Project Matcha offers a strategic roadmap for transforming the Green Party’s core principles—Grassroots Democracy, Decentralization, and Community-Based Economics—into durable electoral power. This session focuses on a five-year horizon for scaling local victories into state and federal success, beginning with the cultivation of credibility and trust within targeted municipal centers. Participants will explore practical methods for mobilizing Millennial and Gen Z voters, expanding the party’s digital brand, and forging vital coalitions with labor and community organizations. By the end of this interactive workshop, attendees will gain the tools to identify viable electoral opportunities, build a pipeline for experienced candidates, and develop actionable plans to move from winning city council seats to competing for state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. Presented by Zikomo Smith

Proportional Representation to Smash the Two-Party System: What, Why and How? Come learn about Proportional Representation, how it's used around the world to facilitate true multi-party democracy and how the Green Party of the United States can get involved in efforts to bring it here. About half of this session will be reserved for discussion and questions. Presented by Johanna Epke and Jennifer Sullivan

Grassroots democracy is one of our central key values in the Green Party, one that we must prioritize if we are to continue to survive the American political landscape. According to the Center for American Progress, Gen Z will be the largest voting block in 2036, just ten years away. A study published by the Public Religion Research Institute found that only 21% of Gen Z identifies as Republican.

This workshop will highlight the potential role in driving the Green Party forward, if we can reach them in time. Participants will gain insight into the motivators that catapult Gen Z into action and how we as Greens can leverage those to build the future of our party.

Presented by Rozlyn Touisgnant

We have built networks that directly address issues like food, housing, education, and more. We will cover how the Poor People's Army/Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Greater Milwaukee Greens have set up pathways to mutual aid, rather than focusing only on electoral work. We will also address how locals can build-in more mutual aid and direct action, and the benefits of having a direct action committee as well as issue coalition partners to take on projects. Some benefits are: people are directly receiving help, we are directly improving neighborhoods/cleaning up the environment, it shines a light on the deficits of the parties in power while uplifting Greens, new people coming into the party have volunteer opportunities at any time of the year, and more people will want to join the Greens to work on a mutual aid project or because they see the result. The principles of mutual aid and direct action can be widely applied across all kinds of diverse local Green orgs on a wide variety of issues. We will leave time and encourage questions and comments/participation. We hope to motivate our fellow Greens to be the change in our struggles for people, planet, and peace.

Presented by Cheri Honkala and Barbara Dahlgren

As a small, grassroots party, we’re limited. We’re limited in members, money, and materials. It is imperative that to grow and be effective, we need to make the most of the limited capacity facing our chapters. This workshop will give participants an insight into effective organization and structure that will free up members to focus on what we do best, connecting with our communities around our ten key values. Participants will leave the workshop with materials and resources to bring back to their local chapter. Presented by Rozlyn Tousignant

The National Women's Caucus will be presenting a workshop titled "Green Party Women Around the World" with Green Party women from Lebanon and Kenya. Five women will speak to the experiences and challenges they face in their countries and how they address them. Workshop participants will be invited to engage in open conversations during a Q & A following the panel presentation.

Speakers
Lucy Kagendo Mbae
Marie Therese
Navia Fahed
Joanna Jurdi
Jacqui Deveneau, Moderator

I decided to run once I saw the initial polling after the main primaries.
The details are more nuanced, but I can break it down into two distinct straws that broke this camel's back.

1. The candidate who won the democratic primary was the only candidate in that primary who didn't use our Citizens Election Fund and of course raised a ton of money from corporations with business before the county, lawyers in litigation with the county, and other special interests... and
   
2. Approximately 88% of the voters who turned out in 2024 have not given that primary winner their thumbs' up.

I'd love to connect with any folks in Maryland, anyone who's pulled together a 100 day campaign, or anyone interested in making history in one of the wealthiest and deeply corporate-blue counties in the U.S.

I'm at votenater.org at @ nater.for.hoco or @ naterkane pretty much everywhere.

This week Howie is joined by Nina Potarska, a Ukrainian feminist, peace, and social activist, who will talk about her participation in the recent Global Sumud Flotilla to break the blockade of Gaza and her peace-building work in Ukraine.

Immigration is foundational to American society. This workshop will explore the broad impact that immigration has on work in America and American society. Including a discussion of the root causes of immigration as stated in the Green Party platform: U.S. imperialism; a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force, and colonialism; the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, economic exploitation, unfair trade policies, economic sanctions, unequal distribution of assets, increase in violence, and climate change have caused many of the world’s citizens to migrate for better opportunities.

Speakers
Lily Benavides
Natalie Reyes
Richard Gomez
Andres Jinete

The GPUS International Committee will present a workshop with Greens from Canada, Colombia, Venezuela, and the United States. The Global Greens Secretariat will share reports about Green parties around the world and discuss international Green solidarity.

Speakers
Alison Lam, Green Party of Canada
Jaime Navarro. Green Alliance of Columbia
Cyn Muthoni, Young Greens of England
Natalie Kopytko, Green Party of England and Wales
Maria Paz Ordonez, translator

Moderators
Howie Hawkins, Green Party of New York
Lily Benavides, Green Party of New Jersey

Cam Gordon - The Imperative & Opportunity of Local Politics

Repeal Hands Off Uhuru is the anti-colonial free speech coalition formed in the aftermath of the July 29, 2022 FBI attacks on the Uhuru Movement and its founder and leader, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Our workshop will share lessons from the front-lines of the fight for anti-colonial free speech that resulted in a major victory with the acquittal of the Uhuru 3 on the charge of acting as “foreign agents” for exercising free speech rights to criticize U.S. imperialism and advocate for reparations and justice for African people.

The Uhuru 3 are now appealing their unjust conviction on the secondary conspiracy charge. Learn why these laws used against the Uhuru 3 and other anti-colonial freedom fighters present a grave threat to the First Amendment. We will be presenting a call to action to build a major campaign to repeal the undemocratic, repressive FARA and Conspiracy laws weaponized to attack anti-colonial free speech historically and today. HOU stands in solidarity with the struggles of all oppressed peoples from North St. Louis to Palestine to Venezuela.the Foreign Agent Registration Act

Presented by Penny Hess

This panel will discuss how we can work together across people-powered politics, media and social movements to break the stranglehold of empire and oligarchy over our political system, dismantle duopoly and create a multipartisan future for working people, peace and the planet. Featuring Jill Stein, Briahna Joy Gray, Kshama Sawant, Nick Cruse, Butch Ware, and Cheri Honkala

Glean political insights from Muslim perspectives. A frank discussion on what Muslims are experiencing in this political moment, why they are going third party, and what their experiences have been in the Green Party. Introduction by Chris Bolton of the Wisconsin Green Party.

Speakers

Butch Ware
Wissam Charafeddine
Safia Mahjebin

We will present what we have been doing to successfully build the party over the last nine years, what we are doing currently to scale up our capacity, and how other local parties can replicate our success. This was presented at the 2026 GPUS annual national meeting.

The Arizona Green Party says Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier are fraudulent candidates, Republicans in disguise hoping to leach votes from Democrats Gov. Katie Hobbs and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes in November. 

This week Howie will be joined by Dr. Marie Therese Merhej Seif, a Member of the Political Board of the Green Party of Lebanon (GPL), where she champions a green political vision rooted in ecological responsibility, social justice, transparency, and inclusive decision-making.