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The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States is organizing webinars to highlight the ecological agenda of various Green Party candidates. As usual, the Green Party is running more than 100 candidates nationwide for local, state, and federal office. Key issues include an ecosocialist Green New Deal to respond to the climate emergency; a halt to AI data centers; Rights of Nature; a halt to single use plastics; and promotion of agroecology.

The webinars will take place on Monday, Sept. 14 and Oct. 12 at 8 PM ET. 

Candidates on the Sept. 14th webinar include Jeanine Couto for County Commissioner in North Carolina; Dianne Blais for Congress in Virginia; Kymone Freeman, District of Columbia Mayor; Brendan Trachsel for Arizona State Representative, District 6.

Background material for EcoAction is available here, including talking points on our issues and why we oppose hyperscale data centers

Jeanine Couto is running for County Commissioner in Guilford County, North Carolina, District 3
"I grew up in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with my parents and a younger brother. As a young child, my grandmother was a large influence on me. She was a great person who welcomed people from all backgrounds into her home when not everyone did, and I watched her and thought it was awesome. She was very generous and shared the little she had with those in need, regardless of race or gender. Diversity is a beautiful thing. Brazil and the U.S., I dare say, are countries where the myth of a racial paradise still exists. Still, there are serious gaps between races, so seeing that my grandmother treated everyone the same was important and a very good example of how I should treat others, too. My parents were both teachers. My mom taught all levels from kindergarten to high school writing and literature mainly, and my dad taught high school physics. They brought me along to workers’ movements such as teachers’ strikes, so I grew up watching movements for the rights of working-class people, including the MST-the movement of the homeless people of the rural areas and of the city.” For more info or to donate  couto4ncworkers.org

Dianne Blais for Congress in Virginia.
Diane had numerous jobs in Washington, DC and Virginia before becoming an active volunteer while raising 4 children and hosting over 100 foster children. She has been active in numerous organizations including the League of Women Voters although now she is mostly involved in peace organizations – she is horrified by U.S. policy with other countries – our bombs, sanctions and interference in other countries' governments. Ralph Nader and Jill Stein are models she tries to emulate. https://dianneforcongress.org/

Brendan Trachsel for Arizona State Representative, District 6.
Brendan is a Flagstaff-based organizer and two-time Northern Arizona University alum, holding a B.S. in Parks and Recreation Management and an M.Ed. in Counseling – Student Affairs. As a student, he fought for and won higher student wages, university fee transparency, and expanded services. After nine months of coalition organizing, he helped push the City of Flagstaff to cancel its Flock Safety surveillance contract in December 2025. Brendan believes it is essential that our solutions work for all Arizonans, not just those at the top. Brendan's platform includes five main areas: Labor, Education, Environment, Democracy, and Privacy. He calls these the Five Paths to Dignity, and contained within them are policies he believes will bring prosperity to all. You can read more about Brendan, his platform, and contribute on his website: brendantrachsel.com.

Kymone Freeman for Congress in DC. 
Freeman is a Democratic Socialist representing the DC Statehood Party in the nation's capital where he intends to put an end to taxation w/o representation, expand the HUD guidelines that stipulates no one should pay more than 30% of their income plus utilities in housing into federal law, address the root causes of crime, violence and environmental racism. All Democrats are not created equal! "The corporate faction of the Democratic Party is willing to potentially lose general elections to MAGA / Republicans if that is the cost of maintaining the corporate faction's power inside the Democratic Party." - David Sirota Freeman4congress.com