Friend,

Jill Stein just finished up a whirlwind cross-country tour that took her to 14 states in 3 weeks. And after meeting many of you on the campaign trail, Jill is extremely excited that the nationwide uprising against the parties of war and Wall Street is growing.

Here are some highlights from the second half of Jill’s barnstorming trip:

After an Ohio visit that included a powerful town hall with residents of East Palestine, on Monday March 4th Jill headed to Lexington, Kentucky, where she connected with passionate student organizers at the University of Kentucky and got extensive coverage from local press including the Kentucky Kernel and Paintsville Herald.

Next up was Pittsburgh, where Jill joined a fiery anti-genocide protest, interviewed with NPR station WESA, and met with local supporters organizing for a major ballot access drive after the Pennsylvania Democratic Party led a coordinated effort in 2020 to block the Green Party from the ballot.

Jill then headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a high-energy meetup with Indiana supporters powering up to tackle possibly the most difficult ballot access challenge in the country, needing 37,000 verified signatures. Despite the obstacles the duopoly has created to suppress competition, in state after state Jill found that our supporters are fired up to get a real pro-worker, anti-war, climate action choice on the ballot.

On Thursday March 7th, Jill headed to Dearborn, Michigan, the city with the largest Muslim population per capita in the US. The Dearborn community has been devastated by the US-backed genocide in Gaza, and is now leading the charge to stop it, including the huge “uncommitted” vote against Biden in Michigan’s recent primary. Jill had a powerful conversation about joining together to stop the genocide with Dearborn community members at the Islamic House of Wisdom, which was covered by the Michigan Advance and Arab American News.

After two incredible days making deep connections and starting a new local campaign chapter in Dearborn, Jill headed to her home state of Illinois and connected with supporters at an overflowing Chicago house party. Like Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, Illinois is gearing up for a major ballot access drive critical to our 50-state strategy.

Next up was Wisconsin, where over two days Jill held events in 3 cities and gave 8 interviews. After a busy Monday of interviews and meeting with enthusiastic supporters in Madison, she headed to Racine Tuesday for a dynamic and diverse panel discussion on “Race and the Community”. Powerhouse community organizer Chester Todd announced his Green campaign for Congress at the event, which made front page news in the Racine Journal Times and Racine County Eye.

That same day, Jill did two interviews with Milwaukee TV stations, spoke to a reporter from a major Danish newspaper, and joined supporters at a packed house party in Milwaukee before heading to Minneapolis for a morning meeting with local leaders of the Muslim community, and finally a flight back to the East coast.

Amazingly, after 3 jam-packed weeks on the road traveling thousands of miles to do dozens of events and press appearances in 14 states, Jill is more fired up now than ever. Meeting with people like you across the country and hearing your stories has deepened her commitment to the fight for people, planet, and peace.

And she isn't slowing down: today Jill is in New York City speaking at a vigil for Aaron Bushnell and rally against genocide at the United Nations.

This is a grassroots campaign from bottom to top, and Jill’s first major campaign tour couldn’t have been such a success without our supporters - you made it happen by donating, organizing, spreading the word, and coming out to join us on the campaign trail.

Big things are happening on Jill’s campaign: we are extremely close to qualifying for federal matching funds, and on track to win the Green Party nomination and get on the ballot in every state. Thanks for everything you do to support this inspiring movement for an America and a world that works for all of us!

In solidarity and gratitude,

The Jill Stein 2024 team