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ideas/notes – Local GP Chapter Code of Conduct

Short link to this topic: https://zq3q.org/z/frn Easy enough to type it in.

GPUS ideas:

Ethical Standards: https://gpus.org/bylaws/#07

Proposals:

https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=959

https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=960

GPCA

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/members/resources/party/procedures/member-code-of-conduct

Others

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html

Background

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/code-of-conduct.html

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/members/resources/party/procedures/member-code-of-conduct

liberals-opportunists-and-the-green-party

https://www.blackagendareport.com/liberals-opportunists-and-the-green-party

Green party caucuses don’t have dues paying members. They just have members, who are defined by showing up at online meetings. Anybody can be a Republican or Democrat or something else on Monday, email the black caucus on Tuesday, and on Wednesday be an accredited member, eligible to elect or to serve on the party’s national committee or its steering committee. Caucuses get automatic seats on the national committee without having to prove their members are anchored in any Green party anywhere, or have done any work with the party.

Liberalism offers easy answers to the problem of recruiting token blacks to leadership. But the black leaders you get that way are opportunists, who can only win followings by deception, by manipulation of the unwary and by the laziness or inattention of others responsible for the institution and the mission of the party.

FAQ

TODO: let’s create a FAQ.

Why use the gmgp-discussion google groups list?

As of Aug 2020, the gmgp-discussion mailing list is low volume, and has no spam.

The gmgp-discussion google groups list is better than a long ‘reply all’ adhoc approach, in that:

• to post just to email to the group email address

• it can, and should keep peoples’ email addresses out of the headers.

• it provides a google searchable web interface

• handles bounced email/bad email addresses

• is administrated by Mike McCallister, and Tom Rodman

Related techy notes: Group Emailing Best Practices

How to join MKE Green Pty gmgp-discussion google groups/mailing list

Decide on your email address

If you already have a gmail email account skip to join gmgp-discussion.

If your happy to create a gmail account with a gmail email address go to google here and “use your head” to figure out how to create a new google account. After you have a gmail email address, login to google with that account, then skip to join gmgp-discussion.

Otherwise you may join without creating a gmail email, but you still have to register a new google account – using your non google email address in the process. Watch carefully, early on they give you the option of using a non gmail email address.

join gmgp-discussion

Be sure you’re logged into google with the account that has the email address you want to receive gmgp-discussion email on.

Follow Steps at “Apply for membership” link at:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/gmgp-discussion

Once you are approved, to post a new message to the group, email to:

gmgp-discussion@googlegroups.com

That should work as long as google sees your ‘From’ address agrees with the account that joined the group.

You can read the list when logged into google, via this web link: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gmgp-discussion, or just read via your email.

gmgp-discussion basic use/intro/purpose

GMGP-Discussion Purpose

Allow Milwaukee Green party members to collaborate. As a member of this google group, you may reply to, or post new announcements, reports, questions etc.

To post a new message to the group, or reply to a post, email to:

gmgp-discussion@googlegroups.com

That should work as long as your ‘From’ address agrees with the account that joined the group.

Web view

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gmgp-discussion

To read the list when logged into google use: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gmgp-discussion, or look at your email.

work task: Expanding Democracy graphics to print

Wed 15 Mar 2017

<Damian: I will dust off / and monitor our slack channel if you want to chat that way.>

Hi Greg. I plan to use this area to work on the graphic issue you called about.

The pieces in your email:

 $ mhlist
 msg part  type/subtype              size description
 490       multipart/mixed           545K
     1     multipart/alternative      27K
     1.1   text/html                  17K
     1.2   text/plain                9357
     2     image/png                  90K
     3     image/png                  99K
     4     image/png                  67K
     5     image/png                  52K
     6     image/png                  72K

Notice the png images are fairly small, so they are low resolution, ie not so sharp looking.

To make it more convenient for you to deal with the 5 png graphic pages as one file, and to give you ability to quickly page from 1 image to another in the pdf viewer software of your choice, I ran:

convert -density 300 -quality 100  *png expan_dmcrcy_5images00.pdf

Here is the converted pdf with all 5 png images inside. This pdf seems usable when viewed in firefox, and you specify ‘page fit’; ie you need to request about 600% of normal size, otherwise image is too small.

Seems Damian used this pdf for the graphics. For example look at “pdf page” 102 in above pdf.

Appears Damian made a couple of small annotations to just one page, the 2nd one attached “fig 3”.

Volunteer Prep work for WI Recount

http://www.jill2016.com/sue_waukesha_county3

Observers at the 2016 Waukesha county recount were asked to stand
behind yellow tape that had been placed on the floor. This request
made it impossible for observers to see presidential candidate votes
on ballots. The rule forced people to stand too far away from the
tabulators and the Waukesha Board of Canvassers to effectively hear
relevant conversations. The distance also made it unrealistic for
public observers to be able to follow the recount of the presidential
votes because they could not see tge fine print on the ballots
accurately if at all.

http://www.jill2016.com/waukesha_county_reports

Rudy, Waukesha County
Dec 06, 2016
Three primary problems observed:Poll lists are not being reconciled,
except when the number of ballots exceeds the number of voters. Thus,
they are playing favorites with some poll lists.Votes are not
being rejected where the voter did not sign the poll list. They
are finding very few of these because they are not doing poll list
reconciliations.They are accepting absentee votes where the envelope
was not witnessed. If the ballot originated with the city, per a
slight difference in the voter’s name label, they are accepting these
as “witnessed.

http://www.jill2016.com/dave_racine_county

Dave, Racine County
Dec 01, 2016
I observed the first day of the recount in Racine County. The Board of
Canvass voted unanimously to conduct the recount by Optiscan rather
than by hand. I filed an objection on behalf of the campaign, arguing
for a hand recount. The objection was recorded in the official minutes.

I observed reconciliation of poll books from Caledonia and Mount
Pleasant. I did not see any major discrepancies in the numbers, but
Mount Pleasant had an unusually large number of absentee votes.

Furthermore, voter numbers for many absentee voters in Mount Pleasant
appeared to have been written in the poll book using pencil, rather
than pen.

http://www.jill2016.com/mary_walworth_county

Minutes do include objections re: absentee ballots with no
initializing by clerk at location to indicate photo ID was checked

http://www.jill2016.com/donald_walworth_county

The first day ballots from each ward(s) were machine counted (optical
scan machine: Accu-Vote). On the second day, the ballots were hand
counted. Interestingly, the hand count was quicker. The reason: with
the machine count, one person hand fed the ballots into a single
machine, while the 15-20 tabulators waited during the process. With
the manual count, all the tabulators were counting, recounting and
double checking each others work and could get through the ballots
quicker. The hand count also allowed the observers to watch over the
tabulators shoulder to spot check accuracy of the vote and the count.

http://www.jill2016.com/walworth_county_reports

Objection made regarding 82 Regular Ballots from the City of
Whitewater, Wards 1 and 2. None of these ballots were initialed by
Election Officials are required by the Electoral Process.

http://www.jill2016.com/la_crosse_county_reports

I delivered objections to all three county clerks over not
re-reconciling polling lists,

GP Jill Stein Oct event

Flyer

Milwaukee Green Party Meeting Minutes Sat 13 Aug 2016

11 of us at mtg! ~86 days left to election.

The new faces and enthusiasm is wonderful.

Bernie or bust people are ready for Jill

If anyone wants to add to or edit a copy of these minutes goto https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mkegp_meeting_min_13_aug_2016. For info on etherpad, see http://n7s.org/gp/#znaaj_Collaborative_Web_Editors.

www.facebook.com/MKEGreens

Team Building

Greg Banks passed around a form to encourage “follow through”, and tracking progress on team projects. To grow membership, means keeping current members happy and productive, and having a recruiting strategy. Greg encouraged us to think about what we learned today or know about team building for our group.

On jill2016.com, signup to volunteer

Report on Houston Green Party Convention

Greg Banks (delegate), Bruce Hinkforth (co-chair of both Wisconsin Green Party and national Platform Committee), and George Martin (now at World Social Forum) were there from the Milwaukee area. Logistics/arrangements largely by volunteers were done well; everything was within walking distance. It was fun.

Greg arrived on Thu. National Delegate meeting was Friday. Attended good session on racism and white privilege run by two women.

8 delegates from WI. ~500-700 people total.

There were Bernie supporters; also International GP members.

David Kobb did a great job MC’d an entertaining auction fund-raising event Friday night. There was a meet and greet event that was great for networking with Greens.

Saturday was the nominating convention. Got the impression it was voice voting. Ms Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza-Curry complained that the nominating process was unfair.

Greg was at a LGBTQ caucus (platform?) meeting.

The highlight the the convention for Greg was the live stream of a powerful speech from Julian Assange. Per Greg, if I understand correctly, Julian said that Google collaborates with the Whitehouse in on site meetings weekly. Greg said he had heard “none of this from anywhere else”. Julian is promoting both Jill Stein and Gary Johnson as alternatives.

group discussion

It was said that the USA Green party is one of the more progressive examples; but that world wide they all agree on the Four Pillars - 10 Key Values.

We discussed Jills VP Choice Ajamu Baraka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajamu_Baraka Notes from our discussion: great speaker; human rights activist; academic; involved w/Amnesty International; friends w/Cornel West.

Help us plan for Wed Aug 17 8pm CNN town hall event w/Jill Stein

We want to have a watch party for Jill’s town hall.

We need a place (or places!). They have to be willing to show Stein on CNN. Possible venues:

• Tonics Tommy is going to check w/bartendar there.

• Pete Karas who owns the Suburban Bourban is hosting a listening party - Sign up here.

S76W17745 Janesville Rd
Muskego, WI 53150
Phone: (262) 682-4406

We need to invite friends and get the word out. Let’s put together a listening party.

Now! Sun Aug 14 Converge At The Confluence

Fun afternoon event, and opportunity to hand out Green Party fliers.

leafleting

The small flyers, /print 2-sided/ were handed out to everyone.

More Flyers

The goal is to get our group out there face to face with voters, at events coming up like:

• Indian Summer
• Fighting Bob Fest The Green party will be tabling. We need volunteers.
• 350.org events
• labor fest Labor day Mon Sep 5 11-5pm

In response to view that labor is strongly democratic it was suggested that we consider making a sign Green Party for Labor to show our support at labor fest.

Discussion: face to face strategy

One idea brought up: create a petition with a widely acceptable demand like I support getting Jill Stein and Gary Johnson into the election debates, along with perhaps an opt in check box to get on a low frequency announce only Green party email list.

Also suggested: we door to door canvass or table in the conventional way encouraging people to sign up for our email listserv.

lesser of two evils / spoiler

Article by ‘George Martin ’Vote Our Values, Not Our Fears’

Green Party as a spoiler / lessor of two evils issue was discussed. One view being we have nothing to apologize for, that we have every right to vote for the candidate that best represents your values.

Why 5% is a win - 5% gets the Green party Federal matching funds for the next four-year election cycle. 5% would be a lever to get into the next election cycle’s debates.

Article sited by new attendee Jabril https://fee.org/articles/how-not-to-waste-your-vote-a-mathematical-analysis/

twitter account has been for Milwaukee Green Party

Polly is experienced with promoting causes and events through twitter; still does so regularly. She has created a shared twitter account [@mkegreenparty](https://twitter.com/mkegreenparty) for our group so we can recruit support for example: in response to news, or in prep for our events.

Effort required to get Jill Stein into Fighting Bobfest

Mike is concerned Bobfest may need to be persuaded to book Jill Stein.

Unofficial On Going TODO

Write up new bylaws

Activate Google Groups Discussion list

Create library of activist sign PDFs

Consider using task/issue/ticket based online work management tool

• redmine

Milwaukee Green Party Meeting Minutes Sat 19 Mar 2016

team building

~5 minute exercise focused on need for constructive positive feed back for co-team members. A related discussion about dealing w/in experienced co workers in the work place – mentoring vs hazing.

Rick Kissell’s campaign

Rick’s points:

• Milwaukee treasurers office can serve as watch dog / whistle blower on budget.
• He will bring a true left socialist perspective.
• Will use office as bully pulpit for socialist issues; introducing public banking, work towards a new public bank.
• Pay as you go budget, avoid deepening the debt. Keep public conscious of total debt.
• Publish separate line item for cost of parental school choice program.
• IMP campagin tactic: ‘5 word tweet’ allowed on ballot for your party name .
• Needs help:
  • w/lit drops.
  • getting donate here button on his website.

Adam Kossulke State assy race. Consv Congress WCC

• WI’s 84th Assembly District election. Adam getting push back from Dems because of his Green Party affliation. His campaign is up hill battle; a gerrymandered repub district. His opponent is too comfortable; is ignoring Adam’s debate challenges. I understand Adam organized help behind him.

• WCC Wi Conservation Congress. Adam urged one or more of us to run for office; offered to endorse us. The general direction is towards privitization of DNR, pro-hunter, pro-trapper ant-wolf policies. Milwaukee Cty gets three delegates. Barb Eisenberg is apparently not running.

Next Milwaukee GP mtg scheduled : 4/9 Sat.

Quite a few new events mentioned at meeting

possible educational or strategic events

Discussed bringing in outside speakers, or one of us doing a presentation, or selecting an online video, or gathering to do focussed workshop of some sort.

Topics that came up:

• So called “War on Terror”
• Syrian conflict
• 350.org / climate change
• US foreign policy, empire/imperialism, antiwar movement
• animal rights movement
• TPP
• Leadership Training sessions/work shops
• Annual planning session
• recruiting new members
  • reach out to high schools, do presentations there

Misc topics touched on

• Bureau of land management auction protest at downtown Fed blg on Mar 17?
• 350.org report
• Bernie campaign/outreach

Need committee to promote Stein visit.

• Discussed contacting press

The key events include Jill Stein’s appearances, and the Green party presidential preference Voting at UW Madison.

Green Party Events Calendar

Most of these came out ofe the 3/19 meeting, from George Martin. Several need details or corrections.

• 3/30 Tell WISDOT: Don’t expand I-94. Community Forum Wed, Mar 30, 2016 6:00 PM (Central)

Event Organizer
Elizabeth Ward
elizabeth.ward@sierraclub.org
6082560565

• 4/9 Sat: Next Milwaukee Green Party meeting.

• 4/11 Mon: Conservation Congress Meeting

  • Milwaukee location: Greenfield High School, Performing Arts Center, 4800 S 60th Street, Greenfield, WI 53220
  • all locations

  On Monday, April 11, there will be 72 public hearings, one in each county starting at 7:00 p.m. where individuals interested in natural resources management have an opportunity to provide their input by non-binding vote and testimony to the Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Board and the Conservation Congress on proposed rule changes and advisory questions relating to fish and wildlife management in Wisconsin. County residents have the option to run for a seat on the Conservation Congress and to elect delegates from their county to represent their county views regarding natural resources on the Conservation Congress. Also, individuals have the opportunity to bring forth new conservation issues of a statewide nature to the attention of the Conservation Congress through the citizen resolution process.

• 4/11 Mon: Milwaukee Schools & Communities United. Where/When?!

• 4/14 Thu: Jill Stein Meet-n-Greet Meet-n-Greet at Art Bar 5:30-730pm

  Art Bar (lower section)
  722 E Burleigh

  • This event needs promotion! Need social media pitch. Facebook event page etc Need to form GP event committee.

• 4/16 9am Sat: Madison: WI Green party presidential preference Voting. Details needed!

• 4/22 Fri: Earth Day

  • CHI bus trip?

• 4/22 - 5/1: Earth Day to May Day

  • https://libertytreefoundation.org/news/global-climate-convergence-update-earth-day-may-day-2015
  • http://globalclimateconvergence.org/climate-strike/

• 5/15 Sun: 350.org Break Free Chicago event, details needed!

• 5/4-15

  • https://breakfree2016.org/this-is-how-we-break-free/
  • https://www.facebook.com/350Milwaukee/timeline?ref=page_internal

• 4/24 Sun: Linneman’s event. Per George Martin. Details? 1001 E. Locust Street. Milwaukee, WI 53212.

• 5/7-15 global escalation against the fossil fuel industry breakfree2016.org

• 8/4-7 Thu-Sun: 2016 Green National Convention

Leaders / Activists / Press

Friendly Media

Lisa Neff

• http://lisaneff.me/about/

Lisa Neff is senior news editor for the Wisconsin Gazette.

Chuck Hornbock

Chuck Quirmbach is a Milwaukee-based reporter who covers developments and issues in Southeastern Wisconsin that are of statewide interest. He has numerous years of experience covering state government, elections, the environment, energy, racial diversity issues, clergy abuse claims and major baseball stadium doings. He enjoys covering all topics.

Leaders / Activists

Adam Kossulke [WI Wolf Front](https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinWolfFront) on WI Conservation Congress

twitter addresses and hash tags

MPS, School Privatization

#ClassSizeMatters

@MTEAunion
@NoMPSTakeover

Green Party Meeting Sat 12 Sep 2015

Team building by Greg banks.

May help in our project effectiveness and process fairness. Can build problem resolution team skills.

How would we handle inappropriate behavior in a meeting. The group brought up several options: direct open confrontation ; follow up after meeting ; share own feelings, ask how others feel.

Greg suggested having a check back time or scheduled health check/progress-report.

Greg’s background in iteam building is from the human services field; from business and from an academic setting. We got a handout about “upward feedback” titled “new reality check” by Robert McGarvey. We agreed that this team building should be incorporated into our meetings perhaps in a short period at the start; that it would promote a more effective democratic process. Larry has experience with team building in the university setting and as an elementary school teacher. He suggested there are many theories and practices; you always need to be careful about interpersonal dynamics. Jeanette is “looking forward to it; it could be good for us”.

The group suggested we do exit surveys (phone or email followup) after people stop coming to meetings.

Greg banks is our historical connection to the former larger Milwaukee Green Party.

Mike’s report on Coalition for justice.

There are regular meetings at

All Peoples Church
2600 N 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
http://allpeoplesgathering.org/

The Hamilton family had a meeting with Hillary Clinton which went well.

Mike/Citizens Action for Rail Safety (CARS).

Tammy Baldwin pressed railway administration. May / July railroad bridge evaluation. Federal Railroad Commission. Canadian Pacific will reinforce downtown bridge with concrete.

CARS 99th birthday party for a bridge by Brian Chiu’s apartment building. TV coverage with lots of kids; birthday party skit; birthday cake.

Railroad cars owned by gas company / energy company. Built to carry corn oil.

Mike/350.org

Global (Paris) climate climate talks November 13th through December 11th. “Power through Paris” workshops September 26th. Climate March November 28th and 29. December 12th mass mobilization. Milwaukee “climate tables” - George Martin?.

Larry: Organization for change is an Obama group demonstration occurred near DNR building signs and speech this was mainly a “social media event”. It featured Obama’s clean power program.

Larry/TPP

350 committee monthly regarding TPP chaired by Dan Falkmen professor at UWM. Larry is on the committee. What type of organizations are working on this? - demonstration planning mainly. Heard podcast on TPP by Joseph Stiglitz on BBC. My search for Joseph Stiglitz / TPP:

• Joseph Stiglitz Part 1: Trans-Pacific Partnership

Larry sent certified letters to “Hear and Now” reporters for their fluff piece on TPP. One of those was accepted. Flush the TPP is one organization.

Larry/ Move to Amend.

Nationwide focus on white privilege and anti-oppression. Resulted in a forked off organization called “united to amend”.

Need to bird dog legislators. To pass amendment: 2/3 of each federal House and Senate plus three quarters of all states must approve. The local move to ammend group is in focusing on acting more democratic way. Mary Lon(sp?) is in charge of the local group.

Greg on Fukushima

Shinzō Abe botched managment of Fukushima. They hired homeless people to clean up the radioactive waste. Lowered safety standards.

See:

• Fukushima Action Network.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Gundersen
• http://www.fairewinds.org/

Larry/ schools and community United (SCU)

The SCU organization is schools and community United. They have a facebook and website meets twice a month at MTEA - on 51st and Vliet; very active group. Some sometimes they meet at NAACP building. Won a battle: King’s Academy Charter was up for authorization and got it however they gave up their charter under pressure. Some (?) the meetings takes place at the NAACP building. 25 organizations have joined up. No political parties have joined. Gus Ramirez is planning a huge K through 12 charter or voucher school.

• $40 million private school on Milwaukee south side

At the state level is WPEN which stands for Wisconsin Public Education Network.

There is a community schools committee. In anti-poverty committee. There is a plan for school walk-ins which are non-disruptive demonstration starting at 7 a.m. on Friday September 18th. There is a plan for school defense counsel’s 1 / school defending against privatization. We are up against a new bill which passed and allows two years / 2 schools per year to be taken over by charter or voucher schools in the first year and five schools per year thereafter. Abele is in position to select a czar. The MRI a organization is having an open house on October 3rd unfortunately it is at a charter school.  Mike / elections. Petitioning starts on December 1st and is due on January 5th then. Offices up for election include the County Board county treasurer city attorney comptroller. We need to consider who to endorse as candidates Joe Klein did file for city for the county executive post. Marina is now the executive director at Working Families Party. We are looking for Green Party candidates.

Jose is working on a sub domain website below the state Green Party website.

Wisconsin has met the 1% balance status requirement so that was so that the Green Party can have a primary candidate.

State Council communications conference calls not happening monthly we have a fall gathering to plan let’s consider Milwaukee. Dave Schwab the State Fair in Madison is suggesting the Milwaukee location. We need a venue for Fall Meeting Mike will not entirely promote it. Let’s consider UWM. Tom Rodman will check out the PSM organization aggressive students of Milwaukee to see if we can use that use them to get us a venue at UWM.

Jennette brought up dr. Margaret flowers.

Mike encouraged us to come up with future forum topics and speakers. We discuss but buying gas at CITCO and using GasBuddy to locate Citgo stations.

Larry mentioned district 7 City Council candidate David Crawley is worthy of our support also mentioned Martha de la Rosa Delarosa the 18th district candidate. 

Minutes Milwaukee GP Meeting Sun Oct 11

Mike McCallister, Greg Banks, Adam Kossulke, and Tom Rodman met for about 90 minutes.

Team building by Greg Banks.

The group briefly discussed a hand out from Greg on team development and Consensus

Greg may look into getting a speaker on Fukushima.

Nukewatch is a Wisconsin-based environmental and peace action group, dedicated to the abolition of nuclear power, weapons and continued radioactive waste production.

Nov State Wide GP Meeting to be at UW-Milwaukee on Sat Nov 7

Thanks to team work by Michael McCallister, Bill Breihan, Tom Rodman, and UW-M student Jafar Banda (pres Community Uprise):

We have a room reserved at UWM for Saturday, Nov 7th, 9am-5pm.  It’s room #345 in the Student Union. I’m told it’s a conference room big enough to hold 30 people. Reserved as “Community Uprise Meeting”.

Jafar is very excited about involving his group in the Nov 7th meeting.

At that meeting will be an election for co chairs, and other state offices. Business related issues in the morning, and hopefully a presentation by the Milwaukee riverkeeper Cheryl Nenn in the afternoon.

My notes say “State coordinating council seats are still vacant”. Mike – pls wordsmith/add context to convert above sentence into stand alone paragraph.

Climate Change

Mike promoted the Wed October 14 rally, 4:30-6:00 pm for People’s Climate Movement National Day of Action - Milwaukee at Federal Court House (outside Sen. Johnson’s office). Per Mike, 350.org coordinated w/~12 groups for this event.

Greater Milwaukee Green Party is an active part of the Climate Crisis Coalition calling this demo at the federal courthouse Wednesday. I hope we can all make it. Also keep Saturday, Nov. 28 open to be part of the global rallies leading up to the Paris Climate Summit (that begins on Nov. 30)

Per Mike, a climate Milwaukee change rally is planned for after thanksgiving on Sat Nov 28 (before the Paris Climate Summit). Watch events page for 350 milwaukee for details.

~100 Milwaukee Schools had ‘walk ins’ on Sep 18

Contact MTEA to get “say yes to MPS”, ‘anti take over signs’.

Coalition for Peace and Justice

• justicefordontre
• cfjmilwaukee.org
• WI Peace and Justice Council
• Milwaukee Black History Museum - 2620 W Center St
• All Peoples Church 2600 N 2nd St 53212

Mike announced meetings on Tue Oct 13 6-730pm at Milwaukee Black History Museum, and on Thu Oct 15 6-8pm at All Peoples Church (police body cameras now in budget).

Adam Kossulke [WI Wolf Front](https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinWolfFront) on WI Conservation Congress

• Adam is involved in Education, Lobbying and Activism
• Is planning to run for either the WI’s 84th Assembly District (New Berlin, Hales Corners) or the Greenfield school board
  • I am choosing to announce here to my family and friends first that I am declaring my candidacy for the Wisconsin State Assembly District 84.
• Adam Kassulke, Milwaukee County Delegate, Wisconsin Conservation Congress
• WI Wolf Front WiWolfFront@gmail.com
• Stale as of Sep 2017: @wiwolffront
• https://afawisconsin.wordpress.com/tag/wisconsin-wolf-front/
• 608-556-1251

Adam pointed out again that for the Wisconsin Conservation Congress the Counties are represented by exactly 5 reps regardless of their population, hence population dense counties are under represented. He urged GP members to run in the April election.

The WCC is still an ineffective body, dominated by hunters an trappers. WCC is disfunctional; committee system is corrupt. “WCC” is a “do nothing” entity, overruled by “DNR Execs” and the Natural Resources board.

• Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
• WI DNR
• WCC structure

State convention held in May annually.

• WCC meetings

Milwaukee journal on WCC:

snip — In the field of conservation, Wisconsin is unique among states.

In 1927 the state was the first in the nation to establish a commission — now called the Department of Natural Resources — to manage fish and wildlife.

The move was on the leading edge of science-based wildlife management in the U.S., a renaissance that led to recoveries of deer, elk, bear, turkey and waterfowl populations, to name a handful.

But our forebears recognized the public needed a role, too.

“In the final analysis, no matter what the commission or department believes to be in the best interests of the state, if the citizenry are not in accord, any program set up would eventually be doomed to failure,” stated a 1927 conservation commission report. “The birds, animals and fish belong to the people of the state.”

Just seven years later, the state Legislature authorized a citizen advisory committee to work with the conservation commission.

Thus, in 1934 the group we know as the Wisconsin Conservation Congress was born.

It was the first citizens’ group in the nation to be given a state-mandated role in natural resource management.

The hunters and trappers use overt intimidation to stifle environmentalists in WCC.

Adam is aware of active (environmental?) student groups at Alverno, Cardinal Strict, Waukesha Tech, and UW Stevens Point (bear hunter turf).

Support Democrat Senator Fred Risser’s Proposal to Ban Hunting & Trapping in Wisconsin State Parks

State revenue non-consumptive users vs consumptive users

Q. When you talk about huntable species, you're talking about
one-fifth of the vertebrate species in the state, and the DNR's
Bureau of Endangered Resources has to address those endangered and
threatened species. I would like you to speculate on an excise tax on
non-consumptive users and what role that might play in the future.

A. Another great question. Some of the funding for the Bureau of
Endangered Resources does come from hunters and anglers. I personally
think that beyond the excise tax question, hunters need to step
up to the plate and start thinking more holistically about the
environment and ecosystems in Wisconsin. When it comes to an excise
tax on non-consuming equipment – like binoculars, hiking boots or
waterproof pants – it's a great idea but so far it hasn't worked. I
think what it takes for that idea to take hold is for the nonhunting
public to say "we need to start paying for conservation" and pushing
it up the line to the bureaucrats and politicians. In the past it's
been more of a top-down scheme and it hasn't been effective.

Q. Have you ever considered a "nonhunting hunting" license?

A. Yes, it's been considered but never implemented. I still think
there's real value in that. It could be a badge or something you
could display in your window that says "I'm a proud supporter of
conservation." But such an initiative would have to come from the
public as a grass-roots effort. The reality is you can support
conservation now by purchasing a hunting or fishing license and know
that 100 percent of your money will go to scientifically managed
conservation.

Civic Hacking

Tom Rodman reported on a Civic Hacking presentation at barcamp in early Oct.

• civic hacking meetup this coming Saturday, October 17, 2015 dhmn stands for “Distributed Hacker/Maker Network”
• codeforamerica
• hackingmadison
  • Greg Tracy, Civic Hacking Madison
    • bus app
• sunlight foundation

Handouts from Greg on Sun Oct 11

PREVIEW - Team Development

1. What is not the reason why feedback is kept 2/3 positive?

    a. It teaches team members to identify strengths.

    b. The pleasant start of beginning with empathy or specific praise reduces defensiveness
    that can block or slow progress.

    d. Ending positive, with specific praise, may empower the individual to make an
    adjustment in behavior.

2. The four concepts being developed by team members, in this model, are: (circle 4)
effectiveness, fairness, good hygiene, concern and pleasantness.


3. When giving feedback to each other, it’s more effective if it's: (pick 1)
    a. 1/4 positive
    b.  2/3 positive
    c. is positive
    d. 1/3 positive.

4. if a team development coordinator is prompting the person being reviewed, the team
development coordinator can still be viewed as remaining neutral. T F

5. Feedback is more objective if a. One person gives the feedback b. Many sources of feedback
are used c. One source of feedback is used exclusively.


6. Being specific giving praise or expressing concern will enhance the effectiveness of either
because: (pick 3)

  a. The feedback is typically perceived as more

  b. The length of the letter willbemore irnpressive.

  c. The individual is empowered because specific examples of strengths have been given.

  d. Clarity enhances understanding

7. An alert and oriented nursing home resident is an example of aconsumer for a nurse. T F

8. Which of these is an example of being specific when giving praise or expressing a
concern (pick 1)?

  a. "This report is consie, each sentance gives brief, necessary information. You write
  quite effectively."

  b. "You are quite an effective write. I like your style."

  c. "Your writing is terrific!"

What Is Consensus?

  Any group's goal should be to reach decisions that best
  reflect the thinking of all group members. We call this
  “reaching consensus”-—a phrase used repeatedly
  throughout this handbook. It is easy to be confused
  about what consensus is and isn't, so here are some
  guidelines:

  Consensus is...

      - Finding a proposal acceptable enough that all
      members can support it; no member opposes it.

  Is not...
      - A unanimous vote-—-a consensus may not repre-
      sent everyone’s first priorities.

      - A majority vote--in a majority vote, only the
      majority gets something they are happy with;
      people in the minority may get something they
      don't want at all, which is not what consensus is
      all about.

      - Everyone totally satisfied.

  Aiming for consensus at a meeting requires a much different strategy
  than if you were just going to keep on arguing until you had a
  unanimous vote (or even a majority vote). To reach consensus, the
  team must let each member participate fully in the decision. This
  probably means going through several rounds of the outlined process-
  How do you know when you have reached consensus? Probably no one
  will be com- pletelv satisfied with the decision but evervone
  can live with it. The decision-making processes described in this
  chapter can help you reach consensus, particularly when the group is
  new.  Not every decisionneed have the support of every member—in
  fact, it is impossible to have such agreement in any group. Your
  group should decide ahead of time when you will push for consensus.
  Decisions that may have a major impact on the direction of the
  project or conduct of the team—-such as which prob- lem to study,
  or what ground rules to establish-should belong to the whole tean
  and be supported by consebsus.

  The brainstorming, multivoting, and nominal group technique methods
  described in this chapter are very structured ways to reach
  consensus. Other less-formal methods exist, and a team can explore
  them as mem— ber'$ become more relaxed in working qith each other.

Green party exit survey draft

  1. Did we not connect with you somehow? How?

  2. Are you involved in something instead of the
     Greater Milwaukee Green Party?

  3. Do you vote for Green candidates?

  4. What would get you to join the Greater Milwaukee
     Green Party again?

  5. What didn't you like about the GMGP?

  6. How did the GMGP not meet your expectations?

  7. What did you like about the GMGP?

Project: find a venue for Statewide GP meeting

(These notes are from 2015.)

Goal: make contact w/student(s) at UWM in order to get sponsorship for the state GP meeting room.

Potential Allie Student Orgs

Spent about 25 minutes looking at :

• http://uwm.edu/studentinvolvement/
• Their org list

Progressive Students of Milwaukee

Can not find them!

Hints/traces:

• requires student id/nuts!

• http://www.newsds.org/2015/05/progressive-students-of-milwaukee.html

Milwaukee SDS

• http://sds-mke.blogspot.com/
• http://www.newsds.org/

Community Uprise

Public Contact Officer Name:: Jafar Banda
Public Contact Phone:: 4147326772
Public Contact Email:: jmjafar@uwm.edu

Conservation Club

UWM Union 399A 2015-16 (14-15 Union 392) Group Email: conserveuwm@gmail.com

Maia Stack, President <mxstack@uwm.edu> (414) 418-9738

Conservation Club
Union Box 225
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PO Box 413

Young Democratic Socialists of America - UWM Chapter

New group forming, unfortunately no more info; will have to dig.

Green Party Meeting Sat 12 Sep 2015

Team building by Greg Banks.

May help in our project effectiveness and process fairness. Can build problem resolution team skills.

How would we handle inappropriate behavior in a meeting. The group brought up several options: direct open confrontation ; follow up after meeting ; share own feelings, ask how others feel.

Greg suggested having a check back time or scheduled health check/progress-report.

Greg’s background in iteam building is from the human services field; from business and from an academic setting. We got a handout about “upward feedback” titled “new reality check” by Robert McGarvey. We agreed that this team building should be incorporated into our meetings perhaps in a short period at the start; that it would promote a more effective democratic process. Larry has experience with team building in the university setting and as an elementary school teacher. He suggested there are many theories and practices; you always need to be careful about interpersonal dynamics. Jeanette is “looking forward to it; it could be good for us”.

The group suggested we do exit surveys (phone or email followup) after people stop coming to meetings.

Greg banks is our historical connection to the former larger Milwaukee Green Party.

Mike’s report on Coalition for justice.

There are regular meetings at

| All Peoples Church
| 2600 N 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
| http://allpeoplesgathering.org/

The Hamilton family had a meeting with Hillary Clinton which went well.

Mike/Citizens Action for Rail Safety (CARS).

Tammy Baldwin pressed railway administration. May / July railroad bridge evaluation. Federal Railroad Commission. Canadian Pacific will reinforce downtown bridge with concrete.

CARS 99th birthday party for a bridge by Brian Chiu’s apartment building. TV coverage with lots of kids; birthday party skit; birthday cake.

Railroad cars owned by gas company / energy company. Built to carry corn oil.

Mike/350.org

Global (Paris) climate climate talks November 13th through December 11th. “Power through Paris” workshops September 26th. Climate March November 28th and 29. December 12th mass mobilization. Milwaukee “climate tables” - George Martin?.

Larry: Organization for change is an Obama group demonstration occurred near DNR building signs and speech this was mainly a “social media event”. It featured Obama’s clean power program.

Larry/TPP

350 committee monthly regarding TPP chaired by Dan Falkmen professor at UWM. Larry is on the committee. What type of organizations are working on this? - demonstration planning mainly. Heard podcast on TPP by Joseph Stiglitz on BBC. My search for Joseph Stiglitz / TPP:

• Joseph Stiglitz Part 1: Trans-Pacific Partnership

Larry sent certified letters to “Hear and Now” reporters for their fluff piece on TPP. One of those was accepted. Flush the TPP is one organization.

Larry/ Move to Amend.

Nationwide focus on white privilege and anti-oppression. Resulted in a forked off organization called “united to amend”.

Need to bird dog legislators. To pass amendment: 2/3 of each federal House and Senate plus three quarters of all states must approve. The local move to ammend group is in focusing on acting more democratic way. Mary Lon(sp?) is in charge of the local group.

Greg on Fukushima

Shinzō Abe botched managment of Fukushima. They hired homeless people to clean up the radioactive waste. Lowered safety standards.

See:

• Fukushima Action Network.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Gundersen
• http://www.fairewinds.org/

Larry/ schools and community United (SCU)

The SCU organization is schools and community United. They have a facebook and website meets twice a month at MTEA - on 51st and Vliet; very active group. Some sometimes they meet at NAACP building (?). Won a battle: King’s Academy Charter was up for authorization and got it however they gave up their charter under pressure. 25 organizations have joined up. No political parties have joined. Gus Ramirez is planning a huge K through 12 charter or voucher school.

• $40 million private school on Milwaukee south side

At the state level is WPEN which stands for Wisconsin Public Education Network.

There is a community schools committee; an anti-poverty committee. There is a plan for school walk-ins which are non-disruptive demonstration starting at 7 a.m. on Friday September 18th. There is a plan for school defense counsel’s: 1 / school defending against privatization. We are up against a new bill which passed allowing 2 schools per year to be taken over by charter or voucher schools in the first year and five schools per year thereafter. Abele is in position to select a zar. The MREA organization is having an open house on October 3rd unfortunately it is at a charter school. SCU is planning to advise MREA…

Spring Elections/Mike

Petitioning starts on December 1st and is due on January 5th then. Offices up for election include the County Board county treasurer city attorney comptroller. We need to consider who to endorse as candidates. Joe Klein did file for city for the county executive post. Marina is now the executive director at Working Families Party. We are looking for Green Party candidates.

Wisconsin has met the 1% ballot status requirement so the Green Party can have a primary candidate. (explain…)

State Council communications conference calls not happening monthly. We have a fall State wide semiannual GP meeting to plan; let’s consider Milwaukee. Dave Schwab the State Fair in Madison is suggesting the Milwaukee location. We need a venue for Fall Meeting Mike will not promote alone Let’s consider UWM. Tom Rodman will check out the PSM organization aggressive students of Milwaukee to see if we can use that use them to get us a venue at UWM.

Jose is working on a sub domain website for our group, below the state Green Party website.

Jennette brought up Dr. Margaret flowers.

Mike encouraged us to come up with future forum topics and speakers. We discuss but buying gas at CITCO and using GasBuddy to locate Citgo stations.

Next meeting TBD - Oct 10 or 11.

Larry mentioned district 7 City Council candidate David Crawley is worthy of our support also mentioned Martha de la Rosa Delarosa the 18th district candidate.

draft of letter to UW Milwaukee Student Org Officer

Dave:

When we ask for student sponsorship of our event, I think we need at least a paragraph or two explaining the campaign school – help on that is welcome.

I tend to write “too much”, I know, so please suggest edits (adds and deletes) to this email draft:

From: trgp
Fcc: sent
To: SOME-STUDENT-ORG
Subject:  [student org *venue* sponsor needed] WI Greens Campaign/Candidate School - Apr 7

Greetings:

The WI Green party plans a Campaign/Candidate School on Sat Apr 7 for
about 50 people: to prepare GP candidates for partisan races in fall;
an 8 hour event, probably from noon until 8pm.  We will need Internet
access, a large AV screen for presentations, and possibly a room large
enough for "breakout sessions", away from main presentation.

Email or phone if you're willing to discuss sponsoring a UW-Milwaukee
Union venue for our April event.  We can not book at UW-M Union
without sponsorship from a student org.

--
thanks,
Tom Rodman ( Milwaukee )
414-678-9284

    google HANGOUTS:
        connect via: 414-678-9284  or  TSRodm@gmail.com

http://milwaukeegreens.org
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/wisconsin_green_party_seeks_2018_local_and_state_candidates
--
# WIGP Campaign/Candidate School Overview

## Our prep work

    * Reachout/Recruit/Interview (potential) candidates.
    * Document Green Pty endorsement process.
    * Finish/publish/circulate candidate questionarire.
    * Assist candidates w/petition sig drives.
    * Decide on list of basic resume/qualifications required for a successful candidate.
    * Prep handouts, materials, presentations, videos, speakers, timeline.

## Campaign school outline

    Top priority of campaign school: prepare candidates for partisan races in fall.

    Target audience - State Assy candidates/campaign managers.

    Topics

        * Filing procedures/ Qualifying for ballot/petitions required.
        * Explain resources WIGP has for your campaign.
        * Breakout for small group work.
        * Social Media/Internet Strategy.

/for venue mgr/ WI Greens Candidate School / Venue Requirements & Event Overview

A public event, all are welcome, but aimed primarly at candidates we have already recruited to run in 2018 elections under the endorsement of the Green Party.

The purpose is mainly candidate/campaign school/training; but we may do fundraising by “passing the hat” for checks or cash; by asking for donations on a auctioneer-like-speaker vs audience bidding activity, or via new Green Party membership signups. Is this acceptable for our event in your venue?

• Duration will be about 8 hours, until 7 or 8pm on Apr 7 or Apr 8.
• Room capacity of at least 50 people.
• Good wireless Internet.
• AV screen for computer presentations.
• Electrical Outlets.
• Tables and chairs.
• We plan to “order in” lunch, for example box lunches.

Green Party contacts for Venue booking:

We need a block of eight hours at the venue. MKE libraries allow 5 hours max.

We may do fundraising, by “passing the hat” for checks or cash; by asking for donations on a auctioneer-like-speaker vs audience bidding activity, or via new membership signups. Is this acceptable for our event in your venue?

Project: find venue - Apr 2018 WIGP Campaign School

(Started as copy of notes from 2015.)

Goal: make contact w/student(s) at UWM in order to get sponsorship for the state GP meeting room.

UW-Milwaukee How To

Info that follows was from talk on Fri 26 Jan 2018 w/Union Info desk.

Contact the president or vp of one of the Student Orgs - only such a student may sponsor us.

Student Involvment Center

UW Student Orgs

Potential Allie Student Orgs

Spent about 25 minutes looking at :

• http://uwm.edu/studentinvolvement/
• Their org list

Progressive Students of Milwaukee

Can not find them!

Hints/traces:

• requires student id/nuts!

• http://www.newsds.org/2015/05/progressive-students-of-milwaukee.html

Milwaukee SDS

• http://sds-mke.blogspot.com/
• http://www.newsds.org/

Community Uprise

Public Contact Officer Name:: Jafar Banda
Public Contact Phone:: 4147326772
Public Contact Email:: jmjafar@uwm.edu

Conservation Club

UWM Union 399A 2015-16 (14-15 Union 392) Group Email: conserveuwm@gmail.com

Maia Stack, President <mxstack@uwm.edu> (414) 418-9738

Conservation Club
Union Box 225
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PO Box 413

Nationbuilder Export Friendly Text

https://epjdn.zq3q.org/secret/wigpnb/nationbuilder-people.minimal.rec.txt

Above file is securely blocked from public. You need a username/password to read it.

Our Responsibilities for Personal Info Privacy/Security

Do not share this file with anyone else, unless approved by Dave Schwab.

We can see all the donor dollar info, the phone numbers, employer, addresses etc. We need to be good stewards of this personal data. If you save a local copy of this database, pls put it on your calendar to delete it, say within 7 days. There are US laws against mis handling of private data, so be careful!

Suggest you do a “save page as” on above file, and then open it locally on your computer in your favorite text editor. The file is in DOS text format so any text editor, including Notepad or Microsoft Word, or google doc should open it ok.

How nationbuilder-people.minimal.rec.txt was made

In nationbuilder, exported all people. This took 10 min or so. Then downloaded the csv file.

‘makefile’ was used to convert to simple text

Primary tool used was ‘csv2rec’ which is part of GNU Recutils.

Next I ran a 1 line perl filter to remove empty or redundant fields.

WIGP committees/officers

http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/committees

Scroll to bottom of above page and check off the committee you want more info on

imp: comm chairs, treasurers, coordinating council members, caucus reps, http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/officers_and_committees

Each chair or co-chair of a committee should have ‘manager’ software rights to add you to the committee google mailing list; but you need to introduce your self with a paragraph or two indicating why you want to join. The chair and committee members will then ask you to join. The general policy so far is that only committees are on the mailing lists.

Once you get the WIGP committee chair to add you the posting email for the respective committee is hinted at here:

The WIGP ‘Coordinating Council’ is chaired by the WIGP co-chairs, for details see http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/constitution

Up to two members are from each of the eight congressional districts. Each member serves a 2-year term… These 8 (16 in first year) members will be nominated in their district meetings at the Fall Gathering. The election will take place at the full membership meeting.

WIGP hashtags, imp twitter accounts

PETITIONING TIPS from a petitioning veteran

Here are some PETITIONING TIPS from a petitioning veteran to first timers :)

• Carry your petitions on a clip board with a rubberband holding the bottom so there is no chance they will fly away. Also, get a cover sheet containing a picture of the candidate and a little information in a protective plastic slip on the front. Not only will people immediately be able to get a little information on the candidate, the plastic cover will protect your petitions from rain and various other liquids that could ruin all your hard work. (Pro-tip: put your finished sheets in a folder inside something waterproof).

• Remember, you are allowed to fill out all the spaces, except for the signature space if the elector has trouble with writing. The information has to be legible, the signature does not. I am going to try putting each of the different candidate’s forms back to back and tell people to sign and name themselves on all, but only put address on the the first sheet. I hypothesize I can get more signatures for all the candidates that way without the elector getting frustrated with the number of forms.

• Wear a button, T-shirt, etc. to identify yourself as a Green Party worker. It makes you seem official and less suspicious - yes, people will ask you if they need to write their address and if you will send them mail.

• Petition at festivals, parks, universities, community events, in front of libraries, bus stops, anywhere people gather in public in large numbers. The most effective spots are where people are waiting around for something. I have gotten some of my largest numbers in front of food trucks. Door to door is okay, but you probably will get a similar number of yeses, and you have the added time suck of walking up to each door… that’s probably a max of 10 signatures an hour as opposed to a max of about 50 signatures an hour. Make sure to get all your family and friends to sign though. They might take longer (door to door or otherwise) to collect, but they are easy yes answers for you.

• Don’t be timid about saying you have the right to petition in public spaces if anyone tells you to leave. Sidewalks in front of libraries, street festivals, parks, bus stops, outside University buildings are all fair game. Don’t let any security tell you off because it is one of your first amendment rights.

• People will ask you about the Green Party and the candidates. Be able to recite a few things, and if you are at a loss for words, remember the four pillars - I think Social justice, Peace, Ecological wisdom, Grassroots Democracy (SPEG or SPED depending on which you are inclined to remember better). If they are trying to get you into a debate, it’s usually best to walk away - they don’t want to sign, and they are wasting your petitioning time.

If you have any other questions about petitioning or want a friend to petition with, you can reply to this group message, contact me, or connect with people through the Facebook groups.

Tips from WIGP Cochair Dave Schwabb

• My pitch: “Excuse me, hi! Are you eligible to vote in Wisconsin?” If yes: “Great, can you help me out quick with a signature to get Green candidates on the ballot and give people another choice?” I ask them to help me out, because psychologically people are more inclined to help someone who is volunteering on the street than to do something for a cause they likely don’t know much about. The word “quick” reassures them it won’t take long. Many people support giving people more choices on the ballot, even if they don’t support the Green Party in particular. If they are reluctant, I repeat “This is just to get them on the ballot and give people another choice, it doesn’t mean you have to support them”.

• If people ask what they stand for, have a short explanation ready. I wouldn’t recommend leading with issues or ideology, because again, we aren’t trying to win votes yet, just to get our candidates as a choice on the ballot. You don’t want to take a lot of time explaining the candidates - just focus on the common ground of agreeing with more choices on the ballot. You will generally work more quickly and effectively this way.

• Remember: it’s a numbers game. Some people will say yes and others will say no, but if we ask enough people then we’ll hit our target. Don’t take anything personally, and don’t engage with grumpy people. Do take inspiration from the supportive people, and do plan enough time to hit your personal signature goal.

• Four clipboards is a bit of a challenge, but it’s doable. I’ve been petitioning with Nathan Pelkey, and if it seems people’s enthusiasm is waning after the first couple of sheets, I mention that my friend Nathan (right over there) is running for State Treasurer. They’re more likely to make the effort if they see you know the candidate, or if they see the candidate is out there working to get on the ballot. Since many of us know at least one candidate we’re petitioning for, this could really help.

• Barb’s suggestion of having people fill out 1 whole form, then just sign the rest, is an interesting one and could work - HOWEVER make sure you can read what they wrote before letting them go, because you’ll need to fill the rest in.

• Go out to events with a buddy or a team to encourage each other and show new petitioners the ropes.

Have fun and be proud of yourself for working for a cause you believe in!

Notes by Tom Rodman, GMGP:

Nomination forms printing tips. Print page 1 only. Scale to 92% - you need to get full title line, and should leave margin for clipboard clip.

Set context quickly in your opening line; ideas for opening line:

Do not ask “do you have a second”. Make sure they know your purpose; announce it in the first sentance.

• Help us put Green Party candidates on the Nov WI state ballot.
• Help me, help yourself, help us both…
• How would you like to have more people to vote for?
• Increase choice, we all need more choice…
• Hi, my focus is the November elections. Will you help us both, and sign a nomination form for a new GP state-wide candidate?
• We need 2500 sigs for each WI Green party candidates to get on fall ballot.
• (when appropriate) make it clear we’re unhappy w/the current governor

Consider taking a small cardboard box to hold at least two clipboards each with your nomination forms, and several pens. You can put signs on the cardboard box to explain the goal.

Carefully use blue painters’ tape to anchor a  sheet for a different candidate on both the front and the back side of the clipboard.

Have a couple of index cards - if you can not read their printing have them print their name again on the index card, and then correct the form later.

Have the signer fill out one candidate’s nomination form in full. IMP SHORTCUT from Barb: Next have them sign, and print first name for all the other candidate nomination forms; then you fill the incomplete fields on these nomination forms, copying from their first entry.

• google chrome nomination form printing:

  • scale:
    • fit to page
    • 92 %
  • pages: 1
  • two sided: DESLECT-THIS

• The clipboard’s ‘clip’ should be on right side of landscape-printed nomination form- biasing in favor of right handers.

• Fill in yuur printed name and address at the bottom of the empty form. Leave the date and your sig empty until you are all done with collecting elector sigs for the form.

• strategy: Some areas are more friendly than others. Return to the friendly areas (Milwaukee) - Brady St, Riverwest, Bradford beach. People stopped and waiting are good - bus stops, smoking breaks.

• pitfalls/traps:

  • Be extra careful with very 1st sig on form. People often sign above line 1, so show them where line 1 is.

  • It’s worth it to watch people carefully, and review their work before they leave you

  • watch people on the date field. In several cases I had a person will enter a date that is off by one day, and then subsequent people copied the wrong date; in another case a person put in zip code instead of date, and then the next 4 persons put in zipcode instead of date. So you need to watch them / check them – not as easy as it sounds if you have two people both filling out clipboards at the same time.

  • PO Boxes not acceptable

  • blue tape anchoring to clipboard is good, but get the tape of as quickly as possibile after the sheets are full, else danger of tearing increases

• Do not fill in the page number field in lower left. That will be done by other Greens before final submission.

• Do not put the date in, at the bottom, until you are done collecting signatures for that sheet. That date must be the same day or later than any signature on the form.

• Where to turn in ORIGINALS of forms

  You can mail completed forms to Wisconsin Green Party, PO Box 108, Madison, WI 53701. We MUST receive forms by Thursday May 31st in order to be able to file them on Friday June 1st.

• TODO: Is there a proper way to for a signer to correct mistakes they catch; as in cross out/fix/ add their initials?

PETITIONING OPPORTUNITIES

cardboard petition box: photo, pdf sign for box

GMGP intro biz card

These ideas from Barbara Maniotis on Sat 19 May 2018. Please suggest new ideas, and we will try to add them.

1. Before or after school at neighborhood elementary schools. If you arrive about an hour before school begins or arrive 20 minutes before school ends, people will be hanging around with their kids at the playground etc, and would be happy to sign. ( See MPS bell schedule ), tell Barbara where you plan to be, so we know which schools we covered

2. Park activities:

   1. May 19th Critter Club 1PM Wehr nature center Franklin Wi
   2. Urban Ecology Center
      1. 19th Bloom 9-1 plant sale washington park
      2. 20th Riverside park open climb 2-4pm
      3. 22nd Riverside park ROOT 2-4 PM(get people going in before or coming out after
      4. 23rd Menomonee Valley Eco art 4-5:30
      5. Check out early morning bird walks between 8-10 most mornings
      6. ROOT is a reoccurring event a few times a week
      7. 26th Yoga 11-noon Menomonee valley
   3. Baseball fields around Milwaukee with little league games
      1. 4th and Chase, Baran
      2. 911 W. Brown, Carver
      3. 7301 Courland, Columbus
      4. 10777 Coldspring Rd., Kulwicki
      5. 3233 Kenwood, Lake
      6. 9800 Glendale, Madison
      7. 6237 Hopkins, Schoenecker
      8. 1601 Howard, Wilson
      9. 10300 Wisconsin, Wisconsin
   4. Beaches when it is warm, especially Bradford, Capitol, and the pier by Veteran’s park

3. Outside of libraries, especially near dinner time or closing time when lots of people are leaving the library. Tell us which were successful for you.

4. Before and After Church Services!!! Especially at churches people know you  I will try the Unitarian Universalist Congregation this Sunday

5. Outside popular grocery stores if you are able to stand close enough to the doors on a public street to get people without getting shooed away by authorities

6. Riverwalk in third Ward/Downtown area.

7. May 19th Run Tosa Run 8-11AM, Wauwatosa East Towne Neighborhood

8. May 19-20th Great Riverwest Rummage Sale 9-5 (Barbara starts at Art Bar)

9. May 19th 9AM Hubbard Park Lodge Shorewood BRUN5k

10. Brady St./Water St. on weekend evenings usually have lots of people hanging around… might be worth it to go early evening before it gets too dark and people get too wasted.

• Had good results: Corner of Brady and Astor
• Had good results: Corner of Brady and Arlington

10. calendars

• https://projects.jsonline.com/apps/events/milwaukee-area-listings.html#/53201-milwaukee/all/today
• https://www.wikido.com/us/wi/milwaukee
• https://shepherdexpress.com/search/event/upcoming-events/#page=1

10. May 19th 2PM Depot Beer Garden Old Falls Village Historical Society Menomonee Falls
11. May 19th 8:30AM Harambee Community Cleanup, Riverworks Center
12. May 19th March On Milwaukee 50th Finale, Registration begins 9:30, North Division H.S.
13. May 19th Walk for Children Metcalf Park 2545 N 29th St. 9AM
14. May 19th 4:40PM Marquette Commencement, 400 W. Kilbourn, Panther Arena
15. May 19th Pabst Street Festival Noon-7 Juneau ave between 10th and 11th
16. May 20th 9AM- Noon Cars and Coffee 1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.
17. May 20th 9AM and 1:30 PM UWM Graduation Ceremonies (catch people going in), UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. 400 W. Kilbourn Avenue
18. May 20th Maker’s Market, 10AM-4PM Parking Lot of Collectivo Coffee 2301 Kinnickinnic
19. May 20th 10AM Beevangelists Bee Day Party 631 N. 19th St.
20. May 20th Rotary Food Truck Noon-4PM South Milwaukee Downtown Market
21. May 21st- 25 Apparently finals week for MSOE - try walking about the campus
22. May 21st Lakefront Brewery “weekly fun run” Get there at 5:40PM. “on North Commerce Drive and follow the Oak Leaf Trail and Riverwalk on a 3-6 mile route….” 1872 N Commerce St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
23. May 22nd Group Data Entry (petitions with NORML?) 2301 Kinnickinick Collectivo coffee6pm
24. May 23rd, Build A Monarch Habitat at the Shorewood Town Center 9AM to Noon
25. May 23rd 9AM Menomonee Falls Farmer’s Market
26. May 23rd 11:30AM #CLOSE msdf Picket at Milwaukee County Courthouse
27. May 23rd 6:30-7:30 PM Jane’s Walk Shorewood, Three Lions Pub; 4515 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood, WI 53211
28. May 24th Arrive by 6:05pm at 5225 W. Vliet Street, to catch arrivals for 6:30pm MPS School Bd Mtg
29. May 24th Arrive by 7:45pm at 5225 W. Vliet Street, to catch departures for 6:30pm MPS School Bd Mtg
30. May 24th 7-10 PM Bark in the Park, Miller Park
31. May 24th 6-10 PM Motorcycle Night at the Iron Horse Hotel, 500 Florida St.
32. May 25th Brat Fest MADISON PEOPLE!!!
33. May 25th 5PM Dan Janesen Greenfield Memorial Festival Konkel Park
34. May 25th 6PM Movie Night at Bridge Road Park Manona WI MADISON PEOPLE!!!
35. May 25-26th Beer Garden festival, Lake Mills WI, MADISON PEOPLE!!!
36. May 26th 8:15 - 9:15am; 2944 North 9th, Saint Matthews Church Community Brainstorming arrivals
37. May 26th 10:40 - 11:20am; 2944 North 9th, Saint Matthews Church Community Brainstorming departures
38. May 26th – 27th Kite Fest in Veteran’s Park
39. May 26th Wauwatosa Farmer’s Market, 8AM Nordstrom Mayfair
40. May 26th 10AM MSOE Graduation Kern Center 1245 N. Broadway
41. May 26th 10-4 by Discovery World: Tall Ship free tours, and you are right by 2 other museums as well.
42. May 26th 10- Noon Geology Walk and Talk at Estabrook Park
43. May 26th 3rd-4th and Chambers St. Heal The Hood block party, Noon-6PM
44. May 26th Menomonee Falls Downtown Rebel Grace Memorial Fest, 6:30-10PM
45. May 26h Adult Scavenger Hunt, Wehr Nature Center, 6PM
46. May 26th 3PM Lucky Ducky Derby Race Menomonee Falls, near Knights of Columbus
47. May 26th 3:46-6:15 Menomonee Falls Sorry We’re Open Fest
48. May 26th Caught in the Act II 11:30AM Menomonee Falls between Appleton and Water
49. May 27th 11AM Season Kickoff Party at Bradford Beach
50. May 27th Menomonee Falls Memorial Tribute, 1PM
51. May 27th 4PM Shorewood Memorial Day Program, Atwater Park
52. May 25-28th USA College Ultimate Frisbee Championships Uihelin Soccer Park
53. May 28th 10-11AM Memorial Day Parade, N88W16712 Appleton Ave Menomonee Falls
54. May 29th 6PM Data Entry with NORML? Collectivo on Kinnickinick
55. May 29th 6:30pm 1859 N. 40th St. Milwaukee, WI 53208 ( Urban Eco Cntr) Catch arrivals to: https://projects.jsonline.com/apps/events/milwaukee-area-listings.html#/event/7126729-toxic-lead-stealing-our-communitys-future?location=53201-milwaukee&sections=all&date=today
56. May 29th 7-8:30 PM March on Milwaukee Community Discussion, Kingo Lutheran Church
57. May 29th 7:30pm-10pm Full Moon Canoe (urban ecology center) 1990 N. Commerce St.
58. May 29th 7PM Washington Urban Ecology Center, Lead in our water/senator latonya
59. May 29th 7734 W Harwood Ave, Tosa Twilight Zone music fest, 6-8PM
60. May 30th 9AM Menomonee Falls Farmer’s Market
61. May 30th #CLOSE msdf Demonstration at 819 N. 6th St. parole office, 4-6 PM
62. May 30th West Allis Food Truck Tour 4PM West Allis Farmer’s Market
63. May 30th 8PM-1AM Riverwest Gallery Walk beginning at the Art Bar
64. May 31st Jazz in the Park Cathedral Park Square 4:45pm 825 N Jefferson St, 53202 https://www.facebook.com/events/2072862492929332/
65. May 31st Oak Creek Beer Garden #1 4PM Abendshein Park
66. May 31st Wear Orange to prevent Gun Violence Rally, 3:30 PM at the East end of Wisconsin Ave

MPS Bell Schedule 2017-2018

Updated: 6/13/17 kap

WIGP Data Policy Notes

For my edits to proposed version; these are almost all additions, not changes see the file “DataPolicy-tom” in this folder:

For a comparison of the proposed file with my edited version see:

Wisconsin “Party Ballot Status”

This section is “in progress” / far from done, pls suggest edits or corrections.

Party Ballot Order for Ballot Status Parties

A memo listing the party ballot order for the 2015-2016 election cycle was posted on December 9, 2014. The memo also explained that candidates listed as “independent,” who received at least 1% of the votes cast for a statewide office (in this case the Libertarian Party and Wisconsin Green Party) are eligible for ballot status, provided the party petitions the G.A.B. for ballot status no later than April 1, 2016.

The attached memo is an update to the December 9, 2014 memo and reflects that the G.A.B. has received petitions from the Libertarian and Wisconsin Green Parties. These parties now have ballot status in Wisconsin through 2016.

If you have questions, please contact Diane Lowe, Lead Elections Specialist, at 608-266-3276 or diane.lowe@wi.gov.

On Mon 15 Oct 2018 I emailed Diane Lowe for an overview of the “Party Ballot Status” concepts.

On Mon 15 Oct 2018 I called the help desk at 608-261-2028, and talked to “Robert”. He said the Green Party has ballot status now. Ballot Status, gives the Green party the right to circulate nomination petitions for Green Party Candidates; without it the petitions would be for independent candidates with some text in the “Party or ‘Statement of Principle’ field” showing an affiliation with the Green Party.

Robert said he has never heard of a party ever losing ballot status, and does not see how it could; unless some legislation triggers this.

Robert said once you have ballot status (as we know) there is a dedicated section on the primary ballot listing all your parties candidates.

Per Robert the best page to study about “Party Ballot Status” is: https://elections.wi.gov/candidates/state/partisan

TODO: why the ranges above as in “2,000 - 4,000”.

Per Robert, parties that do not have ballot status, do not have to gather additional nomination petition signatures to get their candidates on the ballot. If they gather the normal required signatures, these independent candidates are granted the right a text field next to their names indicating their affiliated party; the legal terms related to these text fields, to research here are “party affiliation” and “statement of principle”.

Petition for Ballot Status

I, the undersigned, a qualified elector of the __________________Congressional District of Wisconsin, request that a separate party ballot be given to the above named party so that (district number) voters will have the opportunity to vote for candidates of the party at the partisan primary election to be held on ___________________________________________________________.

• TODO - explain the “Petition for Ballot Status” process and required total sigs.

Aaron Camacho promo

September 6, 2018, Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed Aaron Camacho (G-Fountain City) Candidate for the 31st Senate District in the upcoming election.

Tiffany Anderson promo

Tiffany’s interview on the Wisconsin Public Radio morning show on Oct 15: https://www.wpr.org/candidate-lieutenant-governor-tiffany-anderson

23 min talk by co-founder of NY State GP|Oct 2018

30 min talk by Howie Hawkins|Oct 2018

Aaron Camacho 2018 Campaign for Sen District 31

Sen District 31 facts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate,_District_31

map - zoom in enough and towns show up

cities towns villages in Sen District 31

Some of the entries are not in the district; they were chosen visually by me, so there will be mistakes. Mostly villages and towns – most appear to be under 1600.

Just outside of Senate District 31

Newspapers in or near SD31 to consider – letter to editor

TODO are these in or near SD31?:

Obvious higher population municipalities

Eau Claire

Black River Falls

No newspaper? https://www.blackriverfalls.com/news/local

Arcadia

No newspaper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia%2C_Wisconsin

https://www.cityofarcadiawi.com/

All municipalities

GP chapter birth how to notes – raw

    TODO: boil down to 4 imp concepts
        - meetings

    frien
    membership outreach
        coalitions
        actions/on street
        calling new people
        welcome/on boarding
        people database admin
        signup sheet
    running candidates
    committees
    statements/endorsements
    press releases
    tactile, visual, auditory,
    team skills/working as a team
    identify hit by a bus people; irripaceable people;; training your replacment; setup position description or role description
    social events are imp for brainstorming
        social events after formal mtgs
    tools
        google docs / google drive
        google hangouts
        trello
        google calendar
            group calendar
        signal
        procedure for texting groups of people to alert/mobilize them
        password manager
        signal
        method for

    website
    facebook
    twitter
    meetings
        agenda mtgs
        auto email reminders via google calendar
        library mtgs
        1-2 people responsible for monthly mtg venue selection
        status/standup
        google hangouts
        google calendar
        plain old telephobe conference bridges as in 'uber conference'

Back Forty Mine - near MI/WI Menn. river border

http://envirohistory.uwgb.org/Back_Forty_Mine

The Back Forty Mine is a proposed gold and zinc mine that would be constructed at the Penokean Volcanic Belt in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It would be built relatively close (within 150 feet) to the Menominee River which brings interest in the project from the states of both Wisconsin and Michigan.

Aquila Resources mine site plan/map: http://2n3wf82cav5r1p3rw72xx917.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Back-Forty-Site-Plan_website.jpg from Aquila site.

Map w/env impacts http://www.noback40.org/Documents/MineSiteMap.jpg

Normal map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/45.4514/-87.8347&layers=N

More on back 40 mine location / land marks.

Aquila Resources Inc

http://www.noback40.org/

In Lake Township, Michigan. Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA) (“Aquila”), a Canadian development stage company, is actively seeking the necessary approvals to mine and process gold, zinc, copper, silver and other minerals at the site.

https://aquilaresources.com/projects/back-forty-project/

http://www.back40film.com/clips.html

Protest at the Ogden Club May 13, 2017 - Tom and Robin Quigley started Aquila Resources, Inc., the company that’s developing the Back Forty mine. They also own the Odgen Club, and for a time used the upstairs as an office for their mining company.

reviewed links

http://nrd.kbic-nsn.gov/back-forty-project Nice location description, and project summary; a terse “to the point” webpage run by Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.

2017 mtg notice w/good summary:

https://etrigg.com/event/back-forty-mine-door-county-community-meeting/54448444/

The problem with this mine:

• Aquila Resources wants to develop an open pit (2000ft wide x 750ft deep) a massive gold, zinc, and sulfide mine 150ft from the Menominee River Which forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan.

• The Menominee River is the largest river system in the Upper Peninsula with a 4000 sq mile drainage system.

• The Menominee River is culturally significant as a major prehistoric travel corridor for indigenous peoples and the source of Creation for the Menominee Indian Tribe.

• The Menominee River watershed supports sturgeon spawning, strong populations of small mouth bass, walleye, northern pike, and trout.

• Dewatering the mine pit can lower ground water levels around the mine harming the Shakey Lakes Savanna, a 1520 acre natural are, part of the Escanaba state forest.

• Metallic sulfide mines in the United States will pollute up to 27 million gallons of fresh water per year. The main reason is acid mine drainage which occurs when mineral deposits containing sulfides are exposed to the air and water during excavation.

• The mine poses a major threat to the Menominee Indian Tribe’s cultural resources, 22 of there known cultural sites are within the project area. Including Burial mounds, prehistoric garden beds and prehistoric village sites.

links I plan to review:

http://menomineeriver.com/

http://www.back40film.com/clips.html

https://medium.com/@GreenAmerica/the-back-forty-mine-is-it-the-next-standing-rock-1e8c0f67335b

http://savethewildup.org/about/maps/

https://wisconsinrivers.salsalabs.org/contactinvestors/index.html

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2018/01/22/menominee-tribe-sues-epa-army-corps-engineers-over-back-forty-mine-permits/1054050001/

https://isthmus.com/events/no-back-40-mine/

https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/back-forty-mine-letter

https://www.facebook.com/NoBack40Mine/

https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/blog/2017/03/threats-back-40-mine

https://www.wisconsinrivers.org/back-forty-mine-comments/

https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/fox-valley/back-40-proposed-mine-project

Back 40 mine location / land marks

Roughly at the intersection of River Road and Bone Yard Road in Menominee County MI, just east from Town of Wausaukee WI in Marinette County WI at the latitude of Squaw Creek Road.

It is in an apparently sparsely populated area which has several patches of the Escanaba River State forest. It is south of Sixty Island, WI, and north of Buck Hill, MI. Not far to the east is Longrie, MI. Nearest substantial town is east/south east: Stephenson, MI 49887. North east is Banet MI It is north of Shakey Lakes Park; east of HWY 141 / Cedarville WI, on the Menominee River just north of where Squaw Creek joins in.

Longrie MI, Menominee County

https://roadsidethoughts.com/mi/longrie-xx-menominee-profile.htm http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mi/longrie.html

Shakey Lakes Park

http://savethewildup.org/2016/12/deq-permits-sulfide-mine-imperils-menominee-river/

“Shakey Lakes savanna, adjacent to the Aquila Back Forty mine site, is the largest and most intact oak savanna left in Michigan, and home to numerous rare, threatened and state-listed species. At the time of European settlement oak savanna was one of the most common habitats in the upper midwest, covering some 30 million acres. With less than 0.02% left, savanna is now one of our rarest landscapes. In 1990, this area was recommended for designation as a National Natural Landmark.

Scroll down in http://www.back40film.com/clips.html for video on Shakey Lakes.

Escanaba River State Forest

Not much of a landmark - it is widely spread across several counties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escanaba_River_State_Forest

Cedarville WI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedarville%2C_Wisconsin

https://roadsidethoughts.com/wi/cedarville-xx-marinette-profile.htm

https://mapcarta.com/22842016

Sixty Islands, WI

https://mapcarta.com/22892384

Buck Hill, MI

https://mapcarta.com/22320184

https://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/marinette/cedarville.cfm

Banet MI

TODO

Stephenson, MI 49887

TODO

Apr 2 2019 election results – ward by ward

Milwaukee ward by ward Apr 2 2019 election results

4-2-2019SpringElection-WardbyWard-OfficialResults.pdf

Find map your ward or a ward: https://sites.google.com/view/mkewardflyers

City of Milwaukee ward map |55MB pdf

overview: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/County-Clerk/Election-Commission/Election-Results/2019

Waukesha ward by ward Apr 2 2019 election results

Ward by ward State level offices |pdf      as text

Page with above link: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/OfficialElectionResults

Milwaukee Suburbs ward maps

Greenfield | link good on 6/1/2019

Greenfield ward by ward Apr 2 2019 election results

http://www.ci.greenfield.wi.us/DocumentCenter/View/2778/Greenfield---Ward-by-Ward

summary: “Ballot Status” value of/losing/regaining [Diane.Lowe@wisconsin.gov;Wis. Stats. §§ 5.62, 5.64]

The biggest disadvantage I see to the Green Party losing ballot status is: without ballot status, the Green Party will not show up on the primary ballot. Pls correct me if I am wrong.

Example Aug 2018 WI primary ballot when Green Party had ballot status.

In the Partisan Primary:

● You may vote in only ONE party’s primary.

● If you choose a party, votes cast in that party will be counted. Votes cast in any other party will not be counted.

● If you do not choose a party, and you vote in more than one party, no votes will be counted.

You must vote for individual candidates.

Choose a Party Primary

Notice that Independent candidate Arnie Enz does not show up at all on the Aug 2018 primary ballot – neither he or his party had ballot status.

This link should lead you to a sample WI (Douglas County) ballot for Nov 2018 WI election.

“Ballot status” for a party means that party has their own separate section on the primary ballot. For the primary the voter must select/check off exactly one of the “Ballot status” parties.

Independent candidates may have phrase for their “party name” or their “principle” on the ballot of 5 words or less.

2019 parties with WI ballot status | 2019 WI ballot order

If a recognized political party did not have a gubernatorial candidate or their gubernatorial candidate did not receive at least 1 percent of the total votes cast, that party will have a separate ballot if one or more of their candidates received at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for a statewide office at the 2018 gubernatorial election (Constitution Party).

2018/19 email thread with WI Election specialist Diane Lowe

First a correction/clarification email exchange in Aug 2019:

On Tue 8/20/19 at 11:09:57am "Lowe, Diane - ELECTIONS" wrote:
>Answers to your questions-
>
>At 09:13am on 8/20/19 Tom R wrote:
>>Independent candidates are not eligible to appear in a WI primary
>>election. Correct?
>
>That is correct.  Independent candidates go directly to the election ballot.
>
>>No WI Green party candidates may show up in the WI primary election,
>>even if each is listed as an independent, right?
>
>That is correct.  No independent candidates appear on the primary ballot.
>
>A note about our previous email thread:
>
||The order in which the parties appear on partisan ballots for
||2019-2020 is also determined.
||
||1) The first step in determining the parties who will have ballot
||status in 2019-2020 is to look at the highest office at the 2018
||general election; in this case Governor.  Whichever parties listed
||above by the party whose candidate for governor received the second
||highest number of votes, etc.
||
||2) The second step is to see if any of the parties had a candidate
||for a statewide office.
|
|I think Diane should have written "Statewide Constitutional office"
|instead of "statewide office" above.
|
>No.  I meant "Statewide Office."  U.S. Senate is not a Wisconsin
>Constitutional Office. However, it is a statewide office, as is President.
>
>The hierarchy is:
>1.  1% of the votes cast for Governor/Lt. Governor
>2.  1% of the votes cast for AG, SoS, treasurer (Constitutional
>    Offices) or U.S. Senator (not a constitutional office).
>
>At a presidential election, it must be 1% of the votes cast for the
>office of President. If a U.S. Senate seat is up for election at a
>presidential election, garnering 1% of the votes cast for U.S. Senator
>does not count.

Per above, I rephrase part of the 2018 summary:

"ballot status" will *not* be lost if any of these potential Green
Party candidates for the "**state wide** offices" of:

    * Governor/Lt. Governor (vote total for ticket)
    * AG
    * SoS
    * State Treasurer
    * United States Senator (but not in US Presidential election year)
    * United States President

receive 1% or more of the total vote for their respective office.

Below is the Oct 2018 email thread w/Diane:

[...]
To: elect2018@googlegroups.com
Subject: summary: "Ballot Status" value of/losing/regaining [Diane.Lowe@wisconsin.gov;Wis. Stats. §§ 5.62, 5.64]
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 19:43:25 -0500
---
This is a summary, and walk-thru of the messy Oct 19+ 2018 email thread with
Diane.Lowe@wisconsin.gov; editing out the "thread quoting", except for Diane;
unhelpful lines were deleted.

# Summary of thread w/Diane.Lowe@wisconsin.gov

I am not a lawyer, but this summary is [sic] understanding now. (my understanding)

Applicable Statutes:  Wis. Stats. §§ 5.62, 5.64. Short but involved.

In Oct 2018 the Wisconsin Green Party has ballot status.

In general a party will lose or gain "ballot status", if they fail the "one
percent test" (my slang) during a statewide election.  There are a few corner
cases where the party can fail that rule, and still hold on to "ballot
status".

To pass what I call the "one percent test": the party must get 1% or more of
the total votes cast for at least one specific "Constitutional Office".  The
one percent is 1% of the total votes cast for all the candidates running for
that specific single office. If 40 thousand votes were cast for all candidates
running for Secretary of State, then 1% would be 400 votes; sufficient to hold
or gain ballot status.

A party may also get ballot status through a process that involves
gathering 10,000 signatures.

A benefit of "ballot status" is getting "a separate primary ballot"; i.e.
a section in the ballot exclusively for the party.  Losing "ballot status"
forces your candidates to be "independents", but you can still declare a
statement of principle ("Wisconsin Green Party") that would appear next to
their name.

On Sat 10/20/18 11:54 -0500 Arthur Heitzer wrote:
>The tip to secure ballot status is to try to focus on constitutional
>offices that are lower down, namely Secretary of State or treasurer to try
>to secure the 1% there.

There are rules based on size of votes received that set the order of the
parties on the ballot.

You can stop reading if you want. The summary is done.  You could search for
"Constitutional Office" or 'TODO'.

--
regards,
[...]

--

# Edited Walk Thru of thread w/Diane.Lowe@wisconsin.gov

The order of this "walk through" matches the email itself.
Lines that start with '>' (not ">>") are Diane's. Non quoted
lines are mine.

All Constitutional Offices are statewide.
"Constitutional Offices" include:

    Governor
    Lt. Governor
    Attorney General
    Secretary of State
    State Treasurer
    U.S. Senator
    Possibly U.S. President. TODO: resolve this.

Diane cites "Applicable Statutes:  Wis. Stats. §§ 5.62, 5.64."

## [Wis. Stat. 5.62](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1999/statutes/statutes/5/II/62)

>> ... every recognized political party listed on the official ballot at
>> the last gubernatorial election whose candidate for any statewide office
>> received at least 1% of the total votes cast for that office and, if the
>> last general election was also a presidential election, every recognized
>> political party listed on the ballot at that election whose candidate for
>> president received at least 1% of the total vote cast for that office shall
>> have a separate primary ballot ...

Notice that the one percent is 1% of the total votes cast for all the
candidates votes for a single office. If 40 thousand votes were
cast for all candidates running for Secretary of State, then 1% would be
four thousand votes; sufficient to hold or gain ballot status.

On Sat 10/20/18 11:54 -0500 Arthur Heitzer wrote:
>I believe if the party gets at least one percent of the vote state wide for
>any constitutional office such as treasurer or secretary of state, I will
>have ballot status for some period of time in the future.
--snip
>
>The tip to secure ballot status is to try to focus on constitutional
>offices that are lower down, namely Secretary of State or treasurer to try
>to secure the 1% there.

TODO: Keep reading/reviewing 5.62.

[Wis. Stat. 5.64](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1999/statutes/statutes/5/II/64)

>Along with the names of the independent candidates shall appear the party or
>principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as shown on their
>nomination papers.

TODO: Keep reading/reviewing 5.64.

Diane wrote:

>Also, FYI:  If you retain ballot status because of a Wisconsin Green
>candidate's performance at the gubernatorial election (2018) you
>retain ballot status thru the general election in 2022.  A party who
>gains (or doesn't lose) ballot status at a gubernatorial election gets
>a pass on the 1% requirement at the following presidential election.

>If you lost ballot status in 2018 but were to regain ballot status at
>the 2020 presidential election (because your candidate for president*
>received 1% of the votes cast for that office), you would not get a
>pass at the following gubernatorial election.  You would need your
>candidate for Statewide Constitutional Offices or US Senate (if that
>office is up) to meet the 1% requirement, and if you do you retain
>ballot status thru 2024.

---

>Dace:  The provisions of 8.20 which you cite, is how independent
>candidates get on the ballot for a general election.  If you lost
>ballot status in 2018, you would run an independent candidate for
>president in 2020.  If the candidate gets 1% of the vote for the
>office, you will regain ballot status.

Above suggests that US President is also part of the list of
"Constitutional Offices" for which the "one percent" rule applies.
TODO: validate this.

---

>The Wisconsin Green Party does have ballot status for the upcoming
>general election.  The current ballot status parties, in order, are:
>
>Republican Democratic Libertarian Wisconsin Green Constitution
>
>Performance at the November 2018 election is used to reevaluated
>current ballot status to determining which parties will maintain
>ballot status, if any new ones have achieved ballot status and if any
>parties have lost their ballot status.

When I asked Diane if we could lose our ballot status based on performance at
the November 2018, she said "YES, YOU COULD".

---

>The order in which the parties appear on partisan ballots for
>2019-2020 is also determined.
>
>1) The first step in determining the parties who will have ballot
>status in 2019-2020 is to look at the highest office at the 2018
>general election; in this case Governor.  Whichever parties listed
>above by the party whose candidate for governor received the second
>highest number of votes, etc.
>
>2) The second step is to see if any of the parties had a candidate
>for a statewide office.

I think Diane should have written "Statewide Constitutional office"
instead of "statewide office" above.

---

"ballot status" will *not* be lost if any of these potential Green
Party candidates for the "Constitutional offices" of:

    * Governor/Lt. Governor (vote total for ticket)
    * AG
    * SoS
    * State Treasurer
    * United States Senator

receive 1% or more of the total vote for their respective office.

>If you are speaking of Governor and Lt. Governor, in the General Election
>Governor & Lt. Governor run as a ticket, so it is 1% of the votes cast for
>the ticket.

---

>In the General Election Governor & Lt. Governor run as a ticket, so it is 1%
>of the votes cast for the ticket.  If the ticket falls short, the number of
>votes for the ticket cannot be added to the votes for another office.

---

>Suppose the Wisconsin Green party did not field a gubernatorial
>ticket for 2018, or they did field a gubernatorial ticket, but the
>ticket fell short.  If the party has also fielded a candidate for AG,
>SoS, State Treasurer or U.S. Senator and the Wisconsin Green Party
>candidate for one of those offices received at least one percent of
>the votes cast for that office, the Wisconsin Green Party will retain
>ballot status.

---

>The order in which the parties appear on partisan ballots for
>2019-2020 is also determined.
--snip

>3) Next, if there were any parties who petitioned for ballot status
>by circulating a petition between January 1, 2019 and April 1, 2019
>and submitting them to WEC.  The petition must contain a total of
>not less than 10,000 signatures, including at least 1,000 signatures
>of electors residing in each of at least 3 separate congressional
>districts.  Any party who successfully petitioned is listed after the
>parties in paragraph 2.
>
>4) Finally, we look at candidates who ran independent of any
>party.  They are subject to the same threshold of votes as listed
>in paragraphs 1 and 2.  If any are successful and they petition us
>for ballot status by April 1, 2019, that party appears last.  This
>petition would not contain signatures like in paragraph 3.  It is
>just a letter of request by the organization.

---

>The Wisconsin Green Party currently has ballot status.  This means that
>the party is eligible for a separate column at the 2018 partisan
>primary (which it had) and is eligible for its candidates to be
>listed with (WGR) next to their names on the general election ballot.
>
>If you were to lose ballot status in 2018 (your Gubernatorial
>ticket, AG, SOS, Treasurer or U.S. Senator failed to receive at
>least 1 percent of the votes cast in the respective offices), your
>"independent" candidate for President in 2020 would circulate
>nomination papers (at least 2,000 signatures) Independent candidates
>may use a statement of principle that would appear next to their name.
>Yours would probably be "Wisconsin Green Party," because that is the
>name you would petition us to use if your 2020 candidate received
>enough votes.

---

>Your candidates still had to circulate nomination papers.  If
>you were to lose ballot status (your candidate for Governor or
>U.S. Senator failed to receive at least 1 percent of the votes cast
>in the respective offices)

Diane mis-wrote above. Above "or list" should be:

    Governor/Lt. Governor as a "ticket"
    Attorney General
    Secretary of State
    State Treasurer
    U.S. Senator
    Possibly U.S. President. TODO: resolve this.

--snip
>If you were to lose ballot status ...
>, your candidates in 2020 would circulate nomination papers as
>candidates running independent of a party.  Independent candidates
>may use a statement of principle that would appear next to their
>name.  Yours would probably be "Wisconsin Green Party," because that
>is the name you would petition us to use if your 2020 candidates
>received enough votes.

---

Per Robert, parties that do not have ballot status, **do not**
have to gather additional nomination petition signatures to get
their candidates on the ballot.  If they gather the normal required
signatures, these independent candidates are granted the right a
text field next to their names indicating their affiliated party;
the legal terms related to these text fields, to research here are
"party affiliation" and "statement of principle".

>This is correct.  Independent candidates are required to gather the
>same number of signatures for an office as a party candidate running
>for the same office is required to collect.
>
>As mentioned in the answer to your first question, an independent
>candidate can use a Statement of Principle, which could be a party
>name.  The statement can be no more than 5 words and cannot duplicate
>the name of an existing party.

WI ballot status analysis from Coop pty

http://www.cooperativeparty.com/wisconsin.html

Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, political parties entitled to primary and general election ballot position are called "ballot status parties." In order to qualify for ballot status, a political party must meet one of the following criteria:

1. At the last gubernatorial election, one of the party's candidates for any statewide office must have received at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office. In 2010, for example, a total of 2,062,661 votes were cast for treasurer, meaning that a party's candidate for that office would have had to win at least 20,627 in order for the party to attain ballot status. Alternatively, if the last general election was also a presidential election, the party's candidate for president must have won at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast that for that office in the state. In 2012, for example, a total of 3,068,434 votes were cast for president, meaning that a party's candidate for that office would have had to win at least 30,685 votes in order for the party to attain ballot status.

2. A political organization that was listed as "independent" at the last general election and whose candidate met the above qualifications can receive ballot status by requesting such status from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. The request must include the party's name, which cannot be the same as that of an existing party, and must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on April 1 of an election year.

3. A political organization may petition for ballot status. The organization must file a petition with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board con taining the signatures of at least 10,000 qualified electors, including at least 1,000 from each of at least three separate congressional districts. The petition must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on April 1 of an election year and will entitle the organization to ballot status for the period ending with the general election.

Selecting candidates

Ballot status parties nominate their candidates via primary election.

Maintaining party status

In order to maintain ballot status, one of the party's candidates for any statewide office at the last gubernatorial election must have received at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office. Alternatively, if the last general election was also a presidential election, the party's candidate for president must have won at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office in the state.

As of May 2017, Wisconsin officially recognized five political parties: the Constitution, Democratic,  Libertarian, Republican, and Wisconsin Green parties.

[…]

See statutes: Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, Chapter 5, Section 62*

gpus.org/ballot-status/chronology

links that came up in our fall 2018 discussion of ballot status

Nomination of independent candidates: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/8/20 (Dace).

activist tweet ideas/microblog

Obsolete Link/Moved to this blog to : https://zq3q.org/pco/#emxfi_tweet_ideas

jul 2020 call list | petitioning recruiting

Purpose: Call list for recruiting more petition drive volunteers – for H20 ballot access.

TODO: Get the list of phone bank callers andtheir gmail addresses to Tom R, so the goo drive folder perms can be set.

steps to build call list

run filter: 02mem-activ_o_donated_o_volun_o_commented_o_recent-gp-gt_x

Goal is to get a list of the involved, or interested as candidates for helping us on the petition sig gathering. This will be a superset which is subsequently narrowed down.

Any one or more of

• active membership status
• donated
• volunteered
• commented
• hit contact us
• green points above X in last Y years

Specifically:

membership_with_status eq {“membershipTypeId”=>“3”, “membershipStatus”=>“active”}) OR (membership_with_status eq {“membershipTypeId”=>“1”, “membershipStatus”=>“active”}) OR (membership_with_status eq {“membershipTypeId”=>“2”, “membershipStatus”=>“active”}) OR (has_donated eq true) OR (volunteer eq true) OR (has_commented eq true) OR (tags withany [“contact_us_form”, “volunteer”]) OR (received_capital_in_timeframe gte {“amount”=>“16”, “date_operand”=>“inthelast”, “date_value”=>[“2”, “years”]})

generates tag: 2020jul_calls_tmp0

Combine above run filter 2020jul_calls to make final tag 2020jul_calls

Here is pseudo code for filter ‘2020jul_calls’

(callable eq true) AND (primary state isany [“WI”, “IL”, “MN”]) AND (tags withany [“2020jul_calls_tmp0”]) AND (donotcontact eq false) AND (donotcall eq false) AND (tags withnone [“crew”])

filter ‘2020jul_calls’ creates the tag of same name, i.e. ‘2020jul_calls’

‘crew’ is a tag for proven, active WIGP volunteers, or officers

export 2020jul_calls, select crucial columns and post as google sheet

See goog drive folder wigp-main/elections/projects/2020/jul-calls-to-recruit-more-petitioners:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S1JzuPy0ILnlmKvtEKjW6s7q8rMUDZtz?usp=sharing

folder perms fix

goog drive folder wigp-main/elections/projects/2020/jul-calls-to-recruit-more-petitioners will be made writeable by our phone bankers by Tom Rodman.

how to sort

example: To sort by column C (phone_number), then shift select col D (mobile_number) to select both those columns (all rows). Then: Data > Sort Range. Then [x] Data has header row. Now you can indicate that you want to sort by phone_number, and mobile_number – notice “Add another sort column” button.

2020 WIGP Petitioners’ link collection

Landscape version of presidential petition | pdf

Portrait version | pdf

https://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/wi_greens_ballot_drive_for_hawkins_walker_2020

imp google drive tree: wigp-main/main/elections/projects/2020/h20ballotaccess

Please explore this tree (link above). You will find the petition pdfs, Green Party flyers, a list of current petitioners, and our petitioner recriting phone banking list.

petition pdfs / Howto | Barb’s ‘kickoff’ blog post

How to gather sigs | 1hr+ zoom video

collaborating/staying in touch with WIGP during petitioning

Please use the ‘wigp-elections’ google HANGOUT:

https://hangouts.google.com/group/gTDgMrrSzNLDrpiU2

Also, pls review and update our petitioning notes

i.e. pls check in on above hangout regularly, to chat and let us know how your are doing, how we can help etc.

Getting started w/HANGOUTS:

https://zq3q.org/pco/#sbxbn_hangouts_tips

HOWTO sign just yourself or a few friends

Here is the ballot access petition for Howie Hawkins & Angela Walker.

petitioning tips/techniques

I’ve gotten better, in that I politely go after people walking their dog, or eating/drinking at a sidewalk table - by a neighborhood bar/cafe, or sitting away from the sidewalk on their front porch, or training/exercising their dogs in the park, or on a walking/running track – I use a light/soft sell touch when I think I’m pushing the envelope a bit. Do not be afraid to approach people at bus stops are people as the get out of their car, or people waiting/sitting in their car. Certainly do approach groups of friends - I’ve signed 3-4 from one group twice; in another case I got 1 person to sign from a group of 8.

Identifying prospects quickly from a distance, and then walking fast enough to engage them helps.

2020 Green Party Petitioning Venues or Ideas

Barb’s googlesheet of venues or events

general Milwaukee ideas

Riverwest! Riverwest! Riverwest!

Bay View (53207) beach; Humbolt park - beer garden/tennis courts; 3rd ward/MIAD area; Yacht Club area, near Collectivo; East end of Brady street – then down ped bridge to lake; Bradford beach (lots of traffic noise though); Shorewood: Oakland Av or Capital Drv; Whitefish Bay - Silver Spring.

Atwater beach and stairs, in Shorewood.

The lake front strip from summerfest (easy parking across from main x-fest entrance), then loop through the park w/the island, then along lake trail past the discovery center, then loop around art museum (great view from top terrace), then out east on to shore trail by vets park – very nice. I’d say 35% of crowd is from Illinois though.

farmers mkts - west allis, s mke, bay view

churches – after services

specific addresses

West Allis Farmers Market, 6501 W National Ave, West Allis, WI 53214

https://westallisfarmersmarket.com/ “Tuesdays/Thursdays: noon – 6pm […] Saturdays: 1 – 6 p.m.”

Aldi’s stores

South Milwaukee farmers mkt

Every Thursday from 3 – 7 p.m. | 1101 Milwaukee Avenue

Riverwest! Riverwest! Riverwest!

The bars, and garden on Clark street are very good; and it its a quiet street, so talking is easy.

Gordan park was good on 7/29/2020

The liquor store across from Linnemans ( 2879 N Weil St, 53212) was very good – ~7pm Tue 28 Jul 2020.

Kilbourn Reservoir Park: Worth the climb for the view. On the edge of Riverwest area.

My theory (fairly sure, not validated):

Parking lot that Miller employees walk to/from.

They cross under the RR bridge on a public side walk: https://goo.gl/maps/zbonv8TU7YPsWbof7

7 bridges park

Walk the trails at 7 bridges park.

collaborate w/other petitioners

List/google sheet of our petitioners:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eeo_xRLTS6ZLJU6IT9HBizALNa10HSHcK8UE-cCpnp0/edit#gid=1263619259

opening lines / opening seconds

Don’t pass this up, things are “not ok”, “not good”, hope you’re interested in turning things around. These phrases or similar ones may help preempt the:

• “I’m OK”
• “I’m good”
• “I’ll pass”
• “Not interested”

lines used by many pedestrians.

To those wearing bluetooth ear buds or headphones: Some will now literally ignore you, and deliberately not hear you. Be creative, see if you can get them to remove the device from at least one ear.

event calendars

2nd tier ( review post covid )

field kit / supplies and props to take w/you (or not)

photos

• IMP: stuff plastic sheet protector with candidates article. Wave around/hand this to people.
• 4 clip boards, so multiple people can sign at a time; rubber bands to hold paper in wind; have a stack of several blank petitions on each clipboard
• box sign with QR code | also for back of clipboard
• GPUS flyer – 4 pillars and 10 key values
• business cards for you or WIGP or your local chapter
• Green Party buttons/wear one, take some extras.
• mask and hand sanitizer – keep visible
• water!
• above flyers and box sign
• Waterproof pens: uni ball Signo 307 (best/order online); uni ball Signo 207 (OK & more common/try local stores). Keep a pen clipped to the metal clip at pop of clipboard. Ask signee to put it back there when done – minimize touches.

videos

Howie Hawkins speaks at Milwaukee Peace Center | March 2020

Petitioning tips presentation | Barb D