{news} Candidates for CT/GP Positions

[Christopher Reilly]

Elections to State Green Offices will be held on Saturday April 26 at the Annual Meeting. All members are encouraged to run for office.  See below for further information about what offices are available.
 
The following candidates have declared for office today (Thur. 3/13):
 
1. Phoebe Godfrey has declared for co-chair and has provided a biography (see below)
 
2. Charles Pillsbury has declared for National Representative and has provided a biography (see below)
 
3. Christopher Reilly has declared for Treasurer
 
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Phoebe Godfrey, Ph.D. is a professor of sociology at UConn.  Her research is on a a wide range of issues such as racism, sexism and environmental activism. She has lived in Willimantic, Ct for two years and has become involved in the local Wrench in the Works collective where she is currently teaching a free community class on democracy and democratic movements.  She is passionate about progressive social change and believes in the power of education and activism to achieve it.
 
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Charlie Pillsbury has served since 1989, as the Executive Director of Community Mediation, Inc., a nonprofit community mediation program in New Haven CT.  He co-chaired the Board of Directors of the National Association for Community Mediation from 1999-2001, and is an experienced mediator and facilitator.
  
Charles joined the Green Party in 2001 and in 2002 was the Green Party candidate in CT’s 3rd Congressional District.  He also was a candidate for New Haven’s Board of Alders in 2003 and 2005.  He currently co-chairs the New Haven Green Party Chapter and is one of the CTGP representatives to the GPUS National Committee.  He also co-chairs the GPUS Dispute Resolution Committee.
 
Charles has four children: Leah, Susannah, Lydia and Andrew, and is married to the Rev. Allie Perry.  They live in New Haven and are members of the Shalom United Church of Christ.
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Elections to State Green Offices will be held on Saturday April 26 at the Annual Meeting. All members are encouraged to run for office.
 
The following one-year positions are available:
 
1. Three CO-CHAIRS. Both genders must be represented.   Declared candidates:   A. Phoebe Godfrey (declared on 3/13)
2. Five NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES to the GREEN PARTY of the UNITED STATES   Declared candidates:   A. Charles Pillsbury (declared on 3/13)
3. One SECRETARY
4. One TREASURER   Declared candidates:   A. Christopher Reilly (declared on 3/13)
Nominations or candidacies must be announced prior to or at the March 25th State Central Committee meeting in order to be included in the printed mailings.
 
All candidates are "self-nominated" and all nominations must be in writing in the form of an email or a letter to our P.O. Box.  Optionally, candidates can wait until the March SCC meeting and then verbally announce their candidacy at the meeting.
If you intend to run for any of the above offices and wish to announce prior to the march SCC meeting please contact:
Christopher Reilly at cpr101 at hotmail.com
 
If you prefer, you can mail your nomination to the Green Party of Connecticut, P.O. Box 231214, Hartford, CT 06123.
When your email or letter is received, an email will be send to the GP/CT listservs with your name and office sought.  At a later date you will have the opportunity to write a short statement that will be included in the mailing that we will be sending out early in April.
 
--Christopher Reilly
 
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