EcoAction: Degrowth Webinar
10th Annual Degrowth Summer School, Barcelona, June 3, 2024
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a webinar on Monday, June 10 about the issue of degrowth. The workshop explored various issues within the degrowth movement, including how to deal with the present level of development in the Global South.
Read moreConflict with China: Marching to Disaster
The increasingly hostile posture of U.S. foreign policy toward China foreshadows a dangerous conflict with serious economic and military consequences. This webinar will explore the forces moving the U.S. and China towards conflict; describe the likely outcomes of a clash between these great powers; and provide information on how citizens can work to avert what could become America’s greatest foreign policy disaster.
Webinar details:
June 5, 2024 7:30 PM ET, 6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PM PT
WATCH Degrowth: A Better Global Quality of Life, with Less Production
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Sponsored by the Gateway Green Alliance and the Universal African People's Organization
People everywhere are asking if degrowth is the only realistic way to counter climate change. But how would that happen? Would people lose their jobs and be impoverished in the US and across the world? Or would it be the only way for poor countries to free themselves from overdeveloped ones?
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Break The System 2024: Green Party Congressional Candidates Forum
The Longmont Green Party of Colorado was proud to host one of the first Green Party Candidate Forums of 2024. This free virtual event featured Congressional candidates from across the nation who spoke to Green Party members and future candidates about the need for more people like you to be on the ballot.
Prepare to be inspired to learn more and run for office in your community as these candidates share why they decided to run for office, what issues they care about, and how people can support their campaigns as they BREAK THE SYSTEM.
Read moreUpdate on COP28
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a forum on Monday, December 11 to provide an update on COP28.
Read moreEnding the Gaza War: Can a Just Peace Arise?
On November 29, 1947 the United Nations adopted Resolution 181 that would divide Great Britain's former Palestinian mandate into Jewish and Arab states. In the intervening years, Israel has been engaged in a series of wars with adjacent Arab states and displaced Palestinians.
Read moreEcoAction Committee webinar on garbage incineration
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a forum on Monday, November 13 about the perils of garbage and waste incineration. The workshop discussed ways to combat incinerators, both existing and new ones
Incineration creates and/or releases harmful chemicals and pollutants, including: Air pollutants such as particulate matter, which cause lung and heart diseases; Heavy metals such as lead and mercury, which cause neurological diseases; Toxic chemicals, such as PFAS and dioxins, which cause cancer and other health problems. In addition to its high costs, government contracts with garbage incinerators often provide a financial disincentive to recycling and waste reduction as the government may be penalized for diverting waste from the incinerator.
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Israel / Palestine Q&A Forum
This is the Q&A forum I did with Jason Call, Green candidate for WA02, covering the current Palestine/Israel fight, its long-term context, and what we can do to find a lasting peace.
Recorded on October 19, 2023
Read moreThere's No Freedom In Silence: Stand Up, Speak Out!
The Missouri Green Party recently hosted a webinar that called for solidarity with the African People's Socialist Party against the military-style FBI attacks, economic sanctions, and bogus charges of being "Russian agents." Discussions included how the Uhuru Movement is being targeted by the U.S. government, why it is imperative that the Green Party and other freedom-loving people defend the right to free speech of all those persecuted, from the "Uhuru 3" to Cop-City protesters and Julian Assange – and how we can take action in this historic fight.
Read moreAnimal Rights vs. Animal Welfare
A 30-minute YouTube video talk by Gary L. Francione entitled "The Philosophy of Animal Rights." Gary's address was recorded as a Plenary Session in 2019 at a convention of the European Federation of Animal Science. There he was introduced as being the first to introduce animal rights into the curriculum at a US university in the field of law, and as being very active in the field and the debate of climate change.
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