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GREENSWEEK

A national Green bulletin
Vol. 3, No. 12
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
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G R E E N
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~ TOP STORIES ~

MATCHING FUNDS FOR GREEN CANDIDATES IN NEW YORK

• Gloria Mattera's Green campaign for Brooklyn
Borough President has qualified for 4 to 1
matching funds from New York City's Campaign
Finance program. "I am proud to be the first
Green Party candidate eligible for matching funds
for this office," said Mattera. "This
demonstrates tremendous support for our campaign
from city residents who are tired of watching
[incumbent] Marty Markowitz act as a doormat for
Bruce Ratner and other developers who want to
take over our city. The Campaign Finance Program
levels the playing field for candidates such as
myself who do not accept corporate campaign
contributions, and is a wonderful tool in support
of grass roots democracy." Mattera and other
Brooklyn Greens have been working with local
activists in the Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Coalition
to head off an attempt by billionaire developer
Bruce Ratner to seize homes and businesses to
build a sports arena and luxury condominiums.
Mattera is challenging the plan and has publicly
exposed the secret sweetheart deals between
current president, Markowitz, and Ratner. 
Mattera calls for a moratorium on big scale
development of high rises and big box stores
until developers agree to involve the community
in decision-making and commit to maintaining the
integrity of existing neighborhoods. To qualify
for the matching funds, candidates for Brooklyn
Borough President must receive $49,307 from at
least 100 contributors with a maximum amount of
$250 applying toward matching funds, which will
be at least $200,000 for the Mattera Campaign.
http://www.electgloria.org/

• Robyn Sklar, Green candidate for New York City
Council in Queens, also received matching funds
of about $27,000, a first for a Green running in
NY. On November 6, the Sklar campaign will have
150 volunteers distributing water to runners in
the New York City Marathon and handing out flyers
to the public.
http://www.sklarforcouncil.com/

ELAINE BROWN UPDATE A court decision announced
on October 31 upheld the decision by the Glynn
County Board of Elections disqualifying Elaine
Brown from participating in the November 8
election for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia. The
board made its decision on October 14, claiming
that she had not lived in Brunswick long enough
to be a candidate. "It's obvious that Elaine was
seen as a significant threat to powerful wealthy
interests who wanted her removed from the race,"
said Rev. Zach Lyde, a member of the Glynn County
Green Party. "We believe these same interests
influenced the Glynn County Board of Elections." 
The Brown campaign has been the Green Party's
most prominent in the 2005 off-year election. 
Stay tuned for news about further action. Greens
are urging stong support for the party's two City
Commission candidates, Gladys Lyde and James
Brooks
http://www.greens.org/georgia/
http://www.elainebrown.org
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_10_19.shtml

GREEN RELIEF FOR KATRINA Andrea Garland
sends a list of urgent
needs in New Orleans, Louisiana and Biloxi,
Mississippi:

• Legal assistance and media assistance,
especially for documentation of abuses in New
Orleans, and for the production of a documentatry
and reports for public access stations, etc.

• Labor rights assistance -- wage thresholds have
been cut; workers are cleaning in the effort to
rebuild without proper protection and without
OSHA protections.

• Scientific assistance, to investigate spraying,
test water and soil, etc. for the safety of
residents.

• Physical assistance, especially hands-on help
(bring respirators, gloves, hand sanitizer, and
insect repellent in addition to food and water). 
Leenie Halbert's and Malik Rahim's homes are
available for camping; Malik has porta-potties.

• Financial assistance. If you can't do any of
the above, please contribute. Call Leenie at
225-615-4905; donate to Leenie and Andrea at
; donate to Malik at
.

More information:
http://www.gp.org/katrina2005/
http://www.gp.org/committees/peace/
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/how_you_can_help/
Article by Leenie Halbert on the 'usufruct'
threat to homeowners in New Orleans
http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2005/10/6151.php

~ 2005 GREEN CAMPAIGNS ~

CALIFORNIA

• Hilary Bradbury-Huang is running for the
Pasadena Community College Board. Sharon Gilpin,
Hilary's campaign consultant, has been involved
with other winning Green candidates in the past,
Kevin McKeown and Mike Feinstein. The CCC is
supporting her campaign.

• Jim Harvey, running for re-election to the
Montara Water and Sanitary District, has received
Sierra Club endorsement and is a likely winner.

• James Marsh, running for Coastside County Water
District as one of three candidates running for
two positions, received Sierra Club endorsement.

• Paul Perkovic, running a strong campaign for
reelection to the Montara Water and Sanitary
District, received Sierra Club endorsement.

COLORADO

• Charlie Green is running unopposed for a School
Board Race. 

CONNECTICUT

• David Bedell is running for Stamford Constabl
in a race with 9 candidates running for 7
positions.

• Andy Derr is running for New London City
Council, At-Large, one of 18 candidates competing
for 7 positions. Derr was endorsed by the local
Police Union and by union Local 1378, which
represents the city's public works employees. He
was also endorsed by 'The Day', Connecticut's
only remaining independent daily.
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=bd10f413-db9d-4642-8857-f56ab08d3dc1

• Miguel Angel Nieves, Green candidate for Mayor
of New Britain, proposed giving undocumented
immigrants a temporary form of ID so they can
open bank accounts, prove their identity to
police, and access social services. Donations to
the Nieves campaign can be sent to Nieves For
Mayor Campaign, 38 West Main Street, New Britain
CT. 06051.
http://www.nieves.politicalgateway.com
http://www.ctgreens.org

• Charles Pillsbury is on the ballot for Alderman
of New Haven, Ward 19. Pillsbury is otherwise
known as Gary Trudeau's college room mate and the
model for Mike Doonesbury.

• Robert "Bob" Stuller is running for an At-Large
seat on the New London City Council. The Green
Party's national Fundraising Committee mentioned
Stuller's race in a 5,000 piece prospect mailing
targeting the New England region and mentioning
the Supreme Court's unfortunate eminent domain
(Kelo v. New London) decision. Stuller was
endorsed by union Local 1378, which represents
the city's public works employees

GEORGIA

• Along with Elaine Brown, Green candidate for
Mayor (see Top Stories above), there are two
Green City Commission candidates running in
Brunswick, Gladys Lyde and James Brooks.
http://www.greens.org/georgia/

MAINE

• Susan Hopkins is running for Portland School
Committee, and is receiving support from the
Green Party's Coordinated Campaign Committee. 
Current Green School Committee member Ben
Meiklejohn and Hopkins have been working on a
policy that would limit military recruiters in
Portland high schools.
http://www.theforecaster.net/story.php?storyid=4034

• Carol Schiller, candidate for the At Large seat
on Portland City Council (the first Green
Independent to run for Council in Portland), has
been endorsed by the League of Pissed Off Voters.
Schiller, a prominent local civic activist,
brought Planned Parenthood to Maine, initiated
and organized the University Neighborhood
Organization, founded the Greater Portland
Neighborhoods Coalition, served as President of
the Woodfords-Oakdale Neighborhood Association,
and is a mother, former art educator, and arts
advocate. Make checks payable to: Committee to
Elect Carol Schiller and send them to Carol
Schiller, 7 Longfellow Street, Portland, Maine
04103 (phone: 207-772-3243). Report your
occupation if you contribute over $50.
schiller at maine.rr.com
http://www.portlandphoenix.com/features/this_just_in/documents/05040030.asp
http://www.theforecaster.net/story.php?storyid=4032

MASSACHUSETTS

• Chuck Turner is running unopposed in his
re-election bid for Boston City Council, District
7.

MINNESOTA

• Cam Gordon is the strongest in the field of
'newbies' running for as Greens for Minneapolis
City Council. He finished 2nd out of 5 with
37.1% Ward 2. Gordon has received endorsements
from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and from Gente
de Minnesota.
http://www.camgordon.org/
http://www.gentedeminnesota.com/editorial_det.php?nid=10

• Natalie Johnson Lee is seeking reelection for
Minneapolis City Council, Ward 5. Her ward was
gerrymandered by Democrats in order to run two
incumbents against each other, but her popularity
and accomplishments on Council so far might lead
to another win on Election Day.
http://www.nataliejohnsonlee.com/

• Annie Young is running for re-election for
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and is
expected to win.

• Dean Zimmerman is running for reelection for
Minneapolis City Council, Ward 6. His ward was
gerrymandered to run two incumbents against each
other. The other incumbent brought his previous
opponent up on charges and the former
officeholder resigned. Accusations against
Zimmerman leading to an FBI raid seem to have
backfired, since he was only 4 points behind in
the Primary. No charges have been filed, and
Greens expect Zimmerman to be reelected.
http://www.votedeanzimmermann.org/

• Lavender Magazine, a GLBT publication in
Minneapolis and St. Paul, gave generous coverage
to Green candidates in its pre-election issue.
http://www.lavendermagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1504.php
http://www.lavendermagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1502.php
http://www.lavendermagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1532.php

• Article on redistricting in Minneapolis, as
engineered by Democrats attempting to unseat
Green Council members Natalie Johnson Lee and
Dean Zimmerman:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2005/10/redistricting_m.asp

NEW JERSEY

• The Green Party of New Jersey is running a
large slate of candidates in memory of the
party's state co-chair, Earl Gray.
http://www.gpnj.org

• Gubernatorial candidate Matt Thieke was
profiled in an Asbury Park Press article titled
"Green Party's Thieke: Ideas trump money" on
October 18.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051018/NEWS03/510180306/1024/POLITICS
http://www.mattthieke.com

• Brian Unger, candidate for Freeholder in
Monmouth County received the endorsement of the
Asbury Park Press on October 30.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051030/OPINION/510300354&SearchID=73225121891600

NEW YORK

• Gloria Mattera and Robin Sklar: see Top Stories
above.

• Alice Green, candidate for Mayor of Albany, has
been endorsed by the Fannie Lou Hamer Political
Action Committee and by NOW. Green was
introduced by the President of SUNY Albany at a
1000 plus person meeting to hear Spike Lee; some
of those present thought the applause for her was
louder than for Lee. On October 28, Green urged
the city to use its cable franchise agreement to
promote democracy and community media, and said
that she supports requiring the city's agreement
with Times Warner to include the establishment of
a community media center where local residents
can produce and air their own television shows.
Folk singer Peter Yarrow, a member of Peter,
Paul, and Mary and composer of "Puff the Magic
Dragon", endorsed Green in mid October. "My
heart beats in sync with what Alice is doing. We
see many things the same way," said Yarrow. 
Green used Yarrow's endorsement to come out
against a decision by the city Board of Education
to allow the use of hand-held metal detectors in
random searches of students, and said programs
like Yarrow's Operation Respect are a better
solution, helping kids settle differences without
resorting to violence or abuse. On October 14,
Green criticized the police department for not
releasing three years' worth of data on traffic
stops meant to show whether minorities are
unfairly targeted, and said, "While the
department has made great strides by becoming
more professional and cooperative with community
leaders, it remains a closed and reactive body
that relies too heavily on racial and ethnic
stereotyping in its work."
http://nys.greens.org/alicegreen
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=410370&category=ALBANY&BCCode=LOCAL&newsdate=10/19/2005
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=410840&category=REGION&newsdate=10/20/2005
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=413555

• Chris Hilderbrant, Green candidate for the
Monroe County Legislature (Legislative District
6, containing Charlotte and most of East Greece),
has received the endorsements of The Rochester
Democrat & Chronicle, Empire State Pride Agenda,
Rochester NOW, the Rochester Labor Council, and
Democracy for America.
http://hilderbrant.org/
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051026/OPINION04/510260342/1041/OPINION
http://www.prideagenda.org/pressreleases/pr-10-21-05.html

• Mary Jo Long is running unopposed for Afton
Town Council, Chenango County.

• Will Maksuta, candidate for New Paltz Town
Clerk, has announced that he will issue same-sex
marriage licenses. Maksuta is running against
Marion Cappolini, the sitting town clerk who
refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex
couples. He follows in the footsteps of Mayor
Jason West, who faced prosecution for solemnizing
same-sex unions in New Paltz.
will.maksuta at gmail.com

• Darin Robbins, candidate for Corning Alderman
(Ward 7), is receiving assistance from the
Coordinated Campaign Committee.

• Read about Sustainable Syracuse and Green
candidates Howie Hawkins for Mayor of Syracuse,
Gary Bonaparte for 2nd District Councilor, David
Linton for 17th District Legislator, and Cosmo
Fanizzi for 16th District Legislator. Syracuse
Greens are offering an alternative to a
corporate-welfare mall-building boondoggle called
Destiny USA, which is backed by local Democrats
and Republicans.
http://www.syracusegreens.org
http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1130229681245841.xml&coll=1

PENNSYLVANIA

• Derf Maitland is running unopposed for Union
Township Auditor.

• Michael Morrill was appointed to an open seat
on the West Reading Borough Council earlier this
year and is running unopposed to keep the seat.

• Titus North was among the candidates for Mayor
of Pittsburgh covered in "Mayoral candidates tout
platforms", in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on
October 26.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05299/594927.stm
http://www.north4mayor.org

• Jennaro Pullano is running for Reading City
Council, District 5, with assistance from the
Coordinated Campaign Committee
.

WASHINGTON

• Of the three Greens running in the General
Election in Washington State, Steve Ludwig,
running for San Juan County Commissioner,
District 3 is the front runner. (Greens in
Washington state consistently added one new
office holder per year.)

~ OTHER NEWS ~

ARKANSAS Jim Lendall, a former state legislator
who wants to run for governor
in 2006 as a Green Party candidate, says he'll
probably have to sue to get on the ballot. 
Lendall, a nurse at Arkansas Children's Hospital
and a former Democratic state representative from
Mabelvale, called Arkansas law concerning
third-party candidates confusing and unfair. 
According to Arkansas election law, independent
candidates need only 10,000 signatures from
registered voters, while third-party candidates
must have a number of signatures equal to at
least 3% of the votes cast in the last race for
governor. A 1996 court decision said Arkansas'
signature threshold for third-party candidates
was unconstitutional because it's significantly
easier for an independent to get on the ballot.
"Ex-legislator says lawsuit likely in
gubernatorial bid", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
October 14 http://www.ardemgaz.com
http://www.arkgreens.org

CALIFORNIA (1) On October 20, California Greens
endorsed an initiative to raise the state's
hourly minimum wage to as much as $8.75 from the
current $6.75 within three years. The
'California Fair Wage Initiative' will appear on
the November 2006 ballot. (2) On October 25,
Greens criticized Gov. Schwarzenegger's refusal
to answer a question about the tax burden of
working people and tax relief for corporations,
saying that the Governor's avoidance revealed his
that he has no intention of providing genuine
reform. 3) On October 26, the Green Party of
California (as did the national party; see below)
mourned the 2,000 Americans killed in the war in
Iraq, including more than 200 dead from
California, and blamed Republicans and Democrats
in office who voted for the war, and continue to
sanction the killings by refusing to
call for the war to end. Greens helped organize
vigils across the state. "Despite public opinion
polls which clearly show the vast majority of
Americans want the war to end, and the killing
stopped, Democratic politicians refuse to call
for an immediate withdrawal. They continue to de
facto support the Bush Administration," said Pat
Driscoll, a Vietnam-era veteran and former Green
Party congressional candidate. (4) Supervisor
Ross Mirkarimi (Green) released a final study
from a San Francisco State University exit poll
that reported positive results for Ranked Choice
Voting in the November 2004 election: study
authorized by the Board of Supervisors. Read the
report at
.
http://www.cagreens.org

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA On October 17, DC Statehood
Greens urged City Council to allocate an
additional $1 billion for desperately needed
school renovations and modernizations, and called
on the Council's Education Committee to vote
'yea' on the School Modernization Financing Act
of 2005. "We need for that billion in the next
five years to bring our schools up to 21st
century standards," said Rick Tingling-Clemmons,
DC Public School parent and Ward 7 Representative
to the Statehood Green Party's Steering
Committee.
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
FixOurSchools.net http://www.FixOurSchools.net

MASSACHUSETTS Green Party member Michael
Castronova has been appointed to the Pittsfield
School Board after the seated school board member
stepped down. He was next in line with votes. 
Appointed to an elected office, Castronova is the
Green Party's 225 officeholder, and brings the
number in Massachusetts to 24 officeholders.
http://www.massgreens.org

MINNESOTA In the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Green
mayoral candidate Farheen Hakeem spoke about the
challenge of bringing Muslim and GLBT communities
together in political alliance, and with typical
humor noted that it must be Bush's worst
nightmare to see "terrorists and perverts"
working together. 
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5670262.html
http://www.mngreens.org

OREGON The Pacific Green Party of Oregon joined
the American Friends Service Committee, the Bill
of Rights Defense Committee, and other groups in
opposing the creation and use of a new recruiting
database by the US Department of Defense. The
purpose of the database, called the Joint
Advertising and Market Research Studies, is “to
provide a single central facility within the DoD
to compile, process, and distribute files of
individuals who meet age and minimum school
requirements for military service.”
http://www.pacificgreens.org

SOUTH CAROLINA Columns by Gregg Jocoy of the
South Carolina Green Party can be read at
, including the recent
"We Have Met The Enemy"
.
http://www.scgreenparty.org

WISCONSIN (1) On October 12, Wisconsin Greens
endorsed a state bill that would allow
municipalities the option of using Instant Runoff
Voting in local elections. Although the party
endorsed the bill, they also expressed
disappointment in the bill's limitations. "Rep.
Pocan's Bill applies only to local, non-partisan
elections and is optional for communities," said
Bob Poeschl. "Although this bill will enable
communities to do a better job of electing the
officials that most people want and save money at
the same time by using IRV, it does nothing to
address the so-called 'spoiler' issue that
Democrats and Republicans complain about whenever
a third party candidate enters a partisan race." 
2) US Senate candidate Rae Vogeler (on the ballot
in 2006) sharply criticized congressional leaders
over the looming budget fight, and said that it
was hypocritical of Republicans to speak of
fiscal discipline when their war spending and tax
cuts for the rich have exploded the federal
deficit. On October 30, Vogeler expressed shock
at news reports of unprecedented third quarter
profits for oil companies, stating "I cannot
believe the nerve of oil executives to take
advantage of tragedies like Hurricanes Katrina
and Wilma in order to price gouge consumers." 
Vogler noted that the incumbent, Herb Kohl, voted
for the Bush Administration's Energy bill that
Vogeler argues was "written by oil companies for
oil companies." (3) The Lake Winnebago Green
Party member Ben Farrell has been appointed to
the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors. A
senior at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh
studying English and Philosophy, Farrell has been
an active member of the UW Oshkosh Campus Greens
and the Student Environmental Action Coalition.
Farrell will start his term in November and will
be up for election on April 6. He fills the seat
(D16) previously held by UW Oshkosh Green David
Machotka.
htp://www.VoteRae.org
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/prlib.htm
News and information on Wisconsin Greens' state
referendum to bring US troops home from Iraq:
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org/iraqreferendum
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=58325&ntpid=6
http://www.shepherd-express.com/10_20_05/newsandviews.htm

NATIONAL recent press releases from the Green
Party of the United States: 

• October 26: Green mark the announcement that
2,000 members of the US Armed Forces have been
killed in Iraq, with vigils, protest rallies
against the continued occupation, and other
events.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_10_26b.shtml

• October 26: Greens mourned the passing of Rosa
Parks, and encouraged Americans to recognize that
the struggle for human rights and freedoms -- of
which Ms. Parks remains a towering symbol -- is
far from over.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_10_26.shtml

• October 19: Greens pledged support for Elaine
Brown, Green candidate for Mayor of Brunswick,
Georgia, after the Glynn County Board of
Elections announced that Ms.
Brown was disqualified from participating in the
November 8 election (more above under Top
Stories).
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_10_19.shtml

• October 11: Greens, warning of the
'Iraqification of New Orleans', urged Congress
and all Americans to reject the White House's
intention to turn New Orleans and all disaster
areas into zones of military control, weakened
human rights protections and oversight of federal
agencies, and corporate profiteering similar to
occupied Iraq.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_10_11.shtml

NATIONAL The Green Party Task Force on Haiti is
extending the 'Season of Solidarity with Haiti'
for the next 6 months, and invites Green Party
members and friends to do actions and events of
Solidarity with people of Haiti from October 2005
through April 2006. The Task Force seeks
endorsements from Greens and other supporters and
organizations. Contact: Logan Martinez,
937-275-7259, greensofwcohio at hotmail.com or
loganmartinez at hotmail.com 

NATIONAL Green Pages, the national newspaper of
the Green Party of the United 
States, seeks concise opinion pieces (op-eds) for
the Winter 2005 issue, as well as timely reports
from states, caucuses, and committees. Green
Pages also seeks editorial cartoons with Green
themes; see the web site for specifications.
http://www.gp.org/greenpages/ 
Information, deadlines, etc.
http://www.gp.org/greenpages/submissions.php
Questions: greenpages at greens.org or
estereditor at mosquitonet.com

GREENS ON THE AIR A new web page at gp.org lists
broadcast and webcast programs hosted or produced
by Greens. Visit the page to learn about
broadcasts in your area, and if you're a Green
involved in programs aired on radio, cable or
broadcast television, or over the Internet, add
your listing.
http://www.gp.org/onair/ 
http://www.gp.org/forms/onair/

INTERNATIONAL Julia Willebrand, co-chair of the
Green Party's International Committee,
represented the Green Party of the United States
at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Federation of
Green Parties of the Americas (FPVA) in Iquitos,
Peru, October 12 to 15, and submitted a detailed
report to the committee.
http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/

READ ABOUT and get involved in your state Green
Party
http://www.gp.org/states.shtml
Read about and get involved in a national Green
Party caucus
Lavender Greens Caucus (gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, queer, and intersex Greens)
http://www.lavendergreens.org/
Women's Caucus
http://www.gp.org/committees/women/
Youth Caucus discussion list
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/youth-caucus
Latino Caucus (site to be announced) 
Disability Caucus http://immuneweb.org/dg/

MORE GREEN PARTY NEWS:
http://web.greens.org/news/

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U P C O M I N G
E V E N T S

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 March On Gretna, Louisiana. 
Rally at 10 am at the Convention Center, 900
Convention Boulevard, New Orleans, then march
over Crescent City Connection Bridge to Gretna's
Oakridge Mall. In the aftermath of Katrina,
authorities directed people to evacuate the city
by crossing the Crescent City Connection Bridge
over the Mississippi River linking New Orleans to
Gretna. However, if you were black or in the
company of blacks, you were blocked by armed
Gretna police with guard dogs acting under orders
from Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson to seal
off the bridge and deny safe passage. Gretna
police officers fired shots and held people at
gunpoint.
http://www.upfordemocracy.org
Contacts: Charles Young, 202-545-0113; Diane
Shamis, 845-661-3754.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Election Day: Good luck to
our 116 Green candidates!

NOVEMBER 13 - DECEMBER 31 Buy Local, Organic,
and Fair Made: Boycott Wal-Mart and the Chains. 
The Organic Consumers Association is launching
the next stage of Breaking the Chains: Buy Local,
Organic, and Fair Made. Adam Eidinger of the DC
Statehood Green Party is one of the organizers.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm
http://walmartwatch.com/
Find independently owned businesses near you and
sign the Breaking the Chains pledge: 
http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc.htm 
Local events
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rd-btc.htm

DECEMBER 3-6 International Day of Action Against
Global Warming, December 3. From the Climate
Crisis Coalition: "...On December 6th we will
deliver the People's Ratification of the Kyoto
Global Warming Treaty to the United Nations
climate conference taking place in Montreal. It
is the first official meeting of the signers of
the Kyoto Protocol since it went into effect in
February of this year. Since Kyoto is at best
only a first step, this meeting will also be a
critical forum for laying the groundwork for what
happens after Kyoto. Once again the United States
delegation will be obstructing progress on all
fronts.... Environmentalists around the world
have declared December 3rd an international day
of action to stop global warming. Demonstrations
will be held in England, Scotland, France,
Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, and Australia. 
More countries are still joining this list. As
coordinators of the Climate Crisis, USA Join the
World campaign we're working hard to organize
demonstrations around the country.... The
People's Ratification campaign has gathered over
35,000 signatures, representing all parts of our
country." Contact: Ted Glick, coordinator,
973-338-5398, usajointheworld at igc.org
http://www.kyotoandbeyond.org
Donate:
http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/donation.html

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==> Urge your Senators to support ADAP, the AIDS
Drug Assistance Program, which is
critical not only for those who depend on their
drug regimen to remain healthy but also to
prevent lapses in the treatment, which fosters
the emergence of more drug resistant strains of
the virus.
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project / CHAMP
http://www.champnetwork.org

==> Tell Congress to support the Elimination of
Barriers for Katrina Victims Act, introduced by
Congressman Bobby Scott. Currently, if you you
have a drug conviction on your record, you are
ineligible for many forms of assistance,
including food -- which threatens survival for
many families in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28395

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RESOURCES 

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GOOD READS
Recommended articles, books, web sites

Carnival of the Green: a traveling Green blog,
launched by City Hippy
and TriplePundit
.
http://cityhippy.blogspot.com/2005/10/news-carnival-begins.html
http://cityhippy.blogspot.com/2005/10/feature-carnival-of-green.html

Food is Medicine: Recovering Traditional Foods to
Heal the People. Book by Winona LaDuke with Sarah
Alexander, jointly published by Honor the Earth
and the White Earth Land Recovery Project. 
LaDuke was Ralph Nader's running mate in the 2000
presidential election. The book reviews issues
ranging from Navajo livestock reduction and
genetic modification to the impact of
industrialized food production on Native
America's health and ecology. Food is Medicine
documents Indigenous communities' strategies to
address diabetes and the loss of biodiversity
through the restoration of traditional
agriculture. Send a check or money order ($8
each, including S&H) to Honor the Earth/Tides
Center, 2104 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis,
MN 55404, or call 612-879-7529.
Purchase online:
http://www.lakotamall.com/shops/hte/hte1.asp?pgid=books

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