About us
Green Change is a community of people with Green values: justice, democracy, sustainability and non-violence. We work together to share Green art, politics and culture.
We have many different skills and talents. Some can write, or draw, or paint. Others take photographs, register voters, or do street theater. We encourage people to use their talents to make the world a better place. Anyone with Green values is welcome to join us.
Green Change provides tools for sharing and expressing Green knowledge and inspiration. We help Green writers, musicians and artists spread the word about their work. We help people come together to take Green political action. We provide information and articles for people who want to learn more about what it is to be Green, live Green and act Green. Soon, we will make it easier to meet others like you, so that together you can build new Green communities, and help one another.
We believe there is power in working together. We have built the Green Change website to help people to create together, to solve problems, and to build a culture based on Green values.
We believe there are a million ways (or more) to advance Green art and causes. This website is intended to help you and your friends let a thousand flowers bloom.
Green Change is established under section 527 of the U.S. tax code.
Gary Ruskin, Co-founder and spokesman
For fourteen years, Gary directed the Congressional Accountability Project, which opposed corruption in the U. S. Congress. He testified before congressional committees regarding congressional ethics, reducing corruption in Congress, and the proper compensation levels for top government officials. He wrote widely on these and other congressional reform issues, and was quoted regularly in major newspapers across the country, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. He has appeared dozens of times on TV news programs on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CNN.
Gary was also co-founder (with Ralph Nader) and executive director of Commercial Alert. He is an expert on commercialism in schools, government and culture, and the effects of advertising on children and public health.
Gary received his undergraduate degree in religion from Carleton College, and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.Marnie Glickman, Executive director
Marnie Glickman is an experienced Green political operative and fundraiser. She is also an attorney.
She worked for Commercial Alert, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting communities from commercialism from 2003 to 2007. In 2003-4, she served as the co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. Marnie has worked on the campaigns of Joe Keating for Governor (OR, 2006), Cobb-LaMarche presidential campaign (2004), Ralph Nader for President (2000), Carl Mayer for Congress (NJ, 2000), Nita Lowey for Congress (NY, 1998), Tom Bruggere for US Senate (OR, 1996), Darlene Hooley for Congress (OR, 1997), Nancy Kaszak for Congress (IL, 1995-6), Eliabeth Furse for Congress (OR, 1994-5), Clinton-Gore (1992) and Tom Harkin for President (1992). In 1998, she was the deputy director for major gifts and a trainer at EMILY's List. Her first job in politics was working for Senator Paul Wellstone (DC and MN, 1991).
Dave Schwab, Online organizer and writer Dave
Asher Platts, Coordinator for the Revoke BP's Corporate Charter campaign
Asher Platts started a non-partisan all-purpose activism group in the year following the September 11th attacks called University Student Activists (U.S.A.). His successes in organizing led to a full scholarship and training with the League of Independent Voters at their first annual meeting in 2004 in Columbus, OH. He worked for EnviroCitizen as a campus fellow (2004). He has served as an intern on Democrat Dennis Kucinich's campaign for president, working in the campaign headquarters in Cleveland, directly under the supervision of the campaign manager, co-coordinated the student outreach program, and led canvassing teams in New Hampshire. He went on to consult with web outreach for Green Party Candidates Cindy Sheehan for Congress 2008 and Rev Billy for Mayor of NYC in 2009. He currently serves on the Maine Green Independent Party's Steering Committee.
Ross Levin, Blogging coordinator
Ross Levin is a high school student and activist who lives in Pennsylvania. He has been active in the antiwar movement, the sustainable agriculture movement, the broader environmental movement, the Green Party, and he is currently helping to found a student union at his school. Since Mike Gravel's 2008 campaign for president, he has been a volunteer for The Democracy Foundation, which advocates for The National Initiative for Democracy. He is a contributing editor to Independent Political Report and blogs at various other websites as well.
