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  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 11:09 PM

The Illinois Greens are starting the New Year with some great events!

NationBuilder John -- Happy New Year! As one year closes, another begins! The Illinois Green Party is starting off 2021 with a lot of events. You can help the Green Party?in shaping policy and events, click here to sign-up.? ? Events? ? Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7pm …
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 2:11 AM

Endorsed Candidates, Volunteer Sign-Up and Save the Dates!

NationBuilder John -- Announcing Endorsed Candidates?for 2021 Jessica Bradshaw?for Carbondale City Councilperson?(seeking third term) Daniel Giers?for Member of Regional Board of School Trustees, Macon and Piatt counties David Wilcox?for Helen M. Plum Public…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Membership, Chapter Meetings, and Events

NationBuilder John -- The Illinois Green Party is working hard on building solutions for environmental justice and social justice.?If you would like to join and become a member of the Illinois Green Party, click here.? ? Upcoming Events? Sunday, December 13th 1pm…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 11:59 PM

Holiday Party, Working Groups, and More!

NationBuilder John -- The Illinois Green Party is working hard on policy solutions for 2021, including the LaSalle Street Tax and the Green New Deal. If you would like to learn more, or would like to help out in a group, contact [email protected].? ? Upcoming Eve…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
November 2, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Election Day is November 3rd!

NationBuilder John -- Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd!    The Illinois Green Party has candidates across the state  and up and down the ballot in 2020!    If you are planning on mailing in your ballot, it must be postmarked by November 3rd. For additional in…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Illinois Green Party Virtual Candidate Gala Series 10/19 and 10/20

NationBuilder John -- You are invited to the Illinois Green Party Virtual Candidate Gala Series, featuring some of our 2020 Illinois Green Party candidates. Keynote speakers are the Green Party candidate for President Howie Hawkins on Monday, October 19th and Gr…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 5:49 PM

U.S. Senate Candidate David Black - Virtual Event and Visit to Peoria

NationBuilder John --       Peoria Area Green PartyFor Immediate Release: September 15, 2020 U.S. Senate Candidate David Black to Visit Peoria Peoria, IL—David Black, Illinois attorney and Green Party candidate for the United States Senate, will be in Peoria for …
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Black Lives Matter, Violence as a Health Crisis, and Third-Party Green Candidates

NationBuilder John -- ? As we enter mid-August in full campaign mode, there are solutions that stand with the Four Pillars of the Green Party, which are:? Ecological wisdom, Social justice, Grassroots democracy, and Nonviolence. ? Social justice is an im…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 9:53 PM

The Campaigns are Heating Up! Volunteer Form, Candidate Events, and More!

NationBuilder John --   We are starting to heat up in this campaign season! Green solutions are being pushed along in a positive way all over the State of Illinois! Reasonable solutions that are based on our 10 Key Values are being seen more and more everyday as t…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM

Congratulations to our Candidates! Who is Ready to Campaign? We are!

NationBuilder John -- ? The two corporate parties never make it easy for Greens to get on the ballot, and Illinois has some of the worst ballot access laws in the nation. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was extremely difficult for third-party candidates …
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
July 18, 2020 at 12:58 AM

ACTION NEEDED NOW! Last Weekend to Help Get Greens on the November Ballot!

NationBuilder John -- Last chance to sign Illinois Green Party candidates' e-petitions! Please click on the link below if you live in any of the following counties: Christian, Cook, DuPage, Jackson, Jefferson, Jersey, Kane, Lake, Macon, Madison, McHenry, Perry, S…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 12:30 PM

ACTION NEEDED NOW! Help Get Greens on the November Ballot!

NationBuilder John -- Green Party candidates across the state are e-petitioning to be on the ballot. To sign any of these e-petitions, all you have to do are three easy steps (which should only take a minute or two) which are explained in the following link: Sign …
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 2:24 PM

Teach-In For Peace Tonight!

NationBuilder John -- Illinois Green Party Co-Hosts Video Teach-In for Peace Tonight Contrary to the old song “Down By the Riverside,” we DO have to "study war" -- to know how to overcome it. Consider: How many Americans even know that the U.S. is at war in Somal…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
April 24, 2020 at 4:34 PM

Victory!

NationBuilder John --  Illinois Greens Score Major Victory in Lawsuit! Justice is something for which we constantly struggle but only occasionally obtain in the U.S. legal system. Once in a while, though, we get a measure of it. And we are pleased to announce that…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 12:13 AM

Biden vs. Trump?! Oh $$$$!!

NationBuilder John -- Biden vs. Trump?! As if a deadly virus pandemic didn't give us enough to worry about right now, the thought of having Joe Biden and Donald Trump appearing as the sole "choices" for president on the November ballot is itself a pretty sickenin…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 2:21 PM

Join Us in Chicago Saturday!

NationBuilder John -- Join Us in Chicago Saturday! Last call and reminder: The Illinois Green Party’s 2020 Spring Convention and membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Third Unitarian Church, 301 N. Mayfiel…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 12:53 PM

Updates on Our Spring Conference, February 29th!

NationBuilder John -- Updates on Our Spring Conference, February 29th! As previously announced, the Illinois Green Party’s 2020 Spring Convention and membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Third Unitarian C…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
February 10, 2020 at 7:37 PM

ILGP Spring Convention Coming February 29th!

NationBuilder John -- Illinois Green Party Spring Convention Coming February 29th! The Illinois Green Party 2020 Spring Convention and membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Third Unitarian Church, 301 N. Ma…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
January 20, 2020 at 10:29 PM

MLK Opposed Exploitation, War and Racism. So do we.

NationBuilder John -- “We must recognize that we can’t solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power… this means a revolution of values and other things. We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitati…
  Illinois Green Party Outreach · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 2:40 AM

Happy Holidays from the Illinois Green Party!

NationBuilder John -- The Green Party: Leading the way on social progress “Marijuana should be legalized, though its legal use should be restricted to adults.” That’s what the very first platform of the Illinois Green Party declared – in March 2000. As Illinoisan…