Green Party Watch

A video produced by Joe Truss of Oakland Greens and some of all parts has hit the YouTube with a series of brief glimpses of actual Greens explaining why we support Green and independent political action. In my opinion, all of us need to find our own way to do this sort of thing. No one else is going to do what only you can do, so figure out how you can best spread the word about a non-violent, democratic, just and ecologically sound future, make a decision to do something to increase your influence over decisions, and begin today to follow through.

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.

In an earlier post I asked for ideas, big ideas, to move the Green Party and the McKinney/Clemente ticket forward in the last few weeks of campaigning. In reply, Joe Truss stepped up and offered this:

here’s an idea.

create a series of short PSAs for the Green Party, that are positive, accessible, proactive, well framed and informative. provide responses for all the skeptics, challengers, and naysayers.

our hip hop group is working in collaboration with Green Members in Northern California, and the National Party to create the content and then film these PSA clips.

we are looking for help with the responses, help with refining them to create scripts, and a diverse group of people to be on camera presenting our responses.

please contact me, joe truss, member of some of all parts (run, historical moment), to get involved. we need help. not many days left, but we have a final knock out punch.

contact me for more info

If you have not watched their video, you must. It quite literally brings tears to my eyes.

And this is the most important part of Joe’s message, in my opinion:positive, accessible, proactive, well framed and informative

OK folks…there ya go. Get in touch. Life is not a dress rehearsal, and politics is a full contact sport. Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente have committed themselves to us. Can we expect less from ourselves?