National Women's Caucus condemns Duterte rape comments
The National Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United States unreservedly condemns statements made by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte last week. After declaring martial law, Duterte told troops: “For this martial law, and the consequences of martial law, and the ramifications of martial law, I and I alone would be responsible ... Just do your work. I will handle the rest. I will be imprisoned for you. If you rape three (women), I will say that I did it.” He later dismissed these remarks as "joking," but this is not the first time he has publicly "joked" about rape, even the gang rape of an Australian missionary who was subsequently murdered in a prison riot, saying he would have liked to "have been first in line." Nor was it merely talk when he looked the other way while his police force has murdered thousands of purported drug users and sellers, even claiming to have shot such persons himself.
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LeftForum 2017
The Green Party will be well represented at this year's LeftForum in New York City. Two dozen Greens from around the country will participate in over 20 panels.
Left Forum provides a context for the critical conversations that are essential for a stronger Left and a more just society.
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Tarrant County Green Party posts petition supporting Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity survey questions
In an article written recently by Sean R. Cahill, PhD and Harvey J. Makadon, MD, for the LGBT Health journal, it is reported that the Trump-Pence administration is eliminating the use of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (SOGI) questions on national surveys. They write:
The Trump Administration recently removed sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions from a national aging survey, and decided not to add a sexual orientation category and a transgender identity field to a national disability survey as planned. These actions have raised concerns that the major expansion of SOGI data collection on surveys and in clinical settings, which has occurred in recent years, may be under threat. SOGI data collection is essential to understand lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health and the extent to which LGBT people access critical social services, including elder and disability services essential for living in community.
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Come to the Maryland and National Green Party Meetings
The Maryland Green Party and the national Green Party annual meetings will be held in June and July. This year the national meeting is in Newark, New Jersey so it will be convenient for Greens in Maryland. Please consider attending one or both. This is a great chance to socialize with other Greens and learn more about the party.
Please consider making a donation to the MGP so that we can continue to build the party!
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Green Party of Brooklyn Membership Meeting
Please join us for the Green Party of Brooklyn membership meeting. Our agenda will include a vote by Green Party members in City Council District 38 (Red Hook & Sunset Park) to grant authorization to Carmen Hulbert, recent Green and longtime labor organizer, to run as our candidate for City Council.
We will also discuss the GPNY decision to promote the New York Health Bill as our new state-wide issue campaign and how our county can bring awareness about single payer health care to the streets of Brooklyn!
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Report from the Maine Green Independent Party Convention
The Maine Green Independent Party held its 2017 Convention Sunday May 21st at the Vile's Arboretum in Augusta. The current Co-Chairs gave a welcome greeting.
The MGIP has gone through a lot the past few years and this Convention was a breath of fresh air of things to come and a lot of hopeful folks who came out on a beautiful day to work towards that. For all who attended I thank you and look forward to moving forward with all of you to make the changes in Maine and beyond to work for the People, Peace and Planet over profit!
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2017 Green Party of Utah State Convention
June 24th, 2017 will be the date of the annual Green Party of Utah State Convention. This event is open to the public, and we encourage participation from all.
At the 2017 we will be electing party leadership. These leaders determination and vision will carry the Green Party of Utah into a new era of politics. If you envision a sustainable, equal, and just future in this state ... please come help us determine who will help to lead that vision into fruition.
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Pacific Green Party State Convention
The Pacific Green Party will be holding their state convention on Sunday, June 11 in Salem, Oregon.
The meeting will be held at the Oregon School of Massage from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. The school is located at 2111 Front Street NE, Building 3, Salem OR 97301. Please RSVP on Facebook or email [email protected].
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Green Town Hall
The Green Party of Rhode Island is holding a Town Hall intended to build community discussion about topics and issues relevant to this part of Providence. Come to meet, mingle, and build a resistance to environmental, political, and social degradation in the heart of the city.
Dr. Michael Fine MD will make a short presentation at this meeting about how to create a universal healthcare system on the municipal level. Dr. Fine has years of experience on the state level in public health and has developed a detailed schematic to use so to implement such a system. With multiple impending changes slated for the Affordable Care Act aka ObamaCare, this is a presentation you will not want to miss.
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Building People Power in the Time of Trump
The North Carolina Green Party (NCGP) is extremely pleased to present AJAMU BARAKA: Building People Power in the Time of Trump—The Path to Real Democracy.This event is free and open to the public. Donations to the NCGP are encouraged at https://ncgreenparty.nationbuilder.com/donate.
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