As Green Party candidates and activists, we have a role as an opposition party to educate ourselves and our communities on issues related to Islamophobia, racism, sexism and gender-identity and to prioritize work to support the struggles of the most vulnerable and marginalized in our communities. We must make an active contribution to the work of defending the human rights of our neighbors. We can build enduring alliances by engaging with the political crisis now present in this country.

From the Green Party of the United States Platform

Our Green values oblige us to support popular movements for peace and demilitarization in Israel-Palestine, especially those that reach across the lines of conflict to engage both Palestinians and Israelis of good will.

We support the implementation of boycott and divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era, which includes pressuring our government to impose embargoes and sanctions against Israel; and we support maintaining these nonviolent punitive measures until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law by

Ending its occupation and colonization of all Palestinian lands and dismantling the Wall in the West Bank

Recognizing the fundamental rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and

Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

We support a U.S. foreign policy that promotes the creation of one secular, democratic state for Palestinians and Israelis on the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan as the national home of both peoples, with Jerusalem as its capital.

Link To Additional Information

Visit www.gp.org/israel_palestine for additional information, including statements and podcasts from various state parties, candidates, and Green Party resources.

Join the DuPage Greens at their October Meeting!

Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8pm

Online at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89705320449

On the proposed agenda:

– Local Township Ballot Initiative

– DuPage Event for Ranked Choice Voting and Ballot Access

– Peace Vigil (DuPage)

– Protests in Chicago

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