Entries from November 2008

McKinney statement on Czech hunger strike

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

From Cynthia McKinney:
STATEMENT ON HUNGER STRIKE TO OPPOSE U.S. STAR WARS DEPLOYMENTS IN CZECH REPUBLIC & POLAND
Dear Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar:
It is impossible for me to say strongly enough how important your efforts are in the Czech Republic to oppose deployment of U.S. so-called missile defense bases. Your leadership is being watched and [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign · Peace & Non-Violence

Montana Green Party state convention May 31

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The Montana Green Party will hold their State Meeting Saturday May 31 in Missoula, MT.
On the agenda is selecting 8 delegates to the GPUS Nominating Convention, as well as electing state party officers, delegates to the GPUS National Committee, bylaw changes, etc.
The meeting is from noon - 5 at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News

Senate candidate biking across Nebraska

May 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

From the Nebraska Greens:
LARRICK TOURS NEBRASKA ON BIKE TRAILS . . .Friday, May 23, 2008, US Senate candidate Steve Larrick started a bike tour across the state on Nebraska Bike Trails. Leaving from the Wyoming border, he crossed northern Nebraska from Valentine to Norfolk on the Cowboy Trail to promote alternative energy and transportation, peace, [...]

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Tags: B. Congressional Campaigns · C. State Party News

Why The Washington Post won’t cover us

May 30th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Apparently it’s because they are too poor to do so. This is taken directly from their website.
Belfast, Maine: In the coming weeks there will be many days when there’s little real political news about the Republicans or Democrats to report. Any chance that one of The Post’s political staff might do a piece on [...]

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Tags: D. Editorials

Finding that Certain Video

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

If it’s a video about the Green Party and it’s at Vimeo, it’s right here, and if you’re looking for it at YouTube, just click this link.

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Tags: Z. Say what???

Jesse Johnson Campaign hits TPW

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Carey Campbell writes about Jesse Johnson of West Virginia and his run for the Presidential nomination of the Green Party. In the article over at Third Party Watch, Campbell explains his roots, his Hollywood connections, and his campaign issues.
Not wanting to steal TPW’s thunder entirely, I’ll simply suggest that the link is worth a [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign

"Mean, green, political machine"

May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The April/May issue of Bust Magazine (#50, page 20) features a one page profile of Cynthia McKinney by Alison Duncan. The article isn’t online (that I can find) but here are a few excerpts:
…McKinney’s goal in running for President is to secure a third seat at the public policy table. “If we’re successful, we can [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign · Peace & Non-Violence

Green Party of Canada Ad

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment


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Tags: International Greens

The Road to Chicago

May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It is my hope, through this series of posts, to explain both the process by which the national party decides where to hold a national convention and what is happening as we prepare for the convention.
In an email one of the organizers of the convention shared some observations.
First of all, the best place to get [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign

Green News Daily Roundup - Morning Edition

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Over at The Champion Newspapers they are carrying a piece about Cynthia McKinney winning support in her native Georgia at the state Green Party convention back on May 3rd, securing seven of that state’s eight delegates. Kat Swift won the eight delegate.
The Park Slope Greens in NYC are encouraging their membership to attend the [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign

Minnesota Greens State Convention June 7-8

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Green Party of Minnesota’s 2008 convention will be in Mankato on June 7th and 8th.
On the agenda is the endorsement of a Senate Candidate, selection of delegates to the GPUS National Convention, and adoption of proposed resolutions and changes to the party platform, bylaws and constitution.
There are two candidates seeking to run for Senate [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News

North Carolina Judge issues decision against North Carolina Green’s ballot access lawsuit

May 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In an opinion apparently issued late yesterday, Judge Robert H. Hobgood took language said to be taken word for word from the state Attorney General’s argument and used it in his order, essentially writing little for appeals courts to consider other than that which they are likely to hear from future attorney’s general. Of [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News

Sacramento article:"McKinney Goes Green"

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

An article last week in the Sacramento News & Review gives press to Cynthia McKinney, who is campaigning in Northern California:
McKinney has been campaigning throughout Northern California, in the Bay Area and Humboldt and Sonoma counties, where Green Party support is strong. In Sacramento, she noted that politicians of both stripes, Republican and Democrats, are [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign

National Convention and the Ten Key Values

May 28th, 2008 · 6 Comments

It has been suggested that the costs associated with attending the nominating convention in Chicago will be so high that some delegates will not be able to attend. For some states I imagine the costs are always high. Hawai’i (I think that’s the preferred spelling, no?), Alaska, Maine, states with big areas with [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign · Social & Economic Justice

Green News Daily Roundup - Morning Edition

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Camden NJ Green Party will be meeting in Collingswood, NJ June 5th at 7 PM at the library at Haddon and Frasier Avenues.
The Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping will deliver the invocation at a Green Party conference set for NYC this Saturday. You gotta check this one out. It [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News