GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
Green Party leaders call for a moratorium on nuclear plants, insist that the Fukushima catastrophe quashes the myth that nuclear energy is a safe alternative
• US Greens send a message of sympathy and solidarity to the Japanese Green Party, urge monitoring of radiation in the US and availability of potassium iodide pills for young people in Hawaii, Alaska, and the west coast in the event of a radiation plume from Japan
• GreenStream Wednesday, March 16: discussion of Japan's nuclear disaster and the 23rd anniversary of Three Mile Island, 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT on the Green Party's Livestream channel: http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
• Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on nuclear energy, foreign policy, and related topics: http://www.gp.org/speakers/subjects.php
WASHINGTON, DC -- US Green Party leaders urged a moratorium on nuclear power plants and cancellation of license renewals for 23 General Electric reactors in the US that have the same design as reactors in Japan.
Greens also called for a close monitoring by US agencies of radiation levels throughout the Pacific and along the west coast, with accurate information published about any radioactivity discovered in these areas, especially in farm produce and other food supplies. In the event of radioactive emissions from Japanese nuclear power plants damaged by the tsunami, Greens said President Obama must authorize public health agencies to make potassium iodide pills and filtering masks available for young people in Hawaii, Alaska, and the west coast of the contiguous states.
"After the Chernobyl disaster, cancer rates spiked in the Soviet Union and Europe when the radioactive plume from a nuclear reactor meltdown spread thousands of miles. Potassium iodide pills protect people from cancerous radiation and they're not expensive. If there is any hint of a threat to our children, this is a step worth taking," said Audrey Clement, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.
According to the book "Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment," published by the New York Academy of Sciences in 2010, the Chernobyl radiation affected the entire northern hemisphere (http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2010/2010-04-26-01.html).
"The Fukushima power plant catastrophe should deflate the myth that nuclear energy is a safe, clean alternative to fossil fuels. In February 2010, President Obama announced a $5.4 billion loan -- really a subsidy -- for a nuclear plant in Burke County, Georgia, with taxpayers assuming 80% of the financial risk. Nuclear power plants are so expensive and inherently dangerous that private companies won't invest in them, so the nuclear industry forces the public to foot the bill and to guarantee their profits. We need a permanent moratorium on nuclear power plants and a deactivation of nuclear plants near earthquake faultlines and other unstable areas in the US and eventual decommissioning of all such facilities," said Michael Canney, co-chair of the Green Party of Florida, who has led efforts to stop a proposed new nuclear plant in Levy County, Florida (http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=2143).
Greens noted further that insurance companies have acknowledged the dangers posed by nuclear power plants, including vulnerability to natural disaster and sabotage, and have been exempted from insuring such plants under the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act. Hundreds of spent fuel pools across the US remain a serious danger to public health.
On Sunday, March 13, the US Green Party's International Committee (http://www.gp.org/committees/intl) sent a message of condolence and solidary to the Green Party of Japan. The message was addressed to Japanese Green leaders Shuji Imamoto and Satoko Watanabe and signed by International Committee co-chairs Marian Douglas-Ungaro and Justine McCabe and US representatives to the Global Green Network (Romi Elnagar, John Rensenbrink, and Bahram Zandi):
"On behalf of the Green Party of the United States, we extend our deepest sympathies and concern to the victims of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster in Japan. With great sorrow, we also acknowledge that Japanese Greens' warning against the dangers of nuclear power has now become a reality. We stand ready to aid our fellow Green Party members and the people of Japan in whatever way we can." (http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/statement-on-japan.html)
See also:
• "Fukushima Radioactive Release Should Serve as Warning Greens Urge Obama to Withdraw Loan Guarantees for Nukes," March 12, 2011 press release from the Georgia Green Party (http://www.gp.org/press/pr-state.php?ID=400)
"Green Party of California sympathizes with Japanese people, expresses concern for safety of California, supports dismantling all nuclear power plants and shift to 'greener, safer power sources'," March 14, 2011 press release from the Green Party of California (http://www.cagreens.org/press/pr110314.shtml)
• "Greens call President Obama's resurrection of nuclear power and handout for Georgia nuclear reactors his 'worst idea yet'," February 18, 2010 press release from the Green Party of the United States (http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=297).
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
• Green candidate database and campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
• Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
• Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
"Nuclear reactor crisis: Is radiation a threat to US?"
By Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, March 14, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0314/Nuclear-reactor-crisis-Is-radiation-a-threat-to-US
"U.S. Forces' Off Japan Receive Treatment for Radioactive Contamination"
PanOrient News, March 14, 2011
http://www.panorientnews.com/en/news.php?k=844
Fact Sheet on Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (with updates)
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
http://www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/accidents/Fukushimafactsheet.pdf
'GreenStream Wednesday': Weekly news and discussion on the Green Party's Livestream channel
http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States (Fall 2010 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
MN Break the Bonds Day on the Hill 3.30.11
It's here. Spread the word!
REGISTER for the MN BBC Day on the Hill by providing your name, address
and/or district, and any contact information you wish to
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volunteer and/or donate!
Invite your friends on facebook! http://on.fb.me/g3Zevm
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of the event, so please tell us about any time, talents, or treasure you
have to give!
Donate! to help cover the costs of the event. Find the Paypal link on our
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
GP RELEASE Greens support Wisc. public employees, urge wider protest against budget policies that slash benefits, collective bargaining
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
The Green Party supports Wisconsin public employees, urges wider protest against policies that cut benefits and eliminate collective bargaining
• Greens denounce austerity budgets, calling them a ploy to balance budgets on the backs of working people, destroy unions, and enlarge the power of corporations
• Green solution to deficits and economic recession: rescind tax cuts for the rich, end the wars and reduce military spending, enact Medicare For All and public works programs
• 'GreenStream Wednesday' on Feb. 23: online show will feature Wisconsin Green leaders and an elected Oshkosh City Council member, 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT, on the Green Party Livestream Channel (http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus).
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders declared today that the party solidly supports Wisconsin's public-sector employees protesting a bill introduced by Gov. Scott Walker to eliminate their benefits and collective bargaining rights.
"We in the Green Party are standing out front on this issue by standing with our labor and public service brothers and sisters here in Wisconsin," said AJ Segneri, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org).
On Feb. 17, the Wisconsin Greens issued a statement affirming that their party "salutes the state’s public workers, and stands in solidarity with their fight to retain full collective bargaining rights with their employers" (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/?q=node/97).
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Wisconsin Wave will hold a demonstration at a conference of Wisconsin Manufacturing and Commerce (WMC), which includes the state's top corporate lobbyists (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/?q=node/97). Wisconsin Wave is a project of the Liberty Tree Foundation and the Center for Media and Democracy; Liberty Tree's founder and executive director is Ben Manski, a Green who ran for the Wisconsin state legislature in 2010 and received the best numbers for an independent party candidate since 1944.
Greens speak out on the Wisconsin uprising:
• Laura Wells, 2010 Green Party candidate for Governor of California: "At long last, Americans are pushing back against the rule of our country by corporate oligarchies. We've been inspired by the courage of people in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, and now by public employees in Wisconsin. This is more than a struggle to preserve benefits and collective bargaining rights in a single state. It's about saving the infrastructure of our democracy and preventing the US from lapsing into a new Robber Baron Era reminiscent of the late 19th century. We hope that the fire of protest spreads to every state where such budgets are proposed, whether by Democrats in California or Republicans in Wisconsin. It’s a thrill to see working people take back their rights, their freedoms, and their financial security."
• AJ Segneri, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party: "Gov. Walker's bill to strip benefits and bargaining rights from state workers, based on the claim of a state deficit, is an old Republican trick. The governor enacted tax breaks and special interest spending for the top income brackets, then introduced a bill to solve the resulting deficit on the backs of working people in Wisconsin and break up the public employees' unions. The 14 Democratic state legislators in Wisconsn deserve our praise for denying Gov. Walker his quorum. National Democratic leaders should follow their example, instead of demanding sacrifice from working people and the needy while excusing the wealthy and corporations from paying their fair share in taxes. President Obama's budget plan would place a five-year freeze on non-security discretionary spending, affecting programs like heating assistance to low-income Americans and community-service block grants, as well as cuts in
money for water treatment plants and other environmental projects and higher interest on federal loans for graduate students. The rampaging union-busting extremism of the GOP and their billionaire supporters like the Koch brothers doesn't justify the Obama austerity plan."
• Howie Hawkins, 2010 Green candidate for Governor of New York: "The biggest myth is that these deficits are caused by excessive social spending and generous wages and benefits for public workers. The real cause is tax cuts for the rich, runaway military spending, and a recession triggered by the subprime mortage crisis, which was caused by deregulation of the financial industry. The Green Party proposes the obvious solution. One, call US troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan and reduce military spending. Two, roll back the tax cuts and loopholes for wealthy individuals and corporations. Three, enact Medicare For All, which will save 30% by eliminating private insurance administrative overhead and reduce the cost of health insurance for public workers. Medicare For All will also stimulate the economy by relieving the financial burden on business of providing health benefits, enabling negotiation to bring down skyrocketing drug prices and other
health costs, promoting competition by letting everyone choose which physician or hospital to visit, and saving tens of thousands of people from financial ruin over medical costs every year. And four, initiate major public works projects in conservation, green energy, public transportation, and repair of infrastructure. Presidents like FDR and Eisenhower proved that public works boost the economy for everyone."
• Tony Palmeri, Green city council member in Oshkosh serving his second term: "Gov. Walker says he wants to give local governments the tools to balance our budgets -- including a hammer to destroy collective bargaining rights. We reject his tools of divisiveness, and instead ask state government for assistance based on Green values, such as fairer distribution of shared revenue dollars to support local budgets; an end to needless budget-busting and polluting road projects; a fairer distribution of tax dollars to support equity in our K-12 system; increased grant money for college students; an end to special-interest tax breaks for the wealthy that drain millions of dollars from the budget; a progressive tax system based on ability to pay; and a green jobs program to help us build a sustainable, economically viable future. These measures, taken together, would save the state money and restore Wisconsin's tradition as a laboratory for progressive ideas
and democracy. Citizen activism has demonstrated, in an inspiring way, that we will not let Mr. Walker and his corporate sponsors bury that tradition."
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
• Green candidate database and campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
• Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
• Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States (Fall 2010 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
~ END ~
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
The Green Party supports Wisconsin public employees, urges wider protest against policies that cut benefits and eliminate collective bargaining
• Greens denounce austerity budgets, calling them a ploy to balance budgets on the backs of working people, destroy unions, and enlarge the power of corporations
• Green solution to deficits and economic recession: rescind tax cuts for the rich, end the wars and reduce military spending, enact Medicare For All and public works programs
• 'GreenStream Wednesday' on Feb. 23: online show will feature Wisconsin Green leaders and an elected Oshkosh City Council member, 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT, on the Green Party Livestream Channel (http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus).
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders declared today that the party solidly supports Wisconsin's public-sector employees protesting a bill introduced by Gov. Scott Walker to eliminate their benefits and collective bargaining rights.
"We in the Green Party are standing out front on this issue by standing with our labor and public service brothers and sisters here in Wisconsin," said AJ Segneri, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org).
On Feb. 17, the Wisconsin Greens issued a statement affirming that their party "salutes the state’s public workers, and stands in solidarity with their fight to retain full collective bargaining rights with their employers" (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/?q=node/97).
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Wisconsin Wave will hold a demonstration at a conference of Wisconsin Manufacturing and Commerce (WMC), which includes the state's top corporate lobbyists (http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/?q=node/97). Wisconsin Wave is a project of the Liberty Tree Foundation and the Center for Media and Democracy; Liberty Tree's founder and executive director is Ben Manski, a Green who ran for the Wisconsin state legislature in 2010 and received the best numbers for an independent party candidate since 1944.
Greens speak out on the Wisconsin uprising:
• Laura Wells, 2010 Green Party candidate for Governor of California: "At long last, Americans are pushing back against the rule of our country by corporate oligarchies. We've been inspired by the courage of people in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, and now by public employees in Wisconsin. This is more than a struggle to preserve benefits and collective bargaining rights in a single state. It's about saving the infrastructure of our democracy and preventing the US from lapsing into a new Robber Baron Era reminiscent of the late 19th century. We hope that the fire of protest spreads to every state where such budgets are proposed, whether by Democrats in California or Republicans in Wisconsin. It’s a thrill to see working people take back their rights, their freedoms, and their financial security."
• AJ Segneri, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party: "Gov. Walker's bill to strip benefits and bargaining rights from state workers, based on the claim of a state deficit, is an old Republican trick. The governor enacted tax breaks and special interest spending for the top income brackets, then introduced a bill to solve the resulting deficit on the backs of working people in Wisconsin and break up the public employees' unions. The 14 Democratic state legislators in Wisconsn deserve our praise for denying Gov. Walker his quorum. National Democratic leaders should follow their example, instead of demanding sacrifice from working people and the needy while excusing the wealthy and corporations from paying their fair share in taxes. President Obama's budget plan would place a five-year freeze on non-security discretionary spending, affecting programs like heating assistance to low-income Americans and community-service block grants, as well as cuts in
money for water treatment plants and other environmental projects and higher interest on federal loans for graduate students. The rampaging union-busting extremism of the GOP and their billionaire supporters like the Koch brothers doesn't justify the Obama austerity plan."
• Howie Hawkins, 2010 Green candidate for Governor of New York: "The biggest myth is that these deficits are caused by excessive social spending and generous wages and benefits for public workers. The real cause is tax cuts for the rich, runaway military spending, and a recession triggered by the subprime mortage crisis, which was caused by deregulation of the financial industry. The Green Party proposes the obvious solution. One, call US troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan and reduce military spending. Two, roll back the tax cuts and loopholes for wealthy individuals and corporations. Three, enact Medicare For All, which will save 30% by eliminating private insurance administrative overhead and reduce the cost of health insurance for public workers. Medicare For All will also stimulate the economy by relieving the financial burden on business of providing health benefits, enabling negotiation to bring down skyrocketing drug prices and other
health costs, promoting competition by letting everyone choose which physician or hospital to visit, and saving tens of thousands of people from financial ruin over medical costs every year. And four, initiate major public works projects in conservation, green energy, public transportation, and repair of infrastructure. Presidents like FDR and Eisenhower proved that public works boost the economy for everyone."
• Tony Palmeri, Green city council member in Oshkosh serving his second term: "Gov. Walker says he wants to give local governments the tools to balance our budgets -- including a hammer to destroy collective bargaining rights. We reject his tools of divisiveness, and instead ask state government for assistance based on Green values, such as fairer distribution of shared revenue dollars to support local budgets; an end to needless budget-busting and polluting road projects; a fairer distribution of tax dollars to support equity in our K-12 system; increased grant money for college students; an end to special-interest tax breaks for the wealthy that drain millions of dollars from the budget; a progressive tax system based on ability to pay; and a green jobs program to help us build a sustainable, economically viable future. These measures, taken together, would save the state money and restore Wisconsin's tradition as a laboratory for progressive ideas
and democracy. Citizen activism has demonstrated, in an inspiring way, that we will not let Mr. Walker and his corporate sponsors bury that tradition."
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
• Green candidate database and campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
• Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
• Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States (Fall 2010 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
~ END ~
Monday, January 31, 2011
GP RELEASE: US Greens declare support for pro-democracy protesters in Egypt, Tunisia, other countries
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
US Greens declare support for pro-democracy protesters in Egypt, Tunisia,
Jordan, Algeria, and other nations
• Greens condemn US aid to dictators like Mubarak -- some of it used to
suppress nonviolent protesters
• Green Party 'Egypt in Revolt' page with news feeds
http://www.gp.org/egypt.html
• "Tunisia: African Greens Federation calls for Peace and Non-Violence"
http://africangreens.org/spip.php?article53
• Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on international
issues http://www.gp.org/speakers/speakers-foreign-policy.php
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders in the US announced the party's
support and encouragement for nonviolent protesters in Tunisia, Egypt,
Jordan, Algeria, and other nations in the region who have taken to the
streets in demand for an end to corrupt and oppressive regimes.
"The Green Party of the United States supports democracy, here and
throughout the world. We hope that the protesters in Egypt succeed in
deposing President Mubarak, and we're thrilled to see so many young people
stand up against dictators. The best outcome would be for Tunisia,
Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to improve economic conditions for their
populations and embrace democracy, equal rights and protections for women
and for ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities, and freedom of the
press. We condemn the brutal responses to the protests, including police
violence and the shutdown of the Internet," said Dr. Anthony Gronowicz,
2010 Green candidate for Congress in New York's 7th District and a member
of the party's International Committee
(http://www.gp.org/committees/intl).
Greens noted that the threatened regimes, especially Egyptian President
Mubarak's administration, were propped up by the US for the purpose of
serving US interests such as access to oil and other resources, the
maintenance of military bases on foreign soil, and unequivocal support for
Israel's brutal occupation and apartheid system.
"While the Obama Administration has offered some restrained rhetorical
support for the demonstrations, the US continues to send the Egyptian
government billions of dollars in military aid, some of it now being used
by security forces to beat and teargas protesters," said David Doonan,
Mayor of Greenwich, New York, and a member of the Green Party. "For true
stability in the region, North African and Middle Eastern governments must
serve the interests of their own people instead of the demands of the US
State Department and western business."
Egypt is the second largest recipient of US military and economic aid
($1.55 billion in 2010), after Israel ($3.175 billion).
"The young people marching for democracy and freedom in these nations are
a model for people in the US. We need a mass opposition movement in the
US against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the gross violations of our
Constitution in the name of 'homeland security,' and the reckless greed of
Wall Street, the insurance industry, oil companies, and other
corporations. Let's learn something from the Tunisian protesters: our
outrage should not be directed at Wikileaks but at our own government's
secret policies and actions that were exposed by the Wikileaks cables,
such as the US bombing of Yemen and the attempts to undermine the
Copenhagen talks on global warming," said Farheen Hakeem, co-chair of the
Green Party of the United States.
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
• Green candidate database and campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
• Green Party Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
"President Obama, Say the 'D-Word'"
By Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera, January 29, 2011
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/29-4
Egyptian Greens (in Arabic)
http://www.egyptiangreens.com/docs/firstpage/index.php
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the
United States (Fall 2010 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
~ END ~
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
US Greens declare support for pro-democracy protesters in Egypt, Tunisia,
Jordan, Algeria, and other nations
• Greens condemn US aid to dictators like Mubarak -- some of it used to
suppress nonviolent protesters
• Green Party 'Egypt in Revolt' page with news feeds
http://www.gp.org/egypt.html
• "Tunisia: African Greens Federation calls for Peace and Non-Violence"
http://africangreens.org/spip.php?article53
• Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on international
issues http://www.gp.org/speakers/speakers-foreign-policy.php
WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders in the US announced the party's
support and encouragement for nonviolent protesters in Tunisia, Egypt,
Jordan, Algeria, and other nations in the region who have taken to the
streets in demand for an end to corrupt and oppressive regimes.
"The Green Party of the United States supports democracy, here and
throughout the world. We hope that the protesters in Egypt succeed in
deposing President Mubarak, and we're thrilled to see so many young people
stand up against dictators. The best outcome would be for Tunisia,
Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to improve economic conditions for their
populations and embrace democracy, equal rights and protections for women
and for ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities, and freedom of the
press. We condemn the brutal responses to the protests, including police
violence and the shutdown of the Internet," said Dr. Anthony Gronowicz,
2010 Green candidate for Congress in New York's 7th District and a member
of the party's International Committee
(http://www.gp.org/committees/intl).
Greens noted that the threatened regimes, especially Egyptian President
Mubarak's administration, were propped up by the US for the purpose of
serving US interests such as access to oil and other resources, the
maintenance of military bases on foreign soil, and unequivocal support for
Israel's brutal occupation and apartheid system.
"While the Obama Administration has offered some restrained rhetorical
support for the demonstrations, the US continues to send the Egyptian
government billions of dollars in military aid, some of it now being used
by security forces to beat and teargas protesters," said David Doonan,
Mayor of Greenwich, New York, and a member of the Green Party. "For true
stability in the region, North African and Middle Eastern governments must
serve the interests of their own people instead of the demands of the US
State Department and western business."
Egypt is the second largest recipient of US military and economic aid
($1.55 billion in 2010), after Israel ($3.175 billion).
"The young people marching for democracy and freedom in these nations are
a model for people in the US. We need a mass opposition movement in the
US against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the gross violations of our
Constitution in the name of 'homeland security,' and the reckless greed of
Wall Street, the insurance industry, oil companies, and other
corporations. Let's learn something from the Tunisian protesters: our
outrage should not be directed at Wikileaks but at our own government's
secret policies and actions that were exposed by the Wikileaks cables,
such as the US bombing of Yemen and the attempts to undermine the
Copenhagen talks on global warming," said Farheen Hakeem, co-chair of the
Green Party of the United States.
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
• Green candidate database and campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
• Green Party Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
"President Obama, Say the 'D-Word'"
By Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera, January 29, 2011
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/29-4
Egyptian Greens (in Arabic)
http://www.egyptiangreens.com/docs/firstpage/index.php
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the
United States (Fall 2010 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
~ END ~
Hey there!
There is a lot happening on the National level:
Annual National meeting - a proposal has been submitted for Alfred NY. There is some question about accessibility for people with disabilities.
Steering Committee openings - there are three positions open, one 6 month position, and two 18 month positions. We will have an election soon, and nominations are now open.
Donate! Please donate to the Green Party National Party: http://www.gp.org/donate.shtml. Let's give $3000.00 to the National Party from Minneosta.
Farheen Hakeem
GPUS Delegate, GPUS National Co-chair
There is a lot happening on the National level:
Annual National meeting - a proposal has been submitted for Alfred NY. There is some question about accessibility for people with disabilities.
Steering Committee openings - there are three positions open, one 6 month position, and two 18 month positions. We will have an election soon, and nominations are now open.
Donate! Please donate to the Green Party National Party: http://www.gp.org/donate.shtml. Let's give $3000.00 to the National Party from Minneosta.
Farheen Hakeem
GPUS Delegate, GPUS National Co-chair
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Reminder of this blog
Hello all,
I just want to remind all of you that this blog exists, and that if you would like to join, please let me, Farheen Hakeem, to add you to the list.
Thanks,
Farheen
I just want to remind all of you that this blog exists, and that if you would like to join, please let me, Farheen Hakeem, to add you to the list.
Thanks,
Farheen
Monday, June 21, 2010
USSF/ANM time!
Hello all,
I am very exciting about going to the US Social Forum and the Annual National Meeting in a couple of days. I hope to be blogging my experience if I have access to a computer.
So please stay tuned!
Farheen Hakeem
GPUS Delegate, GPUS National Co-chair,& Candidate for Governor
I am very exciting about going to the US Social Forum and the Annual National Meeting in a couple of days. I hope to be blogging my experience if I have access to a computer.
So please stay tuned!
Farheen Hakeem
GPUS Delegate, GPUS National Co-chair,& Candidate for Governor
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