ONLINE: Wisconsin Green Party Spring Gathering

media release: The Wisconsin Green Party 2022 Spring Gathering state membership meeting will be held on Saturday April 9, 2022.

The theme of the gathering will be "No to War, Yes to Peace" and we're excited to welcome special guest speaker Matt Hoh, former Marine turned antiwar leader and 2022 Green Party candidate for US Senate in North Carolina.

We will also hear from candidates seeking WI Green Party endorsement in 2022 elections.

Due to the ongoing pandemic this gathering will be held virtually via Zoom. Members will be sent information about how to join the gathering online after they RSVP.

RSVP now to the WIGP 2022 Spring Gathering on Zoom

Go here to RSVP to the event on Facebook and invite friends! (Note: you still need to RSVP on Zoom in order to attend the gathering)

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This gathering will serve as the WIGP's biannual state membership meeting. All dues-paying WIGP members in good standing will be eligible to participate in decision-making and voting.

You can become a dues-paying member of the WIGP or renew your membership at https://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/contribute

Come with your ideas about how to grow the Green Party and support allied movements for peace, justice, democracy, and ecology!

We will be sending emails to members with updates, and making announcements on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

Please join us for the 2022 WIGP Spring Gathering and help build the movement for people, planet, and peace over profit!

DRAFT AGENDA:

10:00 - Opening, Welcome and introductions

10:15 - Co-chairs' statement

10:25 - Orientation and ground rules, Facilitation - modified consensus decision-making

• Code of conduct - please follow these ground rules https://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/code_of_conduct 
• Bylaws - we will conduct business according to our bylaws https://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/bylaws 

10:30 - Reports (Officers, Committees, Chapters, National Committee delegates)

11:00 - Candidate presentations, Q&A, and endorsement discussion

11:40 - Ballot Access discussion

12:00 - 12:45 - Lunch break

12:45 - 1:50 group discussion | topics: how to make GP more effective; brainstorm on cmte recruitment; what new goals for GP?

1:50 - Break

2:00 Keynote speaker: Matt Hoh, US Senate Candidate NC

3:00 call to action/formal close to meeting

informal post mtg discussion