Gatherings

GPWA Spring Gathering – Saturday April 14th!

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* Please note venue and time update! *

The Green Party of Washington State will hold our annual Spring Gathering on Saturday April 14th from 12:30 – 5:30 PM.

We will meet at The Poodle Dog Restaurant, 1522 54th Ave E, Fife, WA 98424.

Everyone is welcome!

Agenda:

12:30 – 1pm:  Set up, Order Lunch

1pm – 2pm: Introductions, Reports from Officeholders

Green Party members currently in elected positions:

  • Renata Rollins – City Council Member, Olympia
  • EJ Zita – Port Commissioner, Thurston County
  • Paul Pickett – Thurston Conservation District

2pm – 3pm: Workshops

  • I-1600 Whole Washington Workshop – Kathryn Lewandowsky
  • I-1631 Washington Carbon Tax and Revenue Allocation information
  • Camp Wellstone Campaign School Workshop – Stoney Bird

3pm – 4pm: Candidates for elected office, Candidate recruitment

->> Read completed candidate questionnaires here

  • Stonewall Jackson Bird, WA-CD 2 candidate for Federal Congress
  • Tamborine Borrelli, WA-CD 10 candidate for Federal Congress
  • Robert Hunziker, WA-CD 8 candidate for Federal Congress
  • Andrew Saturn, candidate for Thurston County Public Utility District Commissioner
  • Tye Menser, candidate for Thurston County Commissioner, District 3 (campaign volunteer)
  • Information on local races with May 18 deadline – Jody Grage

4pm – 5:30pm: Updates from local chapters, Nominations, Review

  • Local Green Party updates
  • Nominations for GPWA Coordinating Council: Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, and At-Large Members (5)
  • Nominations for GPUS national delegates (2), and alternates (2)
  • Discuss take home points from Movement School for Revolutionaries – Scott Thompson

Vote by email – ballots will be sent to GPWA members within one week of the Gathering.

Home stays are available for those attending from out of town. Please let us know by April 4th.

To check your GPWA membership status, see http://www.gp-wa.org/membership_status. If your membership has lapsed, renew before or at the Gathering to be eligible to vote! Click here to join or renew.

RSVP on Facebook or email to let us know you’re planning to attend.

Green Party of Washington Spring Gathering
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 12:30pm – 5:30pm
Place: The Poodle Dog Restaurant, 1522 54th Ave E, Fife, WA 98424

The Poodle Dog is just north of I-5 at Exit #137 for 54th Ave E in Fife. See map and directions here.

Hope to see you there!

#WeAreGreen 🌱

Contact hello@greenpartywashington.org for additional information.

GPWA Spring Membership Gathering – Saturday April 8th

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Saturday April 8th, 2017 in Seattle!

The Green Party of Washington State will hold our Spring Membership Gathering on Saturday April 8th from 12 noon – 5 PM. We will be meeting at Razzi’s Pizzeria on Greenwood Ave North in Seattle. Everyone is welcome!

Our agenda:

12 noon – Welcome and Introductions

12:30 – 2:30 pm – Green Party Campaign School Discussion and Workshops – Phone Banking, Signature Gathering, Volunteer Coordination, Database Management; Focus on issues for using skills – Seattle Wealth Tax and Police Accountability campaigns

2:30 – 2:40 pm – Region 10 – Progressive Independent Party Regional Outreach presentation

2:40 – 3:00 pm – Candidate presentations

3:00 – 3:30 pm – Elevator Speech Contest – with Prizes!!!
Why Join the Green Party? – in a 30-second elevator speech
Come with your contest entry written up and be ready to deliver it! Gathering attendees will vote, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded!

3:30 – 4:00 pm – What works! – Each Green Party local is asked to give a five-minute presentation on something being done in your local that is working well and could serve as a model for other locals. Bring a descriptive handout if possible!

4:00 – 4:30 pm – Nomination of candidates: GPWA Coordinating Council – Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, At-Large Members (5), and GPWA Delegates (2) and Alternates (2) to GPUS with voting by email/postal mail ballots sent within a week after the Gathering

4:30 – 5:00 pm – Proposed amendments to the GPWA Affiliation Agreement – discussion and voting by GPWA members at the Gathering

Home stays will be available for those attending from out of town. Please let us know by April 4th.

All new Green Party of Washington members who join by March 8th will be eligible to vote.

To check your membership status, see http://www.gp-wa.org/membership_status. If your membership has lapsed, renew before or at the Gathering to vote! Click here to join or renew.

RSVP on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/108598032991170/

#WeAreGreen 🌱