Vol. 2, No. 11
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
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GREEN NEWS
ALASKA: Jim Sykes, Alaska Green candidate for the US
Senate, participated in a 2 hour statewide radio debate with his
Democratic and Republican competition on March 17. Sykes has asked the
Justice Department to investigate whether a new crab processor quota law
in should be rescinded before it can be implemented, claiming that it
would hurt Alaska and the fishery.
More:
http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/4862586p-4798835c.html
http://ap.juneauempire.com/pstories/state/ak/20040318/1992325.shtml
DELAWARE: Vincent Sottile, 65, a retired US Defense
Department employee, is running as a Green to represent communities around
New Castle, Bear and Hares Corner on the New Castle County Council.
Sottile says his experience leading a maintenance association for part of
the Wilton neighborhood near New Castle has prepared him for the office.
Among his accomplishments are collecting dues from 100% of households by
meetings with residents to work out payment plans and filing cases in
small claims court. Other priorities: making the county's work force
more racially and ethnically diverse; moving the government toward using
alternative sources of power. More: http://www.gpde.org/
GEORGIA: Georgia Greens strongly critized Democrats for
gutting State Senate Bill 500, which would require that voter verified
paper ballots be produced by the state's new computer voting machines.
More:
http://www.greens.org/georgia
http://www.voterchoice.org/auditableballots.php
WISCONSIN: The Wisconsin Green Party urged State
Senators to vote against the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex
marriage, and announced that it would pay particular attention to the
votes of Democratic state senators. In a recent vote in the state
Assembly, 12 Democrats voted for the amendment. Following the Green
Party statement, the state Senate passed the amendment, with only two
Democrats voting in favor. The state party is actively recruiting Green
opponents for those Democrats.
More: http://wisconsingreenparty.org/index.shtml
NATIONAL: Thousands of Greens across the US
participated in the Global Day Action rallies of March 20, organized by
United for Peace & Justice, in opposition to the invasion and
occupation of Iraq. Read comments about the Iraq war and Bush's
deceptions, the Madrid bombings and Spanish elections, and the antiwar
protests from David Hammerstein (international secretary for the Spanish
Greens, representative to the Global Greens Network, head of the Spanish
Green slate for the European Parliament) and Laura Cima (Green Member of
the Italian Parliament) at <http://www.gp.org/press/pr_03_18_04.html>.
Unitedfor Peace & Justice urges supporters of peace to write lots of
letters to newspapers and other media who downplayed the March 20
protests, especially The New York Times <letters@nytimes.com>
and Washington Post <letters@washpost.com>.
More: http://www.unitedforpeace.org
NATIONAL: Listen to the Green Party presidential
candidates' debate at the Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass.
in January, featuring Kent Mesplay, David Cobb, and Lorna Salzman, with
Matt Gonzalez moderating, and other real audio recordings (Ralph Nader,
Desmond Tutu, Arundhati Roy, Randall Robinson, Peter Camejo debating
Norman Solomon, etc.) at <http://www.usgreens.org/audio>.
NATIONAL: Lynne Serpe has stepped aside from her
position as Interim Campaign Coordinator of the David Cobb campaign for
President, effective March 31, citing personal reasons. Holly Hart will
take over.
More:
http://www.votecobb.org
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/03/23/nebraska/10047082.txt
NATIONAL: Essential links for the Green Party's 2004
National Nominating Convention (titled Forward! 2004) in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin from June 23 to 28, 2004, and for Green presidential candidates:
Reminder for all Greens running for public office: make
sure you're in the database at <http://www.gp.org/patience.html>.
E-mail your information and corrections using the form on the web or by
sending it to <juscha@greens.org>.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 20-APRIL 4: The Green-Rainbow Party of
Massachusetts, Economic Human Rights Project, and Sisters Together Ending
Poverty are founding sponsors of a 16-day Massachusetts March to Abolish
Povery through the state's lowest income communities. More information,
route map, contacts:
http://www.abolishpoverty.org
617-776-3895 x 3 or 508-333-2394
info@abolishpoverty.org
http://www.massgreens.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 27: The Green Party of Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, will hold its first convention, 9 am to 5 pm at the
Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium, Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh (across
from the Carnegie Library in Oakland). More: http://www.gpoac.org
SUNDAY, MARCH 28: Peter Miguel Camejo will speak on
'The Green Rising in California: Electoral Alternatives for Progressives
in 04'. 3:30pm at the University of the District of Columbia, Building 38,
in the UDC Lounge on the 2nd floor (Van Ness/UDC Metro Stop on the Red
Line). Joining Mr. Camejo will be Jesse Hagopian of the International
Socialist Organization and Washington Teachers Union (noted here for
identification purposes only), and three DC Statehood Green Party
candidates: Arturo Griffiths, running for the At-Large seat on DC City
Council; Michele Tingling-Clemmons, running for the Ward 7 Council seat;
and Adam Eidinger, running for DC Shadow US Senator. Free and open to the
public, sponsored by the Avocado Educational Project and the International
Socialist Organization.
More: 202-236-9192,
alexmh@gwu.edu
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
http://www.avocadoeducationproject.org
http://www.internationalsocialist.org
TUESDAY, MARCH 30: Peter Miguel Camejo will continue
his speaking tour (see the previous item) at the University of
Illinois-Chicago, 7:30 pm in the Cardinal Room at Chicago Circle Center,
750 S. Halsted in Chicago. Camejo will be joined by Scott Summers,
Illinois Green candidate for the US Senate, and Lance Selfa from the
International Socialist Review. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Area
Greens, the GreensAllianceUSA, and the International Socialists
Organization.
More: call Alex Kantrowitz at 773-728-6268 http://www.ilgreenparty.org
APRIL 16-18: Spring Gathering of the Wisconsin Green
Party at the Madison Civic Center, 211 State Street, in Madison. Wisconsin
Greens will choose many of our delegates for the Green Party of the United
States' Presidential Nominating Convention, scheduled for June 23-28 in
Milwaukee. Day care will be provided for those needing it at the Wisconsin
Network for Peace & Justice office across the street. Breakfast will
be catered.
More:
http://wisconsingreenparty.org/blogs/...
http://wisconsingreenparty.org/index.shtml
SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Statewide convention of the
Progressive Party of Missouri, the official state affiliate of the Green
Party of the United States. 12-7 pm in the County Commission
chambers of the Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut, in downtown
Columbia. Topics of discussion: selection of candidates for state and
national offices, development of campaign and ballot access strategy for
the 2004 election cycle, and slection of state party officers. The
membership will also select Missouri's state delegates to the national
Green convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 23-28.
More: http://www.ppmo.org
APRIL 17-18: The Maine Independent Green Party 2004
Convention in Lewiston, with a special dinner on April 17 celebrating the
party's fifth anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the Maine Greens.
Party members will also choose 19 delegates to attend the national Green
convention in Milwaukee, June 23-28, make changes to the party's platform
and bylaws, and approve the 2004-05 budget. Registration: suggested $10,
with a sliding scale of $0-15 based on ability to pay. More: http://www.mainegreens.org
SATURDAY, APRIL 24: Organizers have put out a worldwide
call for action for Mumia Abu Jamal on April 24, the anniversary of
President Clinton's signing of the notorious Effective Death Penalty Act
which has eliminated Habeas Corpus for death row inmates and made it
nearly impossible for innocent people on death row to prove their
innocence. (It's also Mumia's 50th birthday.) More: http://www.mumia.org
215-476-8812 http://www.freemumia.com
SUNDAY, APRIL 25: The March for Women's Lives, focusing
on abortion rights, access to health care and family planning aid, and
safety. Assemble at 10 am on the national mall between the Smithsonian
museums, between 3rd and 14th Streets NW. The march begins at noon,
followed by a rally 1-4 pm on the Mall. Special seating will be available
for people with disabilities; the rally program will be interpreted in ASL.
The route is wheelchair accessible and transportation will be provided for
those who cannot negotiate the route. The Virginia and Louisiana Green
Parties are among the sponsors. If anyone wants to march with Virginia
Greens, contact Susan Dridi at <sdridi@greens.org>
or call 703-560-7546.
More: http://www.marchforwomen.org/
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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 Your Senators and Reps. to vote against the
'Unborn Victims of Violence Act' (S1019/S146, HR1997). This
legislation will undermine a woman's right to choose, and is intended
to bestow individual rights on an unborn fetus so that the mother
could be prosecuted for interfering with its birth. More: http://www.aclu.org/
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Tell your Senators to add their names to the list
of sponsors for the 'Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment
Act.' Bacteria in humans are growing more dangerous because meat
producers overuse antibiotics when they feed them to food
animals. Federal regulation is essential to control this misuse
and maintain the effectiveness of these vital medications. Antibiotics
must be remain effective for combating human illnesses. This
legislation (S1460/HR2932) will phase out the practice of feeding
massive quantities of antibiotics to food animals within two years of
its enactment.
More: http://www.ucsaction.org/
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GOOD READS
Recommended articles, books, web sites:
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Been Brown So Long, It Looked Like Green to Me:
The Politics of Nature.
Book by Jeffrey St. Clair (Common Courage Press, 2003). Paperback,
$19.95. Award-winning investigative journalist Jeffrey St. Clair
presents a shocking look at the war on the home front: the battle
against the earth. From the ancient forests of Oregon to the toxic
wasteland of Cancer Alley, St. Clair exposes the convergence of forces
that are driving the exploitation of the environment. Unsparing,
yes. But not hopeless. From Apaches in Arizona fighting the Vatican's
telescope on their sacred mountain to tree-sitters in the California
redwoods, St. Clair chronicles a vibrant new movement confronting the
forces of despoliation at every turn, united in their demand for
environmental justice. (description from the website)
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"Lie Down For America: How the Republican
Party sows ruin on the Great Plains."
Essay by Thomas Frank in Harper's Magazine, April 2004, on the success
of Republicans in turning the Midwest, a stronghold of American
radicalism a century ago, into Bush-voting 'red states,' despite the
damage Republican policies have inflicted on the region. In the same
issue of Harper's: "Welcome to the Machine: A citizen's guide to
hacking the 2004 election", a 'primer' on how voting machines
will be used to manipulate the next election.
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