http://www.gp.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us FeedForAll-scripts (sql2rss.php), http://www.FeedForAll.com/, Copyright 2006-2007, NotePage, Inc. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:14 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:14 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States calls for an immediate end to Israel's bombing attacks on Gaza, which in the past four days has already caused at least 364 deaths, including Palestinian women and children, with hundreds more wounded. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php reen Party activists challenged gay voters and advocates of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights to protest President-elect Barack Obama's invitation to Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today said that Obama has the chance, when he becomes President, to take the lead on curbing global warming. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - noting the Democratic Party's national platform does not support same sex marriage - is demanding that President-elect Obama un-invite pro-Prop 8 pastor Rick Warren to perform the invocation for the Obama inauguration. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php reen Party leaders urged Americans to take up President-elect Barack Obama's call for discussion on health care and demand a single-payer national health care program, also called Medicare For All. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party's 2008 presidential candidate, and other US delegates in Cuba for an international conference marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have issued a statement calling on the US to confirm and observe the tenets of the Declaration (<a href="http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html</a>). Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that the incoming Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for Americans. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party has filed a formal request with the Department of Justice for an investigation into the process by which the FBI targeted Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner in its recent FBI sting operation. The letter states that known facts about the investigation "raise serious questions regarding whether the Turner action was a legitimate law enforcement activity." Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php We in the Illinois Green Party are deeply troubled by the arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief-of-staff John Harris. The Governor is charged with attempting to personally profit from his power to appoint a person to the U.S. Senate. While we recognize that the accused are innocent until proven guilty, we must also admit that we are not surprised by these allegations. We have seen a long pattern of pay-to-play from Blagojevich, and indeed, a long pattern of pay-to-play throughout Illinois politics for years. The long sordid history of corruption in Illinois must finally come to an end. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State strongly condemns the decision of President-elect Barack Obama to appoint New York Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in his incoming administration. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Capital District Greens criticized President-elect Obama today for nominating Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to be his Secretary of State, saying it contradicted the anti-war rhetoric he initially based his campaign on. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php 2008 Green presidential candidate and former six-term Congress member Cynthia McKinney has published the text of her speech prepared for a conference in Damascus, Syria, in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the denial of the Right of Return for Palestinians, in violation of the Universal Declaration. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green-Rainbow Party stands with Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, who has been a tireless servant in the broad struggle for justice, and who has a distinguished history fighting on behalf of the people of Boston and beyond. Councilor Turner has unswervingly taken the side of the disadvantaged and disempowered, steadfastly refusing to take the side of wealthy interests accustomed to buying influence through campaign contributions and lobbying. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on President-elect Barack Obama to appoint a Cabinet that will pursue real reform, in accord with Mr. Obama's promise of change in the new administration. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders are focusing on the campaign to elect Malik Rahim, Louisiana Green candidate for the US House in New Orleans (District 2) (http://www.votemalik.com), urging local and national support and assistance for Mr. Rahim. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Thomas Merton, philosopher and noteworthy catholic author and theologian once said, "We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves." Even though he died 40 years before last night's award ceremony, honoring Malik Rahim for his work; one might have imagined that Thomas Merton said those words with Malik in mind." Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php public memorial celebrating the life of former gubernatorial, presidential and vice-presidential candidate Peter Camejo will be held SUNDAY, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. at the International House on the University of California at Berkeley campus (2299 Piedmont Ave), according to an announcement by family and friends. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California endorsed mass, worldwide demonstrations this Saturday (November 15) in every state in the nation, including California, protesting the passage of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage amendment, as well as other anti-gay ballot initiatives in Arkansas, Arizona and Florida. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut officials will file a complaint with local and state election boards that "REGISTERED" WRITE IN votes were not counted in all towns across the state as required by state law, it was announced today. This decision was reached after state Greens checked their own town votes totals showing no registered write in votes for the Green Party candidate for President, Cynthia McKinney and after receiving numerous complaints that town polling places had no list of registered write in lists, were reluctant to show any list, and some local voters were told their write in votes would not count. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party's 2008 candidates for the US House doubled the number of votes they received collectively from the number received in 2006, while over one million US voters voted for at least one Green candidate in the 2008 election. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Greens released 2008 election result numbers that more than doubled 2006 Green Party state wide votes, as early election numbers were announced today. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States thanked Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, Green candidates for President and Vice President, for their strong national campaign in the 2008 election. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php n the wake of an election giving Democrats strong control over both houses of Congress, the DC Statehood Green Party challenged the next Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will assume the No. 1 elected office in another California city, and may yet have two members on the powerful San Francisco Board of Supervisors after preliminary results were announced for Tuesday's election. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party candidates for president and vice president, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, are an historic ticket. These two women of color, a former six term Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia and a journalist and founder of the National Hip Hop Caucus have teamed up to bring a message of peace, democracy, justice and ecological sanity to the 2008 national elections. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Green party officials announce that they would file a complaint with the state elections officials because the space for the "write in" votes for their candidates and other third parties was too small and questioned whether their votes would be counted. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders are urging progressive, independent, and antiwar voters to invest their votes in a growing progressive, antiwar party on Election Day 2008 by voting for the Green Party presidential ticket: Cynthia McKinney for President, Rosa Clemente for Vice President. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential candidates will be with community on election night in San Francisco and New York City Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party will hold its 2008 Election Night 'Victory Party' at Dynasty Ethiopian Restaurant, 2210 14th Street NW near the corner of W Street in Washington, DC (<a href="http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/dc/dynasty.html" target="_blank">http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/dc/dynasty.html</a>). Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php David Schwartzman, DC Statehood Green candidate for At-Large Member of the City Council of the District of Columbia, has challenged his rivals in the campaign to a footrace on Saturday, November 1, from Northwest to Southeast DC. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The following response to an October 27 Washington Post article on Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney was prepared with the intent of submitting as a guest column. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States is running an outstanding slate of candidates for state legislature in 2008, with a few strong possibilities of victory on Election Day. Four such candidates are profiled below. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Jesse Johnson campaign for Governor of West Virginia was endorsed by West Virginia Citizen Action Fund. The Citizen Action Fund, a new political action committee formed by West Virginia Citizen Action Group, is the state's oldest consumer protection and government watch-dog organization. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has become the first political party to endorse the Election Integrity Pledge promoted by Standing For Voters (<a href="http://www.StandingForVoters.org" target="_blank">http://www.StandingForVoters.org</a>), an internet-based group inviting candidates to pledge their commitment to fair elections. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The co-chairs of the Green Party's International Committee (<a href="http://www.gp.org/committees/intl">http://www.gp.org/committees/intl</a>) have responded to an attack by Alan Dershowitz against the Green Party and its position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The text of the response follows below Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has identified several candidates who are running significant campaigns at state and local levels. Five such candidates are profiled below. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Washington State Power To The People Campaign has announced that Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney will be visiting Seattle on Sunday, October 26th and Monday, October 27th. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Maine Green Independent Party will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at noon at Monument Square, Portland, in order for the party to present the argument that voters need not vote for the lesser of two evils - there is a third way to vote and that's the Green way. Many of the party's candidates for the state legislature and local offices will be in attendance at the press conference. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Carl Romanelli, the 2006 Green Party candidate for Senate, spoke at an anti-war rally in Philadelphia last Friday. The date marked the sixth anniversary of the congressional vote to authorize President Bush to make war on Iraq. As Romanelli noted, "Congress gave President Bush the authority to make war without further consultation of the legislative branch. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania issued a statement calling for the abolition of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, and a total ban on natural gas drilling on public land, due to the potential for environmental damage and poisoning of local water supplies. This is especially relevant given the large amount of natural gas under Pennsylvania, located in what is known as the "Marcellus Shale." Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney will participate in a webcast forum for presidential candidates on Sunday, October 19, to be aired 7 to 9 pm on <a href="http://www.breakthematrix.com/channels/1" target="_blank">BreakTheMatrix.com</a>. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates and leaders, encouraged by an open letter from Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), called the Green Party the only hope for guaranteed health care for all Americans. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he National Women's Caucus (<a href="http://greens.org/gp-uswomen" target="_blank">http://greens.org/gp-uswomen</a>) of the Green Party of the United States has sent an open letter to the National Organization for Women (<a href="http://www.now.org" target="_blank">http://www.now.org</a>) urging support for the Green Party's presidential ticket. The text of the letter is appended below. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php David Schwartzman, DC Statehood Green Party candidate for City Council (At-Large) in Washington, DC, called for the city's 'rainy day' fund to be used for budget shortfalls, and other measures to ensure essential services during the current economic crisis. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney will be blogging live at the web site of the 2008 Presidential Debates Project (<a href="http://www.bloggingthedebates.com" target="_blank">http://www.bloggingthedebates.com</a>), a project of VoterWatch.com, during the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain in Oxford, Mississippi on Friday, September 26. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney has offered to debate Barack Obama if John McCain's opts out at this Friday's presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, following the Republican nominee's announcement that he is seeking a delay of the event. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates, including presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney, are calling for extensive measures and reforms to resolve the economic crisis caused by the collapse of mortgage providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investment banks Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, American International Group (AIG), and other financial companies. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php We the people must now seize the time! We have always had the capability of determining our own destiny, but for various reasons, the people failed to elect the leaders who provided the correct political will. There was always some corporate or private special interest that stood in the way of the public good. And they always seemed to have the power of the purse to throw around and influence public opinion or our elected officials. The very foundation of the U.S. economy is crumbling underneath our feet. This represents a unique moment in U.S. history and we must now seize the time for self-determination--for health care, education, ecological wisdom, justice, and all the policies that will make a difference in the lives of the people including an end to all wars, including the drug war! Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The 2008 election is in danger of being compromised by vote manipulation and obstruction of voters, say Green candidates and party leaders. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green candidates and leaders called on Mayor Adrian Fenty and other District public officials to end their efforts to sell off and give away public properties, including public school facilities, libraries, shelters, and parks. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Peter Camejo, three-time Green Party candidate for Governor and 2004 running mate with Ralph Nader in his independent run for President, died Saturday morning here at his home, just a few miles from the State Capitol. Mr. Camejo was 68. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed support for Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney's call for a new investigation of the 9/11 attacks and for public release of important evidence and files related to 9/11. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State is proud to have Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente on the ballot as the party's Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for 2008. McKinney and Clemente have now qualified for Green Party ballot lines in 32 states with the state of Vermont poised to become the next one. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly condemned the brutal police assaults, raids, and arrests on dubious charges targeted at peaceful protesters gathering near the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Calling the Obama/Biden ticket the "faux antiwar" candidates, Green Party leaders urged national support and votes for the Green Party nominees, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, and for the party's 'Peace Slate' of candidates for Congress and other offices. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens have been among those targeted for harassment and intimidation by police in a wave of pre-emptive actions taken before the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php As the Democratic National Convention continued, Green Party leaders called attention to sharp differences between the Democratic ticket and Green nominees Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders challenged the media and campaign hype of the Democratic National Convention by comparing the positions taken by Barack Obama and Joe Biden with the Green presidential nominees, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Rosa Clemente, the recently nominated vice-presidential candidate running with former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on the Green Party ticket, will join Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Val Kilmer, Sean Penn, Cindy Sheehan, Tom Morello, Jello Biafra, Nellie McKay, and Ike Reilly at the "Open the Debates" Super Rally on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Denver Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for the organizers of the September 18 presidential debate in New Orleans to admit other candidates along with the Democratic and Republican nominees, including Green nominee Cynthia McKinney. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party leaders and candidates expressed concern and disappointment over the Democratic Party's omission of DC statehood from its 2008 national platform draft at the request of DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and leaders called the 24-hour curfew imposed on the city of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a gross violation of the rights of local citizens and a symptom of the rapid growth of unrestrained police power over the past two decades. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Green Party officials said they blame the news media's 'black out' or NO NEWS COVERAGE of Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney at all, even after she won the national party's nomination, for a big part of her not being on the official ballot in the fall. They conceded falling short in their drive for 15,000 total signatures for three main reasons. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php the Clark for Congress campaign issued the following statement today on the Russo-Georgian conflict by 8th District Green Party congressional candidate Gordon Clark: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Eddie Boyd, Jr. was born on August 24, 1961 in Miami, Florida. Eddie served in the United States Navy soon after high school. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates and leaders called Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions on energy policy, gas prices, and global warming a capitulation to corporate lobbies, and urged adoption of the Green Party's plan to reduce fossil fuel consumption, generate new jobs in conservation and new energy sources, and curb the advance of climate change. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Eddie Boyd, 2006 Green Party candidate for Governor, passed away this morning at 2:17 AM at Good Samaritan Hospital of lung cancer. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The final tally is in, and the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has nominated a total of 32 candidates for Federal, state, and local offices on the November 4 general-election ballot. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that the outcome of the 2008 presidential election may be affected by the antidemocratic apportionment of Electoral College votes, with the popular vote misrepresented by the winner-take-all system of assigning votes to electors. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) evoked the memory of Eugene V. Debs by nominating jailed Benton Harbor community activist Rev. Edward Pinkney for Congress at the party's 2008 Nominating Convention last weekend in Marshall Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that antiwar voters will not get an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by voting for presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama on Election Day. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged swift and aggressive court action to ensure fair elections and enforcement of legal campaign practices in the wake of election scandals in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green leaders, after the party's successful national convention last weekend in Chicago, have turned their attention towards placing nominees Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente on the ballot in every state. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens statewide and across the nation are mourning the loss of Berkeley City Councilwoman Dona Spring – she was the longest-serving Green Party officeholder in the country. Ms. Spring died Sunday after a decades-long fight with rheumatoid arthritis. She was 55. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party of the United States opened its 2008 national convention at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago on Thursday, July 10 and continued with numerous meetings on Friday. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Schedule of news conferences and other media events, media credentialing, bios of featured speakers, other essential details Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Vic Roberts, Green Party candidate for 19th Congressional District, passed away Friday night or early Saturday morning. The cause of death is unknown. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Steve Alesch, Green Party candidate for Congress (IL-13), blasted opponent Rep. Judy Biggert's new Apollo Energy Independence Act, calling it a political stunt that will jeopardize the health and well-being of millions of people in the 13th district. Rep. Biggert's plan calls for more nuclear reactors across the United States, as well as a nuclear waste reprocessing facility in the Chicago suburbs. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php US Green Party leaders expressed gratitude and relief after learning of Ingrid Betancourt's rescue on Wednesday after she had been held hostage by Colombian rebels since 2002. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party members attending the Green National Convention in Chicago, July 10-13, will bring donations for area shelters. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Hawaii has regained ballot status for the 2008 elections, after gathering more than twice the number of petition signatures required. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party, holding its 2008 national convention in Chicago, will highlight the growth of the Illinois Green Party after adversity faced by Illinois Greens in the 2006 election. The convention, at which Greens will nominate their presidential ticket, will take place July 10-13. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, preparing for the 2008 Green National Convention in Chicago (July 10-13), say that the convention will be a public forum for discussion of impeachment and other major issues on which Democrats and Republicans have failed in their responsibility to voters. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The San Francisco Green Party - a powerful force in progressive San Francisco politics - has endorsed the independent run by peace activist Cindy Sheehan against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D) in November. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has released an updated schedule for the party's national nominating convention, at which the Green presidential ticket will be chosen by Green delegates. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NYS strongly recommends that the NYS Senate protect farmworkers by passing a Senate bill matching A11425-a. This would ensure farmworkers a minimum of basic labor rights, including one day of rest per week and overtime pay over a forty-hour week. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates expressed alarm that presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has joined President Bush in threatening a US attack on Iran Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Alex Polikoff of Corvallis received the Pacific Green Party's nomination as candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Oregon's 5th Congressional District at the party's convention in Portland on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Following the Bar Harbor Town Meeting's passage of a resolution opposing a war with Iran unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Maine Green Independent Party is calling on towns and cities throughout the state to pass similar resolutions, and asking the party members to initiate and support such efforts. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates said today that the health care reform plans offered by Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are designed to benefit insurance and pharmaceutical corporations -- including contributors to their own campaigns -- rather than American people who need coverage and treatment. Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged the White House and Congress to recognize the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Israel as an occasion to press for long overdue human rights and equality for all Israelis, including Arabs and Muslims, and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - which, unlike the other national political parties, has strongly advocated for the legalization of same-sex marriage for more than 15 years - heralded the California Supreme Court's decision late last week to finally legalize the marriage of couples of the same sex. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Organizers of the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention are encouraging journalists who intend to cover the event to register at the Media Credentialing web page: <a href="http://www.gp.org/forms/media">http://www.gp.org/forms/media</a> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan may not be on the ballot for August's primary. But GPMI is posting its own list of candidates who are actively competing for places on the November 4 general-election ballot . . . in the Green column. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for national defeat of the $300 billion Farm Bill, calling it a capitulation to major agribusiness interests and a blow to small farmers. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State (GPNYS) offers its heartfelt condolences to the family of Sean Bell, and completely rejects the judge's decision to exonerate the police officers in Bell's killing, the latest in a long series of extrajudicial police killings of unarmed civilians. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party's Eco-Action Committee has announced a set of recommendations for environmental actions for the first 100 days of a Green presidency. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party has endorsed a resolution from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8B (ANC 8B) urging the City Council of the District of Columbia to uphold public accountability and reject Mayor Adrian Fenty's proposal to end Mayoral and Chancellor budget hearings for the DC Public Schools Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party congressional candidates said today they "applaud" the ILWU work stoppage scheduled May 1 here and at other California ports to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut will hold its Annual Convention on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Greater New Haven Central Labor Council, 267 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT. All Green Party voters are eligible to vote and participate. The Convention is free and open to the public. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will send six delegates to the Second Global Greens Congress, to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1-4, 2008 (<a href="http://www.globalgreens.org" target="_blank">http://www.globalgreens.org</a>). Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party elected officials in Bay Area cities are helping oppose a $74 million plan by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to conduct aerial spraying of a pheromone pesticide to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth, scheduled to start this summer. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Other Michigan political parties may be having problems allocating and seating national-convention delegates. But not the Greens. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Green Party of Arkansas nominated, during the first session of its nominating convention, 3 candidates for Congress. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Scott Deshefy accepted the Green Party of CT's 2nd Congressional District at a Nominating Convention on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Otis Library, in Norwich, CT. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of CT will hold a Nominating Convention on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 2:00 pm, at the Otis Library, 2 Cliff St., Norwich, CT, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District. All members of the Green Party who reside in the 2nd Congressional District are eligible to vote at the convention. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates called on Congress to use the remaining months of the Bush Administration to impeach and remove President Bush and Vice President Cheney from office for massive abuses of power and violations of the law. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party supports passage of DC Council Bill 17-0527, to prevent District government from disposing public properties without reasonable legal hurdles and public oversight, and has joined Empower DC (People's Property Campaign) in urging Council member Carol Schwartz (At-large) to schedule a hearing on the legislation. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Statehood Greens noted that the Reconstruction Party is consistent with the Green Party's platform, positions, & principles, and that Greens are already working for many of the goals listed in the Reconstruction Platform Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Illinois Greens select US Senate candidate, run record number of US House candidates . . . Cynthia McKinney wins Wisconsin Green Presidential Preference Primary Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Wisconsin Green Party Spring Gathering and Presidential Preference Convention was held today at the River Center at the Gruenhagen Conference Center, UW Oshkosh. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for the US to support a United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) resolution declaring clean water a universal human right. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens blame bipartisan failure to recognize Enron-style abuses, SEC and Federal Reserve Board indulgence of banks and lending institutions for the crisis: cozy relationship between Democratic and Republican politicians with industry has betrayed US homeowners; seniors, African Americans, and Latinos were special targets for lending deception Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green-Rainbow Party learned the results of its February 5th presidential primary last week, which saw an increase in participation of 81.4% over our first-ever presidential primary in 2004. The Secretary of the Commonwealth released the official primary results, and 1941 voters chose Green-Rainbow Party ballots, compared to 1070 in 2004. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today compared the Green demand for an immediate end to the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan to the pro-occupation positions of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Arlington Green Party expressed satisfaction today that its campaign to remove a quote from Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the 2008-2009 Arlington County tax decal proved successful Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California reacted favorably today to reports that former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors - favorite son Matt Gonzalez, who narrowly lost a 2003 mayoral race here - has left the Green Party to run as vice president on the Ralph Nader for President ticket. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Calling the Siege of Gaza an international emergency, the Green Party is urging Congress to reject President Bush's FY2009 budget request for $2.55 billion in Foreign Military Financing for Israel, and reiterated the call for a cut-off of all US military aid to Israel. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed their disappointment in Ralph Nader's decision, announced on Thursday, not to seek the 2008 Green presidential nomination. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential candidate Kat Swift will attend the Muslim American Society's Meet the Candidates forum Feb. 29 in Austin, Tex. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Friday, February 15, Superior Court Judge Judith E. Retchin handed plaintiffs in Tingling-Clemmons v. Fenty another victory when she ordered the District government to "provide language for relief" in settlement of the final count of the suit over the future of the Benning Library. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party leader Asa Gordon will deliver a lecture on "Supreme Redemption: Larceny, the Elections and the US Supreme Court" on Tuesday, February 26 at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Library in downtown Washington, DC. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State welcomes Ralph Nader into the 2008 presidential race and invites Mr. Nader to join the other candidates currently seeking the Green Party nomination. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Five candidates running for the Green Party's presidential and vice presidential nomination will visit Arizona this coming weekend to meet voters and help Arizona Greens with their ballot access petition drive Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php West Virginia Law Upholds Green Party Ballot Line Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Wisconsin will be sending 24 of the 836 Delegates that will determine the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States. The Green Party (US) Nominating Convention is July 10-13, 2008 in Chicago, IL. The Wisconsin Green Party will have the seventh largest state delegation in Chicago. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php WASHINGTON, DC -- According to unofficial election night results released by the DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Cynthia McKinney has won the DC Statehood Green Party primary in the February 12 presidential primary in the District of Columbia. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney to make campaign stops in DC and Maryland on Tuesday, Feb. 19 The former Georgia member of Congress will speak at Howard University and the University of Maryland in College Park; Ms. McKinney won the DC primary on Feb. 12 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php A hearing on Benning Library in Washington, DC's Ward 7 will take place tomorrow, Friday, February 15th, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 316, D.C. Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave., NW. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Results from the four states where Green Parties participated in the February 5 Super Tuesday primaries show a landslide for Ralph Nader in California (61%) and a lead among candidates for Cynthia McKinney in Arkansas and Illinois. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php ELECTION DESK: Nader wins California, McKinney leads in Arkansas and Illinois; Greens have problems getting ballots Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party voters across the US are awaiting the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections in Arkansas, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. In all four of the states, Green candidates are competing for the presidential nomination. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Voters who hoped to participate in the Illinois' first ever statewide Green Party primary are receiving a very rude reception at many polling places, especially in Chicago. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Candidates for the Green Party's nomination will participate in a public forum in Washington, DC on Saturday, February 2. Candidates Jesse Johnson, Kent Mesplay, and Kat Swift will speak at the forum. Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowaisfza-Curry, who is seeking the Green Party's vice presidential nomination, will also speak. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on Americans who oppose the Iraq War to rebuff an agreement among pro-Democratic 'antiwar' lobbies to scale back pressure to end the war. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party has posted a new page featuring video links of Green presidential candidates, including debates and forums. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates expressed support for an ongoing class-action lawsuit to force the US Interior Department to account for billions of dollars owed to Native Americans since the late 19th century. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party will have six presidential candidates on the ballot when DC voters go to the polls on February 12 for the primary election. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Progressives will hold their own Presidential debate here Sunday when former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Democrat-turned-Green Rep. Cynthia McKinney and others on the Green Party Presidential ballot Feb. 5 will participate in what is being billed as "A Presidential Debate That Matters." Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders and candidates protested the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and Ron Paul from primary presidential debates sponsored by major news organizations. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On December 20, 2007, Superior Court ordered defendants of the Benning Library lawsuit, Tingling-Clemmons et al v. Fenty et al, to comply with the Advisory Commission Act, D.C. Code §§ 1-207.38, 1-309.10 and the Real Property Disposition Economic Analysis Amendment Act, D.C. Code § 10-801 with respect to the process of planning a new library for the Benning community. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php We are pleased to invite you to join the Green Party of Minnesota this Saturday Jan. 5th for the Green Party Presidential Forum and Campaign Fair in Minneapolis. Candidates Kat Swift and Jesse Johnson are confirmed attendees as of this writing (there may be additional candidates). There will be materials available on all 6 of the offical Green Party Presidential Candidates, Draft Candidates and their campaigns. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Alison Duncan, the Green Party of New York State's 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, gave Governor Eliot Spitzer a failing grade of "F" today on 25 Green Party challenges issued last January for his first year in office. Duncan added an additional challenge for Spitzer: to "work well with others." The challenges will be reissued for 2008. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The first, and only, live debate between candidates on the Green Party's California ballot for President of the United States - featuring a former Democratic Party member of Congress, consumer protection icon, professor and environmental engineer - is scheduled here January 13, said John Morton of the Green Party Presidential Debate Committee. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - noting its 2007 record cements its position as the state's solid anti-war, pro-healthcare and environmental political party - said today it is poised for big gains in 2008 local, state and national races as voters become even more dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly condemned the actions of New Orleans police against protesters who opposed the New Orleans City Council's vote to demolish public housing. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Military personnel who have refused to fight in an "unjust" war in Iraq should be given an immediate grant of amnesty - because it would be right, and in keeping with spirit of the season, said the Green Party of California today. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Last night, the Green Party of Pennsylvania's Steering Committee voted to demand an investigation of the Democratic and Republican Party's activities since 2004. In a letter to State Attorney General Tom Corbett, the Green Party called for an immediate probe into the bonuses paid to legislative staffers for their work on behalf of candidates and for legal charges to be filed, if warranted. They also asked that the investigation cover 2006 activities, which did not initially seem to be the subject of concern. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party noted the passing of Hilda Howland Minnis Mason at the age of 91 on Sunday with sadness and remembrance. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will have up to seven candidates for the party's presidential nomination on state ballots for the primary elections in 2008. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cynthia McKinney, a former six-term Congresswoman and an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq, today officially launched her campaign as a Green Party candidate for President. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged national attention and support for legal efforts by Ralph Nader and Carl Romanelli to ensure fair elections in the face of patently unfair election rules and underhanded tactics by Democratic Party operatives to block Green, other third party, and independent candidates. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Parties in states throughout the US are preparing for the party's National Nomination Convention ("Live Green, Vote Green"), to take place in Chicago, Illinois, July 10-13. Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NYS today offered a number of alternatives to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, calling for a state budget that improves the future of all New Yorkers, rather than reacting out of fear of a budget shortfall. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500