“We are caught between two predators
– a liberal party and a conservative party.
And what we need is a party
that serves the people.”
– Butch Ware
On September 8 California State University in Sacramento hosted the 2025 California Educational Gubernatorial Forum. The event was billed as "an inclusive, nonpartisan event, advancing civic engagement, uplifting the next generation of leaders, and strengthening our state’s democratic process." Major California gubernatorial candidates from all parties were invited, including the candidate I’m supporting, the Green Party’s Dr. Rudolf "Butch" T. Ware III.
Here’s more of how the event was described by its organizers:
The forum brought together California’s gubernatorial candidates, community leaders, student advocates, and elected officials in one dynamic space. It was a high-visibility event that convened community leaders and supporters from over 100 diverse organizations, including representatives from the CA AANHPI [California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs Advocacy Coalition], and the African-American, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+ communities. This historic event was led by a steering committee of local APAPA student interns. The interns, equipped with local, state, and federal legislative and grassroots training and field experience, were excited and prepared to step onto the statewide stage as aspiring changemakers. We encourage our youth to take active leadership roles on their campuses, in their neighborhoods, at the state capitol, and as part of the steering committee that helped shape this important statewide event. It was truly an experience that inspired, engaged, and empowered our next generation. Eleven candidates participated by sharing their remarks; Che Ahn, Toni Atkins, Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Katie Porter, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa, Butch Ware, Betty Yee, and Leo Zacky. Each candidate was given the opportunity to share their vision for California.
Following is a 9-minute video of Butch Ware’s opening remarks. Be prepared to be inspired!
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
BUTCH WARE
• Butch Ware: Quote of the Day – June 5, 2025
• Butch Ware on His Run for California Governor and the Wider Goal of Disrupting the Duopoly
• “The Moment Is Ripe”: Butch Ware on Building a “True Oppositional Alternative” to the Duopoly
• Butch Ware: Quote of the Day – January 30, 2025
• The Green Party’s Jill Stein and Butch Ware Give Their First Post-Election Interview
• “This Is a Tragic, Heartbreaking Moment in the History of Humanity”: Butch Ware on the Gaza Genocide
• Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Butch Ware in Minneapolis
• Butch Ware: “You Can Actually Vote Your Conscience”
• Butch Ware: “I’m Not Here as a Spoiler”
THE FAILURES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
• Mike Figueredo on the “Political Malpractice” of the Democratic Party
• Ted Rall: Democrats Are Not “the Left”
• Exposing the Dark Money Network Secretly Funding Establishment Democratic Influencers
• Progressive Perspectives on Kamala Harris’s Book, 107 Days
• Why the Democratic Party Is Not Going to Save Us From Fascism
• Howie Hawkins: “The Democrats Are Not the Answer to the Trump/Fascism Problem”
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• Jeff Cohen on How Obama’s “Corporate Liberalism” Led to the Rise of Trump
• Progressive Perspectives on Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
• Eric Fernández: Quote of the Day – May 14, 2025
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – July 26, 2025
• How Democrats Can Start Winning Again
THE RISE OF FASCISM IN THE U.S.
• James Greenberg: “I Am in Mourning for America”
• An Incident That Feels “Ripped from a Dystopian Novel”
• The “Creeping Fascism of Trump’s America”: A View from Australia
• Will Potter on Trump’s War on Dissent: “This Is What Fascists Do”
• Derek Johnson on the “Courage to Call Fascism by Its Name”
• Jason Duchin: Quote of the Day – September 24, 2025
• Staying Strong in Trump’s Fascist America
• James Greenberg on the Identity Politics of MAGA
• “This Is What Fascism Looks Like in Practice”
• Garrett Graff: “America Tips Into Fascism”
• Marianne Williamson: “We’re Moving Into Totalitarianism”
• “It’s Here, and We Are Sleepwalking Through It”
• Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Donald Trump’s Militarization of Law Enforcement
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 20, 2025
SIGNS OF HOPE
• “No Kings”? Absolutely. But Also “No Oligarchy”
• Chris Smalls: We Need to Escape the “Two-Party Plantation”
• Kshama Sawant: Independent Working-class Campaigns Can Succeed
• The Rational National’s Take on Zohran Mamdani
• Omar Fateh: “We Need to Meet the Needs of Working People”
• Something to Think About – July 25, 2025
• In His Efforts to “Build a City That Works for All,” Omar Fateh Secures a Key Endorsement
• Butch Ware on His Run for California Governor and the Wider Goal of Disrupting the Duopoly
• Marianne Williamson on the Need for “Radical Love” in Responding to Trump’s Dismantling of Democracy
• “Protesting Is What Patriotism Looks Like in Public”
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