Our love and condolences to the Sonoma County Greens and all the loved ones of long-time Green Party activist, Susan Chunco, who passed away this week. In 2023, Susan was honored, along with two others, as inductees to Sebastopol's Living Peace Wall. At the time, Susan was quoted in the local press, and I’ll include some quotes from one of those articles here:

"Of course, the sixties, particularly after I attended Woodstock, had a strong influence on me," Chunco said.

Alice Waco, a fellow activist and friend of Chunco, said Chunco’s quiet lifelong dedication to peacemaking comes from a simple place.

"In a few words, I asked Susan, 'what motivates you?' and Susan's response, 'I care,'" Waco said.

Chunco herself detailed landmark moments in her life that set her on a path of peace.

She said one was being raised on a farm.

"Unfortunately, I started seeing some of my hog friends on my dinner plate, which ended up turning me into a lifelong vegetarian," Chunco said.

Another was volunteering with her mother at daycare for migrant children.

"I wasn't yet fully conscious of the justice issues around migrant workers, but it was a start," Chunco said.

Much of Chunco’s focus in Sonoma County has been on helping the un-housed.

“Understand that homelessness is a human created condition, not created by the people who are un-housed, but by those who place profit over people," Chunco said.

God Speed, Susan Chunco! Bless you forever

Marin Green Party