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Thursday, July 23, 3:00 pm
Graphics and Engagement for Social Media
Kalia Fitzgerald
Topics will cover how to design a logo, how to resize and post images on different social media platforms, using graphic content to drive engagement, and sharing content from other chapters/state parties to help everyone grow.
Building a Grass-Roots Democracy
John Spritzler (Zoom) and Chuck Fall (in person)
This workshop will present a proposed new 'Democracy' plank for Green Party members to consider for inclusion in the Green Party Platform. This workshop will also present a concrete plan of action for Green Party members to engage the residents in their local community in organizing for local grass roots democratic control of their local community in a non-partisan way, based on championing the egalitarian values and aspirations that most people (no matter for whom they have voted) share and by which they want to shape society. Historical evidence will be presented to show why this is very possible to do if we set our minds to doing it
Let's Get into The Weeds! A Positive Language Framework for Our Friends and Family Living on Our Streets
Alex Miller
In this session, we reimagine our society as a garden where every individual is a vital part of the whole. Moving beyond the labels of "homeless" or "unhoused," we will explore a more inclusive analogy: viewing our displaced neighbors as plants languishing in temporary containers, waiting for a permanent place to take root. By examining the limitations of financial-only solutions—noting that billions in spending have yet to stem the tide of housing instability—we will discuss how The Green Party can foster true "Social Harmony" through personal responsibility and local action.
Attendees will learn how to shift the narrative through compassionate dialogue, advocate for the dignity of shared public spaces, and engage in the "hands-on gardening" of local volunteerism. Join us to discover how we can plant seeds of peace and ensure that every member of our community is finally treated as if they are truly Home.
Thursday, July 23 - 4:45 pm
Housing actions to plant giveaways - Mutual Aid
Presented by Barbara Dahlgren, Cheri Honkala / PPEHRC and GMGP Garden Committee
Locals and coalition partners have had successes in addressing basic needs in their communities. We have built networks that directly address issues like food, housing, education, and more. We will cover how the Poor People's Army/Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Greater Milwaukee Greens have set up pathways to mutual aid, rather than focusing only on electoral work. We will also address how locals can build-in more mutual aid and direct action, and the benefits of having a direct action committee as well as issue coalition partners to take on projects.
Some benefits are: people are directly receiving help, we are directly improving neighborhoods/cleaning up the environment, it shines a light on the deficits of the parties in power while uplifting Greens, new people coming into the party have volunteer opportunities at any time of the year, and more people will want to join the Greens to work on a mutual aid project or because they see the result.
The principles of mutual aid and direct action can be widely applied across all kinds of diverse local Green orgs on a wide variety of issues. We will leave time and encourage questions and comments/participation. We hope to motivate our fellow Greens to be the change in our struggles for people, planet, and peace.
Green Party of Allegheny County, 9 years of party building
Riley Mahon, Jay Ting Walker
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We will present what we have been doing to successfully build the party over the last nine years, what we are doing currently to scale up our capacity, and how other local parties can replicate our success.
Advancing issues that can grow our ranks
Chuck Fall and Rita Jacobs
This workshop will explore how the Green Party can grow our ranks by appealing to “fringe” issues that show corruption and the need for accountability. Foundational issues like workers’ rights and living wage, medicare for all, fighting climate change, and opposing war, are primary demands.
However, fringe issues are a way into the hearts and minds of many Americans. Think JFK; other 60’s assassinations; 9/11 and more. The Green Party US platform calls on Greens to fight the endemic corruption of the military industrial complex, the national security / surveillance state, and corporate domination. Demanding investigation into the September 11th, 2001 false flag event, calling for democratization of the monetary system, demanding justice for Covid, challenging the power of the surveillance state, for example, are issues the Green Party should emphasize, and if we did more loudly, we could expand our appeal as champions for democracy and justice.
This workshop will provide rhetorical tactics to advance fringe issues that discredit the power elite, and show the need for a Green Party that demands accountability and justice.
Public Policy for People, Planet & Peace
Kevin McCormick, Tom Rodman, and Bryan Lamdle
This topic is about how to restore democratic control of public policy. It aligns with Section IV M&N directly and with the entire platform indirectly because all the planks deal with issues requiring good public policy and all require money to implement. This will be demonstrated by examining the issues of war, the environment and the economy. The economy is always the #1 issue for most people we want to show how to frame it as our #1 campaign issue.
Our objective is for people to understand that money is the government factor and provide a working understanding of the problem with our monetary system and the solution in our platform. We will show how it impacts people's lives everyday with every transaction. How it extracts and concentrates wealth systematically. How it fuels corruption, war and pollution and how we can make it align with our values, human values, and shift the paradigm from personal gain to care of the common good. How money is not just an economic mechanism, but it is a critical cultural artifact and the most vital prerogative of democratic self-governance.
Friday, July 24 - 10:00 am
The Uhuru 3 and The Fight for Anti-Colonial Free Speech! Repeal the Foreign Agent Registration Act!
Fight Back Coalition
Hands Off Uhuru is the anti-colonial free speech coalition formed in the aftermath of the July 29, 2022 FBI attacks on the Uhuru Movement and its founder and leader, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Our workshop will share lessons from the front-lines of the fight for anti-colonial free speech that resulted in a major victory with the acquittal of the Uhuru 3 on the charge of acting as “foreign agents” for exercising free speech rights to criticize U.S. imperialism and advocate for reparations and justice for African people.
The Uhuru 3 are now appealing their unjust conviction on the secondary conspiracy charge. Learn why these laws used against the Uhuru 3 and other anti-colonial freedom fighters present a grave threat to the First Amendment. We will be presenting a call to action to build a major campaign to repeal the undemocratic, repressive FARA and Conspiracy laws weaponized to attack anti-colonial free speech historically and today. HOU stands in solidarity with the struggles of all oppressed peoples from North St. Louis to Palestine to Venezuela.
Embedding the Voice of Nature in Governance Structures, Candidate Platforms, Public service, and Other Entities of all Kinds
Lizzie Wood with Lawyers for Nature
A Green future is possible when everyone is heard, including Nature. The Green Party of Florida has recognized the Rights of Nature with the addition of a Nature Director on the GPFL Board to bring the voice of Nature into the decision making process. Join us to learn how you can do the same.
“Having Nature represented in decision-making structures is a response to multiple, interconnected crises facing society, including biodiversity loss, climate change and systemic governance failures. Traditional decision making structures are no longer sufficient and new approaches are needed to govern our relationship with the natural world.” - Lawyers for Nature
Black Economic Boycotts in the Crisis Era, Lessons and a Plan
Philena Farley
In an era defined by ongoing state terror, the criminalization of resistance, and the commodification of Black bodies, this workshop moves beyond symbolic protest toward strategic economic withdrawal. Rooted in the Black Agenda, we provide a blueprint for participants to utilize economic boycotts as a tool for Black self-determination and transformative justice.
Building a Party Machine
Rozlyn Tousignant
As a small, grassroots party, we’re limited. We’re limited in members, money, and materials. It is imperative that to grow and be effective, we need to make the most of the limited capacity facing our chapters.
This workshop will give participants an insight into effective organization and structure that will free up members to focus on what we do best, connecting with our communities around our ten key values. Participants will leave the workshop with materials and resources to bring back to their local chapters.
Friday, July 24 - 12:00 PM
Housing actions to plant giveaways (REPEAT) Mutual Aid
Cheri Honkala / PPEHRC and GMGP Garden Committee
We have built networks that directly address issues like food, housing, education, and more. We will cover how the Poor People's Army/Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Greater Milwaukee Greens have set up pathways to mutual aid, rather than focusing only on electoral work. We will also address how locals can build-in more mutual aid and direct action, and the benefits of having a direct action committee as well as issue coalition partners to take on projects.
Some benefits are: people are directly receiving help, we are directly improving neighborhoods/cleaning up the environment, it shines a light on the deficits of the parties in power while uplifting Greens, new people coming into the party have volunteer opportunities at any time of the year, and more people will want to join the Greens to work on a mutual aid project or because they see the result.
The principles of mutual aid and direct action can be widely applied across all kinds of diverse local Green orgs on a wide variety of issues. We will leave time and encourage questions and comments/participation. We hope to motivate our fellow Greens to be the change in our struggles for people, planet, and peace.
How to Use Basecamp for Green Party Success
Wissam Charafeddine
This hands-on workshop will show how using Basecamp as our main organizing hub can turn the Green Party theme “People. Planet. Peace: Vote Green!” into daily practice, by grounding digital work directly in the Ten Key Values—especially Grassroots Democracy, Decentralization, Social Justice, Nonviolence, Feminism and Gender Equity, and Respect for Diversity—and the Democracy and Social Justice planks of the national platform, which call for participatory structures, transparent decision-making, and inclusive organizing.
Participants will learn how to:
- explain to others how Basecamp supports grassroots democracy and decentralized power in state parties, caucuses, and committees;
- design or improve at least one Basecamp project that centers inclusion and accessibility for diverse constituency groups (youth, workers, BIPOC, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, disabled members, elders, and low-income communities);
- use core tools (message boards, to-dos, schedules, docs/files, and check-ins) to run real projects like ballot access, peace and climate actions, membership drives, and candidate support; and
- apply concrete norms for nonviolent, respectful online communication to reduce internal conflict and promote transparent, accountable collaboration.
The workshop will be highly interactive, with live demos, small-group breakouts (organized by role and/or caucus identity), and guided “build-your-own” time where every attendee creates or updates a real Basecamp space and leaves with a short action plan—at least three next-step tasks and a commitment to onboard at least three new or underrepresented members—so that digital organizing directly strengthens party building, electoral work, and movement alignment under the banner of People. Planet. Peace: Vote Green!
Andruil and ongoing toxic waste contamination in Appalachia
Ohio Green Party: Daryl Davis, Jason Salley, & Anita Rios
This workshop will discuss the impact of toxic waste generated by defense contractors, historical and up to the present in the fragile Appalachian environment. An emphasis will be placed on the development of AI supported drone systems being developed by Andruil with significant investment by Peter Thiel.
Planting Seeds for Future Growth
Rozlyn Tousignant
Grassroots democracy is one of our central key values in the Green Party, one that we must prioritize if we are to continue to survive the American political landscape. According to the Center for American Progress, Gen Z will be the largest voting block in 2036, just ten years away. A study published by the Public Religion Research Institute found that only 21% of Gen Z identifies as Republican.
This workshop will highlight the potential role in driving the Green Party forward, if we can reach them in time. Participants will gain insight into the motivators that catapult Gen Z into action and how we as Greens can leverage those to build the future of our party.
Friday, July 24 - 1:45 PM
Immigration and Latinos in the Workforce
Latinx Caucus: Gabriel Medina, Lily Benavides, Natalie Reyes, & Richard Gomez
Immigration is foundational to American society. This workshop will explore the broad impact that immigration has on work in America and American society. Including a discussion of the root causes of immigration as stated in the Green Party platform:
- U.S. imperialism;
- a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force, and colonialism;
- the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, economic exploitation, unfair trade policies, economic sanctions, unequal distribution of assets, increase in violence, and climate change have caused many of the world’s citizens to migrate for better opportunities
Project Matcha - A 5 Year Horizon for Greens to Build Local Power Amongst Millennials and Gen Z:
Zikomo Smith & Valielza Huynh-O'keefe
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Project Matcha offers a strategic roadmap for transforming the Green Party’s core principles—Grassroots Democracy, Decentralization, and Community-Based Economics—into durable electoral power. This session focuses on a five-year horizon for scaling local victories into state and federal success, beginning with the cultivation of credibility and trust within targeted municipal centers.
Participants will explore practical methods for mobilizing Millennial and Gen Z voters, expanding the party’s digital brand, and forging vital coalitions with labor and community organizations. By the end of this interactive workshop, attendees will gain the tools to identify viable electoral opportunities, build a pipeline for experienced candidates, and develop actionable plans to move from winning city council seats to competing for state legislatures and the U.S. Congress.
Proportional Representation Matters
Jennifer Sullivan, Johanna Epke
Proportional Representation to Smash the Two-Party System: What, Why and How? Come learn about Proportional Representation, how it's used around the world to facilitate true multi-party democracy and how the Green Party of the United States can get involved in efforts to bring it here.
About half of this session will be reserved for discussion and questions.
How to demolish smear campaigns coming for all successful Greens
Jill Stein
Being targeted by smear campaigns is a badge of honor and sign that you are a threat to the empire and its political handmaidens. Here are some of the ways to push back.
Friday, July 24 - 3:30 PM
Green Party Women Around the World
Jacqui Deveneau, Moderator
Lucy Kagendo - Kenya [zoom or livestream/wants to come]
Shrine Jurdi - Lebanese [will do zoom or send a video]
Marie Therese Seif - Lebanese [wants to be in person but will do zoom or livestream]
Navia Fahed - Lebanese [wants to come but not sure if visa will allow it]
Joanna Jurdi- Lebanese [Will do zoom/livestream]
The National Women's Caucus will be presenting a workshop titled "Green Party Women Around the World" with Green Party women from Lebanon and Kenya. Five women will speak to the experiences and challenges they face in their countries and how they address them. Workshop participants will be invited to engage in open conversations during a Q & A following the panel presentation.
The “North Star” Reset
Natlie Reyes, Mark Elbourno
In an era of peak disillusionment with the establishment, the call to "Vote Green!" only resonates if voters believe we are a viable, organized choice. Currently, our solidarity network of grassroots chapters lacks the central structure required to reach national office. By focusing on the vital work of building a central machine, we inspire party building that moves beyond protest and toward governance. This content is meaningful because it transforms our 10 Key Values into a functional reality capable of winning victories on a national scale.
To fulfill the Three P’s (People, Planet, and Peace), we need to reach national office. While we are a solidarity network of grassroots chapters, the Green Party must transition into a formidable machine to truly compete and gain victories on a larger scale. This workshop proposes a "Party Reset" rooted in the platform values of Future Focus & Sustainability and Personal & Global Responsibility.
By hiring professional Directors for Fundraising, Communications, and Campaigns, we fulfill our Personal & Global Responsibility to provide local candidates with the tools they need to reach national office. We cannot achieve Social Justice or Ecological Wisdom if we remain on the sidelines of power; professionalization is the ultimate act of Sustainability—ensuring the party grows into a permanent fixture of American politics.
Universal Declaration of Human Values
Wissam Charafeddine
This interactive workshop introduces my book Universal Declaration of Human Values as a practical compass for Green organizing under the theme “People. Planet. Peace: Vote Green!” by directly linking its core articles—on freedom, equality, governance, welfare, education, and environmental/animal rights—to the GPUS Platform sections on Social Justice and Equal Opportunity, Ecological Wisdom, Peace/Nonviolence, and Grassroots Democracy, as well as key values like Feminism and Gender Equity and Respect for Diversity.
Organizing for Peace: A Guide for Peace Activists
Madelyn Hofman, Haig Hovaness
The workshop will describe a range of organizational methods for peace activists in the Green Party. Topics will include, mass actions, boycotts, teach-ins, and political alliances. Resources for implementing these methods will be described and contacts for relevant organizations will be provided. The program aligns with the peace pillar of the GPUS.
Saturday, July 25 - 10:00 AM
International Green Solidarity: A Discussion with Greens from Around the World
The GPUS International Committee will present a workshop with Greens from Canada, Colombia, Venezuela, and the United States. The Global Greens Secretariat will share reports about Green parties around the world and discuss international Green solidarity.
Howie Hawkins, Moderator
Alison Lam - Canada
Lucy Kagendo - Kenya
Shrine Jurdi - Lebanese
Marie Therese Seif - Lebanese
Navia Fahed - Lebanese
Seth Piper, the new Communications Officer for the Global Greens UK
Alejandro Aguilera, Deputy in the Venezuelan National Assembly
Jaime Navarro, General Secretary of the Colombian Green Alliance
Saturday, July 25 - 3:00 PM
We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For!
Jill Stein
The Green Party is now the major anti-genocide, pro-worker, anti-fascist political voice in the US. We doubled our vote count in the last election to become the #1 people powered national party, exceeding by five-fold the next highest vote count. At the same time, support for the major parties has plummeted to an all time low, with the Democratic Party even more disliked than Republicans, in spite of the backlash against the Trump debacle.
More Americans than ever are leaving the duopoly, and people are clamoring for the solutions we put on the national political map – from Medicare for All to free higher education, the Green New Deal, a foreign policy based on international law/human rights and more.
With the adoption of an vibrant pro-worker agenda, the Green Party of the UK has had a meteoric rise to become the 2nd most popular party, exceeding both Labor and Conservatives, and coming in just one percentage point behind Reform, the far right party that is now the UK’s most popular. In this era of turbulent transition, it’s time for us to do the same and rocket forward.
Challenging corrupt power is the order of the day, in the voting booth AND in the street. The need has never been so urgent. The possibilities have never been so strong. This presentation will summarize some of the key background and strategies that underscore: We are the ones we’ve been waiting for!
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