Vol. 1, No. 4
Monday, September 15, 2003
Green news
Upcoming events
Green Action: call Congress; write a letter
Good reads
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GREEN NEWS....
INTERNATIONAL: Annie Goeke, co-chair of the
International Committee, and committee member Jim Polk, a Virginia Green,
represented US Greens at the WTO meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Annie and Jim
joined farmers and thousands of other anti-globalization activists at the
Day of Action Against Globalization and War protest, and witnessed the
collapse of the WTO talks as developing nations rejected demands from the
US to open their economies to privatization of water, subsidized
agricultural exports, and other schemes to drain resources, create poverty
and dependence, and repeal eco and human rights protections and democracy
for the benefit of US-based corporations. Stay tuned for more; read the
report from Annie and Jim at http://www.gp.org/articles/goeke_polk_09_12_03.html
MICHIGAN: At a rally to announce his re-election
campaign, Kalamazoo City Commissioner Don Cooney announced his decision to
join the Green Party of Kalamazoo, saying "I have always stood for
the same things that the Green Party stands for." Cooney is professor
of Social Work at Western Michigan University, and was first elected to
the City Commission in 1997. Cooney has championed progressive causes for
many years, organizing the Living Wage campaign in 2001, out of which he
formed the county-wide Kalamazoo Poverty Initiative.
More: http://www.kalamazoogreens.org
PENNSYLVANIA: On September 11, a federal court ruled in
favor of Green candidates John Stith and Thomas Linzey in their court
challenge against Pennsylvania's fees for candidates to get on the state
ballot. The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals called the fees
unconstitutional, declaring that wealth shouldn't be a factor in whether a
person can run for public office.
More: http://www.post-gazette.com/election/20030912fees402elect4p4.asp
NATIONAL: Boycott Tyson Foods & Taco Bell! Campus
Greens, at their national convention in Austin, TX, endorsed a resolution
supporting the strike against Tyson and calling for a boycott. 470 United
Food and Commercial Worker (UFCW) Local 538 is leading a strike by Tyson
Foods Workers in Jefferson, WI against threatened cuts in pay, benefits,
and severance protections. Tyson CEO John Tyson received a $ million
salary, a $3.48 million bonus for 2002, and millions in stock options.
Campus Greens also called for Taco Bell to honor the Coalition of
Immokalee (FL)
Workers' request for a higher wage. More:
http://www.campusgreens.org/who_we_are/convention.php
http://tyson.wigp.org
http://www.tysonfamiliesstandup.org/
NATIONAL: The Labor Greens Network is up and kicking
following a successful meeting in Dearborn, Michigan. Greens at the
biannual conference http://www.LaborNotes.org
held the second ever meeting of the Labor Greens Network; on hand were
Greens from California, Washington, Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, and Maine. Among other decisions, Labor Greens endorsed the
boycott of Tyson products, decided to apply to the Green Party of the
United States for recognition as an official party organization
similar to the recently recognized Network of Green Officeholders, and
elected two network conveners to terms of 6 months each.
To get involved, contact John Peck (WI) at jepeck@wisc.edu
or Michael-David Sasson (CA) at msasson@cs.berkeley.edu
NATIONAL: Job opening: African American Affairs Director for the Green
Party's Black Caucus. Applicants should forward resumes and cover letters
to the Black Caucus Outreach Director Search Committee, Green Party US,
1700 Connecticut Av NW, 4th floor, Washington, DC 20009, or send an e-mail
(strongly preferred) to <info@greenpartyus.org> with 'Black Caucus
Outreach Director' in the subject line. More information & job
description: http://www.gp.org/committees/black/outreach.html
UPCOMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 will be a BAD Day in DC (BAD =
Budget Autonomy for the District), as the DC Statehood Green Party, the
Stand Up For Democracy! in DC Coalition, and other DC democracy supporters
are planning various actions. Rally 12 noon at the Capitol South Metro
Station, across from the GOP headquarters. More: http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org/pr/2003/bad.php
http://www.standupfordemocracy.org
OCTOBER 4-11: Keep Space For Peace Week, international
days of protest to stop the militarization of space. Stop 'Star
Wars' research & development (national missile defense) and other uses
of space for military purposes. More: Global Network Against Weapons
& Nuclear Power in Space, http://www.space4peace.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11: First mass mobilization and
National March on the Bradley Foundation at its headquarters in Milwaukee,
WI. Sponsored by the 180/Movement for Democracy and Education and
Education for The People. The Bradley think tank funds pro-corporate &
racist ideologues like Charles Murray ("The Bell Curve") and has
lots of influence over government and educational policy. More: http://www.campusdemocracy.org
http://www.educationforthepeople.org
GREEN ACTION
CALL CONGRESS
* Call, fax, write a letter, or pay a visit
* Contact information: Congressional switchboard: (202) 224-3121
US House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
US Senate: http://www.senate.gov
* Write a letter to the editor, a guest op-ed column, essay, or article
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Tell Senators to vote NO on nuclear bunker busters:
The Senate will soon vote on the Energy and Water Appropriations bill
(S 1424). Floor amendments are expected to reduce funds for new
nuclear weapons. Senators should support the amendments and
eliminate Bush's request of $15 million in his FY 2004 budget plan for
the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, a nuclear bunker busting weapon.
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Tell Senators to reverse the FCC rule change: The
FCC's recent media deregulation will concentrate corporate ownership
of newspapers, TV & radio stations, etc., lowering the quality of
news coverage. Democracy depends on access for diverse views and
information! More: http://www.mediareform.net
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Tell Senators to support S 1510, the Permanent
Partners Immigration Act of 2003: Right now, US immigration
regulations discriminate against binational same-sex couples by
forcing them to separate when one immigrates to the US. S 1510 gives
same-sex partners of US citizens and lawful permanent residents the
same treatment that legal spouses receive.
More: http://www.hrc.org/newsreleases/2003/030731ppia.asp
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Tell Senators to support H. Con.Res 111: American
citizen Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an army bulldozer
in Rafah, Gaza on March 16, 2003 while protesting the demolition of
Palestinian homes. The Israeli Army concluded she was killed
accidentally, but eyewitnesses say otherwise. The resolution would
require the US to investigate Rachel's death.
GOOD READS
Recommended articles, books, web sites
A TIP FROM Steve Herrick: Google has yet another cool feature. They will
send you news updates as often as you choose on whatever search criteria
you choose. To be alerted when "Green Party" news happens, use
this link: http://www.google.com/newsalerts?q=green+party
HERE ARE SOME web sites on democratic decision-making
that Greens and Green Parties might find useful (sent by Kalmran Alavi):
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