http://gp.org Local and national news from the Green Party and the Green National Committee en-us Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:02:00 -0400 http://gp.org http://gp.org/images/xmlbutton.jpg 77 69 Latest news from the Green Party. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_07.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Global Greens has published a declaration on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Bali addressing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to curb the advance of global warming. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_07.shtml Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:33:33 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_05a.shtml Bali, Indonesia -- Alarmed by the speed of climate change and the insufficient action, particularly of those countries that bear the greatest responsibility for emitting greenhouse gases, Global Greens call for the Bali meeting to agree on a negotiation mandate to establish a binding regime for global greenhouse gas reductions which is consistent with avoiding dangerous climate change http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_05a.shtml Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:25:33 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_05.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- On the eve of a major House hearing on the subject, Green Party leaders called for reparations for the descendents of slaves and a national discussion on how reparations should be implemented. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_05.shtml Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:25:33 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_02.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party congratulates Connecticut Green Clifford Thornton on an award he will receive from the Drug Policy Alliance for his leadership in the movement to reform drug laws. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_12_02.shtml Sun, 03 Dec 2007 04:09:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_30.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders called on President Bush to cancel an order directing the CIA to interfere with a December 2 voters' referendum in Venezuela and to cease actions intended to destabilize the Chavez government. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_30.shtml Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:08:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_28.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders called impeachment an urgent necessity after former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's revelation that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were involved in the conspiracy to expose the identity of CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_28.shtml Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:33:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_26.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders and candidates called for national and global support for civil society, democracy, and the rule of law in Pakistan, an end to President Pervez Musharraf's 'national emergency' declaration, and a cutoff in US aid to military dictatorships in Pakistan. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_26.shtml Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:06:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_12.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party has released its final tally of Green victories on Election Day, November 6, 2007. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_12.shtml Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:03:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_12a.shtml SALT LAKE CITY, UT - This weekend residents of Utah will join thousands from across the nation at Fort Benning, Georgia to demand a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy and the closure of the controversial U.S. Army's School of the Americas (SOA). http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_12a.shtml Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:37:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_07.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders are congratulating several candidates who were elected to local office on Election Day, November 6, according to early returns. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_07.shtml Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:39:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_05.shtml WASHINGTON , DC -- Green party leaders today said that a new climate change report to be released Monday proves the election of Green Party candidates into office is essential to enforce the immediate and drastic steps needed to combat global warming. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_05.shtml Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:12:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_01.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party is off and running with candidates for public office in races throughout the US on Election Day, November 6. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_01.shtml Thur, 01 Nov 2007 14:00:30 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_22.shtml WASHINGTON , DC -- Green Party activists will participate in 'No War, No Warming' events targeting Congress on Monday, October 22 in an effort to push Congress on ending the Iraq War and enacting measures to curb global warming http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_22.shtml Mon, 22 Oct 2007 9:29:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_18.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has urged the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to drop all charges against US citizen Alison Bodine, who was arrested on September 13 for attempting to cross the US-Canada border while carrying antiwar (including Green Party) literature. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_18.shtml Fri, 18 Oct 2007 11:29:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_17.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Lavender Caucus of the Green Party of the United States has joined the United ENDA coalition and has endorsed the passage of House Bill 2015, the fully inclusive version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_17.shtml Thurs, 17 Oct 2007 14:44:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_15.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- On the sixth anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan, Green leaders renewed the party's call for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_15.shtml Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:47:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_08.shtml WASHINGTON , DC -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders strongly cautioned that the combination of a $30 billion military aid package for Israel and growing threat of a US or US-backed Israeli attack on Iran could trigger a major regional conflagration in the Middle East. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_08.shtml Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_03.shtml WASHINGTON , DC -- WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has selected nine Green candidates for special campaign aid in the 2007 election. The Coordinated Campaign Committee of the party chose candidates from all over the US based on winnability, the organizational strength of their campaigns, prior fundraising by the candidates, and other criteria. The assistance given to the chosen candidates include financial contributions, donor and volunteer lists, and web site help and promotion. A list of the candidates is appended below. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_10_03.shtml Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:20:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_28.shtml WASHINGTON , DC -- Green Party leaders participating in the week-long Encampment to End the War in Washington, DC and other cities across the US pressed their demands for an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, with a plea to Congress to cancel further war spending. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_28.shtml Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:02:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_24.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders strongly criticized Sen. Hillary Clinton's health care reform plan, calling it a capitulation to private HMO and insurance corporations and an affront to Americans who lack adequate access to health care. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_24.shtml Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:54:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_19b.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders called on the State of Louisiana to drop all charges in the Jena Six prosecution, and urged a national discussion on the US justice system's unequal treatment of African Americans and other people of color. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_19b.shtml Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:02:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_19.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- On Monday, September 24th, the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (www.paballotaccess.org) will sponsor a press conference/rally at the US Supreme Court, the 100 Block of Maryland Avenue, in Washington, DC. We are doing this to urge the US Supreme Court to decide to hear Rogers vs. Cortese, which is on their list for Sep. 24th. The Press Conference is scheduled for 9 am. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_19.shtml Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:44:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_10.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Greens will use their presence in various antiwar demonstrations and other events throughout September and October to press the Green Party's demand for immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_09_10.shtml Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:57:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/il/il_2007_09_10.shtml NORMAL, IL -- Green Party Candidate Jason Wallace will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives at a press conference on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 5 p.m. on the campus of Illinois State University. http://www.gp.org/press/states/il/il_2007_09_10.shtml Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:57:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_30.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2008 national nominating convention in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_30.shtml Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:25:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_29.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to be conducted in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 29 to September 2, 2007. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_29.shtml Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:40:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/ri/ri_2007_08_23.shtml RHODE ISLAND -- The Green Party of Rhode Island will convene a community roundtable entitled 21st Century Security on Tuesday September 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the rotunda of the Community College of Rhode Island Providence Campus at One Hilton St. The event is free and open to the public and anyone interested in the topic is encouraged to attend. http://www.gp.org/press/states/ri/ri_2007_08_23.shtml Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:40:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/tn/tn_2007_08_22.shtml NASHVILLE, TN. -- Candidates and Campaign workers from across the Southeast are coming to Tennessee for campaign training by Brent McMillan, Political Director of the Green Party of the US. This weekend, the Green Party of Tennessee plays host to political candidates and campaign workers across the southeast for three days of workshops on running effective political campaigns. http://www.gp.org/press/states/tn/tn_2007_08_22.shtml Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/ca/ca_2007_08_21.shtml SACRAMENTO -- The environment and the air that an increasing number of asthmatic children in California are being forced to breathe were the biggest losers Tuesday when the state Senate approved the $103 billion state budget, according to a Green Party of California statement issued Tuesday. http://www.gp.org/press/states/ca/ca_2007_08_21.shtml Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/wi/wi_2007_08_21.shtml WISCONSIN -- Wisconsin Green Party to hold Summer Gathering and Membership Meeting at Anathoth this Saturday. http://www.gp.org/press/states/wi/wi_2007_08_21.shtml Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/states/ca/ca_2007_08_17.shtml SACRAMENTO -- California Greens this week continued to help anti-war activists pressure state Democratic Party congressional lawmakers to make good on election year promises to bring state military personnel home by ending the Iraq War, but who so far continue to fund the war instead of stop it. http://www.gp.org/press/states/ca/ca_2007_08_17.shtml Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:01:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_15.shtml WASHINGTON, DC/OTTAWA, ONT -- National Green parties join forces to fight the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_15.shtml Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:19:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_14.shtml Greens blame Democratic Party leaders for the bill's passage, and warn that mounting 'police state' measures are nullifying the Constitution and basic civil liberties. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_14.shtml Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:15:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_09.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Greens express sympathy for bridge collapse victims and the people of Minneapolis, call for a major investment in public works and safety. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_09.shtml Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:59:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/greenpages/content/volume11/issue3/index_11-3.php Feature articles include 'Fighting to Keep Votes Private' and 'Taking Free Speech to the Highway'. http://www.gp.org/greenpages/content/volume11/issue3/index_11-3.php Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:34:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_02.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States is preparing to decide on the site for the party's 2008 national nominating convention, at which Green delegates from nearly every state will choose a presidential nominee. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_08_02.shtml Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_07_26.shtml WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders reaffirmed the party's support for impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney and demand for immediate withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, and sharply criticized Democratic Party leaders for retreating on impeachment and troop withdrawal. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_07_26.shtml Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:55:00 -0400