Testimony by Howie Hawkins, Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Public Hearing to discuss the Climate and Community Protection Act. Albany, NY, February 11, 2019 – Thank you for this public hearing to discuss how to strengthen and improve the Climate and Community Protection Act (A3871/S2292). My name is Howie Hawkins. I am a retired Teamster from Syracuse, New York. I was the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Continue reading

One of the biggest challenges for local Green Party organizations is recruiting candidates. At this point in the election cycle, the topic should be foremost on our minds. How can you recruit quality candidates? It’s hard to find someone who is willing to run for office. It takes a lot of conviction to campaign, win and follow that up with successful administration. What are qualities of a strong candidate? How can we work with developing candidates to increase their knowledge and skills? Continue reading

Ajamu Baraka, the 2016 Green Party vice-presidential candidate, will be one of the speakers at the Black is Back Electoral School. Other Greens currently scheduled to participate are Betty Davis and Ralph Poynter from New York and the Rev. Edward Pickney from Benton Harbor, Michigan. The event will be on April 6 & 7 at Akwaaba Hall, Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida. Continue reading

AUGUSTA, ME -- The Green Independent and Libertarian parties of Maine have agreed to work together to promote pro-democratic policies and protect individual liberties. Officers of each party held a joint press conference, at the Samantha Smith statue near the capitol building in Augusta, in front of the Maine State Museum, on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 3 p.m.The officers discussed 10 areas of cooperation between the two largest non-major political parties: Continue reading

As you may have read on the national website, our local New Orleans group has been recognized as the first active chapter of the Green Party of Louisiana. That's exciting, but what's next? 1. We need to designate a delegate (or two) to the state Coordinating Committee. This role is open to any member in good standing who is willing to hit the road at least three times a year and travel elsewhere in Louisiana for CC meetings. Continue reading

This month is about Peace & Love. Peace for the planet with a call to end all wars for oil and stop US imperialism (think Syria and Venezuela). Love for the people through a national week of actions to push for Improved Medicare For All (Single Payer). This message of People, Planet, Peace Over Profit is what the Green Party is all about!#WeAreGreen Continue reading

Seattle, WA – Cities and towns in Washington could soon have the freedom to choose better elections, thanks to  bills filed in our legislature. HB 1722 and SB 5708 offer local jurisdictions the option to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for elections.  RCV is engaging voters and invigorating democracy in the 22 cities and counties around the U.S. that have already adopted it for their elections. Under this bill, Washington communities will be able to enjoy these benefits, too. Continue reading

At the next reading group get together on Saturday February 16, the Gateway-Greens & friends will be discussing the connection between nuclear power and nuclear war by reading about both. Please see the Jan/Feb 2019 Compost-Dispatch article on “Can Nuclear Power Solve the Climate Crisis?” If you do not have a copy of that Compost-Dispatch, reply to this message with your name & postal address so the St. Louis Green Party can mail you a copy. Continue reading

Racist Actions in Past and Present Make Him Unfit to Govern On Friday, February 1, the Green Party of Virginia became aware of a photograph from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook from the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS). The photo showed one person dressed in the robes of the Klu Klux Klan and a second dressed in blackface. In a press conference that evening, the governor acknowledged he was one of the people in the photo and apologized.  Continue reading

It's official we have the new 2019 calender and the lobby dates! Greens from all over the United States will join together during this week to lobby their congress to ask them to take the the public funding only pledge and also to sponsor or co-sponsor a bill in Congress to free our elections from any sort of bribery cash: special interest PAC, corporate or dark money donations. Instead – qualified candidates from every party would get an equal chance in TV, radio and printed ads, debates and appearances. This would allow other voices to be heard and the American voters to be aware of all of their choices. Continue reading