Great news from the Arkansas Green Party - they are hosting a two day candidate training school, hosted by Brent McMillan, National Political Director of the Green Party of the United States.
The campaign training will also be streamed live at http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
The Green Party is serious about running candidates for elected office. I was privileged to be a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004, and support from a state party and national party is key.
The news that this event will be streamed over the internet is crucial - running for office is challenging, and takes quite a bit of specialized knowledge. This training can help potential candidates, campaign managers, party political operatives, and others, start to realize what it takes to make a campaign tick. It is not easy work, but it can be a lot of fund, and very rewarding.
Below is a tentative schedule of events. Greens, Independents, and all those curious about campaigning should tune in!
Day One - What every candidate should know
11 am - Introductions, brief orientation, begin workshop.
Run time approximately three hours plus 10 -15 minute breaks roughly every hour.
3 pm - end session
3:15 pm - 5 pm - Topic to be announced
5 pm - 6:30 Dinner/ social (on site)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Musical entertainment :
Ken Adler
Still on the Hill
Day Two:
11 am - Messaging
12:15 pm - Working with (and around?) the media
1:30 pm - Fundraising
2:30 - 3:00 pm - wrap up Q&A
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Daryl Northrop
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Maryland Green Party needs ballot petitioning help! Here's how you can get into the action:
http://www.mdgreens.org/petition/
The Maryland Green Party needs your help in gathering petition signatures so their candidates can get on the ballots.
Why get involved?
1. The Maryland Green Party accepts zero PAC, union, or corporate funding - they depend on individuals like you.
2. Maryland voters deserve better choices at the ballot box!
3. Important issues are being ignored by the two-corporate funded parties: jobs, health care, pollution.
Go to http://www.mdgreens.org/petition/ to get involved!
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Daryl Northrop
The Maryland Green Party needs your help in gathering petition signatures so their candidates can get on the ballots.
Why get involved?
1. The Maryland Green Party accepts zero PAC, union, or corporate funding - they depend on individuals like you.
2. Maryland voters deserve better choices at the ballot box!
3. Important issues are being ignored by the two-corporate funded parties: jobs, health care, pollution.
Go to http://www.mdgreens.org/petition/ to get involved!
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Daryl Northrop
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
SCOTUS: Not a friend of the voter
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=291
"Greens predict that the decision, which strikes down laws limiting the use of corporate money for campaign advertising, will have extremely damaging consequences for democratic elections and for the existence of the US as a republic. The Green Party accepts no corporate funding and advocates clean elections, free of the money and influence of corporations."
Corporations were magically made into people by the Supreme Court decades ago. Now, they have been given the right to make unlimited political expenditures. As if they did not have enough power already - from wealthy CEO's, to corporate funded PACs, to trade associations (and their PAC's), to the 527 groups that are funded to shift public opinion to be in lock-step with major corporations.
This is why I support Move To Amend, which will end corporate personhood and its damaging effect on our political system. Corporations are not people, and do not have the right to political free speech that is reserved specifically for We The People.
Go to the site, educate yourself, sign the petition, and tell your friends!
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Daryl Northrop
"Greens predict that the decision, which strikes down laws limiting the use of corporate money for campaign advertising, will have extremely damaging consequences for democratic elections and for the existence of the US as a republic. The Green Party accepts no corporate funding and advocates clean elections, free of the money and influence of corporations."
Corporations were magically made into people by the Supreme Court decades ago. Now, they have been given the right to make unlimited political expenditures. As if they did not have enough power already - from wealthy CEO's, to corporate funded PACs, to trade associations (and their PAC's), to the 527 groups that are funded to shift public opinion to be in lock-step with major corporations.
This is why I support Move To Amend, which will end corporate personhood and its damaging effect on our political system. Corporations are not people, and do not have the right to political free speech that is reserved specifically for We The People.
Go to the site, educate yourself, sign the petition, and tell your friends!
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Daryl Northrop
Thursday, January 21, 2010
MA: what really happened
The party of No defeated the party of Probably Not.
Note to Democrats: Barack Obama won because he is Barack Obama, not because he is a Democrat. Try running campaigns where you clearly express your values and consistently incorporate them into your message.
Voters respond to that.
If you fail to do that, you have NO chance of being elected.
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Daryl Northrop
Note to Democrats: Barack Obama won because he is Barack Obama, not because he is a Democrat. Try running campaigns where you clearly express your values and consistently incorporate them into your message.
Voters respond to that.
If you fail to do that, you have NO chance of being elected.
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Daryl Northrop
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Green Party is Growing! Welcome, Green Party of Lebanon!
Meet the newly formed Green Party of Lebanon!
Individual nations have formed their own Green Party's in over 90 countries across six continents (no Antarctic Green Party...yet), and are dedicated to citizen-powered, accountable government, with respect for fundamental rights of humanity.
Stop by their site and say hello!
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Daryl Northrop
Individual nations have formed their own Green Party's in over 90 countries across six continents (no Antarctic Green Party...yet), and are dedicated to citizen-powered, accountable government, with respect for fundamental rights of humanity.
Stop by their site and say hello!
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Daryl Northrop
The Green Party and Social Justice
They go together like chocolate and peanut butter!
Check out this link to The Green Pages (Green Party newspaper) for more detail on the Greens commitment to social justice for all!
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Daryl Northrop
Check out this link to The Green Pages (Green Party newspaper) for more detail on the Greens commitment to social justice for all!
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Daryl Northrop
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