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Brent McMillan, Political Director for the national Green Party, will be leading several workshops, and experienced Green candidates and officeholders will also lead workshops.  The order for the workshops has not been worked out and more workshops are expected to be added.  Current workshops we anticipate holding include:

What Every Green Candidate Should Know.  After the 2004 election, the national Green Party's Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC) compiled a checklist of things candidates and their campaign committees should know, based on a questionnaire circulated to recent Green candidates.  Brent McMillan will take participants through this checklist along with handouts and additional information.

Fundraising for Candidates.  The best person to do fundraising for a campaign is the candidate.  This workshop is for both those that are considering running for office for the first time and those who have run before.

Working with the Media.  This workshop will explore building relationships with people in the

media and how to get more coverage. Topics will also include:  how to write a press release, what is the difference between a press release and a press advisory, and how to structure and deliver your message.

Get Out the Vote (GOTV).  This workshop was originally developed by John Funchion, who worked for Paul Wellstone before becoming involved in the Green Party of Rhode Island.  The workshop is the basis for the GOTV Campaign Manual that is available for download off the CCC webpage (see www.gp.org/committees/campaign for that.)

Petitioning.  Petitioning is not just about collecting signatures; it is also about making sure that we have our i's dotted and our t's crossed when the petition packets are turned in.  We will talk about how to petition, but the main focus will be on submitting forms properly, how to make corrections, details about notarization, etc.

How to Run a Large Meeting.  Ruth Weill, co-chair of the national party's Annual National Meeting Committee, has extensive experience putting together large meetings, including the 2004 National Convention in Milwaukee.  With the 2008 National Convention coming to Chicago, this is an even more important workshop for Illinois Greens! 

Electric Cars.  Todd Martin, an ILGP member in Elgin, has offered to drive his plug-in electric car to Crystal Lake and give a presentation about the feasibility of electric cars.  Everyone who was dismayed by the movie Who Killed the Electric Car? may be surprised to learn that there is active electric car group in the Chicagoland area!