A few Green headlines

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments

NewsBlaze reports on the Green Party in California, pointing to expected victories in San Francisco and several other races, including races from City Council to Congress.
The Rev Pickney is featured in this article in his race in Michigan for Congress. It was run in the Benton Spirit News and can also be found in [...]

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

Congressional Candidate Brouillet - “Controlled Demolition”

October 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Some politicians tip toe around issues, others lay them right out there for you.
Carol Brouillet, Green Party candidate for the U.S. House in California (14th CD) is laying them out and putting them on the air.
In this 30 second ad spot, which will run over 200 times in her district, Brouillet covers 9/11, [...]

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Tags: B. Congressional Campaigns

McKinney and Clemente Campaign Schedules

October 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente will be campaigning non-stop between now and the election…and after.
According to the campaign, Cynthia McKinney will be stopping in four states. Rosa Clemente will be in four states as well.
Check the campaign website for later details, but tentatively Cynthia McKinney’s schedule looks like:

October 22-25 - Los Angeles, but also [...]

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New YouTube video from Oakland

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments

The Oakland Greens have taken a big step forward. Joe of some of all parts sent this along. It’s a 1 minute trailer for a coming longer video that showcases Green Party issues, as well as Green Party diversity, something I believe many of us forget is real.

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Tags: C. State Party News · Grassroots Democracy

Polidoc: Video of McKinney in the Bay Area

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Polidoc Productions has produced the following video from Cynthia McKinney’s recent campaign through California, speaking at a home in Fairfax, CA in the Bay Area:
Cynthia McKinney Visits Fairfax, CA for Green Party Gathering from Polidoc on Vimeo.
Read the full description of her California swing at the Polidoc Productions Blog.

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Green Governor Races in Historical Perspective

September 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

This year there are two Greens running for Governor: Jesse Johnson is running for Governor of West Virginia, and Duff Badgley in Washington State. Because of Washington’s new “Top 2″ primary, in which all candidates regardless of party are listed on the same primary ballot with the top 2 advancing to the general election, Badgley [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News · Z. Say what???

“Spend the night” with McKinney - Roseanne Barr fund raiser

September 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s been weeks in the making, but now you can spend some quality time in Southern California with Cynthia McKinney, Roseanne Barr and others! If you are in Southern California this is something to be sure to catch.
From the McKinney-Clemente site:
You are cordially invited to a special fundraiser on Thursday, September 25th in [...]

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Growth, Greens, and the Mayor of Moraga

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The little town of Morega, CA in Contra Costa County is the site of a show down between pro-growth and moneyed land-owners against anti-sprawl “open space advocates” in town, including the town’s Mayor, Green Party member Lynda Deschambault, whose term is up this year. The battle has heated up, resulting in two opposing land-use measures [...]

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Tags: C. State Party News · Ecological Wisdom & the Environment

More Letters to the Press

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

We LOVE to see Letters to the Editor around the nation! Please consider submitting a letter to the editor in your local paper. Most smaller newspapers print everything submitted.
John Swift in Fresno, CA wrote:
‘Catastrophic policies’
For nearly 30 years of American political discourse, anyone who argued against the [...]

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Tags: Ecological Wisdom & the Environment · Social & Economic Justice

Alex Walker, CA Green, in Black Commentator

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

In a guest column at Black Commentator, California Green and co-author of Ca Greening Alex Walker argues forcefully that this election is not about race. Instead, he says that the election is about war, healthcare and the failures of the Bush administration.
I can’t help but wonder…with the support the Green Party is getting [...]

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Tags: A. Presidential Campaign · D. Editorials · Social & Economic Justice

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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McKinney Interview in Eureka Times Standard

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Cynthia McKinney was interviewed by the Eureka Times Standard on May 10 during her swing through that area:
…basically, it seems that the American people are increasingly — particularly a portion of the American people — are continuing to vote in the blue, but they live in the red. I wish I could say that was [...]

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