Pacific Green Party of Oregon

“Beyond Land Acknowledgements”: 'RETHINKING LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS' with Steph Littlebird (Indigenous Peoples Day 2023)

The Pacific Green Party, like many other organizations, has read land acknowledgements before our meetings. But we invite our members to think beyond land acknowledgements. What comes after we acknowledge the land & its Native stewards? How can individuals & institutions contribute to lasting changes & be true allies for Indigenous communities?

With the rise in popularity of land acknowledgements, Indigenous artist Steph Littlebird asks us to reexamine this trend & go beyond the statement. Learn more about past & present Native identity, how to look critically at land acknowledgements, move past words & toward action.

We are pleased to announce Pacific Green Party members Ken Adams, James Dashiell, Josiah Dean, and Teddy Holt were elected to the State Coordinating Committee (SCC) at the Winter Convention. Voting closed Tuesday night at 8 pm. The four newly elected members of the SCC join Greg Bourget, Mary Geddry, and Amy L. Sacks who still have another year remaining on their 2-year terms.

James Dashiell, a 2024 candidate for Benton County Commissioner, said he would like to help "promote a culture of cooperation and teamwork within the Green Party here in Oregon."

"In order to nominate candidates to partisan office at subsequent general elections, the minor political party must maintain its status by achieving:

A) Registered party members equal to at least .1% of all votes cast for Governor in the electoral district in which the party formed and

B) At least once in a 4-year period, total votes cast for a party candidate are equal to at least 1% of all votes cast for the office of US President, US Senator, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, or Attorney General in the electoral district in which the party formed. 

-Secretary of State, Elections Division

While the election results have yet to be certified, we can safely say the Pacific Green candidate for Secretary of State cleared this requirement by a comfortable margin. Thank you to the voters for helping the Pacific Green Party maintain its ballot access!

Nationally, Jill Stein received more votes than any other Presidential candidate outside the two major parties, eclipsing the totals of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) and Chase Oliver (L), among others.

In Oregon, our three Pacific Green Congressional candidates collected more than 24,000 votes - outperforming the Libertarian Party and the  Constitution Party statewide.

At least 131 Greens in 23 states ran in the November 5th election. Among these, 81 races were for partisan state office, and 50 were for local, county, city, school and special offices.

We have many ways to win, and every vote is a win that helps to achieve our goals in this election, including winning the White House, growing the Green Party, and building power for a new kind of politics for people, planet, and peace.

Help us build a movement! People power requires people!

Step 1: Register Green! There is literally no downside, and it helps us demonstrate our power. There is power in numbers. If we band together, the powers that be have to listen to us, or else lose their power.

Step 2: Find a way to get involved. Not every action is for everyone and that's ok! There are several ways to plug-in. One way is to volunteer for a campaign you care about. There are several campaigns happening right now. 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) has been making it a habit lately to take to social media to attack the Green Party. In one video she implies we don't try to win local seats. Well, AOC should know that we do. She even campaigned for a Green in a local race in 2017 when Jabari Brisport ran for New York City Council. In fact, there are at least 143 Greens currently in elected offices across the United States. Since 1985, Greens have won at least 1502 races. 

Dr. Jill Stein and Dr. Butch Ware were guests Thursday on the Breakfast Club in a particularly combative interview.

The results are in from the 2024 Summer Nominating Convention. 

In the election for State Treasurer, the membership voted to co-nominate Mary King (Working Families Party).

The membership also chose January 25th as the date for the 2025 Winter Convention.

Thank you for participating and remember to VOTE GREEN!

Conventions Committee

PLEASE RSVP TODAY for the 2024 Summer Nominating Convention. The Summer Nominating Convention will be held Saturday, July 20th, online. Once you RSVP, we will send you the agenda for your approval. Please allow 24 hours to receive a response.