Green Party organizer and former candidate for governor Ken Pentel has begun making a series of bike trips to college campuses in Minnesota to organize students for the Green Party.

He made his first trip, to the University of Minnesota-Morris, in September and is visiting University of Minnesota-Duluth on October 15. He hopes to visit five more campuses both in and outside the metro area in November.

“Students are eager to learn more about the Green Party. They may belong to a number of great clubs or campus groups, but they see that the Green Party is a way to translate their issues into an electoral option, they’re excited about it,” Pentel says.

“Campuses are places where you can find creativity, invention, and a little fearlessness,” he says.

Pentel says he’s traveling bike both to get his own body and mind in shape, to inspire others to consider alternate modes of transportation, and to encourage others to think about taking on political organizing themselves.

Pentel says he’ll reach students at a time when many are starting to get involved in 2008 campaigns and forming their political beliefs.

Students and others who want to become a part of this organizing effort are encouraged to call Ken Pentel at 612-387-0601.