Zines are not a crime!  Free Des Sanchez

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) has signed on to the “Free Des” Letter, calling for his release from prison. Since July 6, 2025, Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada has been held in federal prison for distributing materials that opposed the Trump administration’s policies. 

According to the statement, Des was arrested two days after a demonstration at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Texas, after being followed by FBI agents to the facility where his wife, a Prairieland defendant arrested with others at the event, was incarcerated. Des was pulled over for a minor traffic offense and subsequently arrested, after which he was charged with distributing the materials at issue. Those materials have been noted to be widely available zines. Des was later charged with being part of a (fictitious) Antifa group and conspiring to conceal documents that could be used in his criminal case. The prosecution of Des is known to be tied to and threatening his immigration status, setting a dangerous precedent for the criminalization of dissent against the Trump administration and paves the way for broader attacks on immigrant, migrant, and refugee friends and families.

The GPUT joins dozens of other organizations in the demand for the immediate release of Des and to cease the suppression of free speech and the targeting of immigrants.

“The Trump administration is setting a dangerous precedent, admitting to the world they do not need to follow the law, whether it be local law or international law,” states Russell Wagstaff, GPUT Co-Chair.  “We must be prepared to challenge all authoritarian overreach, and not allow a small minority to dictate what is considered free speech.  This attack on immigrants will not stop with immigrants, soon, this and future administrations will turn their eyes toward all dissident citizens.”

“Authoritarian regimes rise when the people don’t hold them accountable for their overreach, and there are few clearer signs of burgeoning fascism than the outright targeting of people based on ideology,” adds GPUT Secretary Matt Styles. “We cannot allow this attack on democracy to go unchecked. We cannot let Des become a victim of the Trump administration’s suppression of political opposition.”

The GPUT also urges all organizations and groups wanting to defend a free society to join the call by signing the solidarity statement.

“A threat to Des is a threat to us all.”

AI Goes to War: Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence

Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) Webinar

Artificial Intelligence technology is being adopted by military and police organizations worldwide.
This webinar explains the workings of weaponized AI and addresses the harms that may result if
AI usage is not properly regulated. Join us for a panel discussion by peace activists examining
the disturbing potential of artificial intelligence to increase the repressive and destructive
potential of governments.

Webinar details:

October 21, 2025 7:30 PM ET, 6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PM PT

You Must Pre-Register for the Webinar HERE or click on the link below

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AsO1DG4JRHmlytjIvmnhaw

Panelists:
Brittany Vesey is member of the Green Party of Missouri where she participates in local
activities supporting minorities in Kansas City. She is committed to opposing U.S. involvement in
genocide and violations of international law in Gaza and in other troubled regions of the world.
Brittany will be the webinar moderator.

Peter Byrne is is an award winning investigative reporter and science writer based in Northern
California. He has written highly regarded books on quantum physics and writes for many
publication, including Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, American Consequences,
Mother Jones, and the North Bay Bohemian.

Lulu Matute is the Organizing Coordinator for School of the Americas Watch (SOAW), a U.S.-
based interfaith organization committed to nonviolent resistance against war and militarization
since 1989. She has organized delegations of U.S. lawmakers, advocates, medical
professionals, students, and cultural workers to witness firsthand the consequences of U.S.
foreign and immigration policies in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and Central America.

Haig Hovaness is a peace activist in New York with a professional background in information
technology. He is the Co-Chair of GPAX. He has written and made presentations on a variety of
defense-related foreign policy and media issues.

Dump the Duopoly: Power Up For Peace July 10!

Join Jill Stein, Medea Benjamin, Briahna Joy Gray and Butch Ware in the Dump Duopoly rally on  July 10 at 8 PM ET! With the stakes higher than ever, they are coming back stronger, more fired up, and ready to build the future we deserve.

Message from Jill Stein:

“While the Trump administration wages war on people and planet, Democrats are busy bowing to Republicans. With Democrats like Chuck Schumer playing performative politics by just changing the name of the “Big Beautiful Bill” but not actually fighting to keep it from passing, it’s clear that an actual opposition party is more urgently needed and more possible than ever.

Thanks to your incredible support, we emerged from 2024 as the leading people-powered party, doubling our vote share over 2020 despite unprecedented political repression. We’re the only pro-worker, anti-genocide, pro-democracy party fighting its way onto ballots for a majority of voters.

Now, as the duopoly doubles down on genocide and censorship, the environment unravels, recession looms and fascism grows, the ruling elites are losing their grip. With both Democrats and Trump polling at historic lows, America is closer than ever to dumping the duopoly and powering up for peace.

But only if we seize this moment.

To harness this momentum, join me for our rally & fundraiser on Wednesday, July 10 at 8 PM ET featuring incredible guests: Medea Benjamin, Butch Ware, Briahna Joy Gray, and yours truly.“

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Green Party of Utah Disability Rights Panel, May 31, 2025

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) held a panel on disability rights at its spring meeting on May 31, 2-25.

Panelists included:

Matt Styles, Panel Moderator and Treasurer, GPUT

Adam Guymon, ADA Coordinator, GPUT

Shannel Pitman, Co-Chair, Green Party of the United States Disability Caucus

Casey Reyes, National Federation of the Blind, Utah

Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, Utah

These questions were addressed:

1. How do legal challenges threaten existing disability rights protections?

2. What systemic barriers prevent full independence and equality?

3. How can communities build resilience in the face of ongoing challenges?

4. What innovative approaches can advance disability rights?

5. What does meaningful progress look like for people with disabilities?

Film Screening: “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”

Join the Green Party of Utah on May 31st  for its spring meeting and film screening of “Crip Camp”, a documentary that follows the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, and the disability rights movement it helped to ignite.

Sweet Branch Library, 455 E 9th Avenue, SLC, UT; 1:30 pm

Image of a bus with a ramp Free and Open to the public Outline of the schedule: 1:30 - Opening 2:00 - Film Screening Panel Discussion Featuring: Matt Styles, Panel Moderator, Green Party of Utah Adam Guymon, Green Party of Utah Shannel Pittman, National Disability Caucus Casey Reyes,National Federation of the Blind Andrew Riggle, Disability Law Center of Utah Details: greenpartyofutah.org
The Green Party of Utah Presents a film screening of Crip Camp

The film explores how Camp Jened provided a space for young people with disabilities to experience community, independence, and a sense of belonging, which ultimately led to their activism for disability rights. 

Following the film screening a moderated panel will address  the struggles of the disability rights movement and ways that communities can advocate for continuing progress for the rights of people with disabilities.

Free and Open to the public
1:30 – Opening
2:00 – Film Screening
Panel Discussion Featuring:

Matt Styles, Panel Moderator, Green Party of Utah
Adam Guymon, Green Party of Utah
Shannel Pittman, National Disability Caucus, Green Party of the United States
Casey Reyes,National Federation of the Blind
Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate,Disability Law Center of Utah

Need Accommodations? Contact adacoordinatorgput@gmail.com

Cultivating Justice: Local Food and Nature’s Rights

 Dee Taylor, Green Party of Utah Co-Chair, and Tom King, GPUT Treasurer, were guests on the Illinois Green Party’s Green Livestream show with hosts Eyde Arndell and Scott Free, discussing Food Justice and the Rights of Nature.They highlighted the work with their Dirt2Table projects in their community (dirt2table.org). Dee and Tom also addressed how the Green Party is the catalyst for action in this area and that its platform is set up to further ecological sustainability. Watch, learn, subscribe to Green Livestream, and support the Green Party!

Green Congressional Campaign Committee Campaign Launch

The Green Congressional Campaign Committee is pleased to announce our 2026 Campaign Launch-

Wednesday, April 30, at 8PM EDT on Zoom.

Our Campaign Launch comes during the annual Earth Day to May Day celebrations so we can highlight Green policies that make the connection between Ecological Wisdom and Social Justice. Green Candidates for Congress will bring into focus the Green New Deal, a Just Transition out of the fossil fuel economy, real climate solutions, Living Wages, Health Care for all, and so much more.

This is the first in the GCCC’s monthly Candidate Spotlights for the 2026 Election Cycle, and we are honored to be joined by Kymone Freeman and Sean Dougherty, speaking on the theme of “Why Greens should run for Congress”. These experienced campaigners will share stories about how their previous runs have made positive impacts in their communities, as well as their expectations of how having Greens in Congress will change Washington, and the nation, for the better.

RSVP for this exciting and inspiring discussion!

Register in advance for this meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


Green Congressional Campaign Committee Launches

The Green Party of the United Sates has launched a new Committee: The Green Congressional Campaign Committee (GCCC). The GCCC was founded to support Green Party members running for Congress.

 In 2024, The GCCC cut video ads and did social media buys for six Congressional Candidates across the country and now are ramping up efforts this cycle to assist state parties with candidate recruitment, campaign staffing, educational guidebooks, platform development and much more.

View the 2024 accomplishments of the GCCC accomplishments, read more about the committee’s goals, and make a donation.

The GCCC will be announcing its 2026 campaign April 30 with a zoom launch featuring two Congressional candidates- save the date! More details will be announced soon!

For more info, please write info@gccc.us

Feeling Unrepresented? That’s Because You Are!

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Join us April 2 at 7:30PM Central time to learn about Proportional Representation – An electoral system that fairly allocates legislative seats based on how we the people actually vote.

Moderators: Jennifer Sullivan and Rick Lass from the Green Party

Featured Panelists:

Zaki Baruti of Universal African Peoples Organization

Caledon Myers of ProRep Coalition, California

Lynne Serpe, International Electoral Reform Campaigner

Come learn how it works and how to make it happen.

No more Duopoly

No more Winner take all

Let’s Create a Government we deserve that works to empower all of us, not just the self-selected few.

RSVP Today – https://bit.ly/ProRepr