The Alabama State Green Party meeting will be held on December 14! It's time to elect our state party officials and MORE! Details to come.

Please find below an example email/letter that you might consider sending to your city councilman or county commissioner. This website may help you find your local officials - - warning city councilmen usually take more sleuthing! https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/

Dear Esteemed ________________:

My name is __________________, a constituent of District _______.

I strongly encourage you to adopt a resolution in support of the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli actions in Gaza. As you know, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for "the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare: and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts."  It is important to show that this city/county respects and complies with the rule of international law and acknowledges the genocide which is occurring in Gaza. I think it is imperative that we try to walk with moral clarity and say that we in the State of Alabama, home of the Rocket City, do not want the rockets we design, develop, and distribute to be used to fire warheads on civilians and children, either intentionally or through wanton disregard. 

Please adopt a resolution, for example:

• WHEREAS, the city/county of ______________ values peace, justice, and human rights; and
• WHEREAS, the ongoing collective punishment, campaign of violence, and forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has resulted in the mass murder of civilians via various weapons of war, including a historic number of victims amongst humanitarian aid workers, journalists, healthcare workers, and civilian men, women, and children; and
• WHEREAS, the withholding, blocking, and deliberate destruction of humanitarian aid has resulted in conditions of famine for all civilians in Gaza, affecting a population composed primarily of women and children; and
• WHEREAS, the state of Israel’s actions have been a cause of serious concern, including allegations of genocide with proceedings currently underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ); and
• WHEREAS, it is essential to express solidarity with those affected by this campaign of violence and advocate for a peaceful and just resolution that respects the rights of the Palestinian people;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by this government body that

• The city/county of ______________ stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza,who are currently facing a campaign of genocide - as defined by Article II of the United Nations (UN) Genocide Convention - by the state of Israel.
• The city/county of ______________ condemns antisemitism, anti-Jewish sentiments, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian sentiments.
• The city/county of ______________ condemns any actions that exacerbate violence, suffering, and loss of life in the region.
• The city/county of ______________ calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and urges all parties involved to engage in dialogue and seek a peaceful resolution while critical aid is allowed to flow into Gaza uninhibited.
• The city/county of ______________ recognizes the right of all people, regardless of their nationality or ethnicity, to live in peace, security, and dignity; supporting a free Palestinian state.
• The city/county of ______________ encourages its residents to engage in informed discussions about the approximately 76 year history of increasing tactics towards the goal of ethnic cleansing in what the UN refers to as the “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” and advocate for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

Signed,
________________________________

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101 things you can do to live greener

... continued from last time ...

77. Vote for candidates who support Green values
78. Write letters to your representatives
79. Become involved with your child’s school
80. Encourage your child’s natural talents and interests
81. Organize or join a neighborhood toy co-op
82. Put toxic substances out of reach of children
83. Teach your children ecological wisdom
84. Listen to their needs and support their dreams
85. Communicate openly with your friends and co-workers
86. Acknowledge someone who provides quality service
87. Work to understand people with different views
88. Be conscious of the struggles of oppressed people
89. Work to unlearn cultural sexism and racism
90. Acknowledge spirituality in yourself and others
91. Donate blood if your health permits
92. Explore ways to reduce the stress in your life
93. Practice preventative health care
94. Exercise regularly and eat nutritious foods
95. Bring music into your life
96. Learn about the medications you put into your body
97. Practice responsible family planning
98. Learn first aid and emergency procedures
99. Take time to play, relax, and go into nature
100. Decrease TV-watching and increase creative learning
101. Have fun and be joyful!

(straight from GP downloads)

Are monks and hippies and poets relevant? No, we are deliberately irrelevant. We live with an ingrained irrelevance which is proper to every human being. The marginal accepts the basic irrelevance of the human condition, an irrelevance which is manifested above all by the fact of death. The marginal person, the monk, the displaced person, the prisoner, all these people live in the presence of death, and the office of the monk or the marginal person, the meditative person or the poet is to go beyond death even in this life, to go beyond the dichotomy of life and death and to be, therefore, a witness to life.

~ Thomas Merton.

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