{news} (PRESS RELEASE) GP ACCREDITS WOMEN'S CAUCUS

[Tim McKee]

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org 
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-487-0693, mclarty at greens.org 
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen at acadia.net 
Nan Garrett, National Women's Caucus Spokesperson, 770-216-8632, 404-229-0626, ngarrett at greens.org 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Party of the United States announced the accreditation of the National Women's Caucus today, after the party's national Coordinating Committee granted the caucus a voting seat.

"The National Women's Caucus is the first national organized effort for women in the history of the Green Party," said Maya O'Connor, Green Party Co-chair. "We are proud to announce and celebrate the overwhelming vote to seat the caucus and a great victory for women in the Party."

The accreditation vote caps over two years of organizing to qualify for affiliation with the Green Party. Along with a vote on the National Committee, the National Women's Caucus will be able to send delegates to Green Party committees and enjoy access to many party resources.

"Now that we're accredited, we have the fastest growing political party in the United States solidly behind us, as well as a platform that is bold for women," said Morgen D'Arc, co-founder and Co-chair of the caucus. The Green Party platform section on women's rights can be read at <http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/socjustice.html#998980>. 

"We will reach into the party to represent the needs and interests of women and reach outside to attract greater participation and collaboration," added Ms. D'Arc.

"The Green Party recognizes the need to give voice, a vote, and the ability to affect policy to communities that have been historically oppressed, underrepresented, and disenfranchised," said Holly Hart, National Women's Caucus delegate to the Coordinating Committee and Co-chair of the party's Platform Committee. "Conditions for women are declining. We will bring issues to the table that aren't getting enough attention, such as the staggering poverty of single mothers, violence against women, equal pay, a living wage, and the continuing reality that women live without the security of constitutional equal rights."

Caucus members have also spoken out for the rights and welfare of women in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other nations where women have been under threat of violence and repression. The Green Party of the United States includes feminism among its Ten Key Values <http://www.gp.org/tenkey.html>. 

"Many Americans identify the Green Party with environmental issues," said Ms. D'Arc. "However, the National Women's Caucus, in emphasizing social justice and women's rights with an electoral imperative, will help to define the Green Party for people as well and as the only party that prioritizes and cares about women."

The Black Caucus and Lavender Green Caucus (representing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer Greens) have already been accredited by the Green Party.


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The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org 
1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193

National Women's Caucus
http://www.gp.org/committees/women/index.html 
natlwomens-caucus at gp-us.org 

2004 Green candidates and election results
http://www.greens.org/elections 
http://gp.org/2004election/president2004.html 


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