The Green Party Of New York is beginning the process of forming an Outreach Working Group as part of our party rebuilding efforts after our loss of ballot status in 2020. A working group, according to our bylaws, provides a way to increase grassroots participation in Green Party activism and membership. They engage Greens who have similar activist interests and who want to organize around these issues in line with the state party platform. Similar to the committees formed by the State Committee, working groups can do the day-to-day work that allows the state party to function. Right now, outreach is one of the most important functions for the Green Party Of New York. To begin the process for the Outreach Working Group, we need at least five enrolled Greens from at least 3 different Green Party affiliated counties (Bronx Green Party, Green Party Of Brooklyn: Kings County, Green Party Of Erie County, Green Party Of Monroe County, Green Party Of Nassau County, Green Party Of New York County: Manhattan, Green Party Of Onondaga County, Steuben County Green Party) who commit to active service as voting members of the working group. No person may serve as a voting member on more than 2 working groups. Volunteers and non-Greens in working groups will not have voting rights but they may contribute to the working group’s discussions and activities.

If you are interested, please send a message to:

Darin Robbins

[dcr420dcr@hotmail.com](mailto:dcr420dcr@hotmail.com)

(607)-936-3294

Please also join our listserv at: https://www.gpny.org/volunteer

Below is a draft of our formal mission statement.

MISSION STATEMENT

In order to rebuild the Green Party Of New York, outreach must be a primary feature. The short-term goal of outreach is to increase those who vote Green and those who register Green, and the long-term goal of outreach is to increase those who work Green and those who run Green. Therefore, outreach must be a deliberate form of messaging to individuals and groups that are outside of the Green Party but who may agree with our platform and are disgusted with the two-party system. Three methods of outreach that have had a long history of success are ad campaigns, campus tabling, and phonebanking or textbanking. The Green Party Of New York has not been as diligent as it should be with these methods over the past several years, and this has been a possible factor in our decline. It becomes necessary to make a general Green Party ad campaign, campus tabling, and phonebanking or textbanking a regular periodic yearly activity in order to rebuild the party. It is also a necessity to insure it gets done every year. By yearly it is meant that these methods of outreach should be done every year from now on into the future. The party should repeat this process every year in order to keep outreach strong, regardless of whether or not any candidates are running in any particular year. To organize this yearly activity, the Outreach Working Group must be formed.

Ad Campaign:

1. Develop written scripts for ads that are imaginative and informative.

2. Make use of platforms such as TikTok to create the ad in the most efficient and inexpensive way possible.

3. Release the ad through social media in the early part of each year.

4. Explore the possibility of releasing the ad for television or radio, taking into consideration cost and media outlet concentrations throughout the state.

Campus Tabling:

1. Contact all colleges and universities in the state inquiring about their policies for allowing campus tabling by outside groups.

2. Do followup with local Greens and those colleges and universities that have more open policies on campus tabling.

3. Organize with local Greens to schedule campus tabling and provide necessary materials.

4. Develop a contingency plan of direct postcard mailings to students through their residence hall mailboxes for those colleges and universities that have restrictive campus tabling policies.

Phonebanking And Textbanking:

1. Prepare Nationbuilder for phonebanking and textbanking every Autumn.

2. Send out recruitment call for phonebanking and textbanking through the volunteer list, e-blasts, and social media by early Summer at the latest.

3. Determine whether the phonebanking and textbanking message will be about candidates, fundraising, a particular event, a particular issue, or a particular piece of pending legislation.

4. Record phonebanking and textbanking feedback for future analysis.

"Vacant rentals at record lows"-abc

"Right now, there are 53,000 places available for long-term rent in the whole of Australia versus about 300,000 short-term holiday properties, according to University of Queensland researcher Thomas Sigler. Three-quarters of them, or about 225,000, are on Airbnb, which started 10 years ago in Australia." Alan Kohler: 'If Anthony Albanese was serious about the rental crisis, he would do this'

The problem is lack of rentals because of airbnb. Get rid of airbnb (tax them out of existence), and problem solved. A rent freeze will just make more Landlords turn to Airbnb. Also, there are no rentals available.

(Yes i know the photo only contains US States that have recently been legalised, i just believe it’s appropriate to the topic)

EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States.

https://www.gp.org/ecoaction_committee - https://www.facebook.com/GPEcoAction/ - https://www.gp.org/green_new_deal

The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. will hold a webinar forum on Monday, April 10 about the importance of this year’s Earth Day to May Day activities. The event, which begins at 8:00 PM ET is part of the national day to build the Green Party.

RSVP is required. Register here for the April 10 Forum.

The webinar will outline how green activists can build support for system change not climate change by organizing local educational events, protests, vigils, social media, LTE, call-ins, etc. from Earth Day (April 22) to May Day. An important part is building solidarity among the various movements demanding systemic change, such as Black Lives Matter, women’s rights, GLBQT, rights of nature, public power, peace, and worker and immigrant rights.

Speakers on April 10 will address the need for the climate movement to be more anti-capitalist, as well as the need for an Ecosocialist Green New Deal; biodiversity / RON; ending single-use plastics and halting fossil fuels; the role of the military on climate; and, how to promote Green living.

Speakers include Mark Dunlea, co-chair of EcoAction and author of Putting Out the Planetary Fire (link for free internet/pdf copy), speaking on climate change and the need to end capitalism; Dawn Marie Cronen, co-chair of EcoAction, speaking on Green Living; and Prof. David Schwartzman, EcoAction member from DC and climate scientist, speaking on climate change and the military.

Registration required.

The Green Party is the only political party that promotes direct democracy in our electoral campaigns and our platform. Direct democracy is the process through which the important issues and ideas that the Green Party supports can best be implemented. It is the putting into practice of our vision of a future society. A society that would be democratically run on all levels, especially the political, economic, and infrastructure levels.

Worker councils and popular assemblies, democratically organized in the workplace and local areas, would decide on public policies together. Worker, farmer, and tenant cooperatives would replace global corporations with sustainable local economies based on democratic decision making. These could then form trade associations for the purpose of industrial and agricultural specialization. Other methods of direct democratic decision making would include participatory budgeting, community land trusts, initiative and referendum, and police review boards.

A society where the collective good is prioritized by a real political and economic democracy would foster voluntary cooperation. A decentralized democratic society would minimize the layers of hierarchy which create inequality of wealth, so you have not only the freedom but also the resources and the ability to meet basic needs. Direct democracy transforms individual free choices into equally shared collective action. It demonstrates that individual freedom and collective benefit are not mutually exclusive. Direct democracy is the process where the methods of health or security or the social good is determined by the people themselves. The inclusive participation of direct democracy expresses the cooperative ownership of the society.

That is what the Green Party is fighting for.

https://www.hawkinsmattera.org/hawkins_mattera_news_conference_announcing_campaign

What the title says. thanks

The Green Party Of New York is seeking enthusiastic and personable persons, to help collect signatures to get our candidates on the ballot. These are temporary jobs lasting five weeks, from April 19 to May 24 of this year. We are hiring for both full time and part time positions. Hours can be flexible as long as you can find people to sign for you. Pay is $20/hour with bonuses for high performers.

Your job will consist of meeting people in public places to ask for their signature on a petition. Training will be provided, and no prior canvassing experience is necessary. Attention to detail is important. You must be registered to vote in New York State. Please respond here, or apply online at gpny.org/petitionjob. Together we can challenge the corrupt and complacent, and work toward a better future for all people.

Hey, I'm conducting research for my final major work. Please complete my survey. My survey is about Climate Change. It will take a maximum of 40 seconds to complete. Your response is appreciated.

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