Julia Willebrand, Green Party candidate for New York State Comptroller, speaking at the 2010 Green Party’s Annual National Meeting in Detroit.
Michael Smith, Green Party candidate for Cook County Commissioner in Illinois, speaks at the 2010 Green Party Annual National Meeting in Detroit.
Green Party candidate for Connecticut Secretary of State Mike DeRosa, speaking at the 2010 Green Party Annual National Meeting in Detroit
Laura Wells is the Green Party candidate for Governor of California. Here she speaks at the 2010 Green Party Annual National Meeting in Detroit.
Robert BRobert Burns is a candidate for US House of Representatives in the 4th Congressional District of Illinois, a Chicago area He speaks here at the Green Party’s 2010 Annual National Meeting in Detroit.
Speaking at the 2010 Green Party Annual National Meeting, Cecile Lawrence is the Green Party of New York candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Day 2 of the Green Party’s 2010 Annual National Meeting in Detroit, a morning press conference featured 2004 presidential candidate David Cobb, as well as
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The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the US began Thursday June 24 in Detroit, Michigan, in conjunction with the US Social Forum. The two events are appropriately overlapped, and Greens have been involved in both presenting and participating at a number of Social Forum events.
At a press conference on Thursday, Derek Grigsby, Chair of the Detroit Green Party and candidate for State Representative in District 7, and Lou Novak of the Michigan Green Party welcomed participants to Detroit, along with several co-chairs of the Steering Committee of GPUS. Below, Farheen Hakim, one of 7 co-chairs of the GPUS Steering Committee speaks:
Later, local Greens welcomed ANM participants to a party at Alvins, a restaurant / bar close to the Wayne State campus.
Spot The Greens – see anyone you know?
The Illinois Green Party has been getting a lot of attention after recent polls showed Green gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney at 9% and US Senate candidate LeAlan Jones at 14%. Here are some of the stories featuring Illinois Greens in the past week:
Talking Points Memo: Green Party IL-SEN Candidate: I Could Win This Thing
NBC Chicago: Why the Green Party’s Even More Annoying (and Effective) This Year
The Southern: Whitney: Debates Should Be Inclusive
Firedoglake: With 4 major candidates in the US Senate and Governor races in Illinois, is a Green victory within reach?
LeAlan Jones’ campaign has a new facebook page, Friends of LeAlan M. Jones.
Below are emails sent to supporters by LeAlan Jones and Rich Whitney on 6/24 in which the candidates react to their growing momentum: read more »
Carlton Purvis at SCNow has written an article featuring South Carolina Green Party US Senate candidate Tom Clements:
COLUMBIA—A recent Rasmussen poll showed Republican Senator Jim DeMint with 58 percent of the vote, Democrat Alvin Greene, 21 percent and “some other candidate” with nine percent of the vote.
Little media attention has been given to the other “unknown” candidate in the race for the U.S. Senate seat, Tom Clements, the Green Party candidate who claimed that nine percent as his own in a release last week.
The Green Party of the United States’ Annual National Meeting kicks off Thursday June 24, running parallel and within the US Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan.
“Another U.S. is Possible, Another Party is Necessary”
The Green Party Media Committee will be livestreaming a number of events with the ability to participate through chat at:
http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
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I will be arriving in Detroit Thursday afternoon. I am bringing a small handheld video recorder with the ability to upload short (1-3 minute) videos to youtube which I am hoping to embed here on Green Party Watch.
My question to our readers is: What do you want to see? Candidates? Green Party ‘leaders’? US Social Forum stuff? They won’t be live because I have to find a wireless and upload them, but they will be fresh. I have been thinking about doing 90 second “GPW Update” videos interspersed with general written updates, insights, etc.
Please comment here and tell me what you want to see on Green Party Watch from the Annual National Meeting.
-Ron Hardy, Green Party Watch
From Marnie Glickman at GreenChange.org:
I’m excited to introduce you to 6 Green women candidates who are running hard to bring our values into the halls of power: Laura Wells (CA), Anita Rios (OH), Annie Young (MN), Gloria Mattera (NY), Julia Willebrand (NY) and Jill Stein (MA).
With your help, we will elect these outstanding leaders who reflect – and respect – the diversity of America.
Laura Wells of California is a citizen activist with a background in finance and management. Laura is running for Governor to work for single-payer health care, sustainable water policy, democratic reforms, fixing the budget crisis with fair taxation and a state bank, and more. Her message should resonate with voters unimpressed with political insider Jerry Brown and billionaire businesswoman Meg Whitman. California is mired in a fiscal crisis, and Laura is the only candidate offering ecologically wise, far-sighted economic solutions.
Anita Rios in Ohio is the daughter of migrant farm workers, a passionate social justice activist and President of Toledo’s National Organization for Women. Anita is running for Lt. Governor of Ohio to work for single-payer health care, progressive taxation, quality public education, replacing coal and nuclear plants with renewable energy, and more. With Ohioans tiring of incumbent governor Ted Strickland, Anita Rios and running mate Dennis Spisak offer a forward-thinking alternative to voters. I’ve known Anita for many years. She has the focused strength and vision necessary to lead the State of Ohio.
Annie Young is a six-term elected member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board with an extensive background in environmental, health and justice advocacy. Annie is running for Minnesota State Auditor, an office charged with overseeing more than $20 billion in annual spending, to advocate for sustainability, life cycle cost accounting, and more holistic economic indicators. Among supporters of Annie’s campaign is renowned economic and environmental justice activist Winona LaDuke. With many voters ready to toss out political insiders, Annie Young should do well against incumbent auditor Rebecca Otto and former auditor Pat Anderson. I volunteered with Annie on a national campaign in 2004 and was impressed with her attention to detail and kind spirit. She is ready for the next step in her political journey.
Gloria Mattera is a public health worker and activist for peace, universal health care and community-based development. Gloria is running for Lt. Governor of New York to work for renewable energy, green jobs, mass transit, single-payer health care, and more. With heir apparent Andrew Cuomo leading Wall Street favorite Rick Lazio by a huge margin, Gloria Mattera and running mate Howie Hawkins should do well among New Yorkers looking for fresh ideas. I volunteered with Gloria on Reverend Billy’s campaign last year. She’s a dynamo.
Julia Willebrand is long-time activist for peace, social justice, the environment and political reform. Julia is running for New York Comptroller, the state’s chief fiscal office to advocate for sustainable, socially responsible investment and address issues such as affordable housing. She is likely to build on her performance in her 2006 campaign for comptroller, when she earned well over 100,000 votes. Over the past 10 years, Julia has impressed me with her relentless commitment to transforming our world.
Jill Stein of Massachusetts is a pioneering environmental health advocate and community leader. Her record of public service and passionate advocacy for healthy communities makes her an exceptional candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. Jill is the sole challenger to three candidates widely considered business-as-usual insiders, meaning that she could win with as little as 26% of the vote. Jill is eligible to receive public matching funds when her campaign raises at least $125,000.
Read Green Change’s endorsement of Jill Stein for more about her race and why she will be a transformational governor. read more »
Guide to Press Conferences and other Media Events at the Green Party’s 2010 Annual National Meeting in Detroit, June 24-27
• Location, dates: Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, from Thursday, June 24, to Sunday, June 27
• Web site for the Green Party meeting: http://greenpartymeeting2010.wordpress.com read more »
The Green Party US Livestream channel has a tentative schedule of shows to be broadcasted from the Green Party 2010 National Meeting in Detroit:
Location: Wayne State University, Student Center, 5221 Gullen Mall
Thursday, June 24, 1-3 or 3:30 pm (actually ends at 5:30pm-when we end depends on how quickly things can get moved & set up for the 4pm Press Conference)
“Progressive Strategy Dialogue” at the USSF. Many Greens are participating
Cobo Hall, room W2-67.
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