Wisconsin Green Party Local Chapters

Accredited Local Chapters

Central Wisconsin Green Party

Central Wisconsin Greens are staying active on critical water issues, NO DAPL activism, the fight against Enbridge tar sands pipelines, and social-economic justice problems.

Contact:
Bobby Gifford, CWGP co-chair wisgreensenator@gmail.com 715-630-4207
Facebook Group: @CentralWisconsinGreens

Four Lakes Green Party

We invite everyone in South Central Wisconsin to get together and find out more about the Greens and what we’re working on. We meet monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison.

Contact:
Dave Schwab, FLGP co-chair david.c.schwab@gmail.com 518-610-2708
Dace Zeps, FLGP co-chair dacezeps@gmail.com 608-358-2940
Facebook Page: @FourLakesGreenParty

Greater Milwaukee Green Party

We meet monthly on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10:30am to 12:30pm. The meeting location rotates - see our website or our Facebook page for more info 

Contact:
Greg Banks (Senior Co-Chair) vision74us@yahoo.com 414 326 5932
Barbara Maniotis (Junior Co-Chair) bmanio@att.net 708 829 5315
Bill Breihan (Secretary) wcbreihan@aol.com 414 962 3956
Facebook Page: @MKEGreens
Facebook Group: Greater Milwaukee Green Party

Accredited Young Greens Chapters

College Greens Chapter at UW-Steven’s Point

The College Green Party of UW-Stevens Point was formed in March of last year.  We are working on local issues that we can address affecting the college students such as housing and transportation. We’ve applied to be recognized as an official
chapter of the Young Greens caucus with the national party. We hope to act as a resource for students interested in forming their own college chapter.

Contact:
Justin Seis, UW-SP College Greens President Justin.S.Seis@uwsp.edu
Facebook Page: @UWSPCollegeGreens

Young Greens Chapter at UW-Milwaukee

Contact:
Barbara Maniotis
bmanio@att.net

Local chapters in formation

Waukesha County Green Party

We are continuing to work on growing our membership in this bastion of conservatism, however, our focus has been with creating partnerships. We have teamed with several local organizations, as well other local Green Parties within the state to magnify our progressive voice.

Contact:
Facebook Page: @WaukeshaGreens

Kenosha-Racine Chapter

Contact:
Andreas Meyer
meyer.andreas9@yahoo.com

The Wisconsin Green Party is seeking members to actively participate in the work of the party by joining our committees and teams.

If you would like to get involved, please use the form (bottom of page) to indicate the committee(s) or team(s) you would like to join and submit a statement of interest describing: your involvement in the Green Party, other relevant political or activist experience, your motivation for getting involved, your availability, and any other information you consider relevant.

Dispute Resolution

Provides mediation services for intraparty disputes.

Membership Outreach

The Membership Outreach Committee is responsible for outreach to new and existing members; recruiting new members; maintaining a database of current members; tracking memberships and collecting dues; determining what data should be collected from members; assisting members with formation of new local groups; assisting local groups with access to resources; providing the local and state parties with materials for recruiting new members; recruiting members to committees, teams and caucuses; outreach to underrepresented areas and communities; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals. 

Elections

The Elections Committee is responsible for tracking all elections in the state; prospective candidate recruitment and outreach; initial vetting of prospective candidates; providing information and guidance on election-related filing, paperwork and due dates; recruitment and training of campaign volunteers; acting as a liaison between candidates and the Coordinating Council; promoting endorsed candidates; developing and maintaining an endorsement policy; providing training materials for campaigns; organizing campaign schools; offering guidance on ballot initiatives; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals. 

Finance

The Finance Committee is responsible for preparing and maintaining an annual budget for the party; maintaining the party’s finances and accounts; providing a monthly finance report to the Coordinating Council; planning the fundraising operations of the party; assisting the state and local parties with fundraising, including training and materials; developing and maintaining a fiscal policy for the party; reporting and filing with the state and federal governments as necessary; overseeing merchandise sales; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals. The Operations Treasurer and Elections Treasurer should be members of this committee, as should the Treasurers of the local parties.

Communications

The Communications Committee is responsible for facilitating communications with the party’s membership, the media and the general public; producing regular newsletters and mass emails; creating content for the website and social media; creating written and printed materials and graphic design, including templates for local chapters; providing support and training in communications for the state and local parties and candidates; creating press releases and working with the media; overseeing advertising and marketing; pioneering new forms of communication for the party; developing and maintaining communications policies and procedures; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals.

Platform and Policy

The Platform and Policy Committee is responsible for facilitating the process of amending the party’s platform; developing and maintaining a platform amendment policy; soliciting feedback from members on the platform; educating members about the platform; organizing the platform in a way that is easy to read, search and reference; offering guidance on campaigns and communications regarding issues covered by the platform; producing a shortened manifesto version of the platform when requested by the Coordinating Council; working with elected officials to develop policy in line with the platform; introducing amendments to address new issues as needed; working with candidates on campaign platform development; drafting policy positions on current issues and presenting them to the Coordinating Council for review; facilitating distribution of policy positions to members and the general public; advising local parties on issues and platform development; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals.

Information Technology (IT)

The IT Committee is responsible for managing the party’s website, member database and other technological assets; providing training and tech support for all programs including email, database software, social media, wikis, and other software and technology; manage shared documents; maintain login information for accounts; maintain regular backups of data and records; and coordinating with other committees, the national party and other entities as necessary to achieve these goals.

Open positions to be elected at the 2020 Fall Gathering:

1 Co-Chair (2 year term, must have been a Green Party member in good standing for at least 1 year prior)

Recording Secretary (1 year term)

Correspondence Secretary (1 year term)

Operations Treasurer (1 year term)

Elections Treasurer (1 year term)

2 National Committee Representatives (1 year term)

2 National Committee Alternates (1 year term)

Coordinating Council Representatives (1 year terms):

The coordinating council meets once per month (usually by conference call/virtually) to make decisions about Green Party activities between our semi-annual membership meetings.  These representatives are often very active in the committees which handle decisions about elections, candidates, events, membership drives, building locals/caucuses/or districts, newsletters, media presence, Green Party materials, the platform, and more.

Besides the 2 Co-Chairs, secretaries, and treasurers, members are elected from a variety of districts, locals, caucuses, and general at-large members for coordinating council representation:

-8 Congressional District Representatives: Each congressional district is to elect one representative 

-The Greater Milwaukee Green Party elects one representative

-The Four Lakes Green Party elects one representative

-8 At-large members from any district/local/or group are elected by the general membership

No person can be elected for 2 seats or have more than 1 vote on the coordinating council.  For example, the Greater Milwaukee representative cannot be the same person as one of the 8 at-large or the district representation.  None of the officers (co-chairs, secretaries, or treasurers) can run for these positions because they are already on the coordinating council as officers.  National Committee representatives may run for these seats.

Please identify the position(s) you are running for, and describe your experience with activism and/or the Green Party, as well as why you think you would be a good fit for this position in the box below.

See our Officers and Committees page for descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of Officers and Coordinating Council Members.

Thanks for your interest in building the Wisconsin Green Party!

Support the Wisconsin Green Party today! We invite you to become a dues-paying member of the Wisconsin Green Party. Annual membership dues help us continue to build the party. Our suggested minimum dues are as follows:

Individual: $36 ($3/month)

Household: $60 ($5/month)

Activist: $120 ($10/month)

Pillar: $240 ($20/month)

Student/low-income: $12 ($1/month)

Thank you for your support!

If you'd like to set up a monthly contribution, go here.

If you would prefer to donate by check, make your check out to "Wisconsin Green Party" and mail it to:

Wisconsin Green Party
P.O. Box 108
Madison, WI 53701-1701

Sign up as a Wisconsin Green Party volunteer today! If you have certain skills to offer or certain issues you are especially interested in, please let us know in the comments box.

If you'd like to consider joining one of our committees or teams, go here.

Have a question, comment, or suggestion, please leave it below.

You can also contact us by mail: 

P.O. Box 108
Madison Wisconsin 53701

Running for office is a fantastic way to create the change we want to see and build the movement for people, planet and peace.

The Wisconsin Green Party is seeking candidates now for 2020 Spring and Fall elections. 

If you're interested in running for office, sign up here and we'll get in touch!