Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Harford County Green Party Needs a New Coordinator
If you would like to help coordinate fundraising, electoral campaigns, and party operations for the Harford County Green Party, please contact harfordcountygreenparty@gmail.com.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
News
The Harford County Green Party surpassed its spring 2008 fundraising goaland immediately planned to increase membership by 100% in 2008.
After setting a low bar of $20 for its first-ever fundraising drive, theparty raised 600% of its goal, a total of $120.
"The group is now on a solid financial footing for our spring and summerplans," noted Brian Bittner, coordinator of the Harford County Green Party. "We only wanted to raise enough to send a letter to our membersand ask them to help pay for our summer events, but instead we raisedenough to update each of our members and cover most of our summer expenses with no further fundraising."
The Harford County Green Party also received a financial grant from the Maryland Green Party to cover a portion of the fees for this year's Farm Fair. The party will be hosting a booth for the second time at this year's fair from July 31st - August 3.
The party has set a new goal of 500 registered Greens in Harford County by the end of 2008. This will double the party's current membership.
"No matter who the national party nominates in July, we will be running a strong presidential candidate this year," Bittner noted. "With candidateson the ballot in November and our registration drives happening all summer, the Green Party will remain the third-largest political party in Harford County and in Maryland."
The Green Party of the United States will be holding its Presidential nominating convention in Chicago on July 13th. Four candidates are running for the party's nomination. Cynthia McKinney, former 6-term Congresswoman from Georgia, is considered the front-runner. Several Harford County Greens will be in attendance at the nominating convention.
The Maryland Green Party was established in 2000. The Harford County Green Party was established in 2005.
After setting a low bar of $20 for its first-ever fundraising drive, theparty raised 600% of its goal, a total of $120.
"The group is now on a solid financial footing for our spring and summerplans," noted Brian Bittner, coordinator of the Harford County Green Party. "We only wanted to raise enough to send a letter to our membersand ask them to help pay for our summer events, but instead we raisedenough to update each of our members and cover most of our summer expenses with no further fundraising."
The Harford County Green Party also received a financial grant from the Maryland Green Party to cover a portion of the fees for this year's Farm Fair. The party will be hosting a booth for the second time at this year's fair from July 31st - August 3.
The party has set a new goal of 500 registered Greens in Harford County by the end of 2008. This will double the party's current membership.
"No matter who the national party nominates in July, we will be running a strong presidential candidate this year," Bittner noted. "With candidateson the ballot in November and our registration drives happening all summer, the Green Party will remain the third-largest political party in Harford County and in Maryland."
The Green Party of the United States will be holding its Presidential nominating convention in Chicago on July 13th. Four candidates are running for the party's nomination. Cynthia McKinney, former 6-term Congresswoman from Georgia, is considered the front-runner. Several Harford County Greens will be in attendance at the nominating convention.
The Maryland Green Party was established in 2000. The Harford County Green Party was established in 2005.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Greenwashing
The term came into use around 1990, most notably as the title of an article in the 1991 March/April issue of Mother Jones magazine. The term is generally used when significantly more money or time has been spent advertising being green (that is, operating with consideration for the environment), rather than spending resources on environmentally sound practices. This is often portrayed by changing the name or label of a product, to give the feeling of nature, for example putting an image of a forest on a bottle of harmful chemicals. Environmentalists often use greenwashing to describe the actions of energy companies, which are traditionally the largest polluters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwash
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Thanks!
We did it! Because of the generous donations of several Harford County Greens and other Maryland Greens, we raised 600% of our March fundraising goal. We brought in $120, which helped us mail all of our members reminders about next month's Maryland Green Party Annual Assembly and our table at the Farm Fair this summer.
Our next fundraising drive is coming up. Stay tuned to this blog and our website for more information about how you can make our fundraising and membership drives a success!
Our next fundraising drive is coming up. Stay tuned to this blog and our website for more information about how you can make our fundraising and membership drives a success!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Help!
We need $5.90 by April 1st.
We are activivating our membership for some big spring and summer events. We are tabling at the Earth Day Festival in Aberdeen and for four days at the Harford County Farm Fair. Our membership has grown 10% in the last year and we need to seed more growth.
We've raised $14.10 so far. That's six dollars to go in three days! If you can send us two bucks, we'll meet our goal.
We are activivating our membership for some big spring and summer events. We are tabling at the Earth Day Festival in Aberdeen and for four days at the Harford County Farm Fair. Our membership has grown 10% in the last year and we need to seed more growth.
We've raised $14.10 so far. That's six dollars to go in three days! If you can send us two bucks, we'll meet our goal.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Vote
The Maryland Green Party primary has begun. Since state law prevents us from running candidates in the state-funding primary election, we have to organize our own. Go to www.mdgreens.org/primary to download a ballot for the Presidential nomination. We have four candidates running for the Green Party's nomination this year. You can read more about them at www.gp.org.
Unfortunately, no one has declared a run for Congress in any of Harford County's Congressional Districts. It's not too late, though! If you are Green and are interested in running for Congress, a special nomination can be made any time until July. The paperwork is not as hard as you may think and we have many experienced candidates and campaign team members who can give you guidance on a successful Congressional run. Check out www.mdgreens.org/run for information.
Unfortunately, no one has declared a run for Congress in any of Harford County's Congressional Districts. It's not too late, though! If you are Green and are interested in running for Congress, a special nomination can be made any time until July. The paperwork is not as hard as you may think and we have many experienced candidates and campaign team members who can give you guidance on a successful Congressional run. Check out www.mdgreens.org/run for information.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Meeting
Members of the Green Party will be speaking Friday night, February 29th, at the Vote the Power launch party. Vote the Power is a local voting rights group which calls itself a "campaign for the voters." We will be attending this event instead of our usual first-of-the-month meeting.
Come on out to see the Green Party, hand out some literature, and enjoy some food and drink. The event will be held at 6:30 pm at the Aberdeen Fire Hall, 21 North Rogers Street, Aberdeen, Maryland 21001.
Come on out to see the Green Party, hand out some literature, and enjoy some food and drink. The event will be held at 6:30 pm at the Aberdeen Fire Hall, 21 North Rogers Street, Aberdeen, Maryland 21001.
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