GPCA Endorses AB 2200, California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act

The Green Party of California has endorsed AB 2200, California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare) which will begin the process of creating a universal single-payer system of equitable and just health care for every California resident, regardless of employment, income, age or immigration status.

The Green Party of California’s platform has included universal HEALTH CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT since the inception of the Party and that is why we have proudly supported previous single-payer healthcare bills, including AB 1400, CalCare's predecessor spot bill.

We invite all County Green Parties and other community organizations to endorse AB 2200, and to spread the word by sharing this message with community contacts and affiliated organizations.

The first Assembly Committee hearing on the bill is on April 23, and we urge all supporting organizations to make endorsements before this hearing to demonstrate the high level of public support for it. See the current list of endorsers at the bottom of the CalCare webpage.

What can you and your organization do to support CalCare?

• Learn more about CalCare and its 7 Principles
• Sign the petition as an individual in support of CalCare
• Volunteer to be a CalCare District Lead
• Endorse CalCare on behalf of your organization
• Save your spot for the April 23 CA Assembly Health Committee Hearing on CalCare to make comments, the CA Nurses Association is organizing busses to Sacramento from locations in the area. 

#CalCare #AB2200  #HealthcareIsAHumanRight

GPCA Opposes SB 951 and AB 2560

SB 951 & AB 2560 Waive Protections In California Coastal Cities Against Miami-Style High Rise Construction 

California is in danger of a serious rollback of over 50 years of vital California coastal protections, to make way for out-of-control housing construction in coastal cities, via state Senator Scott Wiener's SB 951, and David Alvarez & Scott Wiener's Assembly bill AB 2560.

In November 1972, California voters passed Prop 20 to protect, preserve and restore coastal resources, later the California Legislature passed the Coastal Act of 1976 strengthening coastal protections in Prop 20.

SB 951 and AB 2560 are an attempt by state legislators to preempt the California Coastal Commission's authority in the Coastal Zone. SB 951 waives the authority of the Coastal Commission to hold hearings on housing project approvals in any county that adopts SB 951. It effectively removes San Francisco from the Coastal Zone and allows waivers of the CA Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of housing construction in Coastal Zones, where such waivers were previously prohibited.

The companion bill AB 2560, expands the SB 951 to the entire CA coast, by applying California's 'Density Bonus' law to the Coastal Zone (where it was previously excluded). This will result in the construction of luxury condo and rental high rises under the pretense of providing 'affordable housing' and 'environmental protection'.
It will actually achieve the opposite, driving out affordable housing by gentrification, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions through new, high CO2 emitting cement high rise construction.

We urges Greens to contact your legislators and ask them to vote NO on both SB 951 and AB 2560 legislation in committee. Find your representatives HERE.

Decolonizing Economics 2024: Earth Day to May Day

April 20 & 21 In-Person and May 1, 2, 3 Online

As an endorser of the Decolonizing Economics 2024 series, we'd like to share a special announcement about the Decolonizing Economics 2024: Earth Day to May Day. Check out the program to see the engaging and thought-provoking lineup of events, speakers, and sessions designed to inspire change and advance the conversation on decolonization.

From deep dive discussions on key issues like Making Land Back Real, Food Sovereignty, People’s Network for Land & Liberation, Democratizing the Economy, Decolonizing the Law, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Solidarity Economy 101, and more, there will be something for everyone interested in advancing economic justice and sustainability.

The summit will commence with in-person gatherings in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, on April 20 and 21, featuring workshops, trainings, music, presentations, and community building opportunities.

The following online summit from May 1-3 will transition into a globally accessible program with15 sessions focused on collaborative ways in which individuals and institutions can create the infrastructure and practices to address economic disparities (often requiring us to protect or restore the land and water), redistribute wealth towards marginalized communities, and invest in the solidarity economy.

Your participation is crucial as we work together to challenge conventional economic narratives and center Indigenous knowledge, environmental justice, and community empowerment. To view the schedule and register for the summit, please visit decolonizingeconomicssummit.org.

People Get Ready! Episode 34 of Redneck Gone Green

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Check out the latest episode of the Red Neck Gone Green by David Cobb, GPCA spokesperson and member of the Green Party of California!

President of The Democracy Collaborative, Joe Guinan joins Redneck Gone Green. Joe's work focuses on political economy and economic system change. He co-authored (with Martin O’Neill) The Case for Community Wealth Building and People Get Ready! Preparing for a Corbyn Government (with Christine Berry). People Get Ready was named one of The Guardian’s best politics books of 2019.

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