Southeast Woman Seeks Manitoba Green Party Leadership

Additionally, she has played a role with the International Organic Inspectors Association include serving as their President, a peer evaluator, and trainer. If it involves “organics” or environmental accountability in Manitoba, Gibson has or is still involved with the organizations. Her decision to seek the leadership did not come to her on a whim.

“Having been asked to consider leadership, after many years of membership and activity locally and nationally as an environmental activist, I felt compelled to work with my colleagues to promote communication and team development in supporting our Green values across Manitoba,” explained Gibson.

By Dan Guetre

Following the announcement that the Green Party of Manitoba’s (GPM) leadership contest is now underway, one rural woman who lives south of Steinbach is throwing her hat in the ring.

Janine Gibson, a mother and grandmother, is co-founder of her solar powered co-op farm in part of what inspired her desire to become a GPM Leadership candidate.

According to her bio, Gibson tries to live and work with nature which has in turn led to protecting ecosystem health through work with local and national communities.

Gibson has also served as the GPM candidate in La Verendrye and Steinbach several times in the past complimenting her long tenure as a member of the party.

Timing could be right for her leadership bid as Gibson believes the movement is strengthening.

“More and more Manitobans want to live authentically from the values for social and environmental justice they hold dear,” she added. “Living and speaking our truth through sharing Green values at election opportunities continues our community team building and is always empowering for diversity, personally and collectively.”

Gibson likes what she sees when the GPM policies are respected and even adopted.