within each island region) – 1 from NCR, 2 from Luzon, 2from Visayas and 3 from Mindanao (1 Christian, 1 Moslem, 1 Lumad)2.The National Council shall decide on matters pertaining to the major direction of themovement, definition of major strategies, and other matters that have not yet beendecided upon by the general membership.3.The National Council may choose to appoint a spokesperson for CPM. S/he may or maynot be a member of the National Council.B. REGIONAL COORDINATORS1.Once a region has established at least three (3) provinces with duly recognized provincialcouncils, a regional coordinator shall be chosen by the provincial coordinators amongthemselves. Prior to fulfilling this requirement, an interim regional coordinator shall bechosen by either the existing regional members or regional leadership structure of CPMin that particular region.2.The regional coordinator shall actively search and recruit for potential provincialcoordinators in provinces where there are no provincial coordinators yet.3.The regional coordinator shall also be in charge of coordinating with the provincialcoordinators for inter-provincial and regional activities.4.From time to time, the national secretariat may request assistance from the regionalcoordinator in communicating with the provincial coordinators.C. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL / Provincial Coordinator 1.An interim provincial coordinator will be identified by the regional coordinator (or in theabsence of a regional coordinator, by the national council) for provinces without a provincial coordinator.

2.Once a province has established at least five municipal chapters, a provincial councilshall be formed composed of all the municipal coordinators.3.The provincial council shall select a provincial coordinator. The provincial coordinator may or may not be a municipal coordinator.4.The responsibilities of the Provincial Council are as follows:a.Plan for effective recruitment, monitoring of membership expansion, andmanagement of provincial membership database in coordination with the nationalsecretariat. b.Facilitate the members’ assessment of Change Politics candidates by organizingcandidates’ forums and other similar activities.c.Lead the provincial CPM in the selection and support for local candidatesd.Implement the national CPM campaign within the province5.The provincial coordinator is expected to lead and coordinate the efforts of the provincialcouncil. The provincial coordinator shall also be the main contact person of the nationalsecretariat in the province. Confirmation of new members within a province shall also bethe responsibility of the provincial coordinator.D. MUNICIPAL CHAPTER / Municipal Coordinator 1.Once a municipality reaches at least 50 members with presence in at least 5 barangays,they shall form a municipal chapter.2.A municipal coordinator will be elected by the members from among themselves.3.The municipal chapter may organize barangay clusters as they deem fit.4.The responsibilities of municipal chapters are as follows:a.Implement provincial plans for recruitment within the municipality. b.Conduct open and meaningful forums and discussions that will help membersselect and support candidatesc.Actively campaign for change politics candidates and implement the nationalCPM campaign within their municipalityE. CITIES1.Independent cities will have the same status as provinces2.Component cities will have the same status as municipalitiesF. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS1.Organized groups (such as people’s organizations, NGOs, etc.) may become a partner organizations.2.While no rights are given to partner organizations at this point, arrangements could bemade between the national secretariat, provincial convenors or municipal chapters and2

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