As campaign season is upon us, the Green Party of Tennessee will need to opportune delegates for the upcoming Green National Nominating Convention. Tennessee Greens will meet online Saturday morning April 27 from 10:00 to 12:00 (Central Time) to vote for Green Party presidential candidates who have met the guidelines for official candidacy set by the National Committee. At this point, we don’t know how many candidates there will be.

Save the date. More information and a registration link will be forthcoming.

Your participation is appreciated!

Green Party of Tennessee
https://www.tngreens.org/

Gather with the Green Party of Utah (GPUT) to learn about the Green Presidential candidates.

Vote for the GPUT nominee to the national convention.

Tentative Agenda

• Officer and other positions elections
• Vote for the Green Party US nominee for President of the United States
• Sign up for committees
• Learn how to form a local
• Discuss strategies for recruiting candidates to run for office
• Learn how to form a Local.
• Sign up for committees and events.

This will be an In-person meeting with a virtual option. Venue TBD

• Black and Green Wednesday Event

• Register Here

The survival of humanity requires a massive decrease in harmful production while increasing the necessities of life for impoverished people.

Who will decide what is essential vs. unnecessary? Should those decisions be made by working people or left to the capitalist class and its politicians? What do union folk such as steelworkers, auto workers, and teamsters think their role should be in a "just transition?" How have German workers won a shorter work week? Most of all, how would a socially just society affect the new wave of "gig" or "precarious" workers?

If you have ever worked for a living, join the discussion.

Scheduled Speakers

• Mike Stout, Steelworker, Green Party of Pittsburgh
• Edith Heller, Workers for Future (Germany)
• Michael Savwoir, Teamsters for a Democratic Union
• Tino Scalici, United Auto Workers Local 249~
• Orlando Johnson, Gig worker, Green Party of California
• Kim Scipes, Green Social Thought (moderator)

Registration details: The webinar is NO COST, but you need to REGISTER to attend. Click HERE to register for webinar or copy link into your browser: https://bit.ly/3JpeJ3u

Sponsored by the Gateway Green Alliance and the Universal African Peoples Organization.

The Green Party of New Jersey’s (GPNJ) Annual Convention & Presidential Nomination is on May 4th, 2024 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. It will be held in person at the Ocean County Library in Toms River, NJ. While we hope you can attend in person we will also be hybrid an allowing for those to attend online via zoom.

We are welcomed by one of our co-founders, 2024 CD-3 Congressional Candidate, Steve Welzer who will introduce our guest speaker. Then we will hear reports, introduce and hear from our “GREEN 13” candidate slate, elect new leadership and vote on bylaw amendments.

Lastly, we will be conducting our Presidential Candidate Nomination process through an electronic ballot that will start going out to those registered or dues paying “Greens” that request it ahead of the convention date. Please register to vote and party affiliate “Green” through the NJ Division of Elections by mailing in your change of party form, or pay your annual $25 dues by Friday April 19th, 11:59PM ET to ensure you can participate in the Convention and receive an electronic ballot for the Presidential Candidate Nomination vote.

*This is open to all registered Green voters and those that are current dues paying from May 5th 2023 – May 5th, 2024.*

Please register today, registration and attendance is free for anyone but please consider making a donation of any amount to help the candidates and defray any expenditures GPNJ incurs.

STEP: 1

You will need to register to attend in person at the Ocean County Library on May 4th, 2024 here:

https://actionnetwork.org/events/2024-green-party-annual-presidential-nominating-convention?source=direct_link&:

If you are unable to attend in person then you can register remotely via this Zoom link for access on May 4th, 2024 here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf--uqz0oHdGfIbpwDQIW0PZYz6iUI1ek#/registration

STEP: 2

Below is the link to request the form for registered and dues paying Greens to receive their Presidential Nomination ballot.

If you are a registered Green in the State of NJ or a dues paying member 5/5/2023 – 5/5/2024 complete this and you will receive a ballot to vote for a Presidential Candidate.

*All GPNJ Electronic Ballots must be cast by 5/4/2024 at 3:00 pm EST to be counted.*

Click this link to request your GPNJ Electronic Presidential Nomination ballot!

Mark your calendars for our big annual event!

The Maryland Green Party Annual Assembly
May 4, 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Randallstown Library
8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD

Stay tuned for special programming and workshops!

Petition Training

Also, to help get the Green Party back on the ballot, we hope you will join us on March 30th for our information and training session on our ballot access efforts and how to circulate petitions. We will discuss best practices for collecting signatures and do role playing exercises to help get familiar with the petition process.

Special Petition Training
Saturday, March 30th from 11 AM – 2 PM
Towson Library Meeting Room
320 York Rd, Towson, MD 21204

Click here for more information and to RSVP for the March 30 event. Masks are requested at this in-person event.

Thank you!
Maryland Green Party

• Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Sunday, May 5, from 9 AM to 5 PM.

• RSVP here.

We are so happy to announce, after years of being virtual because of Covid, we will be holding our 2024 Maine Green Independent Party Convention Sunday May 5th at the wonderful Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital St. Augusta. Below that is a video of the center if you have not been there. For those who have, note the new building. We will be in the room we have always had in the main building with the kitchen.

We are honored to have Jill Stein at our Convention. She has been traveling all over the US but felt that the Maine Greens were worth coming to Maine for. So I hope you can all come and give her your support.

Lunch will be a "Pot Luck", asking people to bring: salads, appetizers, snack foods, bread, desserts. We will provide the drinks at lunch and will also have coffee, teas and juice during registration and through out the day, as well as muffins and fruits at registration. Feel free to bring your favorite non alcoholic drink if you like.

While registration starts at 9AM, for you early birds, if it is a nice day feel free to come earlier and wander on their wonderful trails. Also there will be some limited tabling space for anyone who has something to share. We will have the Green Horizon for everyone. More information below. If you have any questions you can e-mail or call me 207-284-3358. Love,jacqui

PS We are sending this to some of you who may not be registered Green, but you should be. If you are not registered Green but still would like to attend, you can not vote if you are not registered Green.

REGISTRATION

Please donate a convention registration fee if you can afford to, at 2024 Convention Registration Donation (mainegreens.org). Checks may also be mailed to Maine Green Independent Party, PO Box 10345, Portland, ME 04104. Or you can pay a the door. The recommended donation is $20, but any amounts are accepted. Nobody will be denied registration for inability to pay. Our annual convention accounts for the largest portion of our budget and your generosity to help fund the party is appreciated.

CONVENTION PROGRAM 

This is a tentative program schedule that is subject to change by the convention chair as necessary. 

9:00 AM Registration

10:00 AM Blessing

Land Acknowledgement

10:15 AM Welcome greeting

10:20 AM Convention Rules

10:25 AM Elect convention secretary, elect convention chair

10:30 AM State of the Party

10:40 AM Amend Bylaws

11:00 AM Approve party budget

11:10 AM Elect party co-chair

11:20 AM Elect party treasurer

11:30 AM Elect at-large state committee members

12:00 PM Presentations from Presidential Candidate Jill Stein

12:15 PM Vote on Presidential Nomination

12:30 PM Lunch / Group photo shoot

1:30 PM Elect 13 Maine delegates to national committee

1:40 PM Elect 31 Maine delegates to PNC

1:50 PM Elect 3 Maine delegates to international committee

1:55 PM Discuss MGIP subcommittees

2:00 PM Elect four party electors (2 at-large, 1 from each Congressional district)

2:05 PM Elect County Committees

2:15 PM Breakout County Committees to elect officers

2:25 PM Elect District Committees

2:30 PM Pass 2024 Platform

2:50 PM Set Goals

3:00 PM Closing Remarks

3:10 PM EXTRA TIME / SOCIAL TIME / ORGANIZING TIME

• Registration is now open

• Note that the ticket's cost will be waived if the attendee can't afford it.
  Contact [email protected] for help.

Our annual convention is our highest decision-making body. Green-Rainbow members can submit proposals before April 11th, to guide our party over the coming year. Please use this proposal template to guide you in writing your proposal, and enter it through that page's boxes there.

To see current schedule details, click here: https://www.green-rainbow.org/state_convention_2024.

If there is any trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: [email protected].

Tentative Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration (small chapel) pick up convention folders and name badges

Meet & Greet – light breakfast available in dining hall, lower level – scones, coffee,

tea, water

Visit Guest Tables:

• Silent auction – need two people to oversee auction tables

• Green-Rainbow Membership – Zach Kontra

• Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) – Grace Ross

• Native Pollinator Seeds 
  

• Sunrise Amherst - Julian (from 1 to 4 pm)

• Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson, keynote speakers.

9:30 – 9:45 AM Convention begins - David Spanagel, Event Sexton – announcements about church lay out 5 min

Co-master of ceremonies/Facilitators introduce themselves 5 min

Gloria Caballero Roca & ____

Green-Rainbow Co-Chair – Mike Pascucci welcome 5 min

Keynote Address

9:45 – 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker (includes 15 minutes for Q&A) 45 min

Vicki Elson & Timmon Wallis, author of Warheads to Windmills, Preventing Climate Catastrophe & Nuclear War

10:30 – 10:45 AM Nomination of Officers – explanation about election 15 min

Rank Choice Voting (RCV) process and introduce candidates

running for office – call for any nominations from the floor

10:45 – 11:00 AM Party Officers, Directors & GPUS Delegates – Speeches 15 min & voting

Voting ballots are located in green convention folders. Eligible voters have green nametags

11:00 – 11:45 AM Guest Speaker – Jason Tait, Office of Campaign 45 min & Political Finance (OCPF)

11: 45– 11:55 AM ***10 MINUTE BREAK***

11:50 AM – 12:00 Facilitator ANNOUNCEMENT TO TURN IN NOMINATION FORMS –

Gus Steeves & Rick Purcell count votes

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Dining Hall (lower level) Opportunity 60 min to network

1:00 – 2:00 PM Original Chicago Rainbow Coalition - film – 50 min

2:00 – 3:15 PM Hy Thurman Organizing & History workshop -  50 min

3:15 – 3:25 PM ***10 MINUTE BREAK***

3:25 – 3:35 PM Announce Election Results – Unity Hall 20 min

Short acceptance speeches by new Green-Rainbow Officers, Directors & GPUS Delegates

3:35 – 4:20 PM Massachusetts Young Greens Diversity and Inclusion Workshop/Panel - 45 min

4:20 – 4:25 PM Volunteers & liaisons between chapter – Brian Cady 5 min

4:25 – 4:30 PM Signature Gathering Update – Cheryl Rose 5 min

4:30 PM Announce Silent Auction Winners 5 min

4:35 – 5:00 PM Green-Rainbow Business Meeting – (Facilitator Rick Purcell)

News from Local G-R Chapters:

Central Mass Green-Rainbow

Northeast Chapter

Western Mass Chapter

South Coast Region Chapter

5:00 PM Clean up after convention – stacking chairs, folding and stowing tables, carrying boxes and other equipment (AV) to vehicles

The Green Party of Michigan welcomes you to join us for our upcoming state wide membership meeting in May and also our Candidate Nominating convention in June. Both of these meetings will be held in person and on zoom.

The May State Membership Meeting will address Bylaws amendment proposals so please see the links below for more details on these and other agenda items. Also please note the later than usual start time for May 11.

May 11 @ 10:15 am - 5:00 pm EDT
State Membership Meeting
Brighton District Library
100 Library Dr, Brighton, MI

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlceiqqDMoEtf_d7vLY8aU8ygjLYvTWQPH

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

June 15 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
GPMI Convention
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing
5509 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Lansing, MI, 48911

If you plan to to join us on Zoom please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsde-urDooE9K9pgWBK9zqC96feNwpcprL

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please join us for our 2024 South Carolina Green Party State Convention on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the Richland Library, 1431 Assembly Street in Columbia.  We'll be discussing candidates for the 2024 elections and planning activities for 2024-2025.

To receive updates, please make sure your membership is current, using the membership link below.  If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Also, nominations are now open for election to the State Steering Committee.  Nominations and confirmations (see below) must be received no later than April 27th (two weeks before the State Convention).  The terms of three Steering Committee members are expiring and one additional position is open.

Nominations may be emailed (to [email protected]) or mailed (to SCGP, P.O. Box 5341, Columbia, SC 29250).  

In order to be eligible to be on the ballot, anyone nominated must certify by April 27th that they (a) are interested in being on the ballot, (b) are a member of the Party, and (c) do not occupy a leadership position in any other political party. 

All nominees should also submit a brief personal statement for inclusion in the State Convention agenda packet.  After nominations are closed, the Steering Committee will provide a final list of nominees.

If you prefer to pay by check, you can send your contribution to:  South Carolina Green Party, P.O. Box 5341, Columbia SC 29250

South Carolina Green Party
https://www.scgreenparty.org/

The agenda is yet to be finalized but key items are

1. nomination of the presidential candidate,
2. election of delegates to the national presidential convention August 16-18, online (register to be one of the electors)
3. election of a delegate to the national committee (register your candidacy)
4. nomination of statewide candidates

The convention will feature a number of Green Party candidates and elected officials.