Vol. 2, No. 1
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Green news
Upcoming events
Green Action
Good reads
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GREEN NEWS
CALIFORNIA: Tom Hutchings, who has already qualified
for the Green ballot line in his campaign for the 33rd Assembly District,
is also qualifying as a Democratic Party write-in candidate. Hutchings
sought advice from political consultants who revealed that he could cross
file as a write-in candidate on the Democratic Presidential Primary ballot
on March 2, 2004. This was confirmed by the California Secretary of State
and the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder. More on Hutching's
decision: http://www.votetom.org
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The DC Statehood Green Party will
hold a Campaign 2004 Kick-off on Saturday, January 10, to begin planning
for the 2004 election season and meet potential Statehood Green candidates
for DC Council At-Large and Ward seats and for DC Shadow seats in
Congress. Statehood Greens plan to choose one or two 'targeted'
candidates, whose campaigns will receive an early boost from the party.
The kickoff will take place 11am to 2 pm at the University of the District
of Columbia (Room A03 in Building 41). Two Green presidential candidates,
David Cobb and Sheila Bilyeu, will be on the ballot in DC's primary on
January 13 (DC primary day was moved to January to draw national
attention to the District's lack of democracy). More: http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
INDIANA: The Monroe County Green Party and the
Bloomington Peace Action Coalition will show the documentary 'Uncovered:
The Whole Truth about the Iraq War' at 7pm on Tuesday, January 6, in the
Monroe County Public Library room 1-B, featuring a discussion of the
MoveOn.org documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald.
More:
http://www.sjvgreens.org
http://www.monroegreens.org
http://www.www.bpac.info
MICHIGAN: Tee shirts and other merchandise are now
available at CafePress to raise funds for the Green Party of Michigan,
courtesy of David Spitzley: http://www.cafeshops.com/davidsgreenstuf
NEW MEXICO: Rumors of widespread defection of New
Mexico Greens to the Democratic Party have proven unfounded, with only 186
(fewer than 4%) out of about 5000 Bernalillo County Greens switching
registrations to vote in the Democratic Primary. According to party
activist Carol Miller (who's also a presidential candidate), three times
more Republicans and Independents registered Democrat than Greens did.
More: http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/123103_news_voters.shtml
OHIO: The Green Party of Ohio is conducting a 'virtual
poll' of its membership on the declared Green Presidential Candidates. The
virtual poll began on January 4 and runs through 10am on January 31, the
day of the Ohio Green convention. The polling (by e-mail or US mail) is
open to any Ohio Resident who registers as a member with the Ohio Green
Party through the web site:
http://www.ohiogreens.org/membership/index.html.
At their state convention on January 31, Ohio Greens
will gather to select delegates to the National Green Party
Convention, hear from Green candidates for President, Congress, state
& local offices, announce the results of the virtual poll, review the
progress of the party for this year, and set direction and goals for
2004-2005.
Convention location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer
Road in Columbus. Doors open at 9am. More: http://www.ohiogreens.org
WASHINGTON: Brita Butler-Wall, who won her
Seattle School Board seat as a Green candidate in 2003, was elected vice
president to the board in its executive committee elections on January
5. More: http://www.seattlegreens.org/
http://www.electbrita.org/
CHESAPEAKE REGION: The national Coordinated Campaign
Committee and Greens in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania are
organizing a two-day Campaign School in Baltimore, at the University
of Baltimore on January 31 and February 1, 2004. See the listing
under Upcoming Events below.
NATIONAL: The Green Party of the United States is
organizing an official identity caucus for people with disabilities (PWDs).
There is a mailing list for Green PWD's as well as Green advocates,
professionals and parents of PWD's. To join to both join the list
and the caucus, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disabledgreens
send email to disabledgreens-subscribe@yahoogroups.com,
or contact Cyndi Norman at <cyndi@tikvah.com>.
NATIONAL: An e-mail discussion list has been
established for Greens interested in drafting Ralph Nader as the Green
Party candidate for President in 2004. Mr. Nader withdrew as a Green
candidate in late December, and will announce within the next month
whether he will run as an independent. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RalphNader2004/
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UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 1, 2004: The national
Coordinated Campaign Committee and Greens in Maryland, Delaware, and
Pennsylvania are organizing a two-day Campaign School in Baltimore.
Intensive workshops, classes and training exercises will be held at the
University of Baltimore. Who should attend: any Greens, anywhere, planning
to run for office or serve as a campaign manager, press secretary,
fundraiser, volunteer coordinator or other campaign principal in 2004.
There will be a fee for materials, but no Greens with serious plans to be
involved in a 2004 campaign will be turned away for lack of funds. Save
the dates and stay tuned for more information. To subscribe to a weekly
announcement list or to sign up for overnight homestays with local Greens,
contact Ann Forno, <annforno@jhu.edu>.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20: Global Day of Action: The
World Still Says No to War. On the one-year anniversary of the U.S.
bombing and invasion of Iraq. Millions around the globe will take to the
streets to say YES to peace and NO to pre-emptive war and
occupation. Joining with growing numbers of military families and
soldiers, United For Peace and Justice and other groups will call for an
end to the occupation of Iraq and Bush's militaristic foreign policies. To
endorse, e-mail m20endorse@unitedforpeace.org
or call UFPJ at 212-868-5545 to let UFPJ know your group is on board.
More: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2136
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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 order the Justice Department to
stop unnecessary, unproductive spying on innocent Americans now! On
November 23, the New York Times disclosed a confidential FBI
memorandum detailing FBI efforts to engage in coordinated, nationwide
surveillance of United for Peace and Justice and other organizations
in the peace movement. There is evidence that the FBI and local police
suspect 'terrorist' involvement in peace and justice protest activity
in Miami and many other localities. This is a paranoid waste of money
and misapplication of police resources. Millions of Americans are
deeply committed to achieving peace and justice, and mass protest is
one of their most productive ways of expressing their goals and their
dislike of current Administration policies.
Sign a petition:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/petition/index.php?id=5
Repeated from earlier Greensweeks but still current:
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on the Senate's
version of HR 1904, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
and instead to support efforts that protect communities from forest
fires without weakening environmental protections. More:
http://wildforests.com/wildforests.asp?id=181&id3=wildforests&id4=ES&
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House Republican leaders are trying to block a
resolution overturning the FCC's media deregulation plan from
reach the floor for a vote. Urge Reps to force the vote and pass the
resolution.
More:
http://www.mediareform.net
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1010-13.htm
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Tell Congress to support a $215 million increase
for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) More: The Save ADAP
Committee, a working group of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC)
http://www.atac-usa.org
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Tell Senators to keep student information private!
Under a little known provision of the 'No Child Left Behind' Act,
schools are required to turn over their entire student rolls,
including confidential contact information, to military recruiters.
The only way to prevent military recruiters from getting this student
information is if a parent 'opts-out' -- but the unfunded No Child
Left Behind Act has no allocated budget to tell parents about this
option.
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Tell Senators and Reps to respect Indian claims:
The House has put into serious jeopardy billions of dollars in
American Indian Trust Funds, when members of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on the Interior put last minute language into the
HR 2691 conference report on Interior appropriations. More: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=3937026&type=CO
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Tell Reprepresentatives to support Rush Holt's bill
HR 2239, which would require paper records for all votes cast on
electronic voting machines.
More:
http://www.verifiedvoting.com
http://www.verifiedvoting.com/fair_elections.asp
http://www.nytimes.com
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Tell Senators to use their influence to see that
the US Fish and Wildlife Service calls off proposed changes to the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 that would make it easier for circuses,
pet importers, and leather importers to capture, exploit, and kill
certain endangered species.
More:
http://www.capitolconnect.com/audubon/summary.asp?subject=269
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Tell Senators to vote NO on Bush's plan to take
overtime pay away from millions of American working people by
reclassifying their jobs. The bill already passed in the House and
faces a Senate vote on January 20. More: http://www.saveovertimepay.org/bushproposal.htm
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GOOD READS
Recommended articles, books, web sites
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Green Campaigns:
a bimonthly newsletter that covers and promotes Green Party candidates
running for local and legislative offices in California, with lots of
election and campaign news. To subscribe, go to the web site and enter
your email address in the text box marked 'add my e-mail' in the menu
on the left.
http://www.greencampaigns.org
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OccupationWatch.com:
An international coalition of peace and justice groups, together with
Iraqi counterparts, has launched a Baghdad-based International
Occupation Watch Center and Occupation Watch, to monitor the economic
and reconstruction policies and human rights (especially women's
rights) under occupation, pressure the occupying forces to fulfill
their financial responsibilities to rebuild Iraq, and monitor the
political transition to Iraqi self-rule.
http://www.occupationwatch.org
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ProgressiveSecretary.org:
Progressive Secretary, a contributor-supported 'Progressive Letter
Writing Cooperative', sends out progressive e-mail letters to
Congress, the President, and other officials on peace, ecology, civil
rights and other issues. It makes sending letters to politicians quick
and easy.
http://www.ProgressiveSecretary.Org
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