By Frank Ellsworth Lockwood This article is about Racial tension and moving toward a Green Party Policy. It is meant to be a conversation starter, and obviously not the final word on GP national policy. By way of disclosure: Frank Ellsworth Lockwood is an old White man from a Protestant upbringing. Now that we have […]

Another Year When Ranked-Choice Voting Would Make Our Votes Really Count and When the Top-Two Primary Cuts Us Off Short by Stoney Bird Reprinted from Whatcom Watch – September 2020 … Yikes! Thirty-six candidates for governor. Thirteen Democratic candidates for president. Eight candidates for Congress in the Second Congressional District. These numbers are welcome signs […]

In the midst of this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with unemployment and lay-offs, with the inevitable economic recession that follows the closing of businesses to protect citizens from infection, the Green Party of Washington (GPWA) sees that the homeless crisis must be addressed now, like never before. Although Governor Inslee has extended the moratorium on evictions […]

The Green Party of Washington State (GPWA) supports Black Lives Matter (BLM) peaceful protests in Washington State and calls on Washington state and local governments to meet BLM demands to defund Washington police by 50% and reinvest those funds in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Additionally, the GPWA calls for: Defunding the […]

See August and early September Hawkins/Walker Campaign Events below! Dear Greens and allies, There’s a lot of negative campaigning going on this election. These are troubled times. Nevertheless, we on the voting Left believe that voting is always about representing yourself with your vote, not voting the way the majority are currently motivated. History has […]

The Green Party of Washington (GPWA) reaffirmed ongoing support of FairVote Washington when our Coordinating Council unanimously agreed at our August meeting to make a financial donation. Many Greens are active in FairVote in their local areas. GPWA Coordinating Council member, Stonewall Bird of Bellingham, is one of the FairVote Whatcom County chapter leads. He, […]

It’s people who step up at pivotal moments that change the direction of history. The Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker H’20 campaign just gave Washington State Greens a big shout-out for turning in well over the requirement to get our grassroots-powered candidates on the ballot! Thanks to all the voters who pitched in to make […]