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Green Party Member Adam Guymon Inspires Activism
May 28, 2024
Adam Guymon, Green Party of Utah member, recently spoke out about Salt Lake City’s negligence in sidewalk repair, posing dangerous circumstances for the public, especially those with disabilities. KSL News featured Adam in an article, just after a women riding a scooter crashed on a broken sidewalk and died from the inuries she sustained.
Guymon, who navigates the city in his power wheelchair, filed a complaint with the city more than a year and a half ago, along with a picture of the tilted concrete. He called it a “neck breaker” and a “wheelchair breaker,” according to city records KSL obtained through a public information request.
According to the article, hundreds of complaints have been filed regarding damaged sidewalks, including complaints filed by Adam, to no avail.
“It’s really saddening that it took someone to actually have to pass away, you know, someone had to lose a family or friend because of that,” Guymon said.
“I do feel anger at the same time I feel frustration,” said Guymon, 47. “They’re elected to, you know, make sure that the city is running correctly, and that people are safe in their city.”
Adam has been a staunch advocate for disability rights and he founded the Green Party of Utah Disability Caucus, bringing real progress for mobility in the state.
“I believe that we have been given a blessing and we need to be grateful for that blessing. I believe that Public Transit, Health Care, is a Right and not a Privilege.I believe in the [Green Party]10 Key Values and the 4 Pillars and I believe our Rights and our Voice is our Freedom. “
Vote Jill Stein with the Green Party of Utah!
Utah Greens Support Jill Stein for POTUS and have elected Electors, Delegates and Officers.
May 12, 2024
The Green Party of Utah is proud to announce that Jill Stein has won all four delegate votes for Green Party of the United States Presidential Nomination! The GPUT delegates will attend the GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention on August 17. Visit Jill’s website and support her campaign!
We are also pleased to announce the results of the other elected and appointed positions. Congratulations to everyone who accepted the nominations and were elected!
Electors for the State of Utah
Lisa Donaldson
Adam Guymon
Tom King
Brendan Phillips
Matt Styles
Russ Wagstaff
Delegates to the Presidential Nominating Convention
Tom King
Adam Guymon
Dee Taylor
GPUT Coordinating Committee Positions
Executive Council
Dee Taylor
Russ Wagstaff
Matt Styles
Tom King
Other Coordinating Committee Positions
Delegates to the GPUS National Committee
Adam Guymon
Russ Wagstaff
Dee Taylor (Alternate)
Lionel Trepanier, At-Large
Happy May Day!
May 1, 2024
Today we celebrate workers all over the world. The Green Party is pro-labor, pro-union and stands for working people. All GPUS staff are union members and all GPUS merchandise is made only by union labor.
Here are a few icons in labor history
(Click on their names to learn more):
Did you know that Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was the inspiration behind Joe Hill’s Song “Rebel Girl”?
Flynn was “an American labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women’s rights, birth control, and women’s suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936 and late in life, in 1961, became its chairwoman. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union, where she was accorded a state funeral with processions in Red Square attended by over 25,000 people.”
(Above image attiribution: By Public Domain)
Hill was ” a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, familiarly called the “Wobblies”). Hill rose in the IWW organization and traveled widely, organizing workers under the IWW banner, writing political songs and satirical poems, and making speeches. He and Harry McClintock were Spellbinders for the IWW and would show up as they did at the Tucker Utah strike on June 14, 1913 (Salt Lake Tribune). His songs frequently appropriated familiar melodies from popular songs and hymns of the time. He coined the phrase “pie in the sky”, which appeared in his song “The Preacher and the Slave”.
As an itinerant worker, Hill moved around the west, hopping freight trains, going from job to job. By the end of 1913, he was working as a laborer at the Silver King Mine in Park City, Utah”.
Utah Phillips was “an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words. A graduate of East High School in Salt Lake City, Phillips returned to Salt Lake City, while riding the rails and tramping around the west, where he met Ammon Hennacy from the Catholic Worker Movement. He gave credit to Hennacy for saving him from a life of drifting to one dedicated to using his gifts and talents toward activism and public service.Phillips assisted him in establishing a mission house of hospitality named after the activist Joe Hill. Phillips worked at the Joe Hill House for the next eight years, then ran for the U.S. Senate as a candidate of Utah’s Peace and Freedom Party in 1968. He also ran for president of the United States in 1976 for the Do-Nothing Party.
He adopted the name U. Utah Phillips in keeping with the hobo tradition of adopting a moniker that included an initial and the state of origin.”
Fact: Green Party of Utah member Brendan Phillips is the grandson of Utah Phillips!
Celebrate May Day by joining the Green Party of Utah today!
The Spoiler Myth
Get ready for the Green Party of Utah April Nominating Convention!
| More information about the schedule and other potential pre-convention activities on the same day are forthcoming.For now, here is what you can do to prepare! |
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| The GPUT will hold its nominating convention on Saturday, April 27, 2-5pm, Meeting Room B, at the Salt Lake City Library Main, 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. The convention is open to the public. Voting in the Presidential Preference Primary will be held in the days following the convention for registered Greens. The GPUT website has detailed information on how to participate. Here is an outline of that information. Follow these stepsIf you are not registered as a Utah voter, be sure to register NOWand check “Green” so you can vote in the GPUT elections.Visit our Voter registration page to learn more. 1. Anytime between now and April 26, so that we have an idea of how many people will attend the convention, please complete the event registration form. You can show up in person without registering. Virtual participation requires registration and the information is at the above link. 2. Anytime between now and April 27, complete the 2024 GPUT Elections Voting Registration, which includes instructions on how to register to vote in Utah, if needed.3. Anytime between now and April 27, use the nomination form to nominate yourself or other registered Greens for:- GPUT Officers and other positions- GPUT Electors- GPUT Delegates to the Virtual Green Party of the United States Presidential Nominating Convention4. Starting now, become familiar with the Green Party Presidential Candidates.5. Attend the April 27 convention, in person or virtually.6. After the Convention all registered Green Voters that have registered to vote will be sent instructions to vote online for the Green Party Presidential Candidate Preference Nomination and GPUT positions listed above in step #3.7. After the voting is over, celebrate, volunteer to work on the events leading up to the 2024 November elections, and continue to be involved in the GPUT! |
| greenpartyutah@gmail.com~385-275-6002 |
Invest in Green Women!
Invest in Green Women for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) inspires a movement that has arisen from the voices of people globally for the rights of women and equality and justice. Women across the planet are demanding accelerated progress as an outcry against sexual harassment, violence, gender gap in wages, and discrimination against women.
The theme for the 2024 IWD is “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress”, launching a campaign to take a collective stand and unite to transform challenges into opportunities and shape a better future for all“ (1)
The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) joins women world-wide this week and beyond in embracing the opportunity to be part of the movement that empowers women in all settings to raise up their voices and take action for women’s rights, and to realize the potential of women, given barriers that stand in the way. To that end the GPUT joins in the call for everyone to make a concentrated effort to act in these five areas:
- Investing in women, a human rights issue: Gender equality is the greatest human rights challenge, benefiting everyone.
- Ending poverty: Due to the COVID pandemic and conflicts, 75 million more people have fallen into severe poverty since 2020. Immediate action is crucial to prevent over 342 million women and girls living in poverty by 2030.
- Implementing gender-responsive financing: Conflicts and rising prices may lead 75% of countries to cut public spending by 2025, negatively impacting women and their essential services.
- Shifting to a green economy and care society: The current economic system disproportionately affects women. Advocates propose a shift to a green economy and care society to amplify women’s voices.
- Supporting feminist change-makers: Despite leading efforts, feminist organizations receive only 0.13% of official development assistance (1)
By just living in Utah, we are already at a disadvantage as women. Utah women have unique challenges in that Utah is still the worst state in the country for women’s equality.(2) Utah’s women still lag behind men in wages for equivalent work and continue to be underrepresented in Utah’s politics. Women often do not have an influential voice on issues that directly impact women in Utah, particularly in the areas of health and domestic violence. This is unacceptable!
I want a brighter future for my daughter and granddaughters.
The Green Party’s ten key values align with the call for action of IWD. Feminism And Gender Equity is one of the ten key values.(4)
We have inherited a social system based on male domination of politics and economics. We call for the replacement of the cultural ethics of domination and control with cooperative ways of interacting that respect differences of opinion and gender. Human values such as gender equity, interpersonal responsibility, and honesty must be developed with moral conscience. We recognize that the processes for determining our decisions and actions are just as important as achieving the outcomes we want.
The GPUT calls for the acceleration of progress with the investment in women by taking action now to protect their rights, especially women of color, LGTBQIA+, women with disabilities and women of varying socioeconomic statuses. I encourage Utah women, and women everywhere, to take a stand and speak out in a state where women do not have a powerful voice.
More education and involvement of women in the political process is needed to influence policies that affect women in all areas. Women are the backbone of human life in Utah. We call for all women in Utah to raise their voices against oppression, violence, and discrimination. We call for all Utah women to become involved in advocacy organizations to learn how to speak up and demand justice. We call for all Utah women to run for office and develop legislation that will provide the needed political actions to end disparities between women and men.
Join me and the GPUT today in this call for action to invest in Green women and accelerate progress!
Dee Taylor, Co-Chair
#InvestInGreenWomen #InvestInWomen #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion #GreenWomenRising #greenpartyutah
Sources:
(1) United Nations – International Women’s Day
(2) The Current Status of Women and Girls – Utah State University
(3) Green Party of Utah Ten Key Values
Gender-Based Violence Consortium, University of Utah
Utah Women & Leadership Project – Utah State University
Women’s Rights – the Green Party Platform
Get involved! Help to form Green Women Rising that will comprise a diverse group of those who identify as women who will advance Green Party values and by doing so will effectively address the crises we face in our world.
Contact greenpartyutah@gmail.com
GPUT News & Highlights – Feb 7
The GPUT held its first official meeting on January 24, 2024. Here are a few highlights:
- Voted to become a member of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation Coalition.
- Change the time of regular monthly meetings from 2-5 to 3-5 and endeavor to rotate venues each month to provide equitable access to the community.
- A GPUT representative will meet with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center (Americans with Disabilities Act) this month to learn what training opportunities exist to educate us about how the GPUT can be more accessible to people with disabilities in our community.
- Began planning for the April nominating convention.
Learn about the Green Presidential candidates and how to vote for your favorite candidate. (We will be publishing information about each candidate after February 15.)
Nominate yourself or others for GPUT positions (electors, grassroots coordinators, officers, etc.)
Learn about opportunities to help the GPUT grow.
Sign up for committees and events.
Register to vote
Volunteer Opportunities – Committees
Social Media/Website
Outreach
Fundraising
Candidate Recruitment
Legislative
Upcoming events
- February 24 – Monthly Meeting, Day Riverside Library, 1575 W 1000 N SLC, 3-5pm
- February 29 – GPUT Co-chair Russ Wagstaff panelist, Engaged Informed Americans Panel, 8 Political Parties of Utah – 7pm, Millcreek Commons 1354 E Chambers Avenue. Millcreek, UT
- March 23 – Monthly Meeting, Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S 2100 E SLC, 3-5pm
- April 27 – GPUT Spring Meeting and Nominating Convention, Conference Room B, Salt Lake City Public Library Main, 2-5pm
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Help the GPUT Launch its first meeting!
Join the Green Party of Utah at its first official meeting on January 27, 2024, 2-5pm. We will meet at the Sweet Branch Library, Salt Lake City . (455 E 9th Ave, 84103) in Salt lake City from 2-5pm. This will be a hybrid meeting.
For in-person, you can just show up or, so we have an idea of how many people to accommodate, please email greenpartyutah@gmail.com or text our office phone at 385-275-6002, with your name and that you will be attending.For attending virtually, please register at this Zoom Link.We are excited to see you and start planning great things!
Green Party Presidential Candidate Events in January You Won’t Want to Miss!
Two events are scheduled featuring candidates seeking the Green Party of the United States nomination for President. The events are described below with information on how to access the live streams/recordings. Even though they are being hosted by other states, these are the same candidates all our state Green Parties will be considering.
The Green Party of Utah is encouraging all Utahns to view these events to learn about the candidates. The GPUT will hold a convention this spring to determine which candidate will have Utah’s vote at the
national nominating convention.
January 20: The Green Rainbow Party of Masschusetts Kick off the Green Party 2024 campaign.
Meet our presidential candidates!
Welcome our impressive presidential candidates for the Green Party at our Meet and Greet in Worcester this Saturday, January 20 at 11am mountain. Candidates will appear in person and zoom. The event will be live-streamed. Learn more at this
All are welcome to this event. This year the Democratic and Republican Parties are mounting candidates who cannot meet the needs of People, Planet, and Peace. Everyone is needed to give our Green alternative a fighting chance.
Presidential Candidates:
Robert Cooke, Texas
Davi, New York
Jasmine Sherman, California
Jill Stein, Massachusetts
Randy Toler, Florida
Jorge Zavala, California
(You can find links to their campaigns at the Green Party of Utah website here: greenpartyofutah.org/2024-elections.)
This event will be live on Zoom, and posted to The Green Rainbow Party’s YouTube channel for viewing.
Please email us your
contact at press@Green-Rainbow.org
to get access to the Zoom link.
January 20, 2024 at 11am mountain
January 23: Green Party of Philadelphia to Host Presidential Forum 1/23/2024 at 5pm Mountain via Zoom.
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom log-in information.
This month is featuring Green Party of United States Presidential Candidate from North Carolina, Jasmine Sherman, from Florida, Randy Toler, from New York, Davi (DaShaun Davis), and from California, Jorge Zavala. Jill Stein has not yet confirmed if she will be in attendance. We are hopeful.
This event will be held virtually and in person at the Poor People’s Economic And Human Rights Campaign Office at 3074 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134 at 7pm.
WHEN January 23, 2024 at 5:00pm – 7pm Mountain
WHERE Poor People’s Economic and Human Rights Campaign’s Office
3074 Kensington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134
United States
Link For Registering Contact:
Belinda Davis · GreenBelinda123@gmail.com
Green Party of Utah 