{news} Fw: USGP-INT Green Party Campaign School

Wed Mar 7 07:31:47 EST 2007

----- Original Message ----- 
From: vivek ananthan 
To: usgp-int at gp-us.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:44 AM
Subject: USGP-INT Green Party Campaign School

Please forward to any interested parties - including Greens in other states.  

Green Party Campaign School 
Saturday, March 31, 2007 

As part of the GPUS staff site visit to Reading, PA in preparation for the Annual National Meeting, the Green Party of Pennsylvania and Pullano for Mayor will host a half-day training for all candidates and their volunteers. 

This Campaign School will emphasize door-to-door canvassing, voter development, and analytical techniques that will help you win your election.  In addition to GPUS national staff, you will learn from Dave Baker and Jennaro Pullano - two experienced Green Party leaders.  In 2004, Pullano, with Baker as his campaign manager, won 48% of the vote for Reading City Council, and won outright in half the precincts.  Pullano is now running for Mayor of Reading and is already on track to take the city by storm.  He and his team will show you how you can successfully organize your campaign to win. 

This training will emphasize hands-on and experiential learning.  You won't want to miss it! 

Program 
1:00-3:00 PM - Interactive Workshop with Role Playing and Practice Scenarios 
3:00-6:00 PM - Hands-On Learning!  Canvassing in the streets of Reading* 
Targeting voters, going door-to-door, keeping records, analyzing your results 
6:00PM -? - Debriefing followed by food, drink, and celebration. 

* Two neighborhoods will be targeted - one where the Green Party has frequently canvassed and one where the Green Party has never canvassed, demonstrating the power of sustained voter contact over time. 

Workshop location TBA; final celebration at Jennaro Pullano's Campaign HQ/House, 117 Blair Avenue, Reading 

Registration 
$10 (lunch on your own, light refreshments will be provided by Pullano for Mayor during the evening portion) 

Make checks payable to Green Party of Pennsylvania and mail to: P. O. Box 11962, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1962

 Email this info to: hillarya at gpanc.org and then mail your check to GPPA.  You can also pay at the door but please register by March 24. 
Name: 
Address: 
Phone: 
Email: 
___ I am a Green candidate (which office: ____________________________) 
___ I am a volunteer on a Green campaign(s)  (which campaigns: ____________________) 
___ I'm just interested in learning more for future years

More information and background 
The Green Party Campaign School will take place during the GPUS site visit to Reading in preparation for the Annual National Meeting.  (See www.gpanc.org for more details about the Meeting).  

During the site visit, there will be a press conference on Friday, March 30 which will provide greater detail about speakers, special guests, workshops, and performances will be announced.  More details about the Presidential Forum will also be made available at this time. 

The canvassing portion of the campaign school will immediately follow this media hit.  Here is your chance to see the multiple aspects of a campaigning work together! 

Directions to Reading 
Reading is located 16 miles north of the PA Turnpike (I-76) and is approximately 1.5 hrs from Philadelphia, 1.5 hrs from Trenton, NJ, and 2 hrs from Baltimore.  Unfortunately, there is no passenger rail service to Reading, but seats on coach buses can be reserved from almost any city in the country.  Reading is only 64 miles from the Philadelphia International Airport, 58 miles from Amtrak's 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, 60 miles from Amtrak's Station in Harrisburg, and 40 miles from the Lehigh Valley International Airport.  
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Tel; 215 923 7635  Fax:  215 829 8954  Mobile;  215 806 2726
Email;     viveka at juno.com   or    viscca at critpath.org
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