Greetings ,

The pulse of Indiana has been on affordability. With high gas prices because of this administration's ignorant (not just) war, with grocery prices leaving vulnerable families hungry, and with electricity bills crossing over to insane, it seems the mainline parties seem to have discovered the word for the first time. The Indiana Green Party has been speaking affordability for Hoosiers for over 25 years. We have spoken at the state house, in city halls and at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission advocating for our Hoosier families across the state. 

Recently, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has been making a listening tour of Indiana. A political breaker initiated by the Governor to stall the wave of discontent that is rising with the higher prices. For years the administration and its political appointed commissions have been ignoring the voices of the people who have spoken at countless public hearings, only hearing the voices of the corporate lobbyist from the utilities. These have been a waste of time - the Indiana Utility Regulatory doesn't need to be traveling around the state - they need to be in Indianapolis fixing the problem they created. Your Indiana Green Party will continue to speak affordability for Hoosiers and we will do it long after the duopoly has slid back into the corporate pocketbooks.

Being involved with the Indiana Green Party is a commitment to affordability for all our communities not just today but the future. Join us in making a Hoosier difference as we work hard at Making Indiana the Crossroads of Green America.

Your Indiana Greens will be gathering on ZOOM on Thursday evening April 30th at 8:30pm Eastern / 7:30pm Central. Connect with us as we organize locally across the state for a Greener Indiana. Click the registration button to get the ZOOM link emailed to you. The form may not load on some mobile devices so email us or message us through the contact us page. 

You do not have to be member to join the meeting, just interested in the Green Party as we share ideas and information from our works and actions across the state. All are welcome! Creating a community is crucial for the growth of the party, so we encourage you to get involved and make a difference. We can't wait to see you there!

The Indiana Green Party will be gathering for a special Planting Tomorrow, Today Conference, 25th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Member Congress. Make plans to join us on Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern in Indianapolis. The event will take place at UU Indianapolis at 615 W 43rd St, just 2 blocks south of Baylor University.

While plans are coming together, we will have speakers and workshops in the morning and early afternoon with a luncheon at noon. Our Annual Member Congress meeting will conclude in the later afternoon.  Registration is $25, or $10 for seniors and students. Free and reduced registrations are also available based on need. The business meeting is free, but you will need to be a registered member to participate.

If you cannot join us in-person we are planning on offering a hybrid offering through ZOOM. Registration is now open, get your seat out our Green table today. Click on the button below for our website with registration information.

We just want to let you know that, yes, there IS other options that are presently organizing, collecting signatures for their party's -- or independent -- candidates, pursuing the insurmountable task of getting on the ballot in Indiana for the November 3 general election.

Of course, I do acknowledge there's going to be MAJOR differences with other 3rd parties, dealing with different ideologies, platforms, organizing tactics and those running as independents outside of the 2-headed duopoly parties, but having to talked to several people over the years outside the Green Party, I've found there is some common ground in the fight over ballot access, issues that NEVER get discussed by the major parties, how to reform the terrible election system, etc.

Among those one may consider are the Socialist Party of Indiana, the Indiana affiliate of the Justice for All Party, the American Solidarity Party, and the Libertarian Party of Indiana [the latter already having ballot access] and various independents that one can eventually find here. The Indiana Green Party wishes all of you well in this quagmire known as Indiana election law, and we'll be willing to assist your party in any capacity [whether signing your petitions, reforming them post-election, so on and so forth].

As for what's going on in the Indiana Green Party, due to the amount of burnout we had after the 2024 ballot drive [that I'm sure many of you are familiar with (LINK)], for now we won't be running an Indiana Secretary of State candidate in 2026 and is instead going to focus on running local races in the midterm [if interested, please check out some resources here and here], with the intent of reforming ballot access after the election and hopefully focus on 2030.

Take care and hope to hear from you soon. Live Green, vote Green

Sarah Dillon [she/her]
Chair, Indiana Green Party

Would you walk across Indiana for Ballot Access for Greens? On Saturday, April 28, 2006, Indiana Green Party member, Jim Coplen (LaPorte County) started just that. Jim began his walk over the length of Indiana in order to ask for petition signatures and to inform Hoosier voters about the ballot access requirements for third parties in the state.

Our local Greens are still walking neighbors collecting signatures as we continue that journey towards ballot access. Discover more of our rich history on the new History page of our website. Check it out. As this is an emerging document of our impact in Indiana if you have any of our history, minutes, pictures or reflections help us to fill in the gaps and please send them to us.

You can also share in our yearlong celebration of our movement by making a special contribution today to the Indiana Green Party. Your support will help us to continue to make history here in the Hoosier State.

If you are in the 10 counties on the boarder (or fancy a drive) consider crossing over to Illinois this No Kings Day, Saturday March 28th to march for our democracy and at the same time work to expand it in Illinois. Of course you can go as often as you like - just get as many as possible by May 26th. To find our more check out the Illinois Green Party Petitioning Guide where you can download and print the petition.

They do things differently in Illinois so note that you will need to get the sheets you collect notarized at the bottom of each page before sending them to the organizers at the Illinois Green Party. They are clarifying for us if that can be an Indiana notary. If you would like to coordinate with other Indiana Greens, email us or contact us on our website.

While we are plugging our western boarder friends, check out the Illinois Green Party podcast Green Livestream on YouTube. Check it out and as the kids say click that subscribe button. https://www.youtube.com/@greenlivestreamilgp

With a 66% signature rejection rate our Elkhart County Greens are taking a beating from Elkhart County Elections Division. Greens around northern Indiana have been converging to collect signatures to get Marshall Travis on the ballot for Indiana House District 48 that covers the northern part of Elkhart County. We have until the early July to get the 307 validated signatures and are mobilizing for our spring push. If you are interested in helping our Elkhart Greens beat the duopoly in Elkhart County as they get the rest of the signatures for Marshall's campaign reply to this email, or contact us through the website or Facebook.  Discover more about Marshall's campaign at TravisForIndiana48.com

The NWI Greens have been turning our gaze towards Elkhart County to help out the Elkhart County Greens get Marshall Travis on their ballot. In the region a lot of our focus has been on standing up and speaking out against the Data Centers that are being built. Local Green Joe Conn has been party to several lawsuits to try to stop the destruction to farmland and neighborhoods to the south of Hobart as we fight the good fight for our environment and our local communities.

Find out more of how we can advocate together in our region at our next our next monthly strategize on May 17, 2026 at 2:30pm. We return to the Valparaiso Public Library at 103 Jefferson Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383. This time you will find us in the 1st floor in Study Room 2. Depending on availability of Wi-Fi we may be able to ZOOM you in, so reach out to us if you need a ZOOM link.

‍‍You can find out more about our local Green Party groups across Indiana at https://greenpartyin.com/local-group/. If you don't see one in your area and would be interesting in organizing a gathering send us an email or contact us through the website

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