http://www.gp.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us FeedForAll-scripts (sql2rss.php), http://www.FeedForAll.com/, Copyright 2006-2007, NotePage, Inc. Fri, 9 May 2008 19:04:02 -0400 Fri, 9 May 2008 19:04:02 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State (GPNYS) offers its heartfelt condolences to the family of Sean Bell, and completely rejects the judge's decision to exonerate the police officers in Bell's killing, the latest in a long series of extrajudicial police killings of unarmed civilians. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party's Eco-Action Committee has announced a set of recommendations for environmental actions for the first 100 days of a Green presidency. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party has endorsed a resolution from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8B (ANC 8B) urging the City Council of the District of Columbia to uphold public accountability and reject Mayor Adrian Fenty's proposal to end Mayoral and Chancellor budget hearings for the DC Public Schools Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party congressional candidates said today they "applaud" the ILWU work stoppage scheduled May 1 here and at other California ports to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut will hold its Annual Convention on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Greater New Haven Central Labor Council, 267 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT. All Green Party voters are eligible to vote and participate. The Convention is free and open to the public. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will send six delegates to the Second Global Greens Congress, to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1-4, 2008 (<a href="http://www.globalgreens.org" target="_blank">http://www.globalgreens.org</a>). Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party elected officials in Bay Area cities are helping oppose a $74 million plan by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to conduct aerial spraying of a pheromone pesticide to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth, scheduled to start this summer. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Other Michigan political parties may be having problems allocating and seating national-convention delegates. But not the Greens. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Green Party of Arkansas nominated, during the first session of its nominating convention, 3 candidates for Congress. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Scott Deshefy accepted the Green Party of CT's 2nd Congressional District at a Nominating Convention on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Otis Library, in Norwich, CT. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of CT will hold a Nominating Convention on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 2:00 pm, at the Otis Library, 2 Cliff St., Norwich, CT, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District. All members of the Green Party who reside in the 2nd Congressional District are eligible to vote at the convention. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates called on Congress to use the remaining months of the Bush Administration to impeach and remove President Bush and Vice President Cheney from office for massive abuses of power and violations of the law. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party supports passage of DC Council Bill 17-0527, to prevent District government from disposing public properties without reasonable legal hurdles and public oversight, and has joined Empower DC (People's Property Campaign) in urging Council member Carol Schwartz (At-large) to schedule a hearing on the legislation. Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Statehood Greens noted that the Reconstruction Party is consistent with the Green Party's platform, positions, & principles, and that Greens are already working for many of the goals listed in the Reconstruction Platform Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Illinois Greens select US Senate candidate, run record number of US House candidates . . . Cynthia McKinney wins Wisconsin Green Presidential Preference Primary Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Wisconsin Green Party Spring Gathering and Presidential Preference Convention was held today at the River Center at the Gruenhagen Conference Center, UW Oshkosh. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for the US to support a United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) resolution declaring clean water a universal human right. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens blame bipartisan failure to recognize Enron-style abuses, SEC and Federal Reserve Board indulgence of banks and lending institutions for the crisis: cozy relationship between Democratic and Republican politicians with industry has betrayed US homeowners; seniors, African Americans, and Latinos were special targets for lending deception Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green-Rainbow Party learned the results of its February 5th presidential primary last week, which saw an increase in participation of 81.4% over our first-ever presidential primary in 2004. The Secretary of the Commonwealth released the official primary results, and 1941 voters chose Green-Rainbow Party ballots, compared to 1070 in 2004. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today compared the Green demand for an immediate end to the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan to the pro-occupation positions of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Arlington Green Party expressed satisfaction today that its campaign to remove a quote from Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the 2008-2009 Arlington County tax decal proved successful Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California reacted favorably today to reports that former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors - favorite son Matt Gonzalez, who narrowly lost a 2003 mayoral race here - has left the Green Party to run as vice president on the Ralph Nader for President ticket. Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Calling the Siege of Gaza an international emergency, the Green Party is urging Congress to reject President Bush's FY2009 budget request for $2.55 billion in Foreign Military Financing for Israel, and reiterated the call for a cut-off of all US military aid to Israel. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed their disappointment in Ralph Nader's decision, announced on Thursday, not to seek the 2008 Green presidential nomination. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential candidate Kat Swift will attend the Muslim American Society's Meet the Candidates forum Feb. 29 in Austin, Tex. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Friday, February 15, Superior Court Judge Judith E. Retchin handed plaintiffs in Tingling-Clemmons v. Fenty another victory when she ordered the District government to "provide language for relief" in settlement of the final count of the suit over the future of the Benning Library. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party leader Asa Gordon will deliver a lecture on "Supreme Redemption: Larceny, the Elections and the US Supreme Court" on Tuesday, February 26 at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Library in downtown Washington, DC. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State welcomes Ralph Nader into the 2008 presidential race and invites Mr. Nader to join the other candidates currently seeking the Green Party nomination. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Five candidates running for the Green Party's presidential and vice presidential nomination will visit Arizona this coming weekend to meet voters and help Arizona Greens with their ballot access petition drive Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php West Virginia Law Upholds Green Party Ballot Line Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Wisconsin will be sending 24 of the 836 Delegates that will determine the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States. The Green Party (US) Nominating Convention is July 10-13, 2008 in Chicago, IL. The Wisconsin Green Party will have the seventh largest state delegation in Chicago. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php WASHINGTON, DC -- According to unofficial election night results released by the DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Cynthia McKinney has won the DC Statehood Green Party primary in the February 12 presidential primary in the District of Columbia. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney to make campaign stops in DC and Maryland on Tuesday, Feb. 19 The former Georgia member of Congress will speak at Howard University and the University of Maryland in College Park; Ms. McKinney won the DC primary on Feb. 12 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php A hearing on Benning Library in Washington, DC's Ward 7 will take place tomorrow, Friday, February 15th, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 316, D.C. Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave., NW. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Results from the four states where Green Parties participated in the February 5 Super Tuesday primaries show a landslide for Ralph Nader in California (61%) and a lead among candidates for Cynthia McKinney in Arkansas and Illinois. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php ELECTION DESK: Nader wins California, McKinney leads in Arkansas and Illinois; Greens have problems getting ballots Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party voters across the US are awaiting the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections in Arkansas, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. In all four of the states, Green candidates are competing for the presidential nomination. Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Voters who hoped to participate in the Illinois' first ever statewide Green Party primary are receiving a very rude reception at many polling places, especially in Chicago. Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Candidates for the Green Party's nomination will participate in a public forum in Washington, DC on Saturday, February 2. Candidates Jesse Johnson, Kent Mesplay, and Kat Swift will speak at the forum. Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowaisfza-Curry, who is seeking the Green Party's vice presidential nomination, will also speak. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on Americans who oppose the Iraq War to rebuff an agreement among pro-Democratic 'antiwar' lobbies to scale back pressure to end the war. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party has posted a new page featuring video links of Green presidential candidates, including debates and forums. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates expressed support for an ongoing class-action lawsuit to force the US Interior Department to account for billions of dollars owed to Native Americans since the late 19th century. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party will have six presidential candidates on the ballot when DC voters go to the polls on February 12 for the primary election. Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Progressives will hold their own Presidential debate here Sunday when former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Democrat-turned-Green Rep. Cynthia McKinney and others on the Green Party Presidential ballot Feb. 5 will participate in what is being billed as "A Presidential Debate That Matters." Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders and candidates protested the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and Ron Paul from primary presidential debates sponsored by major news organizations. Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On December 20, 2007, Superior Court ordered defendants of the Benning Library lawsuit, Tingling-Clemmons et al v. Fenty et al, to comply with the Advisory Commission Act, D.C. Code §§ 1-207.38, 1-309.10 and the Real Property Disposition Economic Analysis Amendment Act, D.C. Code § 10-801 with respect to the process of planning a new library for the Benning community. Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php We are pleased to invite you to join the Green Party of Minnesota this Saturday Jan. 5th for the Green Party Presidential Forum and Campaign Fair in Minneapolis. Candidates Kat Swift and Jesse Johnson are confirmed attendees as of this writing (there may be additional candidates). There will be materials available on all 6 of the offical Green Party Presidential Candidates, Draft Candidates and their campaigns. Fri, 4 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Alison Duncan, the Green Party of New York State's 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, gave Governor Eliot Spitzer a failing grade of "F" today on 25 Green Party challenges issued last January for his first year in office. Duncan added an additional challenge for Spitzer: to "work well with others." The challenges will be reissued for 2008. Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The first, and only, live debate between candidates on the Green Party's California ballot for President of the United States - featuring a former Democratic Party member of Congress, consumer protection icon, professor and environmental engineer - is scheduled here January 13, said John Morton of the Green Party Presidential Debate Committee. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - noting its 2007 record cements its position as the state's solid anti-war, pro-healthcare and environmental political party - said today it is poised for big gains in 2008 local, state and national races as voters become even more dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly condemned the actions of New Orleans police against protesters who opposed the New Orleans City Council's vote to demolish public housing. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Military personnel who have refused to fight in an "unjust" war in Iraq should be given an immediate grant of amnesty - because it would be right, and in keeping with spirit of the season, said the Green Party of California today. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Last night, the Green Party of Pennsylvania's Steering Committee voted to demand an investigation of the Democratic and Republican Party's activities since 2004. In a letter to State Attorney General Tom Corbett, the Green Party called for an immediate probe into the bonuses paid to legislative staffers for their work on behalf of candidates and for legal charges to be filed, if warranted. They also asked that the investigation cover 2006 activities, which did not initially seem to be the subject of concern. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party noted the passing of Hilda Howland Minnis Mason at the age of 91 on Sunday with sadness and remembrance. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will have up to seven candidates for the party's presidential nomination on state ballots for the primary elections in 2008. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cynthia McKinney, a former six-term Congresswoman and an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq, today officially launched her campaign as a Green Party candidate for President. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged national attention and support for legal efforts by Ralph Nader and Carl Romanelli to ensure fair elections in the face of patently unfair election rules and underhanded tactics by Democratic Party operatives to block Green, other third party, and independent candidates. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Parties in states throughout the US are preparing for the party's National Nomination Convention ("Live Green, Vote Green"), to take place in Chicago, Illinois, July 10-13. Sat, 8 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500