Green Party Speakers Bureau

speakers
 
Sara Amir Spokesperson, Green Party of California, 1998 Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor, 2000 candidate for California State Assembly
view profile Available to speak on:
Environment and Toxics
Iran
Foreign Policy
 
John R. Battista, M.D. 2002 Green Party candidate for State Representative, former state representative to GPUS, CT
view profile Available to speak on:
Universal, Single Payer Health Insurance
 
Gary Blenner Board of Trustees, Center Unified School District, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
Education
 
Hilary Bradbury-Huang Board of Trustees, Pasadena City College, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
Role of business in moving toward a more sustainable economy
 
Douglas Campbell 2006 and 2006 Green Party candidate for Governor of Michigan
view profile Available to speak on:
Introducing the Green Party
Technology
Energy
Transportation
Nuclear
 
David Cobb 2004 Green Party candidate for President, 2002 candidate for Texas Attorney General, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
Revoking Corporate Personhood
Ballot Box Integrity
Political Organizing
 
Brian Czech Ph.D. ecologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist
view profile Available to speak on:
Economics including Steady State
 
Morgen D'Arc Co-Founder, Former Co-Chair, National Women's Caucus; Chair, Cumberland County Green Party; 2002 Candidate for Cumberland County Register of Deeds; National Green Party Delegate, 2002-2006, ME
view profile Available to speak on:
Women in Green Politics and Women's Rights and Issues including Violence
Poverty
Sex Trafficking
Language
ERA
CEDAW
Green Voter Registration and Green Organizing
Single Payer Health Care
 
Kathy Dopp M.S. Mathematics, Executive Director, National Election Data Archive, UT
view profile Available to speak on:
Election Analysis and Integrity
 
Alison Duncan 2006 Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
Labor Rights
LGBT Rights including marriage
Education
Immigration
Universal Health Care and Mental Health Parity
 
John R. Eder Member, Maine House of Representatives 2002-2006
view profile Available to speak on:
Public Financing
Third Party Participation
Universal / Single Payer Health Care
 
Nelson Eisman 2006 Green Party candidate for Governor, WI
view profile Available to speak on:
Universal Single Payer Health Care
Sustainable Energy
Tax Reform
Criminal Justice
 
Sam Ettaro Borough Councilmember in Curwensville, PA
view profile Available to speak on:
Power of Digital Media Activism to level the playing field for political parties
Benefits of having of Green Party candidates elected to local office
Local and State Governance
Political Organizing
 
Ron Forthofer 2002 Green Party candidate for Governor of Colorado, 2000 candidate for Congress, CO
view profile Available to speak on:
Single Payer Universal Health Care
Medicare / Social Security Reform
 
Nan Garrett Co-Chair, Green Party National Women's Caucus, 2002 Green Party candidate for Governor of Georgia
view profile Available to speak on:
U.S. Constitution
Religious Liberty
Impeachment
ERA and Equal Pay
PATRIOT Act
Corporate Crime
Tort "reform"
Criminal Justice
Drug Policy
Death Penalty
Ballot Access
IRV
Education
Political Organizing
 
Greg Gerritt 2002 Green Party candidate for Mayor of Providence, RI
view profile Available to speak on:
Creating a Green Economy
 
Art Goodtimes San Miguel County Commissioner, CO
view profile Available to speak on:
Lobbying state and national representatives, county government, green organizing and strategy, cultural issues, rural issues, including agriculture, resort economies, affordable housing, transportation, open space, motorized recreation, and public lands
 
Asa Gordon Chair, DC Statehood Green Party Electoral College Task Force; Member, Delegate Apportionment Committee of the Green Party of the United States, DC
view profile Available to speak on:
Democratizing the Electoral College
Constitutional Penalty for Voter Disfranchisement
14th Amendment's Right to Vote Provision
Bush v. Gore
Legal Darwinism and Neo-Redemptionist Federalism
Neo-Confederate Culture in American Politics
 
Tony Gronowicz 2005 Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York City, 1996 candidate for State Assembly, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
War and Peace
U.S. History
Race Relations
Foreign Policy
 
Howie Hawkins 2007 Green Party candidate for Syracuse Common Councilor-At-Large, 2006 GP candidate for US Senate from NY, 2005 GP candidate for Mayor of Syracuse, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
Antiwar and Global Justice Movements
Energy and Climate Change Policies
Labor Issues
Sustainable Cities And Economies
 
Eugene Hernandez Board of Directors, Sylmar Neighborhood Council, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
Political Organizing (Chicano)
Labor
Immigration
Nonviolence
 
Rod Jones School Board, Mendocino Unified School District, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
Criminal Justice including Sentencing
Imprisonment and Death Penalty
Environmental Issues
Education
 
Alan Kobrin Co-Chair, Outreach Committee of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS); Spokesperson, Green Party of Florida; Member, International Committee of GPUS
view profile Available to speak on:
Green Vision For America
"Selling" Green Party Concept
The Green Narrative -- Why We Need it and How it Relates to You
Need and Relevance of Green Party Growth to Community Needs
War / Occupation / Peace
The Imperative Of Impeachment
Media / Information - How They Keep Us In A Political Corral
Healthcare - Why Single-Payer?
"Third Party" / Electoral Reform Issues
Fair Trade vs. "Free" Trade
 
Pat LaMarche 2004 Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate, 2006 candidate for Governor of Maine
view profile Available to speak on:
Clean Elections
Media Reform
Electoral Reform
Health Care
Housing
 
Ben Manski Co-chair of the Green Party of the United States from 2001-2004, former chair of the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee, WI
view profile Available to speak on:
U.S. Democracy Movement
Voting Rights
Corporate Power
Higher Education
Local Democracy
Home Rule
Participation
Ballot Initiatives
Globalization
 
George Martin Green Party of the United States International Committee and Black Caucus, WI
view profile Available to speak on:
Immediate withdrawal from Iraq
Foreign Policy
 
Gloria Mattera Co-Chair, Green Party of New York State, 2005 Green Party candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
Single-Payer Universal Health Care
Local Green Organizing
Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq
Eminent Domain
Community-Driven Development
 
Justine McCabe Co-Chair, GPUS International Committee, former Co-Chair, Green Party of CT
view profile Available to speak on:
Foreign Policy (Middle East)
National Health Insurance
SPP
 
Scott McLarty Media Coordinator for the Green Party of the United States
view profile Available to speak on:
National Green Party Positions
Organizing
 
Brent McMillan Political Director, Green Party of the United States, DC
view profile Available to speak on:
Grass Roots Organizing
Ballot Access / Electoral Reform
Transportation
Permaculture
Environmental Justice
 
Ben Meiklejohn Portland At-Large School Committee, ME
view profile Available to speak on:
Education
Green Party organizing
 
Brother North Star Peace Pilgrim
view profile Available to speak on:
Peace and Nonviolence
 
Starlene Rankin Starlene Rankin is Media Co-coordinator for the Green Party of the United States and cochair of the Lavender Green Caucus.
view profile Available to speak on:
LGBT Issues and Politics
General Green Party Information
Green Party Organizing
 
John Rensenbrink 1996 Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate from Maine, founding member of the Green Party of the United States, founder of the Maine Green Independent Party
view profile Available to speak on:
Political Organizing
Political Strategy
Energy
Health
Food
Taxation
Peace
International Issues
 
Carl Romanelli 2006 Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania,
founding member of Luzerne County Green Coalition
view profile Available to speak on:
Healthcare
Foreign policy (emphasis on Latin America
Colombia in particular)
Cannabis and drug war reform
Ballot access
Judicial reform and government structure
Green Party history
Veteran issues
Sex and gender issues
 
Rebecca Rotzler Former Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States, Former Deputy Mayor of New Paltz, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
Impeachment
Global Warming
Housing
Immigration
Local Governance
Peace / Nonviolence and Counter-Recruitment
Political Organizing
 
Luc Schuster Cambridge School Committee, MA
view profile Available to speak on:
Education
Massachusetts issues
 
Audrey Thayer Former member of the Bemidji Parks and Recreation Commission, 2002 Green Party candidate for Beltrami County Board, 2004 candidate for Bemidji City Council, MN
view profile Available to speak on:
Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice
Peace / Non-Violence
Racial Justice
Political Organizing
 
Clifford Thornton 2006 Green Party candidate for Governor, CT
view profile Available to speak on:
Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform
Education
Health Care
 
Jeff Toste 2006 Green Party candidate for State Senate, former co-chair of the Rhode Island Green Party, RI
view profile Available to speak on:
Help America Vote Act
Green Party Organizing
 
Pete Van, Jr 2006 Green Party Candidate for the Michigan State House of Representatives/District 88 (Allegan County)
view profile Available to speak on:
Leadership / Greening the Economy
Racial Justice / Social Justice / Gender Justice
Ecological Sustainability / Human Induced Climate Change
Corporate Diversity / Sensitivity Training
Green Solutions Integration (Urban Core)
HIV / AIDS in the Black Community
Boundaries / Recovery
Green Theology
Nonviolence
 
Laura Wells 2002 and 2006 Green Party candidate for State Controller, CA
view profile Available to speak on:
State Finances and Budget Priorities
Prop 13 and Taxation
Electoral Reform
Participatory Democracy (In U.S. Communities, Venezuela and Elsewhere) and Other Signs of Hope
 
Rebecca White GPUS National Committee and Ballot Access Committee, 2004 Green Party candidate for New York State Senate
view profile Available to speak on:
Death Penalty
Urban Planning
Transportation
Environmental Racism
Space Exploration
Local / State Governance
Political Organizing
 
Julia Willebrand Co-Chair, GPUS International Committee, 2006 Green Party candidate for Comptroller, NY
view profile Available to speak on:
Corporate Power
Foreign Policy / Latin America
Education / No Child Left Behind / High Stakes Testing
Labor / Trade Policy
Globalization
SPP
 
Jane Zara Advisory Neighborhood Commission, SMD 1D01, Washington, DC
view profile Available to speak on:
Local Governance