From justinemccabe at earthlink.net Wed Jul 1 06:25:50 2009 From: justinemccabe at earthlink.net (Justine McCabe) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:25:50 -0400 Subject: {news} FPVA statement on Honduras [fpva-foro] Propuesta de Pronunciamiento sobre el Golpe de Estado en Honduras) Message-ID: Re: [fpva-foro] Propuesta de Pronunciamiento sobre el GolpDear CT Greens, RE: GPUS response to the Honduran coup In the spirit of support for our sister greens in the Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas FPVA), the IC endorsed the statement below offered by the Green Party of Nicaragua. . As Tony Affigne, IC member and one of 2 GPUS representatives to the FPVA indicates in this message, the IC is preparing a more extensive statement on the crisis to be used within the US especially. Peace, Justine ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Affigne To: mrozverde at uol.com.br ; julia.willebrand at verizon.net ; jorgegonzaleztorres at yahoo.com Cc: patydoneau at yahoo.com ; fpva-foro at lists.globalgreens.org ; usgp-int at gp-us.org Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:44 PM Subject: Re: USGP-INT [fpva-foro] Propuesta de Pronunciamiento sobre el Golpe de Estado en Honduras 30 June 2009 Federation Co-Presidents Mroz, Gonzalez, and Willebrand; Green Party Friends and Colleagues in the Americas: The International Committee of the Green Party of the United States approves the proposal by the Green Party of Nicaragua, for our Federation to denounce the coup in Honduras, and the threat to democracy in the region which the coup represents. We agree with our Green colleagues in Brasil, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala, that the Nicaraguan proposal should be the basis for a statement by the Federation. Therefore, on behalf of the Green Party of the United States, we join with you in the following: 1. We categorically condemn the attack on democracy and public institutions of the Republic of Honduras. 2. We demand restoration of constitutional order and democratic institutions. 3. We demand the return of the Constitutional President Manuel Zelaya. 4. We demand full respect for the human and political rights of the people of Honduras. 5. We encourage the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas, the Central American Integration System, the Group of Rio, the European Union, the United States of America, Canada and Mexico, the Global Greens and other sister nations and international bodies, to maintain their firm rejection of the coup in Honduras. Members of our International Committee are preparing a more extensive statement about this crisis, for distribution within the United States. When it is finished, we will share this statement with you. We thank Edward Salazar Cruz and the Green Party of Nicaragua, for their initiative to propose a Federation statement. For a Green future, Tony Affigne Delegado, FPVA Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/ At 5:40 PM -0300 6/29/09, Edward Martin Salazar Cruz wrote: Estimados Colegas V erdes Es de conocimiento publico el golpe militar de estado en la hermana Republica de Honduras, les envio con todo respeto una propuesta de carta - pronunciamiento la cual considero que podemos juntos mejorarla y enviarla a traves de la secretaria a las organizaciones, gobiernos e instancias nacionales e internacionales en donde los verdes podamos incidir positivamente por el restablecimiento del Estado de Derecho en nuestra nacion hermana de Honduras. Les envio mis saludos Edward COMUNICADO DE LA FEDERACION DE PARTIDOS VERDES DE LAS AMERICAS SOBRE EL GOLPE MILITAR DE ESTADO EN HONDURAS Managua, 29 de Junio del 2009 Ante el Golpe de Estado militar contra el Presidente Constitucional Manuel Zelaya en la Rep?blica de Honduras y el rompimiento del Estado de Derecho en este soberano Pa?s, la Federaci?n de Partidos Verdes de las Am?ricas y sus miembros declaran: 1. Condenamos de forma categ?rica este atentado contra la democracia y la institucionalidad de la Rep?blica de Honduras. 2. Demandamos el restablecimiento del orden constitucional y la institucionalidad democr?tica. 3. Demandamos la restituci?n del Presidente Constitucional Manuel Zelaya. 4. Demandamos el irrestricto respeto a los Derechos Humanos y los Derechos Pol?ticos de los Ciudadanos y del pueblo de Honduras. 5. Animamos a la Organizaci?n de las Naciones Unidas, la Organizaci?n de Estados Americanos, la Alianza Bolivariana de las Am?ricas, al Sistema de Integraci?n Centroamericana, al Grupo de Rio, la Uni?n Europa, los Estados Unidos de Am?rica, Canad? y M?xico, la Global Green y otras instancias internacional y naciones hermanas a mantener firme su rechazo al golpe de Estado en Honduras y al gobierno de facto nacido del golpe militar. Nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo de Honduras y con su Presidente Legitimo Don Manuel Zelaya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ usgp-int mailing list usgp-int at gp-us.org http://forum.greens.org/mailman/listinfo/usgp-int -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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In 1999 he worked to repeal the laws enacted during the Great Depression to protect us from future banking crises. At the time, Ralph Nader, Molly Ivins, and others warned that deregulation would lead to financial disaster. 2. "How Senator Dodd Tried to Stop the Voter-Verified Paper Trail": This is a followup to Mike DeRosa's 2004 article "Senator Dodd Kills Voter Paper Trail Bill." It explains in detail how Dodd pushed for electronic voting and even opposed electronic machines with an auditable paper trail. If anyone else has written articles on Green political topics, I'd be happy to add them to the article archive on the website. I'll try to keep the front page updated with links to new articles. When we have enough, maybe Mike or someone can edit them into one compilation, with a design layout suitable for printing as an issue of "CT Green Times." I could post this on the website as a PDF file. David Bedell From timmckee at mail.com Thu Jul 2 22:03:52 2009 From: timmckee at mail.com (Tim McKee) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:03:52 -0500 Subject: {news} Fw: GP RELEASE Statement from Cynthia McKinney; 'Free Gaza 21' held in prison in Ramla, Israel Message-ID: <20090703020353.17DC5478024@ws1-5.us4.outblaze.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Green News DC" To: dcsgpnews2 at yahoo.com Subject: GP RELEASE Statement from Cynthia McKinney; 'Free Gaza 21' held in prison in Ramla, Israel Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:54:26 -0400 GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty at greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene at gp.org Statement from Cynthia McKinney; Israel holds 'Free Gaza 21' in a prison in Ramla, Israel ? Cynthia McKinney calls WBAIX from Israeli prison: http://www.WBAIX.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkPvzSZRuDo ? Texas Greens will participate in a press conference on the Free Gaza 21 in San Antonio on Friday, July 3 WASHINGTON, DC -- Former US Representative and 2008 Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney has issued a statement on the seizure of the Free Gaza Movement's 'Spirit of Humanity' relief boat by Israeli gunboats in international waters on Monday. Ms. McKinney and 18 other members of the 'Free Gaza 21' are currently being held in Givon prison in Ramla, Israel. Two of the Free Gaza 21 have been released. Cynthia McKinney delivered the following statement by phone: "We were in international waters on a boat delivering humanitarian aid to people in Gaza when the Israeli Navy ships surrounded us and illegally threatened us, dismantled our navigation equipment, boarded and confiscated the ship. All of us on board were then taken off the ship and into custody, and brought into Israel and imprisoned. Immigration officials in Israel said they did not want to keep us, but we remain imprisoned. State Department and White House officials have not effected our release or taken a strong public stance to condemn the illegal actions of the Israeli Navy of enforcing a blockade of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians of Gaza, a blockade that has been condemned by President Obama." Ms. McKinney and other Free Gaza 21 members have refused to sign a self-incriminating 'deportation form' stating that the Spirit of Humanity was violating the Israeli blockade and trespassing Israeli territorial waters by attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza. In fact, the Spirit of Humanity was in international waters when it was illegally seized by the Israeli navy in an act of piracy. The imprisonment of the Free Gaza 21 and the Israeli navy's jamming the boat's navigation system are further violations of international law -- as are Israel's blockade of Gaza, occupation of Palestinian territories, and violations of Palestinians' human rights. The boat was on a voyage to deliver medical supplies, cement, and children's toys to Gaza following an appeal by President Obama for supplies to be sent to Gaza. Because of their refusal to sign the form, Israeli authorities will reportedly hold Ms. McKinney and other Free Gaza 21 members in the prison for three more days before the Israeli Government can either choose to release them or continue to detain them. In a phone call with WBAIX from the prison (listen at http://www.WBAIX.org), Cynthia McKinney said, "It is incumbent upon President Obama to stand by his reported policy of easing the Gazan blockade and of allowing building supplies, medical supplies, and school supplies to go through," adding "we call upon President Obama to use the highest level of his authority to transmit this message to the Israelis." Along with Ms. McKinney, Nobel laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire is among the Free Gaza 21's international list of human rights activists. (Democracy Now! interview with Ms. Maguire from her prison cell: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/2/nobel_peace_laureate_mairead_maguire_speaks) The Green Party of the United States has called for the immediate release of the Free Gaza 21 and for permission for the Spirit of Humanity to resume its delivery of urgently needed medical and other supplies to Gaza, which is suffering the effects of a brutal invasion by Israel last December and January (http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=230). Green leaders have urged party members and other concerned about the situation to call the White House, the US State Department, and members of Congress. Texas Greens (http://www.bexargreens.org / http://txgreens.org/drupal), in coalition with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (San Antonio), Muslim Public Affairs Council, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, will hold a press conference on the Free Gaza 21 on Friday, July 3, noon at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center (http://www.esperanzacenter.org), 922 San Pedro Avenue in San Antonio. The contact for the press conference is Kat Swift, who ran for the Green presidential nomination in 2008. Ms. Swift can be reached at 210-471-1791 and kat at txgreens.org. For further information and updates, see the Free Gaza Movement web site (http://www.freegaza.org). For more communications and updates from Cynthia McKinney, visit her Green Party page (http://www.gp.org/cynthia/index.php) and blog (http://dignity.ning.com). MORE INFORMATION Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org 202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN Fax 202-319-7193 ? Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml ? Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml ? Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers ? Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections ? International Committee of the Green Party: http://www.gp.org/committees/intl Green Party releases: ? "Breaking news: Cynthia McKinney aboard detained Free Gaza Movement relief boat," June 25, 2009 http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=228 ? "Greens join Global Day of Action for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on March 30 to end the Israeli occupation," March 26, 2009 http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=192 ? "Green Party: Israel-Palestine truce must include end of Israeli occupation and observance of international law or violence is likely to resume," January 19, 2009 http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=169 2009 Annual National Meeting of the Green Party, Durham, NC, July 23-26 http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM ? North Carolina page http://ncgreenparty.org/2009-ANM.html ? Media credentialing page http://www.gp.org/forms/media Green Pages, Vol. 13, No. 1 The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog ~ END ~ ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! 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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. # # # # _______________________________________________ Natlcomaffairs mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomaffairs You must know your password to do this. If you can't figure out how to unsubscribe, as a last resort only, send a message OFF LIST to steveh at olypen.com If your state delegation changes, please see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/documents/delegate_change.html To report violations of listserv protocol, write to forummanagers at lists.gp-us.org For other information about the National Committee, see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/ ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. 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Willow Street, New Haven (Archie Moore?s Bar & Restaurant) Take Exit 6 off I-91, turn right on Willow Street; Archie Moore?s will be on your left after you pass the Shell gas station on your right. 1. Review Agenda & Meeting Notice (see over) (Charlie) 2. Appoint Secretary for Meeting (Charlie) 3. 2009 Municipal Elections ? Nominate Candidate(s) in the City of New Haven (registered Greens only) 4. Any other business? (anyone) 5. Next Meeting: Tues. Aug. 4, 7:30pm, Book Trader Cafe (all) 6. Adjourn by 8:30 p.m. (Charlie) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edubrule at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 7 18:02:57 2009 From: edubrule at sbcglobal.net (edubrule) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:02:57 -0400 Subject: {news} Fw: Marcia Everett has invited you to sign a petition on Change.org Message-ID: This was sent to the CT Green Party website (www.ctgreens.org) via greens at ctgreens.org. I've deleted the sender's e-mail address. If you'd like it, e-mail me. Ed DuBrule ----- Original Message ----- From: [Marcia Everett] To: greens at ctgreens.org Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Marcia Everett has invited you to sign a petition on Change.org Marcia Everett has sent you an invitation to sign the petition "Join Senator Sanders Petition Supporting Single-Payer Health Care" on Change.org. ------------------------------------------- Do you have healthcare? Does it cost most of your paycheck? Did you try to use it and get denied? Did the deductible put you into foreclosure? Do you have aged out teens and young adults? After the last eight years do you still believe the Republicans? HR676 get your senator to sign it. get your congressperson to sign it. call them write them, postcard them at Facebooks Progressive Postcard Power. Just get it done. Put a placard in your window at home and in your car HR676. 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URL: From dbedellgreen at hotmail.com Fri Jul 10 16:47:30 2009 From: dbedellgreen at hotmail.com (David Bedell) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:47:30 -0400 Subject: {news} Website update - bylaws revision Message-ID: Please take notice that I have revised the CTGP bylaws as published on our website: http://www.ctgreens.org/bylaws.shtml This is to reflect the amendment approved by chapters and finalized at the December 2008 SCC meeting, which changed the definition of individual membership. (See 12-30-08 SCC minutes at http://ml.greens.org/pipermail/ctgp-news/2009-March/003111.html ). The practical effect of this amendment is that in order to vote at CTGP state meetings and conventions, one must now be registered Green at one's town hall. The amendment does not change chapter policies for chapter meetings. In order to maintain transparency, I've included a link to the older version of the bylaws. Thank you everyone for participating in this difficult and protracted, but democratic process of bylaws amendment. I think this will avoid potential confusion and controversy about voting privileges at future state conventions. David Bedell From rstuller at snet.net Sun Jul 12 10:33:14 2009 From: rstuller at snet.net (Ronna Stuller) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:33:14 -0400 Subject: {news} LVT editorial in The Day In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=5bb27e1f-7ac7-4215-95bf-8cab3527a89f TheDay.Com NL Should Seize Chance To Encourage Growth By The Day Published on 7/12/2009 in Home ?Editorial ?Editorial New London has an opportunity to make a fundamental change in its tax system, making it stand out alone in Connecticut as a community that does not penalize through higher tax assessments for owners who improve and develop their properties. Done correctly, it could be a major catalyst in renewing this city. A group of urban reformists, operating as Re-New London, argue that the city's time has come and it is only a matter of seizing the opportunity. In an age of higher energy costs, at a time when people are coming to realize that suburban sprawl is not only costly but damaging to the environment, a renewal of city life is under way. With its access to mass transportation - trains, ferries, buses and adjacent interstate - its recreational opportunities, growing art community, increased housing opportunities and shoreline location, New London should benefit from this new appreciation of city life. Doing the same old things is not the way to realize the city's potential. Art Costa and Kenric Hanson, who have run unsuccessfully for City Council as Green Party candidates (Hanson also ran for step representative in 2008), have led Re-New London's call for switching to land-value taxation. LVT is a two-tiered system that taxes land at a higher rate than buildings. Used successfully in about 20 Pennsylvania communities as that state worked to recover from the collapse of its steel industry, the intent is to drive redevelopment. In commercial districts, property owners of vacant buildings or empty lots are often reluctant to make improvements until they see solid signs of progress around them. Without confidence in success, why improve or construct a building if it means higher property taxes? But under LVT the larger share of the burden shifts to the land. Speculators, sitting on unused or underutilized properties, find taxes going up on their undeveloped lots. It is then in their interest to improve their properties or sell to someone who will. LVT can be fashioned somewhat differently in residential neighborhoods, but with the same intent to encourage the improvement of properties. Some communities opt to utilize it only in business districts. To its credit, the City Council set politics aside and unanimously supported the LVT concept. With that backing, Re-New London lobbied the state legislature to allow the new tax system in Connecticut cities. Lawmakers opted instead to allow New London alone to use it as a pilot project, if it so chooses. The Center for the Study of Economics, working with Re-New London, has drafted several potential tax models for New London. The council recently sent the matter to its Economic Development Committee. To begin the process the city must file an application with the state. It should do so soon. The legislature set an unreasonable deadline, Dec. 31, to submit a detailed LVT proposal to the Office of Policy and Management and to legislative committees for approval. As part of the process the city manager must appoint a committee of ?relevant taxpayers and stakeholders? to help prepare the plan. While the council must work diligently, it should not rush matters. If New London can demonstrate progress, there is no reason the legislature should not extend more time. After all, no legislature is great at meeting its own deadlines. LVT offers the opportunity for substantial change. The city should embrace it. "New London-CT" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vogel at ct.metrocast.net Tue Jul 14 07:27:02 2009 From: vogel at ct.metrocast.net (vogel at ct.metrocast.net) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:27:02 -0400 Subject: {news} School of the Americas/ Honduras Message-ID: On June 28, SOA-trained Honduran military generals overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya. The Honduran social movements are resisting the coup regime and engage in daily pro-democracy protests, strikes and civil disobedience. There is still hope that the legitimate government can be reinstalled but it will take pressure on the coup leaders. Representatives Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives along with 14 original cosponsors that calls for the return to democracy and the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya as president of Honduras. Click here to send a message to your Representative to ask them to take a stand for democracy by co-sponsoring the resolution. See http://www.soaw.org/ for more -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roseberry3 at cox.net Sat Jul 18 23:51:17 2009 From: roseberry3 at cox.net (B Barry) Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:51:17 -0400 Subject: {news} Proposed agenda for the Tuesday 7-21-09 EC meeting at 7PM at Lena's First and Last Pizzeria, 2053 Park Street (near Prospect Street), Hartford, CT 06106-2025 Message-ID: <20090719035106.BNRD14603.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> Proposed agenda for the Tuesday 7-21-09 EC meeting at 7PM at Lena's First and Last Pizzeria, 2053 Park Street (near Prospect Street), Hartford, CT 06106-2025 P: 860-232-4481 develop the agenda for the 7-28-09 SCC meeting; any other issues. Proposed agenda for the 7PM 7-28-09 SCC CTGP meeting at Portland Senior Center Location: Portland Senior Center, 7 Waverly Avenue, Portland, CT 06480 Facilitator: To Be Determined A. Preliminaries: 1. (1 minute): Introductions of voting/non-voting attendees; chapters; if quorum was met; timekeeper; ground rules. 2. (2-4 minutes): Approval of tonight's proposed agenda, any deletions or additions. 3. (2-4 minutes): Review and approval of minutes of 6-30-09 SCC meeting. 4. (2 minutes): Review and acceptance of the minutes of the 7-21-09 EC meeting. 5. (2-4 minutes): Treasurer's report from treasurer: Christopher Reilly. B. Any proposals/referendums by chapters, committee. C. Reports: 1. (10-15minutes): GPUS reports from: a) CTGP representatives: Tim McKee and Charlie Pillsbury; b) National Committee Members. 2. (10-15 minutes): Discuss the GPUS Annual National Meeting being held from Wednesday, July 22, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009 at North Carolina Central University (www.nccu.edu ) in Durham, NC. a) THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE FACILITATORS FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL MEETING: Diane White (PA), Jill Bussiere (WI), Joni LeViness (OK), George Martin (WI). b)Proposal 121: All face to face meetings of the Coordinating Committee of the Green National Committee will be facilitated by a person or persons who have been approved by the Coordinating Committee of the Green National Committee. Names should be submitted to the ANMC no less than two months prior to the meeting date. Committees, Caucuses, and State Parties will send names and qualifications of recommended facilitators to the ANMC. It is encouraged that Committees, Caucuses and States consider the qualifications such as experience and familiarity with the Green Consensus process. No candidate who is registered with another party other than Greens, where Green registration is available, will be considered. The ANMC will make the names of eligible candidates available to the CC within a week following the two month deadline. The Steering Committee will schedule a vote by the CC for approval of individual facilitators. No Facilitator who failed to receive at least 50%+1 of the approval vote will be permitted to facilitate the CC meetings. Facilitators with the highest approval ratings will be given preference when assigning facilitators. The ANMC will strive to schedule two facilitators for any given time period to ensure backup if needed. Gender balance is strongly encouraged. The ANMC will notify the CC of the facilitation schedule no later than two weeks before the national meeting. 3. (20minutes): Discussion of the short and long term goals of the CTGP as recommended by the participants at the 4-25-09 CTGP Annual Meeting. 4. (5-10minutes): Rock and Roll shows. 5. (10-15minutes): CTGP Fundraising/budget Committee. Job description for the position of: Fund Raiser :Plans fund raising programs; and writes to, telephones, or visits individuals or establishments to solicit funds or gifts-in-kind: Compiles and analyzes information about potential contributors to develop mailing or contact list and to plan selling approach. Writes, telephones, or visits potential contributors and persuades them to contribute funds or gifts-in-kind by explaining purpose and benefits of fund raising program. Takes pledges or funds from contributors. Records expenses incurred and contributions received and provide this information to the Treasurer of the Green Party of CT in a timely manner. Provides, at a minimum monthly reports to EC and SCC of CTGP, and upon request.. May organize volunteers and plan social functions to raise funds. May prepare fund raising brochures for mail-solicitation programs. May train volunteers to perform certain duties to assist fund raising. 6. (5-10 minutes): Discussion in support of single payer healthcare; literature for same. 7. (5 minutes): GPUS Green Pages. 8. (5-10 minutes): CT Green Times News via website/internet. 9. (5-10 minutes): any announced or potential CT Green Party candidates for this election year. 10. (2-10 minutes): Report about the 3-09 court hearing about our lawsuit against the State of CT regarding the 2005 State of CT Campaign Finance Reform Laws. 11. (2-5 minutes, each): Chapter reports. 12. Next SCC meeting=Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Portland Senior Center. Date, place and time of next EC meeting: to be determined. 13. 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Border Wall by Wendy Kenin, California Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1234 The dangers of the Connecticut campaign finance law State Greens sue to pull down law prohibitive to minor parties by Mike DeRosa, co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1230 Greens mourn a founding member Guy Chichester of New Hampshire dies http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1226 This year?s gathering to be cost-effective and fun 2009 Annual National Meeting to be held in Durham, NC by Jan Martell, North Carolina Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1222 The first 100 days under a Green Party administration by John Rensenbrink, Maine Green Independent Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1215 The First 100 Days http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1212 Hunger strike for strong climate legislation continues by SKCM-Curry, Green Party of California http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1209 Elections New York City leads a vibrant campaign Billy Talen attracting attention in his bid for Mayor by Gloria Mattera, Green Party of New York State http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1188 A Green Party Mayor of New York City? Elect-a-lujah! Reverend Billy's Fight Song with sing-a-long video http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1185 Ross Mirkarimi first Green appointed to California Coastal Commission by Mike Feinstein, Green Party of California http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1182 Snyder Appointed to Golden Gate Board http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1179 Landslide wins in Wisconsin Green candidates win 7 of 12 seats in Spring 2009 by Ron Hardy, Green Party of Wisconsin and editor of GreenPartyWatch.org http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1177 The ?Green Guy? runs for office in Massachusetts by L. Scott Laugenour, Green-Rainbow Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1173 Michael Canney campaigns for Alachua City Commission http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1170 Searching out the mole Greens commence a lawsuit in pursuit of the Florida Five by Barbara Rodgers-Hendricks, Green Party of Florida http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1166 Toolbox A step-by-step guide to achieving ballot status Arizona tells how they got it done by Claudia Ellquist, Co-chair of the Arizona Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1277 World Historic Green win to Lower House of Western Australia State Parliament by Stephen Luntz, Australian Greens Victoria Elections Analyst and Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1265 First African Green University held in Morocco by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1261 The Rabat Declaration Approved by Consensus by the regional Green representatives from seven countries at the African Green University, March 27th, 2009 http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1257 German Greens gear up for September vote Report from the Berlin Congress by Phil Hill, German Greens http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1252 Meeting the Hidden People My trip to the United States by Liaquat Ali, co-spokesperson, Pakistan Green Party includes a video blog by Ali http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1248 Longest-serving Green leader in Canada to step down by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1244 ?Think Big, Vote Green? Greens Elected in Record Numbers to European Parliament by Mike Feinstein, member International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1241 Opinion A belief in hope, but a commitment to vigilance Looking harder than skin-deep at Obama by Anita Rios, Co-convener of the Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1289 Why Keynesian stimulus packages will not work by Titus North, Pennsylvania Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1285 A new path for the Green Party by Carl Archambeau, Sr., Michigan Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1282 Young Greens A plan for improving education Bringing it home with tax cuts for test scores by Lewis Pollis and Terrence Banks, Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1269 Reports 2009 Summer State Reports http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?cat=305 Getting to know the Green Party platform Economic sustainability, banking and insurance reform http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1238 Evergreen The 21st Century Environmental Revolution: A Comprehensive Strategy for Conservation, Global Warming and the Environment by Mark C. Henderson a book review by David McCorquodale, Green Party of Delaware http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1206 Millions of little things saving us Quoted from Pete Seeger on Democracy Now http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1204 Green a poem by Chris Brandt http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1202 The color of Green An Interview with Tony Affigne, Green Party of Rhode Island http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1192 _______________________________________________ Natlcomaffairs mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomaffairs You must know your password to do this. 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Video includes short comments by Jeff Sklar (Rent Control Board, Santa Monica, CA); Genevieve Bertone (Sustainable City Task Force, Santa Monica, CA); Iris Oliveras (Architectural Review Board, Santa Monica, CA); Lotta Hedstrom (Swedish Parliament); John Halle (Board of Alderman, New Haven, CT); Sarah Lipson (Board of Education, San Francisco); Brenda Konkel (Common Council, Madison, WI); Bill Meyers (Board of Education, Point Arena, CA); Jan Williamson (Arts Commission, Santa Monica, CA); Lori Nafshun (Recreation & Parks Commission, Santa Monica, CA) _______________________________________________ Natlcomaffairs mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomaffairs You must know your password to do this. 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It's also a way for interested non Greens to learn about the party so do consider spreading the link. Craig Seeman NY _______________________________________________ Natlcomaffairs mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomaffairs You must know your password to do this. 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We continue to use this outreach to help plan our all-out legislative assault on restrictive ballot access laws. After attending?Freedom Fest?in Las Vegas two weekends ago, and the?Libertarian National Committee?meeting in St. Louis this past weekend,?Free & Equal Elections?will be in North Carolina for the?National Meeting of the Green Party. There, we will meet with members of the?Green Party?and compare strategies for ballot access. As we gear up for next year's legislative sessions, we also are preparing two publications due out at the end of this year. A State-By-State Ballot Access Guide The guide will list the requirements for an independent and/ or third party candidate to achieve a ballot line, and will rank the states according to the ease of their ballot access. A State-By-State Lobbying Guide This guide will feature recommendations for lobbying state legislatures around the country to reform ballot access laws, and will include ready-made bills for introduction.? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free & Equal?will also be announcing in the coming weeks election reform forums on the west coast to take place later this year. The focus of the first forum will be stopping the spread of the Top-Two Primary in California.?These are just some of the first steps Free & Equal is taking to ensure that restrictive ballot access laws become a thing of the past before the next national election in 2010.?To see more of what Free & Equal is up to, check out our strategic plan for 2009-2010. ?You can download the plan from our website?here.?The plan details the steps Free & Equal will take over the next?two years?to eliminate the restrictive ballot access laws that make it difficult for Independent and Third Party candidates to to secure their place on the ballot.??In order for Free & Equal to reach our goals of eliminating restrictive ballot access laws across the nation, we need your help.?Please, give whatever you can today to help ensure that the American people have a?real?choice on their ballots.?One way to help is to purchase Theresa Amato's new book?Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two Party Tyranny?from our website.?The cost is $25 + $5 shipping. 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Dearborn StreetSuite 1170Chicago, IL 60605?Telephone: 312.320.4101Fax: 1.866.309.7803???Click Here to unsubscribe from further emails from Free & Equal ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com -- How Strong is Your Score? Click here to see yours for $0! By FreeCreditReport.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timmckee at mail.com Wed Jul 22 15:35:24 2009 From: timmckee at mail.com (Tim McKee) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:35:24 -0500 Subject: {news} Candidates For Governor Forum?? Working Families Annual Meeting, Aug 29th, New Britain Message-ID: <20090722193525.210D410612@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com> Maybe it time Greens invaded the Working family Party forum with a candidate for Governor???TimMckee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Green, CT Working Families" To: timmckee at mail.com Subject: Join us: Working Families Annual Meeting, Aug 29th, New Britain Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:49:23 -0400 (EDT) Dear Tim , I'm writing to invite you to join us at the CT Working Families Party annual meeting in New Britain on August 29th. The details are below. This is an important opportunity to get more involved in a growing organization that is standing up for ordinary working class and middle class families. Included in the event will be a candidate's forum with some of the leading candidates for Governor in 2010 -- this is an exciting chance to see where they stand on the issues that really matter to working families. I hope you will join us. We need to build more power for working people, to elect candidates we can count on and to hold all our politicians accountable. Please register below. -Jon Green Director, CT Working Families CT Working Families Party Annual Meeting CT Working Families Party Annual Meeting Sat. Aug 29th, 9AM CCSU Institute for Technology and Business Development 185 Main St, New Britain Need directions? Google maps Sign Up Today. It's free to register. It's your party. In tough times, it's more important than ever for working people to have an independent voice in politics. Build the party that works for you. Featuring: Gubernatorial Candidates Forum After the Annual Meeting, join us for a reception with Senator Chris Dodd. Register for the Annual Meeting today You can also download the event flyer to distribute to friends. 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Border Wall by Wendy Kenin, California Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1234 The dangers of the Connecticut campaign finance law State Greens sue to pull down law prohibitive to minor parties by Mike DeRosa, co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1230 Greens mourn a founding member Guy Chichester of New Hampshire dies http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1226 This year's gathering to be cost-effective and fun 2009 Annual National Meeting to be held in Durham, NC by Jan Martell, North Carolina Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1222 The first 100 days under a Green Party administration by John Rensenbrink, Maine Green Independent Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1215 The First 100 Days http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1212 Hunger strike for strong climate legislation continues by SKCM-Curry, Green Party of California http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1209 Elections New York City leads a vibrant campaign Billy Talen attracting attention in his bid for Mayor by Gloria Mattera, Green Party of New York State http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1188 A Green Party Mayor of New York City? Elect-a-lujah! Reverend Billy's Fight Song with sing-a-long video http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1185 Ross Mirkarimi first Green appointed to California Coastal Commission by Mike Feinstein, Green Party of California http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1182 Snyder Appointed to Golden Gate Board http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1179 Landslide wins in Wisconsin Green candidates win 7 of 12 seats in Spring 2009 by Ron Hardy, Green Party of Wisconsin and editor of GreenPartyWatch.org http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1177 The "Green Guy" runs for office in Massachusetts by L. Scott Laugenour, Green-Rainbow Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1173 Michael Canney campaigns for Alachua City Commission http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1170 Searching out the mole Greens commence a lawsuit in pursuit of the Florida Five by Barbara Rodgers-Hendricks, Green Party of Florida http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1166 Toolbox A step-by-step guide to achieving ballot status Arizona tells how they got it done by Claudia Ellquist, Co-chair of the Arizona Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1277 World Historic Green win to Lower House of Western Australia State Parliament by Stephen Luntz, Australian Greens Victoria Elections Analyst and Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1265 First African Green University held in Morocco by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1261 The Rabat Declaration Approved by Consensus by the regional Green representatives from seven countries at the African Green University, March 27th, 2009 http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1257 German Greens gear up for September vote Report from the Berlin Congress by Phil Hill, German Greens http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1252 Meeting the Hidden People My trip to the United States by Liaquat Ali, co-spokesperson, Pakistan Green Party includes a video blog by Ali http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1248 Longest-serving Green leader in Canada to step down by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1244 "Think Big, Vote Green" Greens Elected in Record Numbers to European Parliament by Mike Feinstein, member International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1241 Opinion A belief in hope, but a commitment to vigilance Looking harder than skin-deep at Obama by Anita Rios, Co-convener of the Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1289 Why Keynesian stimulus packages will not work by Titus North, Pennsylvania Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1285 A new path for the Green Party by Carl Archambeau, Sr., Michigan Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1282 Young Greens A plan for improving education Bringing it home with tax cuts for test scores by Lewis Pollis and Terrence Banks, Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1269 Reports 2009 Summer State Reports http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?cat=305 Getting to know the Green Party platform Economic sustainability, banking and insurance reform http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1238 Evergreen The 21st Century Environmental Revolution: A Comprehensive Strategy for Conservation, Global Warming and the Environment by Mark C. Henderson a book review by David McCorquodale, Green Party of Delaware http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1206 Millions of little things saving us Quoted from Pete Seeger on Democracy Now http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1204 Green a poem by Chris Brandt http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1202 The color of Green An Interview with Tony Affigne, Green Party of Rhode Island http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1192 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timmckee at mail.com Thu Jul 23 15:28:29 2009 From: timmckee at mail.com (Tim McKee) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:28:29 -0500 Subject: {news} Green Party National is Live NOW! Message-ID: <20090723192829.4E2C5BE407E@ws1-9.us4.outblaze.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Seeman" To: "GPUS DX" Subject: [usgp-dx] Green Party National is Live NOW! Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:53:47 -0400 http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus _______________________________________________ Natlcomaffairs mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomaffairs You must know your password to do this. If you can't figure out how to unsubscribe, as a last resort only, send a message OFF LIST to steveh at olypen.com If your state delegation changes, please see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/documents/delegate_change.html To report violations of listserv protocol, write to forummanagers at lists.gp-us.org For other information about the National Committee, see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/ ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. 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Whether working to freeze electric rates, get sound barriers along the interstate, supporting community policing or scrutinizing the budget, Allan has proven that a Green can contribute new ideas and work with colleagues across the political spectrum. As the lone Green on the Board, he faces a substantial challenge from a newcomer who is backed by the Mayor and will likely have substantial funding. The challenger is positioning himself as "green", a strategy that has been used successfully in other races. Allan urgently needs donations from around the state if he is to have the resources he'll need to hold his seat and to show good numbers when the first financial report comes out. The maximum contribution is $250.00 and there is a donation form that must be filled out. 100 donations of $50.00 each would give Allan a fighting chance. Brochures, lawn signs and door hangers, plus mailings cost money. Please mail a check of any size you can afford to: The Committee to Re-Elect Allan Brison for Alderman Charlie Pillsbury, Treasurer 274 Saint Ronan St. New Haven, CT 06511 Please include your address, fax or email info so we can send you the form to sign, or you can download it from http://www.allanbrison.net/2009ContributionFormforBrisonforAlder.PDF and include with your check. Or you can DONATE ONLINE by visiting http://www.allanbrison.net SUPPORT OUR GREENS IN CT! Patricia Kane Campaign Manager From roseberry3 at cox.net Mon Jul 27 07:28:19 2009 From: roseberry3 at cox.net (B Barry) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:28:19 -0400 Subject: {news} reaffirmed proposed agenda for the 7-28-09 7PM SCC meeting of the Green Party of CT Message-ID: <20090727112822.XNTL4885.eastrmmtao107.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net> The proposed agenda for the 7PM 7-28-09 SCC CTGP meeting at Portland Senior Center Location: Portland Senior Center, 7 Waverly Avenue, Portland, CT 06480 Facilitator: To Be Determined A. Preliminaries: 1. (1 minute): Introductions of voting/non-voting attendees; chapters; if quorum was met; timekeeper; ground rules. 2. (2-4 minutes): Approval of tonight's proposed agenda, any deletions or additions. 3. (2-4 minutes): Review and approval of minutes of 6-30-09 SCC meeting. 4. (2 minutes): Review and acceptance of the minutes of the 7-21-09 EC meeting. 5. (2-4 minutes): Treasurer's report from treasurer: Christopher Reilly. B. Any proposals/referendums by chapters, committee. C. Reports: 1. (10-15minutes): GPUS reports from: a) CTGP representatives: Tim McKee and Charlie Pillsbury; b) National Committee Members. 2. (30-45 minutes): Discuss the GPUS Annual National Meeting held from Wednesday, July 22, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009 at North Carolina Central University (www.nccu.edu ) in Durham, NC. a) THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE FACILITATORS FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL MEETING: Diane White (PA), Jill Bussiere (WI), Joni LeViness (OK), George Martin (WI). b)Proposal 121: All face to face meetings of the Coordinating Committee of the Green National Committee will be facilitated by a person or persons who have been approved by the Coordinating Committee of the Green National Committee. Names should be submitted to the ANMC no less than two months prior to the meeting date. Committees, Caucuses, and State Parties will send names and qualifications of recommended facilitators to the ANMC. It is encouraged that Committees, Caucuses and States consider the qualifications such as experience and familiarity with the Green Consensus process. No candidate who is registered with another party other than Greens, where Green registration is available, will be considered. The ANMC will make the names of eligible candidates available to the CC within a week following the two month deadline. The Steering Committee will schedule a vote by the CC for approval of individual facilitators. No Facilitator who failed to receive at least 50%+1 of the approval vote will be permitted to facilitate the CC meetings. Facilitators with the highest approval ratings will be given preference when assigning facilitators. The ANMC will strive to schedule two facilitators for any given time period to ensure backup if needed. Gender balance is strongly encouraged. The ANMC will notify the CC of the facilitation schedule no later than two weeks before the national meeting. 3. (20minutes): Discussion of the short and long term goals of the CTGP as recommended by the participants at the 4-25-09 CTGP Annual Meeting. 4. (5-10minutes): Allan Brison's campaign for reelection for New Haven Board of Alderman: Allan urgently needs donations from around the state if he is to have the resources he'll need to hold his seat and to show good numbers when the first financial report comes out. The maximum contribution is $250.00 and there is a donation form that must be filled out. 100 donations of $50.00 each would give Allan a fighting chance. Brochures, lawn signs and door hangers, plus mailings cost money. Please mail a check of any size you can afford to: The Committee to Re-Elect Allan Brison for Alderman Charlie Pillsbury, Treasurer 274 Saint Ronan St. New Haven, CT 06511 Please include your address, fax or email info so we can send you the form to sign, or you can include your check with the form you can download from: http://www.allanbrison.net/2009ContributionFormforBrisonforAlder.PDF. You can DONATE ONLINE via http://www.allanbrison.net . Patricia Kane, Campaign Manager. 5. (10-15minutes): CTGP Fundraising/budget Committee. Job description for the position of: Fund Raiser :Plans fund raising programs; and writes to, telephones, or visits individuals or establishments to solicit funds or gifts-in-kind: Compiles and analyzes information about potential contributors to develop mailing or contact list and to plan selling approach. Writes, telephones, or visits potential contributors and persuades them to contribute funds or gifts-in-kind by explaining purpose and benefits of fund raising program. Takes pledges or funds from contributors. Records expenses incurred and contributions received and provide this information to the Treasurer of the Green Party of CT in a timely manner. Provides, at a minimum monthly reports to EC and SCC of CTGP, and upon request.. May organize volunteers and plan social functions to raise funds. May prepare fund raising brochures for mail-solicitation programs. May train volunteers to perform certain duties to assist fund raising. 6. (5-10 minutes): Discussion in support of single payer healthcare; literature for same. 7. (5 minutes): GPUS Green Pages is: a) now on-line at http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/ ; b) Features: Indigenous response to the U. S. Border Wall by Wendy Kenin, California Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1234 The dangers of the Connecticut campaign finance law State Greens sue to pull down law prohibitive to minor parties by Mike DeRosa, co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1230 Greens mourn a founding member Guy Chichester of New Hampshire dies. http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1226 This year's gathering to be cost-effective and fun 2009 Annual National Meeting to be held in Durham, NC by Jan Martell, North Carolina Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1222 The first 100 days under a Green Party administration by John Rensenbrink, Maine Green Independent Party. http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1215 The First 100 Days http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1212 Hunger strike for strong climate legislation continues by SKCM-Curry, Green Party of California. http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1209 Elections New York City leads a vibrant campaign Billy Talen attracting attention in his bid for Mayor by Gloria Mattera, Green Party of New York State http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1188 A Green Party Mayor of New York City? Elect-a-lujah! Reverend Billy's Fight Song with sing-a-long video http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1185 Ross Mirkarimi first Green appointed to California Coastal Commission by Mike Feinstein, Green Party of California http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1182 Snyder Appointed to Golden Gate Board http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1179 Landslide wins in Wisconsin Green candidates win 7 of 12 seats in Spring 2009 by Ron Hardy, Green Party of Wisconsin and editor of GreenPartyWatch.org http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1177 The "Green Guy" runs for office in Massachusetts by L. Scott Laugenour, Green-Rainbow Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1173 Michael Canney campaigns for Alachua City Commission http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1170 Searching out the mole Greens commence a lawsuit in pursuit of the Florida Five by Barbara Rodgers-Hendricks, Green Party of Florida http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1166 Toolbox A step-by-step guide to achieving ballot status Arizona tells how they got it done by Claudia Ellquist, Co-chair of the Arizona Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1277 World Historic Green win to Lower House of Western Australia State Parliament by Stephen Luntz, Australian Greens Victoria Elections Analyst and Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1265 First African Green University held in Morocco by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1261 The Rabat Declaration Approved by Consensus by the regional Green representatives from seven countries at the African Green University, March 27th, 2009 http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1257 German Greens gear up for September vote Report from the Berlin Congress by Phil Hill, German Greens http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1252 Meeting the Hidden People My trip to the United States by Liaquat Ali, co-spokesperson, Pakistan Green Party includes a video blog by Ali http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1248 Longest-serving Green leader in Canada to step down by Mike Feinstein, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1244 "Think Big, Vote Green" Greens Elected in Record Numbers to European Parliament by Mike Feinstein, member International Committee of the Green Party of the United States http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1241 Opinion A belief in hope, but a commitment to vigilance Looking harder than skin-deep at Obama by Anita Rios, Co-convener of the Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1289 Why Keynesian stimulus packages will not work by Titus North, Pennsylvania Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1285 A new path for the Green Party by Carl Archambeau, Sr., Michigan Green Party http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1282 Young Greens A plan for improving education Bringing it home with tax cuts for test scores by Lewis Pollis and Terrence Banks, Green Party of Ohio http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1269 Reports 2009 Summer State Reports http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?cat=305 Getting to know the Green Party platform Economic sustainability, banking and insurance reform http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1238 Evergreen The 21st Century Environmental Revolution: A Comprehensive Strategy for Conservation, Global Warming and the Environment by Mark C. Henderson a book review by David McCorquodale, Green Party of Delaware http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1206 Millions of little things saving us Quoted from Pete Seeger on Democracy Now http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1204 Green a poem by Chris Brandt http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1202 The color of Green An Interview with Tony Affigne, Green Party of Rhode Island http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1192 c) from Barbara Rodgers-Hendricks, of the Green Party of Florida and on the Editorial Board, Green Pages regarding: Solicitation for Evergreen Section of Green Pages: I have recently assumed responsibility for the Evergreen section in Green Pages. This is the section devoted to entertainment and the arts. I am looking for poets, song writers, folks who have published books or essays, cartoonists, comic strip writers. If you know of a Green who would be willing to submit his/her work for publication in Green Pages, please let me know. We might publish a poem, essay, or song lyrics. We could review a book and give information for purchase. If a song has been recorded, we could give a link for it. We would also consider cartoons and comic strips. We're looking for material by Greens and/or about Greens. I would appreciate your assistance very much. 8. (5-10 minutes): CT Green Times News via website/internet. 9. (5-10 minutes): any announced or potential CT Green Party candidates for this election year. 10. (2-10 minutes): Report about the 3-09 court hearing about our lawsuit against the State of CT regarding the 2005 State of CT Campaign Finance Reform Laws. 11. (2-5minutes): Rock and Roll shows. 12. (2-5 minutes, each): Chapter reports. 13. Next SCC meeting=Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Portland Senior Center. Date, place and time of next EC meeting: to be determined. 14. 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If you have a Facebook account, please join the group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105209184665 David Bedell From timmckee at mail.com Wed Jul 29 09:07:05 2009 From: timmckee at mail.com (Tim McKee) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:07:05 -0500 Subject: {news} Brent McMillan on Grassroots Fundraising Message-ID: <20090729130705.00414606865@ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: secretary at gp.org To: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org Subject: [usgp-nc] Brent McMillan - Grassroots Fundraisin Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:35:37 -0400 (EDT) Party of the United States 202-319-7191 brent at gp.org Grassroots Fundraising Grassroots fundraising is raising money from and by your constituency. If approached like an organizing campaign, grassroots fundraising 1) win real victories 2) give people a sense of their own power, and 3) change the relations of power. Grassroots fundraising wins real victories on two levels. First, you can successfully raise money with your constituency, particularly if you set specific and realistic fundraising goals. Second, you will also win real victories because the money raised from grassroots fundraising can be used for whatever your group chooses (the use of money obtained from foundation funds is usually restricted in some way). Grassroots fundraising gives people a sense of their own power. Leaders are developed and encouraged when they raise funds to support their organization. Members and leaders feel a great deal more power when they raise $10,000 through an event than when one person writes a grant proposal and a foundation contributes $10,000. While the latter way raises money, it does not give leaders a sense of their own power. Grassroots fundraising also changes the relations of power. If your group develops its own internal funding base via grassroots fundraising, you are seen as a much more powerful community player. Having a solid source of funds changes the relations of power between you and those in powerful positions, because you will be more difficult to get rid of or be bought off. There are many ways to raise funds for your organization, large-donor solicitations, direct mail appeals, canvassing, and grassroots fundraising. Most organizations find that they need a diversified funding base to sustain them over a period of time. It is risky to depend too heavily on any one type of fundraising, except internally generated funds and grassroots fundraising. Grassroots fundraising not only makes theoretical sense, it also makes statistical, economic sense. According to the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, 81 percent of U.S. contributions to charity come from individuals, 7 percent from bequests, and only 7 percent from foundations and 5 percent from corporations. Thus, 88 percent came from people, either living or deceased. Not only does most money come from individuals, but 85 percent of all money given comes from people with incomes of $50,000 or less. So groups can build a grassroots funding base from low- and moderate-income families. http://www.aafrc.org/ Set a Goal Sometimes when groups talk about grassroots fundraising, they think about small garage sales or bake sales. Grassroots fundraising certainly includes these, but they do not necessarily have to raise small amounts of money. In fact, if your organization's goal is to raise money, you should figure out how to work with your leaders to raise $20,000 instead of $2,000, especially if it will take comparable amounts of effort. Time, of both staff and volunteers, is a valuable resource and must be used wisely in grassroots fundraising. Make a Fundraising Calendar One of the benefits of grassroots fundraising is that you can control the timing on when you raise the funds. For many groups, the end of the summer is a tight financial time. If you know this, you can plan your grassroots fundraisers accordingly. You can also schedule special fundraising events at times of the year that are less hectic programmatically, although you may find that you raise the most money around the same time as your peak programmatic times. Make a calendar of the upcoming year. Fill in regularly scheduled events, special appeals, holidays, heavy programmatic periods, and other relevant information. You can also plan fundraising events for times when your constituency has the most money. For example, the end-of-the-year events are difficult for most poor and working class people because they are buying gifts. On the other hand, upper management types may have just received their year-end bonuses and be flush with cash. Then decide when you need money the most and when would be the best times for your organization to hold grassroots fundraising events. By planning well in advance, you can recruit a solid core of people to serve on your fundraising committee(s). Raise More Money Than You Spend! Just because another group made money on a certain project, don?t assume that your group can. Carefully analyze why and how another group made money. One of the biggest traps is assuming that groups can sell inexpensive items, such as candy, and make money. Raise Money for Your Issue Program It is much easier to raise money to support a campaign to eliminate a food tax or to increase security in a building, than to raise money to pay back debt or the electricity bill. By raising money around your program, you can publicize the issue and potentially recruit new volunteers. Have Fun Lots of projects will raise money. Let people use their own creativity. If the fundraising committee has fun planning and implementing their event, they are likely to get involved again and to draw others to work with them. Build on Past Successful Events Don?t skip from project to project. Once you identify a fundraising project that works, repeat it annually. Not only do you learn how to host the project more efficiently, but your group becomes identified with that annual event, making it easier to promote. (Example the silent auction at the ANM.) Stay in Line with Your Image A health organization can?t be selling junk food, nor can a clean air group sell cigarettes. Grassroots fundraising is part of your overall program and thus must meet the same high standards as your program. Maintain High Ethical Standards It is essential that your organization remain both rigorously honest in all of its fundraising and accountable to its constituents. If not, the group?s image could be tarnished and it?s overall political effectiveness diminished. Build Leaders Grassroots fundraising should not only raise money, it should also develop leaders. Joan Flanagan, author of the Grass Roots Fundraising Book, and one of the best trainers on grassroots fundraising, suggests selecting co-chairs for your fundraising committee. Have each co-chair recruit four or five people for his/her group. Keep careful, measurable records on each person?s contribution. The co-chair whose group raises the most money should be given greater responsibilities. Budget Money to Raise Money Devote Organizational Time to Fundraising All too often, groups treat fundraising like the ugly duckling, assuming no one will want to do it (at least no one in their right mind.) Grassroots fundraising requires excellent leadership skills. Give fundraising and those who lead the efforts their due respect. Grassroots Fundraising Ideas Ask at Every Opportunity Dance Auction Raffle House Party Food Tasting Phone-a-Thon Musical Event Dinners Rummage Sale Plant Sale Canvassing Contest Tabeling at Events Merchandise - Yard Signs - Bumber Stickers - Buttons - T-shirts - Hats ? Green Greeting Card On-line fundraising ? Social networking Membership Source: Organizing for Social Change _______________________________________________ Natlcomvotes mailing list To send a message to the list, write to: Natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org To unsubscribe or change your list options, go to: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/natlcomvotes If your state delegation changes, please see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/documents/delegate_change.html To report violations of listserv protocol, write to forummanagers at lists.gp-us.org For other information about the Coordinating Committee, see: http://gp.org/committees/nc/ ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com -- How Strong is Your Score? Click here to see yours for $0! 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For the event, there will be busing from three locations - Middletown, New Haven, and Storrs. Please RSVP Today: http://cnadp.org/rsvp.php?event=kickoffRally2009 David Bedell From timmckee at mail.com Wed Jul 29 15:21:46 2009 From: timmckee at mail.com (Tim McKee) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:21:46 -0500 Subject: {news} Campaign reform Online Town Hall with Rep. Larson Message-ID: <20090729192146.3D74C326701@ws1-8.us4.outblaze.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim McKee" To: timmckee at mail.com Subject: Fw: Online Town Hall with Rep. Larson Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:20:51 -0700 (PDT) --- On Wed, 7/29/09, Cheri Quickmire, Connecticut Common Cause wrote: From: Cheri Quickmire, Connecticut Common Cause Subject: Online Town Hall with Rep. Larson To: "Tim McKee" Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 8:44 AM Dear?Tim, We just received exciting news about the Fair Elections Now Act, the bill that would fundamentally change the way we pay for congressional campaigns. On Thursday, July 30th, the House Administration Committee will hold a hearing on this important piece of legislation. Representative John Larson, the bill's sponsor, will be testifying before the committee and will host an Online Town Hall Meeting after the hearing at 2pm to discuss the hearing and legislation. You can submit questions or upload a video on YouTube to ask Rep. Larson a question, and he will reply over a live video stream. To learn more or to submit a question, visit http://www.larson.house.gov/townhall Under the Fair Elections Now Act (HR 1826), qualified candidates who take only small contributions can receive ample public funds to run a competitive race. And once they're in office, they won't need to spend time raising special interest money -- they'll be able to work full time for the people. It's time to get our elected officials out of the endless fundraising chase and back to their real jobs. That's why we need to pass the Fair Elections Now Act, and Rep. Larson looks forward to answering your questions. What: Conversation about reducing the influence of big donors in the legislative process When: July 30th, 2 pm Where: http://www.larson.house.gov/townhall Feel free to forward to your friends and family. Thanks for all you do! Sincerely, Cheri Quickmire and the rest of the team at Connecticut Common Cause Forward this email Give to Common Cause Visit the CommonBlog Common Cause is a national nonpartisan organization with chapters in 38 states. Our mailing address is 1133 19th Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Our phone number is (202) 833-1200. Remove yourself from this mailing. Remove yourself from all mailings from Common Cause. Modify your profile. [IMAGE] ****************************************** Tim McKee, New Britian, CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-505-8454 National Committee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT. 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By FreeCreditReport.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinemccabe at earthlink.net Wed Jul 29 18:18:28 2009 From: justinemccabe at earthlink.net (Justine McCabe) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:18:28 -0400 Subject: {news} GP ADVISORY Greens to join July 30 rally for Single-Payer, urge end to insurance industry 'death grip' on health care Message-ID: <298A543F50904851B95A420F37D9843B@JUSTINE> GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 30, 2009 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty at greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene at gp.org Greens to attend 'Medicare: Made In America' rally on July 30, call for Single-Payer and an end to the insurance industry's 'death grip' on health care . Green Party presses demand for GAO study of health care costs under single-payer and for a nationally televised debate on the merits of Single-Payer; Greens call insurance companies the only winners under the Democratic Party plans . It's time for an angry voters revolt against politicians who reject single-payer and defend insurance industry power and profits, say Greens WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party members will turn out for the 'Medicare: Made in America' Lobby Day and Rally (http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally) to take place in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 30, joining thousands of other advocates of the single-payer plan to bring universal health care to the United States. "We demand an end to the private insurance industry's death grip on health care. The only solution is a single-payer system that covers every American regardless of ability to pay, age, or prior medical condition," said Dr. Justine McCabe, Connecticut Green, clinical psychologist and co-author of a Connecticut statewide single-payer bill in 1999-2000 (http://www.gp.org/speakers/detail.php?ID=35). Dr. McCabe spoke at a public forum on health care reform last week that was part of the Green Party's 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina (http://www.ncgreenparty.org/2009-ANM%20FORUM.html). Video of the forum has been posted online (http://www.gp.org/video/durham.shtml). "We're witnessing a conspiracy to prevent all Americans from getting the quality health care that we all deserve and from knowing that such a plan is within our reach. We demand a televised national debate between advocates and opponents of single-payer, so Americans can hear the truth about universal health care. We demand new studies by the GAO and Congressional Budget Office on the cost of single-payer. In the 1990s, analyses by these offices showed that single-payer would save billions of dollars in health care expenses," said Dr. McCabe. The July 30 event has been organized by the HealthCare-Now! coalition (http://www.healthcare-now.org) and will mark the 44th anniversary of Medicare. Under a single-payer system (HR 676), Medicare will be expanded to cover all Americans, with a dramatic reduction in medical costs because of the elimination of for-profit insurance overhead. "Insurance firms don't make money by providing health care. On the contrary, they make their profits by not providing health care -- by refusing to cover millions of people, by restricting treatment for those with coverage, by denying claims, by canceling coverage when people need health care most. The result is that 50 million Americans have no health coverage at all, millions more have inadequate coverage, and hundreds of thousands go into financial ruin and suffer needlessly so that insurance company CEOs and shareholders can reap huge profits. This system stays in place because too many Republican and Democratic politicians care more about corporate campaign contributions than they do about the well-being of their constituents," said Rich Whitney, who received 10% of the vote in his Green campaign for Governor of Illinois in 2006 and will run again in 2010 (http://www.whitneyforgov.org). Green leaders had sharp criticism for the retreat of Democrats from universal health care, for Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus's assertion that single-payer is off the table, and for bad ideas like the 'public option' and mandates. Greens called insurance firms the only real winners under the Democratic Party proposals, noting that Democrats want Americans to spend billions of dollars extra every year for health care, rather than just eliminate the waste, paperwork, and bureaucracy of for-profit insurance. The Democrats' proposed insurance mandate would mean massive taxpayer subsidies for the health insurance industry. "Barney Frank says Democrats like himself won't fight for single-payer because it has no chance of passage. In fact, it has little chance right now because Democrats like Rep. Frank won't fight for it. With a few exceptions, like Reps. John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich, liberal Democrats won't challenge the lies that Republicans and blue-dog Dems are spewing daily in their effort to block reform. President Obama has tried to appease Republicans whose only goal is to see him fail," said Holly Hart, secretary of the Green Party of the United States and a member of Iowans for Health Care for All. President Obama admitted this week that the only way to cover all Americans was through a single-payer system: "Now, the truth is that unless you have a what's called a single-payer system, in which everybody's automatically covered, then you're probably not going to reach every single individual." (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/us/politics/22obama.transcript.html) Greens faulted the media for not debunking the aggressive misinformation campaign led by single-payer opponents and groups like Conservatives for Patients' Rights, and for paying little attention to the movement for single-payer, despite support for universal coverage by a majority of Americans. "In 2004, Canadians voted Tommy Douglas, the Baptist minister who led the battle for their country's single-payer system, as the 'Greatest Canadian' of all time in a CBC poll. Americans deserve to know how well the Canadian system works and how popular it is among Canadians. Americans deserve to know that, contrary to claims from Republicans and anti-reform TV ads, single-payer means less bureaucratic interference. Single-payer means full choice of physician and hospital and it means that decisions about health care are made between doctor and patient, just like in Canada," said David Doonan, Green mayor of the Village of Greenwich in New York. "If all Americans knew how we're getting cheated by our private insurance system and its defenders in Congress and the White House, we'd see an angry revolt. That's what we need right now -- enraged visits and messages to Congress and the White House, protests in the streets, and a pledge by voters never to vote for another politician who does not support single-payer health care," Mr. Doonan added. MORE INFORMATION Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org 202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN Fax 202-319-7193 . Green candidate database and campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml . Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml . Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers . Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections . International Committee of the Green Party: http://www.gp.org/committees/intl Recent Green Party press releases: . "Greens call for new GAO, Congressional Budget Office studies on Single-Payer health care" (June 18, 2009) http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=226 . "Green Party leaders challenge Sen. Baucus and defenders of private insurance to debate Single-Payer advocates" (June 4, 2009) http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=221 "Public Option Advocates: Time to Come Home to Single Payer" By Mark Dunlea, Executive Director, Hunger Action Network of NYS; co-chair, Single Payer New York; member of the Green Party of New York State http://singlepayernewyork.org/news/comehome.php#more "Why Obama's Public Option Is Defective, and Why We Need Single-Payer" By Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein, The Progressive, July 22, 2009 http://www.progressive.org/mpwool072209.html "Barney Frank: Front Door Single Payer Suicidal" Single Payer Action, July 27, 2009 http://www.singlepayeraction.org/blog/?p=1257 "Health Care Hypocrisy" By Ralph Nader, Common Dreams, July 25, 2009 http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/25-0 "Internal RNC Memo: 'Engage In Every Activity' To Slow Down Health Care Reform" Huffington Post, July 21, 2009 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/21/internal-rnc-memo-engage_n_241940.html Single-Payer Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pnhp.org/facts/singlepayer_faq.php Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States Summer 2009 issue now online http://gp.org/greenpages-blog ~ END ~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: