http://www.GP/press/sql2rss/sql2rss.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us FeedForAll-scripts (sql2rss.php), http://www.FeedForAll.com/, Copyright 2006-2007, NotePage, Inc. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:02:57 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:02:57 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States welcomes two candidates into the race for the 2012 Green presidential nomination, Jill Stein and Roseanne Barr. Ms. Barr and Dr. Stein submitted paperwork to meet the Green Party's requirements as of the evening of the Feb. 1 deadline. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php President Obama's energy policy shows a dangerous disconnect from the real nature of the current energy crisis, said Green Party candidates and leaders, who promoted the "Green New Deal" as a way to alleviate impending climate change and create millions of new jobs (<a href="http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/11/62-green-candidates-endorse-green-new-deal" target="_blank">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/11/62-green-candidates-endorse-green-new-deal</a>). Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php In 2011, concerned citizens of DeKalb County, Georgia initiated the formation of a grassroots community organization, CHASE, to stop the proposed approval of a biomass incinerator. As a watchdog organization, CHASE informs the community of proposed projects that will have a negative environmental impact that can result in illness for DeKalb residents, especially the children. CHASE has challenged Green Energy Partners Inc., a biomass incinerator business, on its proposal to put a plant in Lithonia. Extensive research has shown that it is environmentally unhealthy and can cause or worsen lung diseases such as asthma. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party invites the public to participate in an online chat during President Obama's 2012 State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 24, on the Green Party's Livestream channel (<a href="http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus">http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus</a>). Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and leaders said today that the US must avoid a military confrontation with Iran by diplomacy based on the goal of ridding the Middle East and Asia of nuclear weapons, including Israel, Pakistan, and India. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential candidates will participate in an online discussion immediately following President Obama's 2012 State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 24. During the show, to be broadcast on the Green Party's Livestream channel (<a href="http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus" target="_blank">http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus</a>), viewers can call in with questions for the candidates. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php At Green Night Out on January 14, Toby Jones, Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University, discussed "The Long War: Oil and U.S. Power in the Middle East." Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Philadelphia (<a href="http://www.gpop.org" target="_blank">www.gpop.org</a>) is not impressed with Mayor Michael Nutter's second inaugural speech which was delivered at the Academy of Music on January 2, 2012. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Governor Cuomo’s agenda for 2012 is designed to maintain the power and wealth of the 1%, promoting austerity rather than prosperity for the vast majority of New Yorkers. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The City Committee of the Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP, <a href="http://www.gpop.org" target="_blank">http://www.gpop.org</a>) applauds Seth Williams' decision on December 7 to end the District Attorney office's long fight to impose the death sentence in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This is a huge victory for justice, the result of many years of hard work by many people committed to the cause of justice. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders welcomed the news of the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of December, calling the presidential order more than eight years overdue. Greens urged President Obama to let the troops come home to be with their families for the holiday, rather than stationed or redeployed elsewhere. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders called for strong national condemnation of the brutal actions of police forces in their treatment of Occupy Movement protesters in several cities. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The convention will take place July 12 to 15, 2012. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NY State has endorsed the Nov. 17 day of action called by Occupy Wall St. and the worldwide day of action, and it continues to stand by the Occupation movement. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Six Green mayors have signed on to a joint letter to President Obama from more than 100 mayors expressing grave concerns about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php With development on the rise and plans around Virginia to start producing more carbon based energy at home, citizens concerned about the condition of our states soil and water gained ground this November. Greens will influence improvements of Virginia environment serving on the The Virginia Soil and Water Board. The Board is made up of elected Directors to represent most communities in Virginia. Many of the values and concerns of the organization, which gets it funding from federal, state, local and grant monies, mirror those of the Virginia Green Party. Directors, serve in non-partisan and unpaid positions, working on behalf of their Districts and the Commonwealth. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party continues to stand with the nationwide Occupation movement, in the face of the NYPD's raid on the Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park during the early hours of the morning. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php As some participants in the Occupy Movement across the US begin to turn towards involvement in elections, Green Party leaders are inviting them to run for office as Greens and to support Green candidates. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States called for an immediate nationwide moratorium on foreclosures and urged President Obama and Congress to take steps to halt further actions by banks to foreclose on the homes of Americans in the continuing economic recession. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates have continued to receive endorsements in local races across the US. 59 Greens will be on ballots in the November 8, 2011 general election. Ten Greens have been elected to public office in elections held earlier this year, out of 34 candidates who competed. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party now has two contenders for the presidential nomination, Dr. Kent Mesplay (<a href="http://www.mesplay.org" target="_blank">http://www.mesplay.org</a>) and Dr. Jill Stein, who will make her formal declaration in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 24 (<a href="http://www.jillstein.org" target="_blank">http://www.jillstein.org</a>). The nomination will take place at the Green Party's 2012 national convention next summer, details to be announced. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA, <a href="http://www.gpofpa.org" target="_blank">http://www.gpofpa.org</a>) Steering Committee today called for the closing and decommissioning of the state's five nuclear power plants, which contain nine operating nuclear reactors. The Green Party also rejected the idea of building more nuclear plants in the Commonwealth. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php In response to the arrest of over 120 people early Tuesday morning, the Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) called for the City of Boston to find ways to accommodate the Occupy Boston demonstrators who have been gathering in the Dewey Square area of the City. In response to the reported roughing up of members of the Veterans for Peace brigade, the GRP condemned any excessive use of force against peaceful protesters. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders sharply criticized Democratic Party supporters online and in the media who have tried to turn the ongoing Occupy Wall Street, Occupy America, and October 2011 demonstrations across America into an appeal to vote Democrat and reelect President Obama in 2012. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Maine Green Party stands in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests, and the upcoming October 6th Protests in Freedom Plaza in Washington DC, and asks protesters to run as Green Party candidates in 2012. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The No Nukes Tour, with the slogan "Organize the South!", will feature Green activist and candidate Howie Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins has been an organizer in movements for peace, justice, labor, the environment, and independent politics and against nuclear power since the late 1960s. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens call for an end to the Bush-Obama post-9/11 decade of wars without end, bloated military budgets, skyrocketing hate crimes against Muslims in the US, torture and other abuses of power Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States is mourning the passing of Dr. Wangari Maathai and celebrating the life of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the Mazingira Green Party and the Green Belt Movement (<a href="http://www.greenbeltmovement.org" target="_blank">http://www.greenbeltmovement.org</a>) in Kenya. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States today called for a halt to the impending execution of Troy Davis, scheduled for September 21 in Georgia, and cited the case an example of why the death penalty must be abolished. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Thursday, September 15 Palestine Rally at the United Nations, in support of the right of self-determination for Palestinians. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Responding to President Obama's speech Thursday night, the Green Party today called for a 'Green New Deal' to put Americans back to work while helping the US transition to a carbon-free green economy. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State is outraged in the latest Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) release on hydrofracking and calls for a total ban on the practice. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama's recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Durban+10 Coalition and its efforts to enact the agenda of the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, which took place in Durban, South Africa. The goal of the Durban conference was "to eradicate racial discrimination, inequity, colonialism, xenophobia and related intolerances" throughout the world. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged an immediate US/NATO withdrawal from Libya after the advance of rebel forces into Tripoli, and called on President Obama to support a political solution to the crisis in Libya through diplomacy, with the involvement of the African Union, Arab League, and United Nations. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will lead a progressive rally and protest march to challenge the Tea Party's kick-off to its national tour being held simultaneously in Napa. Iced green tea will be served. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cheri Honkala, candidate for Sheriff of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has emerged as the Green Party's highest profile candidate in the 2011 election year. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php At its August 11th meeting of the state committee of the Georgia Green Party, a slate of officers were named to serve the party through its 2012 Nominating Convention. Atlanta resident Lucy Grider-Bradley was named to serve her first term as the party's cochair. She joins returning officers Adam Shapiro, cochair, Hugh Esco, Secretary and Al Herman, Treasurer. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates, officeholders, leaders, and state delegates meeting at the party's 2011 Annual National Meeting in Alfred, New York, said that the Budget Control Act of 2011 should be the final straw for many voters, and encouraged Democrats and Republicans angry at their parties to vote Green in the 2012 election. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, candidates, officeholders, and state party delegates are heading to Alfred, in western New York State, this week for the party's 2011 Annual National Meeting at Alfred University from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will hold several events open to the media during the party's 2011 Annual National Meeting at Alfred University in Alfred in western New York, from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The meeting will take place August 5-7 at Green Fest in Alfred, western New York; Greens will begin planning for the 2012 elections, including the presidential race; Elizabeth May, Canadian Green member of Parliament, and economist David C. Korten to speak via Skype Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders warned that President Obama and Democratic leaders will betray the American people if they agree with Republicans to cut Social Security and Medicare, and demanded that such cuts be taken off the table. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php "At a time when the American people have been asked to tighten their belts, teachers are receiving pink slips, the vital statistics of the American people reveal a health care crisis in the making, and the U.S. government is in serious threat of default, our President and Congress have decided that a new war, this time against the people of Libya, is appropriate," said Cynthia McKinney at a Press Conference held Wednesday in front of the offices of Congressman John Lewis. A former Georgia Congresswoman who in 2008 led the Green Party ticket as its Presidential nominee, Ms. McKinney recently returned from Tripoli, Libya where she led a fact finding mission. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Members of the African Diaspora will hold a press conference with the 'Dignity Delegation' this Wednesday June 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Atlanta on their eyewitness and investigative Fact-Finding Mission to Libya. The Press Conference will be led by the former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and other members of the 'Dignity Delegation'. Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today called on the US State Department to support the Gaza Aid Flotilla, and to cease defending and assisting Israel's maritime blockade. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2011 Annual National Meeting at Alfred University in Alfred in western New York, from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged President Obama to reverse his decision to withdraw from participation in the third World Conference against Racism Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he July 16th event marks the 16th state convention held since the Party's formal founding in 1996. A program for the day's activities is still being finalized. But workshops, elections, Platform revisions, food, music, an award presentation and other activities are expected to fill the day from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm on that Saturday. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php El Partido Verde se ha unido al pueblo de Puerto Rico que protestan la propuesta del Gobernador Fortuño de construir un enorme gasoducto ubicado en extensos tramos del territorio de Puerto Rico, y que pondría en alto peligro a las comunidades y ecosistemas adyacentes. Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php New York's Green Party state committee adopted rules over the weekend that affirmed the party will run its own candidates on its own Green Party line. Meeting in a Rensselaer church on Saturday, May 21, the Greens ruled out running fusion candidates who appear on the ballot lines of more than one party. Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party has joined Puerto Ricans protesting a proposal by Gov. Luis Fortu&ntilde;o to construct a huge natural gas pipeline that would endanger Puerto Rico's communities and ecosystems. Green Party leaders said that the problem of Puerto Rico's high electric bills and dirty air from burning oil must be resolved through alternative energy instead of burning another fossil fuel. Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party called for national support for legislation intoduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.) for a single-payer national health system (Medicare For All) and urged Congress to reject Republican and Democratic plans to scale back Medicare. Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php In a roll call vote Thursday night by a unanimous State Committee, the Georgia Green Party called for a travel and tourism boycott of Georgia if Governor Deal should fail to veto HB-87. Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This year's state budget has revealed a yawning gap between the priorities of state legislature and the priorities of the people of Massachusetts, according to Nat Fortune, who will testify today as a Green-Rainbow Party representative at a State House hearing on budget measures. Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Arlington Green Party endorsed Audrey Clement, a seven year resident of Arlington County and long time community activist, as its nominee for Arlington County Board at a meeting on May 4, said Arlington Greens chairman John Reeder today. There are two positions open on the Board this year. Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders on Monday expressed hope that news of the killing of Osama bin Laden marks a new stage, in which US troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan; air assaults on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Libya are halted; the US presses Israel to observe full human rights and justice for the Palestinian people; and violations of domestic civil liberties are overturned. Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php US Greens enthusiastically congratulated Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada (<a href="http://greenparty.ca" target="_blank">http://greenparty.ca</a>) on Ms. May's election victory on May 2, in which she made Canadian history by becoming her country's first Green member of Parliament. Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party of California - the state's only ballot-qualified environmental political party - said it will make a major announcement Tuesday regarding closing the state's power plants at Diablo Canyon and San Onofre. Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York observed Earth Day today by calling upon Governor Cuomo to support a ban on hydrofracking for natural gas and an immediate shut down of not only Indian Point but the nuclear reactors at Fitzpatrick and Nine Mile Point Unit 1 that are the same design as the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Earth Day 2011, Green Party leaders called on the White House and Congress to provide strong leadership on fighting global climate change and converting the US to safe and clean energy. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Friday April 22 marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day.  The seventies brought promise with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the passage of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act.  That promise fades with the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the damaged nuclear complex in Japan and the threat to Pennsylvania’s water, land and air from drilling for natural gas. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Join the Ohio and Nevada Green Parties as we commemorate Earth Day by protesting nuclear power. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged President Obama to expand his goal of raising taxes on the wealthiest tax brackets, and insisted that the key to dealing with the deficit is reversing tax cuts for the wealthy, even greater reductions in military spending, and ending the wars. Greens strongly rejected the President's proposal on Wednesday for $1 trillion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Today, the Green Party of Florida joins eleven other national and regional environmental organizations in calling upon U.S. nuclear regulators to launch an investigation into newly identified flaws in Westinghouse's new reactor design. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php A civil action filed by Green Party member Asa Gordon is challenging the constitutional legitimacy of several US Representives from southern states. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Howie Hawkins, the recent Green Party candidate for Governor, applauded effort by a wide range of community and labor groups to occupy the State Capitol to protest the austerity budget agreed to by Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders. Hawkins was in Albany to join in the protests. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Maine Green Party strongly condemns the unwarranted removal of the labor mural in Augusta by Paul LePage.  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php As the worst nuclear power disaster in world history continues to unfold at Japan's Fukushima nuclear site, and as we face the likelihood of multiple reactor meltdowns and failures of radioactive fuel pools, the Obama administration continues to provide the nuclear industry with billions in taxpayer subsidies and loan guarantees for new nuclear plants Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party activists will challenge Mayor Vincent Gray on the District's budget priorities at a press conference immediately preceding the Mayor's 'State of the District' address on Monday, March 28. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NY State has officially nominated Ian Murphy as its candidate for upcoming special Congressional election in the 26th District. The Green Party said it wanted to provide an alternative to the anti-worker, pro-war, pro-corporate, anti-environmental agenda of the Democrats and Republicans. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California endorsed the statewide and national demonstrations March 19 and next month opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well calling for the inhumane treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is being held incommunicado in connection with the WikiLeaks release of documents to the public. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Miami-Dade Green Party adds its voice to the growing coalition of groups and individuals standing in opposition to anti-immigrant bills that have been recently introduced in the Florida legislature.  These bills--modeled after Arizona's racist SB 1070 law--allow for racial profiling and if passed, will result in the separation of families while threatening to turn Florida into a pariah state. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Two weeks ago, four citizens groups were in Port Clinton, arguing before a panel appointed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that Davis-Besse should not be allowed to continue running for twenty years beyond its designed operating life. Today, in the wake of the nuclear disasters unfolding in Japan those groups had a stark warning for Ohio, Michigan and even Ontario. "It can happen here." Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php A Green Party environmental watchdog - whose wife's entire family resides in Japan - said today that it is "inevitable that the United States must re-examine its own posture regarding not only the future of nuclear power, but also the management of the 104 nuclear power plants already operating" in the U.S. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php "We are horrified, but not at all surprised by this latest nuclear accident," said Denice Traina, a health-care worker residing in Augusta Georgia and former co-chair of the Georgia Green Party. "Fukushima has now joined Chernobyl and Three Mile Island as beacons to the human folly of boiling water with nuclear fission. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly urged the White House not to launch a military intervention in Libya, saying that democracy must be achieved by Libyans without meddling by the US or NATO. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of NY State leaders today called Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget an attack on working and middle class New Yorkers that should be rejected by state lawmakers. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party's online livestream show 'GreenStream Wednesday' will feature Cynthia McKinney, the party's 2008 presidential nominee, and journalist Jared Ball on Wednesday evening, March 1, 10:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm PT. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will broadcast the first episode of 'GreenStream Wednesday' on February 23, 10:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm PT, on the party's Livestream channel (<a href="http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus" target="_blank">http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus</a>). Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders declared today that the party solidly supports Wisconsin's public-sector employees protesting a bill introduced by Gov. Scott Walker to eliminate their benefits and collective bargaining rights. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for an end to FBI harassment, raids, false entrapment, and other violations of the rights of peace activists, progressive leaders, and whistleblowers throughout the US. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Sunday, February 27 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php In a letter sent this morning to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, officers of the Georgia Green Party urged that he suspend five Department of Corrections employees at Telfair State Prison pending the results of an investigation into the criminal assault of January 12th on Georgia inmate Shawn Whatley. Party officers ask if a 'criminal conspiracy' exists to conceal the crimes of DoC employees. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States congratulated the Egyptian people and called President Hosni Mubarak's resignation a huge step towards democracy, human rights, and stability for their country. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged President Obama and Congress to cut off aid to Egypt after President Mubarak refused to step down from office on Thursday. Greens have called the resignation a necessity for a peaceful transition to democracy and respect for human rights in Egypt. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders in the US announced the party's support and encouragement for nonviolent protesters in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, and other nations in the region who have taken to the streets in demand for an end to corrupt and oppressive regimes. Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php After last week praising Governor Deal's expressed concern for the wasted lives, drained treasury and depleted workforce left in the wake of the nation's war on drugs, Georgia Green Party leaders today rejected Deal's specific proposals. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Arizona Republic recently wrote an article on January 25, 2011, "Independents now outnumber Dems in Arizona," showing there are now 5040 registered Green Party voters in the state of Arizona. According to AZGP Co-Chair Angel Torres, "this is an increase of more than 200 voters since the November election, and an increase of almost 500 Greens since the August 2010 Primary Election; we are 25% of the way towards permanent ballot status." Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party leaders offered comments on President Obama's 2011 State of the Union speech to Congress and the nation, scheduled for Tuesday, January 25. The Green response covers major issues the President will discuss in his speech, as well as topics he won't address. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php One year ago on January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States reaffirmed that corporations have the same constitutional rights as people (Citizens United v FEC). In commemoration of that decision there will commence a national search for the ideal corporate groom for a mere mortal, Ms. Sarah "echo" Steiner. Ms. Steiner has made it clear that she intends to take the Supreme Court at its word and honor her marriage when she finds a suitable candidate. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders challenged Democrats and Republicans in the 112th Congress, as well as President Obama, to end a decade of reckless violations of the US Constitution, international agreements, and other laws by the US government and begin a new era of respect for the rule of law. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php "I am so encouraged to hear Governor Deal acknowledge both the stark statistics and something of the devastation which mass incarceration wreaks on Georgia communities," said Denice Traina, past cochair of the Georgia Green Party, mother, grandmother and Augusta based physical therapist. "We're eager to hear today's State of the State, hoping that Governor Deal will use the occasion to propose policies that apply the principals of restorative justice, rather than our failed policies of punishment and social control. Rehabilitation, education and vocational opportunities can help us keep folks working and families together. All Georgians win with those policies!" Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Arizona Green Party is both saddened and outraged in response to the acts of domestic terrorism that plagued not only the City of Tucson this weekend, but our whole nation. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Officers of the Arizona Green Party (AZGP) are elected (by consensus) by our membership during our state meeting each January in Phoenix. Registered Greens are encouraged to run for open officer positions. Officers are elected to staggered two-year terms, with preference for cultural, gender and geographic balance. In addition to fulfilling the duties of their office, AZGP officers also serve on the State Committee. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php <object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/quKL-n4C0OU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/quKL-n4C0OU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Georgia Green Party will join other organizations with the Concerned Coalition to Respect Prisoners' Rights at a press conference, Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at 10:30 am at the Georgia State Capitol, 206 Washington Street; Atlanta Georgia. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php In a New Year's Eve letter sent to Governors Sonny Perdue and Nathan Deal, officers of the Georgia Green Party asked why the Georgia Department of Corrections withheld from Terrance Dean's family news of his condition and whereabouts. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged House Democrats to stand firm and do what they can to block President Obama's tax package, calling it a capitulation to the Republican Party that will expand the deficit and undermine Social Security. Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party was officially certified Monday by the NYS Board of Elections as the newest ballot qualified party, with the Hawkins-Mattera Gubernatorial ticket receiving 59,928 votes Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Ayman Fadel an Augusta based business owner was arrested for misdemeanor criminal trespass and was held pending the setting of bond by the Jenkins County Sheriff's Department. A thirty year Georgia resident, Mr. Fadel has been active on a range of issues with the CSRA Peace Alliance. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called the attacks on Wikileaks by the US government a direct and deliberate assault on the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Georgia Green Party leadership today are urging that calls of concern be placed to the Georgia Department of Corrections urging negotiations with, not retribution against peaceful strikers in six Georgia prisons. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders from the US have joined Green elected officials and leaders from countries throughout Latin America and Europe in Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on Congress and the American people to reject a proposal by President Obama's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to scale back Social Security and require Medicare recipients to pay more out-of-pocket costs for services. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party regained ballot status in three states on Election Day 2010 and Green Mayor Gayle McLaughlin was reelected in Richmond, California, among several other victories in that state. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson, who is running to fill Robert C. Byrd's vacant U.S. Senate seat, has won endorsements from historical heavyweights Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) and Congressman Ken Hechler (D-WV). In West Virginia, the Mountain Party is the affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and leaders will participate in an online Livestream hosted by the Green Party of the United States on Election Night, discussing Green campaigns and reporting election results as they are announced. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php As the exchange of missives between the two large corporate-dominated parties intensifies while the campaign season for the November 2010 general election winds down, the Green Party of Pennsylvania continues to offer a viable alternative that puts people before profits, and forwards a prospect of real change instead of the tiresome rhetoric and empty promises of the status quo. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Illinois Green Party and candidates Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones filed suit in federal court late yesterday against public television station WTTW, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Public Broadcasting Service and President and CEO of WTTW Daniel J. Schmidt. Gubernatorial candidate Whitney and Senatorial candidate Jones were both excluded from debates which occurred on WTTW this week. This happened despite the Illinois Green Party being one of only three legally established political parties in the state. Furthermore, Whitney received over 360,000 votes in the 2006 gubernatorial election. Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will host an online Livestream on Election Night, discussing Green campaigns and reporting election results as they are announced. The public is invited to participate and join in a live chat during the Livestream. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php U.S. Senate candidate Tom Clements of the S. C. Green Party condemned Jim DeMint's acceptance of corporate donations from British Petroleum (BP), saying "DeMint's taking money from BP shows he's in bed with the dirty industry Congress is supposed to regulate. DeMint has sold out to the highest bidder and stands with polluting companies against the environment and working people." Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Wayne County Board of Elections did not place Green Party candidates Dianne Feeley for County Commissioner, 5th district and Louis Novak, County Commissioner 6th district on ballots already distributed to absentee voters. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania Steering Committee voted unanimously to support the residents of Dimock in their attempt to receive safe water Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates across the US are shining in some debates -- and protesting their exclusion from other debates. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells was arrested here Tuesday as she was attempting to legally enter - with a ticket - the Governor's Debate at Dominican University. Private security arrested Ms. Wells, handcuffed her and held her against her will until San Rafael Police intervened. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php In correspondence addressed to state legislative appropriations leadership, the officers of the Georgia Green Party today urged that "the state of Georgia sever its economic ties with the Apartheid state of Israel", and called specifically for the end of Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange collaboration with Israeli police agencies. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates for US Senate across the country have broken new ground in their races, gaining greater public attention and more campaign contributions than ever before. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and activists from across the US will gather in Washington, DC for the One Nation Working Together march and rally in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 2 for "Jobs, Justice and Education" Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Kenniss Henry, mother of deceased Green Party Senatorial candidate Natasha Pettigrew, filed her certificate of candidacy Monday afternoon to fill the nomination left vacant by the death of her daughter last week. Pettigrew was bicycling along the shoulder of Route 202 in Prince George's County when she was hit early last Sunday morning by an SUV. She died last Monday night from injuries sustained in the accident. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States strongly condemns FBI raids targeting antiwar activists that took place on September 24 in Minneapolis and Chicago. The FBI also attempted to intimidate activists in California, Iowa, and North Carolina. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Pennsylvania shares the outrage of fellow citizens and taxpayers at the actions of the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response of Philadelphia, in its blatant abuse of the privilege of its homeland security contract with the Dept. of Homeland Security of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the full encouragement and enablement of Homeland Security Director James F. Powers, wherein ordinary citizens exercising their First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly were tracked and spied upon for no apparent security-related purpose. As one of the groups whose members were watched along with those of other progressive groups pursuing environmental, human rights-related and other causes, Green Party members say they empathize with those who now might feel intimidated against advocating for their causes in the future, in view of this chilling, Orwellian infringement into their own sense of security and well-being. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On September 20, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Haynes, struck down Tennessee's laws on how a previously unrecognized political party can get on the ballot. The case was filed by the Libertarian, Constitution and Green Parties of Tennessee on January 23, 2008. The decision states that the high number of signatures required for party ballot access taken together with the wording on the petition saying the signers are members of the party, along with an early filing deadline for the petition, are all unconstitutional. Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php News that five homes of well-known peace activists in Minneapolis had been raided and searched by FBI agents yesterday morning brought expressions of outrage from members of the Green Party's state coordinating committee. Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party Candidate For The Second Congressional District, Scott Deshefy Said Today That Congressman Joe Courtney And The G.O.P. s Janet Peckinpaugh Are Supporting "Legalized Bribery" With The Current Big Money In Politics System. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the One Nation Working Together march and rally in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 2 for "Jobs, Justice and Education" (<a href="http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/content/main" target="_blank">http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/content/main</a>). Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On this Fall Equinox day, David Rovics confirmed that he would bring his 'Songs of Social Significance' to Midtown Atlanta's Spring4th Center, playing a benefit for the Georgia Green Party. Raised among classical musicians, Rovics regularly tours four continents playing for audiences large and small. Fans have enjoyed more than a million downloads of his work. At cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies, Rovics has shared the stage with a veritable who's who of the left in two dozen countries. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Maryland Green Party is shocked and saddened by the loss of NatashaPettigrew, the party's 2010 nominee for United States Senate. Natashahad been fatally injured when her bicycle was struck early Sundaymorning and has passed away as a result of her injuries. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party and the Green Party Black Caucus will participate in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th Annual Legislative Conference (<a href="http://cbcfinc.org/alc-2010.html" target="_blank">http://cbcfinc.org/alc-2010.html</a>) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, from Wednesday, September 15 to Saturday, September 18. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California (GPCA) this week disclosed its positions on the state propositions on the ballot Nov. 2, revealing it has endorsed less than half of the measures, according to Ricardo Gomez, who released the poll results of Green Party County Councils (central committees) at the party's state convention here. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php LeAlan Jones, the Green Party's nominee for US Senate in Illinois, responded sharply to new Census figures that shows that one in seven Americans live below the poverty line. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Senator Barbara and GOP candidate Carly Fiorina were challenged today by independent Green candidate Duane Roberts to call for repealing all federal laws prohibiting marijuana from being used for "medicinal, recreational and industrial purposes," as Robert has done. He also said voter approval of Prop. 19 on the CA ballot Nov. 2 legalizing marijuana will send a necessary message to the political establishment. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates for Congress and other public offices have drawn important endorsements from unions and labor organizations, as well as union leaders and rank and file members throughout the US. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Today the Arizona Green Party filed its second lawsuit of this past year against the State of Arizona over statutes which arbitrarily treat our party differently than other political parties in Arizona, in ways that violates the US constitution. Both lawsuits are, of necessity, filed against multiple defendants, of which the first names is Ken Bennett, in his capacity as Secretary of State. The first lawsuit was ruled in our favor in federal court, after a hearing in January of this year, but both lawsuits bear the caption Arizona Green Party v Bennett. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States responded to President Obama's Oval Office address to the nation on Tuesday, August 31, with a call for Americans who oppose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to press for a complete withdrawal of US forces from both countries and a halt to attacks inside Pakistan's borders. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On September 9, 2010 , the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from the North Carolina Green Party and the Libertarian Party of North Carolina at 9:30 am, 2 East Morgan Street, Raleigh 27601. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party statewide candidates in New York today said today that they would resolve the federal budget deficit by cutting the military budget and not renewing the so-called Bush tax cuts for the rich, rather than cutting entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as the Democratic-controlled Congress is expected to do after the November election. <object width="318" height="269"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zk02HWbkNn4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zk02HWbkNn4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="318" height="269"></embed></object> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States congratulates Australian Greens (<a href="http://greens.org.au">http://greens.org.au</a>) on their 'greenslide' in Australia's parliamentary elections on Saturday, August 21. Preliminary results show the Greens will take ten seats in the Australian House of Representatives and Senate. <object width="200" height="146"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Us6LZ75z0A?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Us6LZ75z0A?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="200" height="146"></embed></object> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates called for national defense against global warming, with a demand that Congress cut military spending drastically and transfer the money to efforts to stem the impending climate change catastrophe. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates are urging Congress to pass House Resolution 301 to remove US forces from Pakistan. The privileged resolution was introduced by Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh.) and Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who said that President Obama's plans for an increase of US troops in Pakistan violate the 1973 War Powers Authorization (<a href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/23-7">http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/23-7</a>). Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Secretary Vilsack admitted in a press conference today, "I did not think before I acted." It is clear from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's press conference today that he failed to do his job appropriately in his treatment of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) employee, Shirley Sherrod. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, harshly condemned the increased jail time ordered for civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart, calling it an affront to the American legal system. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed sadness and sympathy for the family of former Georgia State Rep. James Edward "Billy" McKinney, father of Cynthia McKinney, after his passing on Thursday, July 15, following a long illness.  He was 83. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States expressed shock and sadness over news of the barbaric killing of Andr&#233; Kagwa Rwisereka, Vice President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (<a href="http://www.rwandagreendemocrats.org)" target="_blank">http://www.rwandagreendemocrats.org)</a>. Mr. Rwisereka's body, discovered July 14 after he was missing for several days, showed evidence of murder. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, mourning the recent death of Njere Akosua Aminah Alghanee ('Sister Courage'), national co-chair of National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA, <a href="http://www.ncobra.org">http://www.ncobra.org</a>), reaffirmed the party's dedication to reparations for the descendents of enslaved Africans in the United States. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Journalists are encouraged to register ahead of time, but media registration will also take place on-site. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Five organizations have collaborated to organize a "progressive strategy dialogue" at the United States Social Forum (<a href="http://www.ussf2010.org">http://www.ussf2010.org</a>) in Detroit, Michigan. The dialogue will be one of 50 People’s Movement Assemblies during the USSF. It will take place on Thursday afternoon, June 24th, from 1 to 5:30 pm in Cobo Hall, room W2-67. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates for statewide office in NYC, including Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins and Cecile Lawrence and Colia Clark for US Senate, joined today in the growing call for President Obama to seize British Petroleum's assets and to initiate criminal prosecution of BP and its leaders.. The assets seized should at least be in an amount commensurate with the damage caused by their criminal negligence, and that the funds should be placed into a trust that could quickly and easily pay for damages and compensation now and into the future as more damages accrue. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will feature former national nominees, state and local candidates for 2010, officeholders and other special guests during press conferences planned to take place at the party's 2010 Annual National Meeting at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The meeting will take place from Thursday, June 24, to Sunday, June 27. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php After a blowback spewed gas and toxic water in Clearfield, PA, plus serious incidents including deaths of oil and gas employees in West Virginia and Texas, nearly 2 months of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and years of mountain top removal, the Green Party of Pennsylvania says "enough already." Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California's gubernatorial nominee Wednesday called the passage of Prop. 14 and near victories of Prop. 16 and 17 clear examples of how big money is buying elections in California, using tens of millions of dollars to mislead voters. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Minnesota joins human rights advocates and people of good will across the world to call on the U.S. government, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations to prevail upon Rwanda to release Peter Erlinder immediately. We applaud his defense of the human and civil rights of Rwanda presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire, who was charged in April, 2010, with the same crime of which Erlinder is accused -- genocide denial. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Saturday, May 29th, 2010, the Arizona Green Party (AZGP) endorsed seven candidates for the 2010 elections. All of the candidates participated in a 90-minute interview process/training session, have been vetted, and received their endorsement at the recent AZGP state meeting. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Obama Administration's current plans to roll back Social Security and mortgage off all public housing amount to privatization schemes to dismantle public services, said Green Party candidates and leaders. Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States condemns the attack by the Israeli navy on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships in international wates near Cyprus, which have left at least 19 human rights activists dead and at least 50 wounded. Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Global Greens Coordination has issued a statement on the possible victory of Green Party Antanas Mockus in the upcoming Colombian presidential election on Sunday, May 30. Polls have shown Mr. Mockus leading in his race against Juan Manuel Santos of the ruling 'U' Party. Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders responded today to the Dalai Lama's statement on Thursday that the US has no Green Party, but he would join if one were started. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Leaders of the Green Party of the United States are urging the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) not to accept Israel's application for membership until Israel observes international law and alters its human rights policies in its treatment of Palestianians. Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Howie Hawkins thanked the Green Party today for nominating him to be Governor of New York State at the Green Party Convention at the Women's Club in Albany. Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party of the United States congratulates Caroline Lucas and British Greens on Ms. Lucas' election to the House of Commons on May 6. Ms. Lucas, the first Green member of Parliament, will represent Brighton Pavilion. Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on President Obama to cancel his call for offshore drilling in US waters off the Atlantic and Alaskan coasts, as the spreading British Petroleum oil spill threatens ecosystems and public health in the Gulf region. Greens also urged the President to hold BP and Halliburton liable for all costs associated with the spill. Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Florida calls on President Obama and Governor Crist to declare immediate State of Emergency on Gulf Coast in response to oil rig disaster; all available federal and state resources must be mobilized to protect threatened communities and wildlife habitats in four states Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2010 Annual National Meeting in Detroit, Michigan, from Thursday, June 24 to Sunday, June 27. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Earth Day 2010, Green Party candidates and leaders said that coal and offshore drilling for oil represented two severe threats to America's public and environmental well-being, and urged President Obama and Congress to reverse course on both. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut officials announced today that Ruthann "Rae" Johnson has filed for the Connecticut State Senate race in the 9th district as a Green Party candidate. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php President Obama must put pressure on Israel immediately to stop the construction of settlements and displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, Green Party leaders and candidates said today. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Saturday April 10th, Midge Potts, Progressive/Green Candidate for US Senate, will hold a press conference at County Government Building in Columbia Missouri to explain why she is walking for nuclear disarmament, and to announce the details of the route and tentative schedule of her walk that will take her from the Ameren nuclear reactor in Callaway County to the Honeywell nuke bomb parts factory in Kansas City. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates and party leaders said today that the passage of the Democratic health care bill, with its increased financial burdens on millions of Americans, should not slow the movement for Medicare For All (single-payer national health care). Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Several Green candidates have launched campaigns in their states' races for governor in 2010. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates, leaders, and other members will participate in the 'US Out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now' march in Washington, DC, on Saturday, March 20. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, the Green Party of Pennsylvania approved nominations for six candidates to compete in the November general election. Long-time peace activist Mel Packer will be at the top of the ticket as the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates said that many Tea Party activists might be in the wrong party and urged them to consider going Green. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that Democratic and Republican politicians are pursuing fiscal agenda, including responses to the subprime mortgage crisis, that amount to an "economic war" on Black and Latino/a people across the US. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Two candidates for office will address the monthly statewide meeting of the Green Party of Connecticut this Tuesday, March 2 at the Portland Senior Center, 7 Waverly Avenue, in Portland, CT. at 7 PM. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Tuesday was the first day for Missouri political hopefuls to register to run for office in the August primary election. While the recognized parties will hold primaries, the Progressive Party of Missouri will circulate petitions to gather 10,000 verified signatures in order to gain ballot access. Midge Potts, the Co-Chair of the Progressive Party of Missouri, as well as a delegate to the Green Party of the United States National Committee, announced in June 2009 that she would seek the US Senate seat being vacated by Kit Bond. Tuesday she released a statement proclaiming that she intends to run a non-traditional campaign by walking the state in order to discuss issues of concern to Missourians in their own communities. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php This weekend the Green Party of Pennsylvania will hold its biennial nominating convention at the Holiday Inn Monroeville just east of Pittsburgh. Green Party leaders from across the Commonwealth will nominate candidates for public office including statewide offices such as U.S. Senate. The Green Party is also expected to formally announce candidates for U.S. Congress and State Representative as well. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates are calling President Obama's resurrection of nuclear power with a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded subsidy for a Georgia plant his "worst idea yet" and warned about serious public health threats posed by mining, waste transportation, and waste storage. The Green Party disputes the myths that nuclear power is 'green energy' or a solution to the advance of climate change. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Monday, February 8 members of the Citizens for Ratepayers Rights filed a lawsuit against Progress Energy Florida, claiming the statutes allowing Progress Energy to collect costs related to the construction of a nuclear power plant from the utility's customers in advance are unconstitutional under the Florida State Constitution. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States congratulated former US Representative Cynthia McKinney after an announcement that she will receive the 'Peace through Conscience' award from the Munich American Peace Committee (MAPC / <a href="http://www.mapc-web.de">http://www.mapc-web.de</a>). Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has deep concerns about much of the agenda President Obama laid out in last week's "State of the Union" speech. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Monday, February 1, Green Party of PA members Steve Baker and Carl Romanelli, as well as Romanelli's attorney Larry Otter, will speak to members of the press about the ongoing Bonusgate investigation. They will highlight the connection between Bonusgate and the 2006 challenge of Carl Romanelli for U.S. Senate; the pervasive culture of corruption still present in Harrisburg, and throughout Pennsylvania; and possible solutions to the problem. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and leaders called on President Obama to announce a reversal in his administration's current actions and policies when he delivers his 2010 State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Supreme Court's 5-4 Citizens United v. FEC ruling will turn national, state, and local elections into a corporate power game, said Green Party leaders in reaction to the decision handed down on Thursday. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has adopted a resolution supporting collecting fees on fossil fuels based on the amount of carbon in them, with the whole amount collected being paid back to individual users. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed sympathy and solidarity with the people of Haiti in the wake of Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake, and urged President Obama to make peace, political self-determination, and economic self-sufficiency part of US relief efforts for Haiti. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State stated today that it opposed the ethics reform deal announced earlier this week as being too late, too late, an attempt at damage control rather than the real reform New York taxpayers deserve. The Greens said that it agreed with Gov. Paterson that this bill is "election-year window dressing." Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Texas announces that 21 candidates have filed to run for nomination by the Green Party in 2010 for a variety of state, district and county offices. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Oral arguments for a major voting rights civil action filed by Green Party leader Asa Gordon, originally scheduled to take place in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 09-5142) on Thursday, January 14, 2010, has been canceled. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party has actively criticized expanded natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania since 2008. The Party is particularly concerned about the effects of the hydrofracturing procedure used to extract natural gas on water - both in terms of overall usage and contamination. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php n the week that ushered in the New Year, at least eight people died in four Detroit fires. Why does this happen every winter in Detroit, over and over again? Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Despite claiming "we all share the pain," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal announced today again protects his wealthy friends and imposes cruel, draconian and life-threatening cuts on the poor, the elderly and children, said the Green Party of California Friday. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State calls Gov. Paterson's response to New York State's ongoing economic and political crisis inadequate. In his speech Gov. Paterson named fiscal reform, ethics reform, and political reform as the most pressing problems facing New Yorkers in 2010. Unfortunately, his prescription for solving these problems is mostly unimaginative and will do very little to help the millions of New Yorkers suffering from unemployment, decaying infrastructure, lack of health care, environmental degradation, and an unresponsive and corrupt political process at the legislature. The Green Party instead offers a platform of real ethics, economic, and political reform to address the fundamental problems facing New York. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut officials announced today that they are still pushing for Ralph Nader to enter the U.S. Senate race, despite the announcement of Senator Dodd's retirement. Tim McKee, a Green Party spokesperson said "Thousands of people are asking Nader to run and are willing to commit to money and volunteer time if Nader seeks the Green Party nomination. On social networking sites, such Facebook and MySpace, over 2 thousand people are asking Nader to run for the Senate in just a few weeks. This is still a national race with people from all across the country saying they want to get involved." Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Washington State (GPoWS) will hold a convention on Saturday, January 30, to formally reconstitute the state party. The convention will be a working assembly, grappling with many important questions facing our Nation and the Green Party of Washington State. Topics of immediate concern include growing local chapters, upcoming electoral work and outreach. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 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, has rated Governor David Paterson on 25 Green Party challenges for his second year in office. The challenges, which are listed below, were first issued to Eliot Spitzer after he was elected to office in 2006. They include bringing National Guard troops home from Iraq, marrying same-sex couples, promoting single-payer universal health care, investing in public schools, and converting to renewable energy. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php US Green Party leaders expressed their dismay with the failure of the UN summit in Copenhagen to reach an agreement on international action to curb climate change. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party of New York State decries the "historic" deal reached in the Senate as historic only in the sense of its betrayal of American working people, women, and democracy. Green Party members across the United States still demand single-payer, universal health care, the most efficient and proven plan to cover all citizens. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php A major voting rights civil action filed by Green Party leader Asa Gordon is scheduled for oral argument in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 09-5142) on Thursday, January 14, 2010. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php As the Copenhagen COP enters its second week, the Global Greens today called for an honest climate agreement, based on science not tricky accounting Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Last night, the Steering Committee of the Green Party of Pennsylvania votes to endorse PA House Bill 1994 to outlaw juvenile life sentences without parole. This comes as a follow-up to its earlier call for an investigation into the privatization of juvenile detention facilities (<a href="http://www.gpofpa.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=209">http://www.gpofpa.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=209</a> ). Eight other States have already prohibited the sentencing of minors without parole, including Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Mexico, New York and West Virginia in addition to the District of Columbia. With House Bill 1994, Pennsylvania could add its proud name to this growing list. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders from every corner of the globe will participate in a public forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday, December 13, during the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Conference. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Declaring health care to be a human right, hundreds of advocates for a single-payer, Medicare-for-All health program will protest at 18 senators' offices around the country on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day. Many will risk arrest by committing acts of civil disobedience. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will join former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, former Sen. Mike Gravel, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly, and a host of antiwar leaders for an emergency rally in Lafayette Park this Saturday. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on President Obama to reverse his Afghanistan policy by pledging an immediate cease-fire in the Afghanistan war and a complete withdrawal of US troops and military contractors, when he addresses the nation on Tuesday, December 1. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party leaders are urging the City Council of Washington, DC to vote against the nomination of Vicky Beasley to be the People's Counsel. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Connecticut Green Party will hold a panel discussion in Middletown, CT on December 2, 2009 explaining the weaknesses of the legislation that recently passed the House in the form of bill HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care For America Act. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php This weekend, Greens from Georgia and far beyond will again gather with nearly 25,000 justice-loving individuals of all persuausions for an annual vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning. Led by School of the Americas Watch (<a href="http://www.soaw.org)">http://www.soaw.org)</a>, the yearly ritual has become a centerpiece of the mass movement to close a terrorist training camp operated on Georgia soil that has led countries throughout the Americas to withdraw their students from its program. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut officials announced today that they would welcome Ralph Nader into the 2010 race for U. S. Senate and think he would have a good chance to win against current Senator Dodd. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today called the Stupak Amendment in the recently passed US House bill on health care reform a disaster for women's reproductive rights and a betrayal of the Democrats' stated support for women's rights and well-being. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php In the wake of a US House vote passing a Democratic health care bill (HR 3962), Green Party leaders and health care activists are calling for a defeat of the bill, calling it little more than a program to subsidize the insurance industry. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party made a strong showing in city council races across the US on Election Day, November 3, 2009. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States today expressed solidarity with the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR, <a href="http://rwandagreendemocrats.org">http://rwandagreendemocrats.org</a>) and condemned attempts by Rwandan government security forces to sabotage the party and prevent it from holding its historic first national congress. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) offers its condolences to the family of respected community and religious leader, Imam Luqman A. Abdullah. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party highlighted several Green candidates running strong campaigns in the 2009 races, with some likely victories on Election Day, November 3. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States called upon President Obama to end the economic blockade of Cuba, following a nearly unanimous vote in the United Nations on October 28 condemning the decades-old US policy. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Florida (GPF) denounces the October 16 decision by the Public Service Commission allowing Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light to raise utility rates paid by their customers in order to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in so-called "nuclear cost recovery" funds. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The National Committee of the Green Party of the United States has confirmed the election of four new co-chairs, Mike Feinstein (from California), Farheen Hakeem (Minnesota), Jason Nabewaniec (New York; reelected), and David Strand (Minnesota); and the reelection of Holly Hart as the party's national secretary. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Recent heavy rains may solve home gardening dilemmas, but it won't fix California's water problems, and it won't help Gov. Schwarzenegger understand the state's deep-seated water troubles, the Green Party of California said in response to the governor's call for a special session to deal with the water mess. A session that never materialized this week. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed puzzlement and outrage over the decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, and urged widespread demonstrations against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to take place in Oslo, Washington, and other cities on the day Mr. Obama picks up his prize in Oslo. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders criticized the Kerry-Boxer draft "cap and trade" climate change bill in the US Senate, calling it dangerously inadequate as evidence mounts that global warming is advancing more rapidly than scientists believed a few years ago. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Saturday, October 3, at their annual state meeting in Columbia, the Progressive Party of Missouri voted unanimously to endorse the efforts of the Proposition One Nuclear Disarmament Tour that is traveling the country to put nuclear disarmament on the ballot in 2010. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, activists, and members across the US plan to participate in mass rallies, marches, coordinated local and regional demonstrations, and other forms of protest to take place on and around Saturday, October 17 calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Reverend Billy Talen, Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York City (<a href="http://www.VoteRevBilly.Org">http://www.VoteRevBilly.Org</a>), will make an appearance in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 29.. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php ... the Green Party supports Single-Payer/Medicare For All. It has always been in our national platform -- and Green candidates and elected public officials are firmly behind the demand for passage of HR 676, Rep. John Conyers' bill to expand Medicare to cover everyone. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders invited Van Jones, who stepped down recently as President Obama's advisor on Green Jobs, to abandon the Democratic Party and "come home to the Green Party." Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Calling organized labor's support for Democrats an "investment that hasn't paid off," Green Party leaders appealed to unions and all working Americans, calling for support for the election of Green candidates to Congress in the 2010 election. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Frustrated by yet another setback in the Pennsylvania Courts, Green Party US Senate candidate, Carl Romanelli is now asking President Obama to schedule Beer Summit II in order to attempt to resolve his ongoing saga. "We have tried everything possible in order to see justice here in Pennsylvania and we are running out of options," Romanelli offered. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Mississippi expresses its most sincere condolences to Cynthia McKinney and her family on the senseless death of her aunt. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Pennsylvania is mobilizing for two important events in September. Through teach-ins, marches, and fun festivals, the party will be supporting its core principals of social justice and ecology. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php A record number of Green Party candidates are running for public office throughout the US, with many campaigning for reelection along with fresh new Green faces. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party activists and leaders today called coal a threat to publc health and a false alternative to petroleum energy in the effort to fight global warming. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders spoke out today against the violent disruptions taking place throughout the US at town hall meetings on health care reform. But Greens said that both Democratic and Republican leaders deserve blame for obstructing the public debate on health care reform. Greens pointed to various attempts to silence discussion of single-payer national health care in public forums and the media, as well as spread misinformation about single-payer and the Canadian health-care system. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania spoke out in support of Senate Bill 935 which would make same-sex marriage legal in Pennsylvania. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17). Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php reen Party members will turn out for the 'Medicare: Made in America' Lobby Day and Rally (<a href="http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally">http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally</a>) to take place in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 30, joining thousands of other advocates of the single-payer plan to bring universal health care to the United States. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will present a public forum on the need for a Single-Payer health care funding system on Friday, July 24 from 3:30-4:30 pm as part of their 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania spoke out against a plan by Governor Rendell to bury waste from power plants in the ground. Known as "carbon sequestration," the technique is believed to be more environmentally friendly than releasing toxics into the air. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party's national Eco-Action Committee is sharply criticizing an energy bill passed in the US House (HR 2454), calling the legislation dangerously inadequate and a concession to polluting industries. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party's 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, will feature a visit from former US Representative and 2008 Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and a forum on health care reform among several events to which reporters, bloggers, and photographers are invited. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cynthia McKinney is scheduled to arrive at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, this morning (Tuesday, July 7) following her detention in an Israeli prison during the past week along with others in the 'Free Gaza 21'. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Former US Representative and 2008 Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney has issued a statement on the seizure of the Free Gaza Movement's 'Spirit of Humanity' relief boat by Israeli gunboats in international waters on Monday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party has sent an open letter to Bill Maher after a June 19 broadcast of 'Real Time' in which Mr. Maher said "[W]hat we need is an actual progressive party to represent the millions of Americans who aren't being served by the Democrats. Because, bottom line, Democrats are the new Republicans." Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders are calling on the White House and US State Department to intervene and demand the immediate release of 21 human rights activists, including former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, who were taken prisoner by the Israeli navy after gunboats surrounded and seized the Free Gaza Movement relief boat 'Spirit of Humanity' on Monday. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, preparing for the party's 2009 Annual National Meeting, said that America is in desperate need of a real opposition party, as Democrats maintain Republican positions on foreign policy, health care, the environment, and other big issues. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php 2008 Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney is participating in a second campaign to deliver goods to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade. According to recent news reports, port authority officials in Cyprus have detained a multi-national Free Gaza Movement boat in Lanarca under pressure from Israel. The boat is carrying 33 human rights activists, including Ms. McKinney, and shipments of medical supplies and cement. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Global Green Coordination has called for an independent investigation into the actions of police in the Amazonian region of Peru which resulted in at least 50 deaths. After the violence near the town of Bagua Grande, hundreds more people, mainly indigenous people, are missing and it is alleged that police have hidden hundreds of bodies. Indigenous people were protesting against new legislation which will mean their land can be exploited for oil and gas drilling. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and health care activists called for new federal studies on the economic feasability and impact of a Single-Payer (Medicare For All, HR 676) national health care program. The study should cover overall and ongoing costs and savings, not just government spending. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that measures to end the recession must focus on the financial needs of middle- and lower-income Americans, and accused Democrats and Republicans in Congress and President Obama of favoring big banks, financial institutions, and insurance firms. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Several members of the Green Party of Pennsylvania headed to Harrisburg today to participate in a rally for universal, single-payer health care. Organized by the group, HealthCare4All, the rally supported a proposal to have Pennsylvania run its own state-wide, universal, single-payer health care system. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday July 26. The meeting will take place on the campus of North Carolina Central University. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The New York State Green Party decries the latest power play in the NY State Senate. The leadership coup on Monday night by the Republican Party and at least two Democrats, one under investigation for fraud and the other for physical assault, is the newest in a serious of undemocratic and disgraceful acts that have earned the State Legislature the title of most undemocratic and "Stalinist" from the Brennan Center for Law and Justice. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders challenged Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and other defenders of health care reform based on private insurance to debate advocates of Single-Payer national health care in a public forum. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens are calling on Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to veto House Bill 723, a bill which is expected to substantially reduce the number of candidates for General Assembly and increase the number of uncontested races by adding hurdles to the post-primary slating process. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Parties are planning various events and actions for the national Day of Action for Single-Payer national health care (Medicare For All) on Saturday, May 30 (<a href="http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action">http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action</a>). Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and health care reform activists said today that the 'public health care option,' promoted by many Democrats, is not an acceptable alternative to a Single-Payer/Medicare For All national health care program (HR 676). Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - in response to the California Supreme Court decision upholding Prop. 8's ban against gay marriages - said today it's a "sad day" when the "state moves backward instead of forward towards justice and equality. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Pennsylvania is party to a lawsuit that was filed recently by the Center for Competitive Democracy (CCD), a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) legal advocacy group. The suit, filed in federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties of Pennsylvania, challenges the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Election Code provisions that authorize courts to order candidates to pay litigation costs and fees to private parties who challenge their nomination petitions. In recent years, these fees have amounted to more $80,000 for the crime of doing no more than trying to run for public office. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, while praising President Obama's efforts to focus public attention on emissions and the climate crisis, said that the White House and Congress are either going too slow or in the wrong direction on many energy policies. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Although the state's voters made it clear they did not like the status quo when they voted down five ballot measures Tuesday during the Special Election, they need to take the next step, urged the Green Party of California today. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's announcement that he will lay off 5,000 state workers and cut money to the elderly, blind and disabled if voters do not approve the ballot measures in Tuesday's special election are terroristic threats, the Green Party of California charged Friday. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the national Day of Action for Single-Payer national health care (Medicare For All) on Saturday, May 30 (<a href="http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action" target="_blank">http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action</a>). Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party will cosponsor and participate in the 'Funk Fenty' Concert and Rally planned for Thursday, May 7, 4 to 7 pm on Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Parties in Pakistan and the US are demanding an end to US military attacks within Pakistan's borders, which have killed 900 civilians and left villages in ruins. Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department to investigate evidence of torture and punish any and all Bush White House officials who broke the law. Greens urged President Obama to release all torture memos. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NewYork State said today the Democratic leaders at the State Capitol and in DC still fail to support the radical measures needed to deal with climate change, energy and other key environmental issues. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Earlier this month the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental & Energy Committee approved John Hanger's nomination to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. Senator Mary Jo White, the Chair of the committee, called for a vote by the entire senate. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature former Green Party of New York State Co-Chair Ian Wilder who will review Obama's First 100 days from a Green Party Perspective. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called US participation in the Durban Review Conference an imperative and called on President Obama to drop earlier plans to avoid the antiracism conference. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Responding to the $1.8 billion cuts in the House budget, the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts is calling out the Democrats for breaking their promises to Massachusetts voters. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Earth Day 2009, the Green Party is promoting the theme of 'Green Generation,' with an emphasis on the party's current activities and its role in the past generation and the next generation. Earth Day falls on Wednesday, April 22. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The US District Court for the District Columbia has issued a ruling that, while dismissing the plaintiff for lack of standing, did not reject the validity of his arguments challenging the Electoral College based on the Mal-Apportionment Penalty clause of the 14th Amendment. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has endorsed International Seeds Day (ISD, http://www.INEAS.org/20090426_PR.pdf) on April 26, which will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage and signing of Order 81 by Paul Bremer, administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders voiced concerns about the "Food Safety Modernization Act" (HR 875 and S 425) and, while supporting the goal of food safety and farm inspections, urged amendments in the bill to protect small and family farms, farmers' markets, and organic farming. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The reform of the Rockefeller Drug Laws proposed during the NY State budget negotiations is a welcome sign in the abolition of these exceedingly unjust laws, but does not go far enough, according to the New York State Green Party ... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders condemned legislative attempts to repeal the Illinois moratorium against new nuclear production. House Bill 875 and Senate Bill 2162 would delete the provision in state law prohibiting the construction of new nuclear facilities until the nuclear waste storage issue is resolved. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php A legislative effort to all but end the practice of "slating" in Illinois has drawn the ire of Green Party leaders. House Bill 723 would make it so that when no candidate of an established party runs in a primary for a particular office, that party can only fill the vacancy in nomination if the candidate they "slate" collects a large number of signatures. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today offered a set of urgent economic steps for the White House and Congress, saying that President Obama's Wall Street rescue scheme was merely "throwing hundreds of billions of taxpayers' dollars into the Wall Street money hole." Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Supporters of DC statehood will hold a rally and free concert on the west steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, April 1. Titled 'FREE CONCERT 4 DC STATEHOOD', the event begins at 6 pm and will continue until 8 pm. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Pennsylvania denounces the statements of acting PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger and called for him to resign. Last week, Mr. Hanger said the economic benefits of drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale were worth the 'inevitable' environmental damage, including poisoning of some residents' water sources. According to Reuters, "He acknowledged that some of the chemicals could be dangerous to human health but said that risk has to be weighed against the benefits that will come from the exploitation of what he called the 'enormous' gas reserves contained in the Marcellus Shale." Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party today criticized state Democratic lawmakers for negotiating this year's state budget in virtual secrecy. So far lawmakers have refused to pass budget resolutions in each house, hold public leaders meetings, or convene budget conference committee. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php On Monday, March 30, the Green Party of the United States will join other advocates for an end to the Israeli occupation, for full human rights and equality for all in Israel-Palestine, and for a nonviolent resolution to the Middle East conflict by observing the Global Day of Action for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders challenged the Obama Administration to reverse the failed policies and reject the agenda of the Bush Administration, citing as examples the war on drugs; torture, illegal surveillance, and other Bush-Cheney abuses of power; and cuts in Social Security. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php n Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 7 pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature Dr. Scott Carlin, the founder of the Long Island Climate Solutions Network, speaking about Global Warming: How Immediate is the Crisis? Carlin's speech is part of the Babylon Green Party's 100 Days Series which is featuring topic that need to addressed in the first 100 days of the new presidency Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called the White House's reversal on excluding Single-payer advocates from a March 5 health care policy summit a modest but important victory for universal health care. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that Americans should be furious over President Obama's barring of advocates for single-payer (also called Medicare For All) from his March 5 health care summit. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Israel's three-week attack on Gaza, during December 2008 and January 2009, left over 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead, and thousands of Gazans wounded. The bombardment demolished much of the infrastructure in Gaza, with schools, hospitals and mosques destroyed. Many people became, and still are, homeless. The population - already scrambling for the necessities of life because of the ongoing blockade by Israel - is now even more desperate for food, water and electricity. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today offered critical comments on President Obama's recently announced plans for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, and escalation of troop levels in Afghanistan. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Bronx County Green Party (BCGP) announced today that it has endorsed Bronx Community Board 9 member Walter Nestler as the Green Party candidate for City Council in the Bronx' 18th Council District. Mr. Nestler will make a public announcement of his intention to run later today at the Bronx Parks Speak Up at Herbert Lehman College. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State condemns the recent termination of Dr. Joel Kovel by Bard College after 20 years on its faculty. We agree with Dr. Kovel, a former Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate from New York, that this termination appears to be motivated by political considerations, notably his outspoken criticism in recent years of Zionism and Israeli policy. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php White-hot outrage cannot adequately describe Green reaction to revelations of children unjustly sent to PA juvenile detention centers on the orders of corrupt local judges. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The FBI's "cooperating witness" who is the foundation of the FBI attempt to convict Chuck Turner and Dianne Wilkerson of extortion has announced that he is no longer cooperating with the FBI. In a front page article in Friday's Boston Globe, Ronald Wilburn states that he "felt he had been used by the FBI to topple a pair of prominent black politicians". Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php On February 6, 2009 the Green Party of Florida (GPF, <a href="http://www.floridagreens.org" target="_blank">http://www.floridagreens.org</a>) joined with the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS, <a href="http://www.nirs.org" target="_blank">http://www.nirs.org</a>) and the Ecology Party to file a legal challenge to a new nuclear power plant proposed by Progress Energy Florida (PEF) for a site in Levy County, near Inglis, Florida. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php everal Green Party leaders are attending the 'American Citizens' Summit' organized by the Transpartisan Alliance (<a href="http://www.transpartisan.net" target="_blank">http://www.transpartisan.net</a>) in Denver, Colorado. The Summit began on February 11 and continues until Sunday, February 15. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that the $789 billion compromise stimulus bill falls drastically short of providing what's needed to end the deepening recession, and urged the Obama Administration to renegotiate the bill to restore and expand funding to create jobs and to provide a real safety net for every American. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party is sponsoring a forum, with a panel and open discussion, on the growing demand for statehood for the District of Columbia on Thursday, February 5. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of New York State Committee members from Bronx County will appear at the MTA Fare Increase hearing at Lehman College today. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party is sponsoring a forum, with a panel and open discussion, on the growing demand for statehood for the District of Columbia on Thursday, February 5. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Second Ward Council Member Cam Gordon and At-Large Park and Recreation Board Commissioner Annie Young were surprised this week to learn that Council Members Ostrow, Samuels and Remington are proposing to eliminate the 126-year-old Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php President Obama has a choice -- he can either work for universal health care or he can satisfy the demands of insurance industry lobbies for continued private profit, said Green Party leaders today. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of New York State Committee members from Bronx County will appear at the MTA Fare Increase hearing at the Westchester County Center today. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Leaders of the DC Statehood Green Party urged Congress to set aside proposed legislation for 'DC Voting Rights' and instead draft and enact legislation to make the District of Columbia a state. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Rosa Clemente, the Green Party's 2008 candidate for Vice President of the United States, has announced a national speaking tour with a focus on Hip Hop conferences, symposiums, town hall meetings, and many other public events, as well as Black History Month, Women's History Month, and Latino Heritage Month. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that President Obama must press Israel to end the occupation as part of any lasting truce in the siege of Gaza. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party has asked Green leaders from all over the US to tell America what a Green President of the United States would do during the 'First 100 Days' of his or her administration. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Gov. Schwarzenegger should look more at his failed "one-man rule" than even the dysfunctional Legislature – and someone should remind him that people are losing their homes and can't put food on the table while he refuses to tax the super wealthy, said the Green Party of California today in response to the State-of-the-State message. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders in Michigan condemned the brutal air strikes and military assaults by Israel on unarmed civilians in Gaza and called for a boycott of Israel. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Political remedies to hold police more accountable for outrageous acts such as the shooting death of an African-American youth here on New Year's Day have been blocked by even supposedly "sympathetic" Democratic Party politicians, charged Green Party of California spokespeople Friday. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Two years ago, the incoming Spitzer/Paterson administration promised New Yorkers that on day one, everything would change. On day 737, it's amazing to see how little about New York State government has really changed. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's response to the recent spill of 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 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, has rated Governor David Paterson on 25 Green Party challenges for his first year in office. The challenges, which are listed below, were first issued to Eliot Spitzer after he was elected to office in 2006. They include bringing National Guard troops home from Iraq, marrying same-sex couples, promoting single-payer universal health care, and investing in public schools. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States calls for an immediate end to Israel's bombing attacks on Gaza, which in the past four days has already caused at least 364 deaths, including Palestinian women and children, with hundreds more wounded. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php reen Party activists challenged gay voters and advocates of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights to protest President-elect Barack Obama's invitation to Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today said that Obama has the chance, when he becomes President, to take the lead on curbing global warming. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - noting the Democratic Party's national platform does not support same sex marriage - is demanding that President-elect Obama un-invite pro-Prop 8 pastor Rick Warren to perform the invocation for the Obama inauguration. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php reen Party leaders urged Americans to take up President-elect Barack Obama's call for discussion on health care and demand a single-payer national health care program, also called Medicare For All. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party's 2008 presidential candidate, and other US delegates in Cuba for an international conference marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have issued a statement calling on the US to confirm and observe the tenets of the Declaration (<a href="http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html</a>). Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that the incoming Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for Americans. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party has filed a formal request with the Department of Justice for an investigation into the process by which the FBI targeted Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner in its recent FBI sting operation. The letter states that known facts about the investigation "raise serious questions regarding whether the Turner action was a legitimate law enforcement activity." Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php We in the Illinois Green Party are deeply troubled by the arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief-of-staff John Harris. The Governor is charged with attempting to personally profit from his power to appoint a person to the U.S. Senate. While we recognize that the accused are innocent until proven guilty, we must also admit that we are not surprised by these allegations. We have seen a long pattern of pay-to-play from Blagojevich, and indeed, a long pattern of pay-to-play throughout Illinois politics for years. The long sordid history of corruption in Illinois must finally come to an end. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State strongly condemns the decision of President-elect Barack Obama to appoint New York Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in his incoming administration. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Capital District Greens criticized President-elect Obama today for nominating Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to be his Secretary of State, saying it contradicted the anti-war rhetoric he initially based his campaign on. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php 2008 Green presidential candidate and former six-term Congress member Cynthia McKinney has published the text of her speech prepared for a conference in Damascus, Syria, in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the denial of the Right of Return for Palestinians, in violation of the Universal Declaration. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green-Rainbow Party stands with Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, who has been a tireless servant in the broad struggle for justice, and who has a distinguished history fighting on behalf of the people of Boston and beyond. Councilor Turner has unswervingly taken the side of the disadvantaged and disempowered, steadfastly refusing to take the side of wealthy interests accustomed to buying influence through campaign contributions and lobbying. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called on President-elect Barack Obama to appoint a Cabinet that will pursue real reform, in accord with Mr. Obama's promise of change in the new administration. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders are focusing on the campaign to elect Malik Rahim, Louisiana Green candidate for the US House in New Orleans (District 2) (http://www.votemalik.com), urging local and national support and assistance for Mr. Rahim. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Thomas Merton, philosopher and noteworthy catholic author and theologian once said, "We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves." Even though he died 40 years before last night's award ceremony, honoring Malik Rahim for his work; one might have imagined that Thomas Merton said those words with Malik in mind." Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php public memorial celebrating the life of former gubernatorial, presidential and vice-presidential candidate Peter Camejo will be held SUNDAY, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. at the International House on the University of California at Berkeley campus (2299 Piedmont Ave), according to an announcement by family and friends. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California endorsed mass, worldwide demonstrations this Saturday (November 15) in every state in the nation, including California, protesting the passage of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage amendment, as well as other anti-gay ballot initiatives in Arkansas, Arizona and Florida. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party of Connecticut officials will file a complaint with local and state election boards that "REGISTERED" WRITE IN votes were not counted in all towns across the state as required by state law, it was announced today. This decision was reached after state Greens checked their own town votes totals showing no registered write in votes for the Green Party candidate for President, Cynthia McKinney and after receiving numerous complaints that town polling places had no list of registered write in lists, were reluctant to show any list, and some local voters were told their write in votes would not count. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party's 2008 candidates for the US House doubled the number of votes they received collectively from the number received in 2006, while over one million US voters voted for at least one Green candidate in the 2008 election. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Greens released 2008 election result numbers that more than doubled 2006 Green Party state wide votes, as early election numbers were announced today. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States thanked Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, Green candidates for President and Vice President, for their strong national campaign in the 2008 election. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php n the wake of an election giving Democrats strong control over both houses of Congress, the DC Statehood Green Party challenged the next Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party will assume the No. 1 elected office in another California city, and may yet have two members on the powerful San Francisco Board of Supervisors after preliminary results were announced for Tuesday's election. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party candidates for president and vice president, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, are an historic ticket. These two women of color, a former six term Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia and a journalist and founder of the National Hip Hop Caucus have teamed up to bring a message of peace, democracy, justice and ecological sanity to the 2008 national elections. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Green party officials announce that they would file a complaint with the state elections officials because the space for the "write in" votes for their candidates and other third parties was too small and questioned whether their votes would be counted. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders are urging progressive, independent, and antiwar voters to invest their votes in a growing progressive, antiwar party on Election Day 2008 by voting for the Green Party presidential ticket: Cynthia McKinney for President, Rosa Clemente for Vice President. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential candidates will be with community on election night in San Francisco and New York City Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The DC Statehood Green Party will hold its 2008 Election Night 'Victory Party' at Dynasty Ethiopian Restaurant, 2210 14th Street NW near the corner of W Street in Washington, DC (<a href="http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/dc/dynasty.html" target="_blank">http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/dc/dynasty.html</a>). Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php David Schwartzman, DC Statehood Green candidate for At-Large Member of the City Council of the District of Columbia, has challenged his rivals in the campaign to a footrace on Saturday, November 1, from Northwest to Southeast DC. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The following response to an October 27 Washington Post article on Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney was prepared with the intent of submitting as a guest column. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States is running an outstanding slate of candidates for state legislature in 2008, with a few strong possibilities of victory on Election Day. Four such candidates are profiled below. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Jesse Johnson campaign for Governor of West Virginia was endorsed by West Virginia Citizen Action Fund. The Citizen Action Fund, a new political action committee formed by West Virginia Citizen Action Group, is the state's oldest consumer protection and government watch-dog organization. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has become the first political party to endorse the Election Integrity Pledge promoted by Standing For Voters (<a href="http://www.StandingForVoters.org" target="_blank">http://www.StandingForVoters.org</a>), an internet-based group inviting candidates to pledge their commitment to fair elections. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The co-chairs of the Green Party's International Committee (<a href="http://www.gp.org/committees/intl">http://www.gp.org/committees/intl</a>) have responded to an attack by Alan Dershowitz against the Green Party and its position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The text of the response follows below Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has identified several candidates who are running significant campaigns at state and local levels. Five such candidates are profiled below. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Washington State Power To The People Campaign has announced that Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney will be visiting Seattle on Sunday, October 26th and Monday, October 27th. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Maine Green Independent Party will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at noon at Monument Square, Portland, in order for the party to present the argument that voters need not vote for the lesser of two evils - there is a third way to vote and that's the Green way. Many of the party's candidates for the state legislature and local offices will be in attendance at the press conference. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Carl Romanelli, the 2006 Green Party candidate for Senate, spoke at an anti-war rally in Philadelphia last Friday. The date marked the sixth anniversary of the congressional vote to authorize President Bush to make war on Iraq. As Romanelli noted, "Congress gave President Bush the authority to make war without further consultation of the legislative branch. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania issued a statement calling for the abolition of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, and a total ban on natural gas drilling on public land, due to the potential for environmental damage and poisoning of local water supplies. This is especially relevant given the large amount of natural gas under Pennsylvania, located in what is known as the "Marcellus Shale." Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney will participate in a webcast forum for presidential candidates on Sunday, October 19, to be aired 7 to 9 pm on <a href="http://www.breakthematrix.com/channels/1" target="_blank">BreakTheMatrix.com</a>. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates and leaders, encouraged by an open letter from Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), called the Green Party the only hope for guaranteed health care for all Americans. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he National Women's Caucus (<a href="http://greens.org/gp-uswomen" target="_blank">http://greens.org/gp-uswomen</a>) of the Green Party of the United States has sent an open letter to the National Organization for Women (<a href="http://www.now.org" target="_blank">http://www.now.org</a>) urging support for the Green Party's presidential ticket. The text of the letter is appended below. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php David Schwartzman, DC Statehood Green Party candidate for City Council (At-Large) in Washington, DC, called for the city's 'rainy day' fund to be used for budget shortfalls, and other measures to ensure essential services during the current economic crisis. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney will be blogging live at the web site of the 2008 Presidential Debates Project (<a href="http://www.bloggingthedebates.com" target="_blank">http://www.bloggingthedebates.com</a>), a project of VoterWatch.com, during the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain in Oxford, Mississippi on Friday, September 26. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney has offered to debate Barack Obama if John McCain's opts out at this Friday's presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, following the Republican nominee's announcement that he is seeking a delay of the event. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates, including presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney, are calling for extensive measures and reforms to resolve the economic crisis caused by the collapse of mortgage providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investment banks Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, American International Group (AIG), and other financial companies. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php We the people must now seize the time! We have always had the capability of determining our own destiny, but for various reasons, the people failed to elect the leaders who provided the correct political will. There was always some corporate or private special interest that stood in the way of the public good. And they always seemed to have the power of the purse to throw around and influence public opinion or our elected officials. The very foundation of the U.S. economy is crumbling underneath our feet. This represents a unique moment in U.S. history and we must now seize the time for self-determination--for health care, education, ecological wisdom, justice, and all the policies that will make a difference in the lives of the people including an end to all wars, including the drug war! Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The 2008 election is in danger of being compromised by vote manipulation and obstruction of voters, say Green candidates and party leaders. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green candidates and leaders called on Mayor Adrian Fenty and other District public officials to end their efforts to sell off and give away public properties, including public school facilities, libraries, shelters, and parks. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Peter Camejo, three-time Green Party candidate for Governor and 2004 running mate with Ralph Nader in his independent run for President, died Saturday morning here at his home, just a few miles from the State Capitol. Mr. Camejo was 68. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders expressed support for Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney's call for a new investigation of the 9/11 attacks and for public release of important evidence and files related to 9/11. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of New York State is proud to have Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente on the ballot as the party's Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for 2008. McKinney and Clemente have now qualified for Green Party ballot lines in 32 states with the state of Vermont poised to become the next one. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders strongly condemned the brutal police assaults, raids, and arrests on dubious charges targeted at peaceful protesters gathering near the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Calling the Obama/Biden ticket the "faux antiwar" candidates, Green Party leaders urged national support and votes for the Green Party nominees, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, and for the party's 'Peace Slate' of candidates for Congress and other offices. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens have been among those targeted for harassment and intimidation by police in a wave of pre-emptive actions taken before the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php As the Democratic National Convention continued, Green Party leaders called attention to sharp differences between the Democratic ticket and Green nominees Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders challenged the media and campaign hype of the Democratic National Convention by comparing the positions taken by Barack Obama and Joe Biden with the Green presidential nominees, Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Rosa Clemente, the recently nominated vice-presidential candidate running with former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on the Green Party ticket, will join Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Val Kilmer, Sean Penn, Cindy Sheehan, Tom Morello, Jello Biafra, Nellie McKay, and Ike Reilly at the "Open the Debates" Super Rally on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Denver Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for the organizers of the September 18 presidential debate in New Orleans to admit other candidates along with the Democratic and Republican nominees, including Green nominee Cynthia McKinney. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php DC Statehood Green Party leaders and candidates expressed concern and disappointment over the Democratic Party's omission of DC statehood from its 2008 national platform draft at the request of DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party candidates and leaders called the 24-hour curfew imposed on the city of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a gross violation of the rights of local citizens and a symptom of the rapid growth of unrestrained police power over the past two decades. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Connecticut Green Party officials said they blame the news media's 'black out' or NO NEWS COVERAGE of Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney at all, even after she won the national party's nomination, for a big part of her not being on the official ballot in the fall. They conceded falling short in their drive for 15,000 total signatures for three main reasons. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php the Clark for Congress campaign issued the following statement today on the Russo-Georgian conflict by 8th District Green Party congressional candidate Gordon Clark: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Eddie Boyd, Jr. was born on August 24, 1961 in Miami, Florida. Eddie served in the United States Navy soon after high school. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green candidates and leaders called Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions on energy policy, gas prices, and global warming a capitulation to corporate lobbies, and urged adoption of the Green Party's plan to reduce fossil fuel consumption, generate new jobs in conservation and new energy sources, and curb the advance of climate change. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Eddie Boyd, 2006 Green Party candidate for Governor, passed away this morning at 2:17 AM at Good Samaritan Hospital of lung cancer. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The final tally is in, and the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) has nominated a total of 32 candidates for Federal, state, and local offices on the November 4 general-election ballot. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that the outcome of the 2008 presidential election may be affected by the antidemocratic apportionment of Electoral College votes, with the popular vote misrepresented by the winner-take-all system of assigning votes to electors. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) evoked the memory of Eugene V. Debs by nominating jailed Benton Harbor community activist Rev. Edward Pinkney for Congress at the party's 2008 Nominating Convention last weekend in Marshall Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders said today that antiwar voters will not get an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by voting for presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama on Election Day. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged swift and aggressive court action to ensure fair elections and enforcement of legal campaign practices in the wake of election scandals in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green leaders, after the party's successful national convention last weekend in Chicago, have turned their attention towards placing nominees Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente on the ballot in every state. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens statewide and across the nation are mourning the loss of Berkeley City Councilwoman Dona Spring – she was the longest-serving Green Party officeholder in the country. Ms. Spring died Sunday after a decades-long fight with rheumatoid arthritis. She was 55. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party of the United States opened its 2008 national convention at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago on Thursday, July 10 and continued with numerous meetings on Friday. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Schedule of news conferences and other media events, media credentialing, bios of featured speakers, other essential details Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Vic Roberts, Green Party candidate for 19th Congressional District, passed away Friday night or early Saturday morning. The cause of death is unknown. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Steve Alesch, Green Party candidate for Congress (IL-13), blasted opponent Rep. Judy Biggert's new Apollo Energy Independence Act, calling it a political stunt that will jeopardize the health and well-being of millions of people in the 13th district. Rep. Biggert's plan calls for more nuclear reactors across the United States, as well as a nuclear waste reprocessing facility in the Chicago suburbs. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php US Green Party leaders expressed gratitude and relief after learning of Ingrid Betancourt's rescue on Wednesday after she had been held hostage by Colombian rebels since 2002. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party members attending the Green National Convention in Chicago, July 10-13, will bring donations for area shelters. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Hawaii has regained ballot status for the 2008 elections, after gathering more than twice the number of petition signatures required. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php he Green Party, holding its 2008 national convention in Chicago, will highlight the growth of the Illinois Green Party after adversity faced by Illinois Greens in the 2006 election. The convention, at which Greens will nominate their presidential ticket, will take place July 10-13. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders, preparing for the 2008 Green National Convention in Chicago (July 10-13), say that the convention will be a public forum for discussion of impeachment and other major issues on which Democrats and Republicans have failed in their responsibility to voters. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The San Francisco Green Party - a powerful force in progressive San Francisco politics - has endorsed the independent run by peace activist Cindy Sheehan against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D) in November. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States has released an updated schedule for the party's national nominating convention, at which the Green presidential ticket will be chosen by Green delegates. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NYS strongly recommends that the NYS Senate protect farmworkers by passing a Senate bill matching A11425-a. This would ensure farmworkers a minimum of basic labor rights, including one day of rest per week and overtime pay over a forty-hour week. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates expressed alarm that presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has joined President Bush in threatening a US attack on Iran Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Alex Polikoff of Corvallis received the Pacific Green Party's nomination as candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Oregon's 5th Congressional District at the party's convention in Portland on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Following the Bar Harbor Town Meeting's passage of a resolution opposing a war with Iran unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Maine Green Independent Party is calling on towns and cities throughout the state to pass similar resolutions, and asking the party members to initiate and support such efforts. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders and candidates said today that the health care reform plans offered by Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are designed to benefit insurance and pharmaceutical corporations -- including contributors to their own campaigns -- rather than American people who need coverage and treatment. Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders urged the White House and Congress to recognize the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Israel as an occasion to press for long overdue human rights and equality for all Israelis, including Arabs and Muslims, and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of California - which, unlike the other national political parties, has strongly advocated for the legalization of same-sex marriage for more than 15 years - heralded the California Supreme Court's decision late last week to finally legalize the marriage of couples of the same sex. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Organizers of the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention are encouraging journalists who intend to cover the event to register at the Media Credentialing web page: <a href="http://www.gp.org/forms/media">http://www.gp.org/forms/media</a> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of Michigan may not be on the ballot for August's primary. But GPMI is posting its own list of candidates who are actively competing for places on the November 4 general-election ballot . . . in the Green column. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders called for national defeat of the $300 billion Farm Bill, calling it a capitulation to major agribusiness interests and a blow to small farmers. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -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, 07 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, 07 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, 05 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, 01 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, 09 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, 09 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, 03 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, 03 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, 01 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, 07 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, 04 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, 03 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, 06 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, 06 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, 05 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, 05 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, 09 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, 09 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, 08 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, 07 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, 04 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, 01 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, 08 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of NYS today offered a number of alternatives to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, calling for a state budget that improves the future of all New Yorkers, rather than reacting out of fear of a budget shortfall. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php The Green Party of the United States concluded its 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, on Sunday. The meeting was attended by at least 95 delegates from at least 33 state Green Parties and caucuses, as well as many party leaders, candidates, officeholders, and observers. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Greens also called for a close monitoring by US agencies of radiation levels throughout the Pacific and along the west coast, with accurate information published about any radioactivity discovered in these areas, especially in farm produce and other food supplies. In the event of radioactive emissions from Japanese nuclear power plants damaged by the tsunami, Greens said President Obama must authorize public health agencies to make potassium iodide pills and filtering masks available for young people in Hawaii, Alaska, and the west coast of the contiguous states. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.gp.org/press.php Green Party leaders today warned that western military intervention, now unfolding with air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's forces allegedly to create a no-fly zone, could escalate into a new US/NATO war on a Muslim nation rather than the stated goal of humanitarian protection for Libyan civilians and aid for rebels. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500