[announce-gpco] Green candidate recruitment

[Charlie]

This message is being posted on behalf of bruce meyer 
bruce@demandearth.com

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The Green Party of Colorado is looking for progressives to run for
elected office.

205 Green office holders in 26 states -- including nine here in 
Colorado -- are hard at work. They are creating public policy on 
important issues including civil rights, a living wage, affordable 
housing, and alternative voting systems. They are advocating for 
peace and opposing urban sprawl and expansion of corporate power.  

The Green Party of Colorado seeks candidates to make a difference 
2004! The GPCO welcomes and encourages all who desire progressive 
change to register and run as a Green. We especially encourage people 
who are underrepresented in elective office to consider running; 
women, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, 
gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, young people and others. 

In 2002 and 2003, Green office holders ran to make an immediate 
impact on their communities as town council members, county 
commissioners, school board members etc. These Greens reached out to 
voters of diverse backgrounds, brought together coalitions of 
community organizations and individuals to begin to reclaim their 
local governments. The growth and movement of the Green Party 
continues in 2004, when all across the country hundreds of Green 
Party candidates will be challenging the two establishment parties.  

If you or someone you know is considering running for public office 
or just wants to find out what's involved, please contact the Green 
Party of Colorado. E-mail addresses, web sites and phone numbers are 
listed below.  

Don't wait! All prospective candidates for public office must be 
registered to vote as "Green Party" no later than February 24, 2004.  


The Green Party is a grassroots activist party working for social 
change based on our Ten Key Values. To learn more please visit 
http://www.gp.org.  

 DENVER:

The Denver Green Party

www.denvergreens.org

Denver Green Party
P.O. Box 48044
Denver, CO 80204
303-575-1631

Joshua Whitley, Co-President
jwhitley72@yahoo.com

Randy Richter, Co-President
expotrader@ecomail.org

Bruce Meyer, Treasurer and Campaign Committee contact
bruce@demandearth.com

Rick VanWie, Coalition/Diversity Chair
stacey.rick@juno.com

 FORT COLLINS:

 Poudre Valley Greens
 P.O. Box 1097
 Fort Collins, CO 80522

 info@pvgreens.org

 COLORADO:

Check our website for contact information for other local chapters!!

www.coloradogreens.org

 Green Party of Colorado
 PO Box 13001,Denver, CO 80201

 Green Party of Colorado Spokespersons:

 Bill McCormick, Grand Junction: bmccormick522@aol.com 970-242-9438

 Art Goodtimes, San Miguel County: goodtimes@independence.net office
970-728-3844, home  970-327-4767

 Scott Chaplin, Sopris: chaplin@sopris.net 970-963-3678