{news} G. P. of California mourns the loss of Marla Ruzicka

[Tim McKee]

Forwarded by the Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org

News Advisory
THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
http://www.cagreens.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 18, 2005

Contact:  Sara Amir, spokesperson  310.270.7106,
saraamir at earthlink.net
Kevin McKeown, spokesperson  310.393.3639,
kevin at mckeown.net
Beth Moore Haines, spokesperson  530.277.0610,
beth at ncws.com


Green Party of California mourns the loss of
'activist's activist' Marla Ruzicka in Iraq


SAN FRANCISCO (April 18, 2005) – The Green Party
of California Monday expressed deep sorrow in the
loss of longtime human rights activist and Green
Party member Marla Ruzicka, who died tragically
in Iraq Saturday in a car bomb blast.

Ms. Ruzicka, who was from Lakeport, California,
was the founder of Campaign for Innocent Victims
in Conflict (CIVIC), which negotiated with the
U.S. government for monies for civilian victims
of the war in Iraq. She was in Iraq most recently
to conduct door-to-door surveys to determine the
number of civilian casualties in the war.

"Those of us who knew Marla personally, and there
are many of those, will never forget this
incredible woman, or the remarkable effect she
had on all our lives in the short time that she
was among us," said Michael Wyman, state Green
Party treasurer.

"Marla was an activist's activist, impressing us
all with her energy and forcing us all to work
that much harder just to keep up with her. She
will be missed by all who were fortunate enough
to know her, and to be touched by her
incomparable energy and commitment," he added.

"Losing Marla is a sobering shock," said Santa
Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown, who
worked with Ruzicka on the Green Party of
California's 2000 Senatorial campaign.

"In a war that has ended too many young lives,
Marla's death is a double tragedy because the
only reason she was there was to identify and
help civilian victims," he added.

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