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!
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Also nominating myself (as a second choice) to run as a delegate to the Green Party National Committee.
Also nominating myself as a CD4 rep for the coordinating council — I currently hold this position. Alternatively, I would also accept one of the at large positions for the coordinating council.
I’ve fought for independent working class politics for nearly my whole life. Before joining the Greens, I was an activist in the Wisconsin Labor Farm Party, and was chair of the South Central Wisconsin Labor Party Advocates in the 1990s.
In the last year, I’ve learned much about how the Greens on the national level function (and fails to function). I would like to play a role in strengthening the party after this difficult campaign year. Greens need to take the campaign for a Green New Deal to cities, towns and states in 2021 to combat the climate crisis and the crisis of racism.
I ask for your support.
It is imperative over the next year that we grow the party both in terms of membership and in terms of participation in activist work. To achieve that we must remain as a party that is welcoming and inclusive of all people regardless of their racial or gender identities. We must stand for and alongside those who are marginalized by society.
I joined the Green Party this year soon after I heard that the Georgia Green Party endorsed the Declaration on Women’s Sex Based Rights. Being very active in the feminist movement as a radio show producer for Women’s Liberation Radio News, it caught my interest and rekindled my desire to be both a feminist and an environmental activist.
I was active in the UW Campus Greens in the early 1990’s here in Madison. I have previously worked on Ralph Nader’s campaign and translated a Green Party document from Spanish to English for some Spanish Greens back in the 90’s.
I’ve always considered myself a Green, whether I am active in the party or not. This year, was the year for me to reactivate.
I have decades of experience with environmental and community organizing under my belt. I have successfully organized benefit fundraisers that bring citizens together in solidarity while raising five figures in revenue for causes such as preventing lethal mining in northern Wisconsin and pipeline expansion by Enbridge.
I am a published singer/songwriter and have written several songs for the cause of clean water and Green /Independent Politics. You may explore my music linked below.
I love people and working on ways to find common ground and move forward towards common goals. I offer myself to serve in either or both of these roles:
Congressional District Representative for District 2
National Committee Representative/Alternate
I hope you will elect me for one or both of the positions I am running for. Thank you and I look forward to meeting folks at the gathering this weekend.
Thistle Pettersen
District 2
Madison
https://wlrnmedia.wordpress.com/
https://www.thistlepettersen.com/
http://www.fortuinforgeorgia.com/vote_fortuin_for_senate_for_georgia_for_democracy
I would like to nominate myself for recording secretary. While my service as co-chair will end November 14th, my service in this organization will not. I want to use this position to make myself available to help the next group of Green leaders and continue to share in some of the responsibility of leadership in general.
I also have a checklist of documentation projects from the last few years of having worked in this organization which need to be archived and shared appropriately. I want to improve the processes and availability of WIGP documentation and records for the general membership both for transparency and to make the call to Green leadership easier through the precise documentation and archival organization of the accomplishments, routines, and challenges experienced in previous Green administrations. As the recording secretary, I would be able to focus on the archival activities which are vital, yet underperformed by our activists who have their attention split between many activities.
Digitizing old documents for widespread access and searchability, aggregating digital information into one organized, user friendly, searchable location are a few of these projects. Another is to work with the membership committee and corresponding secretary on how to access up-to-date information on committee decisions to ensure members are more able to become actively involved in helping the Green Party voice get louder and the Green organization grow. I have been taking minutes for WIGP committees and filled in on this task at the coordinating council level over the years. I think my activity here has proven my capabilities in performing the main tasks of this office- namely reliability and routine minute-taking, and I would be happy to continue working in this capacity.
Thank you all for your consideration,
Barbara Dahlgren
20 plus years professional career Education/Conservation Teacher & Consultant: “Eco-ocracy”
Advocating a Peace Treaty
with the Forces of Nature & Humanity
Ojibwe/Ojibwa/Ojibway/Chippewa
Anishinaabe/Nishnaab/Shinaab
Coordinating Council – 7th district
7th district
I am from Richland County
To be upfront and earnest, I don’t feel like I’m necessarily running for a specific position, I’d like to think of myself as the kind of person who tries to find needs and fill those needs. I’m personally interested in the platform committee and potentially the youth caucus, but I think I could be happy and helpful in a variety of positions. If anybody has any suggestions, I’m eager and willing to get started.
About me: I’m 24 and a law student at UW-Madison who feels strongly that our current American energy production methodologies and energy consumption levels entirely unsustainable. Currently, I work for the Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin defending indigent folks accused of federal crimes in the Western District of Wisconsin. In the past, I have worked at a variety of summer camps that stress sustainability, and I have worked for the Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa. I spearheaded initiatives to reduce waste and reduce energy consumption at Beloit College as the student body Vice-President and Financial Director.
In my personal life, I have taken steps to reduce my environmental impact; my yearly energy consumption(carbon footprint) is now roughly 2.5 standard deviations below the average American adult. I’m always working hard to do more. However, now I would like to start implementing policy changes on the local level. For example, San Francisco banned plastic shopping bags in 2007. Governor Walker blocked Wisconsin municipalities from following suit with S.B. 730 several years ago. Now that Governor Evers is in office, it seems likely that we could get single-use plastic bags out of Madison and out of our landfills. I believe this could be a meaningful goal that could be accomplished in under a year, which I would like to work on. I have several other ideas in the works as well.
Basically, I find myself with quite a bit of free time and a passion for green activism, and I think becoming involved in local Green politics would be a good outlet for me.
Thanks for the consideration!
Alex
I’d like to bring Information Technology to the forefront as much as I can. This includes improving security and privacy practices, as well as letting the younger generations know that this is intrinsic to the party as we move forward. I will also bring representation for Atheism/Humanism.
I was our candidate for Governor; I am a National Committee delegate; I am former Co-Chair and I continue to be active in moving the WIGP forward.
I have been a supporter of the GP since its inception. I had been elected to the CC a couple of years ago but had to step down for personal reasons. I now have the time needed to be effective.
I have been active in Veterans for Peace, have done a lot of street work, talking to people, organizing events and marches. Member of 350.org. Have participated in many environmental promoting events. Peace is my main passion.
I want to see our values change from profit acquisition and materialism to protecting the planet, its life, and to uplift humanity. I strongly believe the purpose of government is to uplift the people and protect the planet.
7th district
communication, platform, structure
committees
critical issues:
Separation of chuch and State;
transition to sustainable society
Mr. Z.B. Kingfisher
Anishinaabe Native American Indian
Non-Federal Indian
Ethnic Genetic Blood member:
Gete-Waaswaaganing, Aagimaak-Aki,
Moongingwanekong-minis
Minnesota State Licensed Teacher:
Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Language, Culture & History;
kindergarden through high school
Tribal & Community College
My professional life
has been as centered
on education and conservation
I have taught all state certified
sciences & mathematics
Ojibwe Anishinaabe
language, culture & history
in public, reservation & BIA settings
Former Federal employee
with the United States Forest Service
Non-United States service veteran:
Equator & Jammu/Kashmir;
exiled government of Tibet
Attended 9 universities & colleges:
Bachelors of Science: Biology
Alma College
Bachelors of Arts: Language, Culture
& History
(self-reflective Native Anthropology)
Michigan State University
Tibetan Studies:
University of Michigan
92 graduate credits:
professional development
former visiting guest faculty:
University of Arizona (Tucson)
Bureau of Ethnography
Department of Anthropology
Dual-Citizen:
Ojibwe Anishinaabe
United States of America
current land-owner in Ashland WI,
Aagimaak-Aki;
7th congressional district
of Wisconsin
Active with the Green Party
for the last 20 years
Committed to
authority accountability
nuclear de-escalation
fossil fuels de-escalation
Go Green Society!!!!
Environmental & Humanitarian
Justice