Our current private/for-profit healthcare system is in crisis: 522,000 Washington State residents don’t have any healthcare coverage, many more are under-insured, and rates are going up 19% in our state this year. These stats represent real people and genuine hardship that requires urgent action. Healthcare is the number one concern of most voters, and there’s […]
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Contact your state legislators NOW to help pass RCV bill for Washington!
Cities and towns in Washington could soon have the freedom to choose better elections, thanks to bills filed in our legislature. HB 1722 and SB 5708 offer local jurisdictions the option to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for elections. RCV is engaging voters and invigorating democracy in the 22 cities and counties around the U.S. that have already adopted […]
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News from the Green Party of Washington – January 2019
Welcome to your new Green Party of Washington Newsletter! We’re still working on an easy way for people to submit news for the Newsletter. For now you can send it to GPWANewsletter@gmail.com Report from the Fall Gathering 2018 Saturday, November 10th 2018 GPWA Fall Gathering Review by Mary Ellen Knoop Our first Fall Gathering in several years went […]
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GPWA 2018 Fall Gathering Review
by Mary Ellen Knoop The Green Party of Washington held our Fall Gathering on November 10, 2018 at the Ellensburg Pasta Company. Everything went well. Although the attendance (17 people) was less that we had hoped, there was representation from most of the state, and it was well-worth the time to be there. The meeting […]
Continue readingSummary of Renata Rollins’ First Year on the Olympia City Council
Renata Rollins, Olympia City Council member, successfully ran for her position as a Green in 2017. This is what Green leadership looks like: Renata summed up the state of Olympia during her first year on the Olympia City Council as: “We’ve had hard times in the community, but a lot of good groundwork has been […]
Continue readingGreen Party Endorsements and Preferred Candidates for 2018
The Green Party of Washington State announces our endorsements and preferred candidates for 2018: ********************* Endorsed Candidate: Andrew Saturn, Green Party member and candidate for Thurston County Public Utility District Commissioner, District 1 (nonpartisan) ********************* Preferred Candidates: Sarah Smith, Democratic candidate for US House of Representatives in WA-9 Tye Menser, Democratic candidate for Thurston County Commissioner, […]
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GPWA Fall Gathering – November 10, 2018
Green Party Fall Gathering 2018 Saturday, November 10th, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Join the Green Party of Washington in beautiful Eastern Washington! Enjoy meeting Greens from across the state while you enjoy a tasty Italian lunch. Everyone will pay for their own food and drinks. Ellensburg Pasta Company 600 N. Main St. Ellensburg, WA […]
Continue readingConnecting with the Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties and caucuses – and the Green Party of Washington State is a member of that federation. A great deal of information is available on the GPUS website at www.gp.org and you are encouraged to take a look. For information on proposals currently under consideration by […]
Continue readingMeet Stonewall “Stoney” Bird and Jennifer “Gigi” Ferguson
Tired of the same old choices you’ve always had? Looking for a better future for our communities and our country? Please come join us and meet: Stonewall Jackson “Stoney” Bird, Green Party candidate for Congress in CD 2! AND Jennifer “Gigi” Ferguson, our preferred candidate for US Senate! Hadley Hall at the Arlington Boys & […]
Continue readingThe Green Party supports Jennifer Gigi Ferguson for US Senate
The Green Party of Washington State (GPWA) has given one candidate in the 2018 US Senate race, Jennifer Gigi Ferguson, preferred status. GPWA maintains a comprehensive vetting process for recommended candidates. Preferred status is conferred on a candidate who is not a member of the Green Party, but holds many Green and progressive values. An endorsed candidate must be a GPWA […]
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