An Evening with Jill Stein & Matthew Hoh
Peace activist and candidate for US Senate Matthew Hoh and Dr. Jill Stein, pioneering environmental health advocate and the Green Party's candidate for President in 2012 and 2016 recently hosted an on-line conversation.
Jill and Matt spoke about the current moment of crisis in Ukraine and demanded that we build an independent political movement for people, planet, and peace over profit.
Read moreInequities of Legalized Marijuana
On March 2, 2022, the Green Party of St. Louis & the Universal African Peoples Organization sponsored a webinar on the Inequities of Legalized Marijuana. A video of the event is now available.
The billion-dollar marijuana market should have room for every ethnic group. But going from decriminalization to medical and recreational use has resulted in a patchwork of dangerous inconsistencies.
Read moreRemoving Pesticides from Our Public Spaces
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Presented by the Green Party of St Louis on April 8, 2021
Public areas such as parks, playgrounds and schoolyards are routinely sprayed with various chemicals to control insects and plants. Evidence has mounted showing that these chemicals damage human health. Pesticides tend to be used disproportionately in African American communities.
Read moreUS / NATO Aggression at the Russian Border
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A conversation between US, Russian and Ukrainian Peace activists
Corporate media in the US has been warning about a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This, Russia denies. But this propaganda has been used by the Biden Administration to whip up sentiment for war. Billions of dollars of US arms have been sent to Ukraine, Ukraine has massed an estimated 145,000 troops on the Russian border with US “advisors” supporting their effort.
Read moreRights of Nature and Antarctica Rights
The International Committee of the Green Party US with The Green Party of Florida and The Green Party of New Jersey recently participated in an online workshop on Rights of Nature and Antarctica Rights held on February 5, 2022. The workshop was part of the 2022 Global Greens Virtual Conference, Connecting For Green Action.
Green Parties and allies across the globe will advance Rights of Nature initiatives and participate in the democratically-created Declaration for the Rights of Antarctica to be launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2022, for adoption by states and civil society across the globe.
Read moreProtecting Waters of the Earth
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Black and Green Wednesday Event
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Sponsored by the Green Party of St. Louis and the Universal African Peoples Organization
Many manufacturing and agricultural practices, especially animal confinement, degrade water quality. Colonialism intensifies disputes over withdrawal of water from the Blue Nile. Hydro-power from dams intensifies climate change, compromises habitat, and poisons animal and human life.
Read moreRanked Choice Voting Day
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The Fight for Voter Democracy: Ranked Choice Voting and Proportional Representation
The Ballot Access Committee of the Green Party of the United States held a webinar presentation on Sunday, January 23 celebrating Ranked Choice Voting Day. Together, let's build a real movement away from an electoral system based on the politics of fear, "lesser-evilism" and division and give a just platform for the greater good!
Read moreReal Zero Carbon Emissions vs. Net Zero: The Difference Means Everything
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States held a webinar on why it supports the goal of Real Zero Greenhouse gas Emissions rather than Net Zero on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Featured speakers were David Schwartzman and Mike Ewall. David Schwartzman, a member of the DC Statehood Green Party, is a professor emeritus of biology at Howard University and the author of Life, Temperature, and the Earth. David and his older son Peter Schwartzman (Mayor of Galesburg IL, member of the Illinois Green Party) just had their paper published "Can the 1.5 °C warming target be met in a global transition to 100% renewable energy?" Their book website is theearthisnotforsale.org.
Read moreNonviolence in a Violent World
The Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) presented this webinar with speakers directly involved in these struggles followed by Q & A. It took place on November 18, 2021.
Read moreAgriculture as a Weapon of Domination
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Webinar at 7:00 p.m. CT, Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The webinar will begin with Wes Jackson explaining the 10,000-year-old problem of agriculture: cultivation of annual grain crops which compromise soil ecosystems and organic matter. Perennial grain crops and cropping systems can make food-producing ecosystems as resilient as natural ecosystems.
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