From justinemccabe at earthlink.net  Tue Jun  1 20:27:31 2010
From: justinemccabe at earthlink.net (Justine McCabe)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 20:27:31 -0400
Subject: {news} Fw: Response from Swedish Greens: Fw: GP RELEASE Green Party
	condemns the Freedom Flotilla massacre,
	urges an end to impunity for Israel
Message-ID: <093065715EBF4415989430DBBC7E3262@JUSTINE>

FYI, 
Justine 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Justine McCabe 
To: USGP International Committee 
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 11:16 AM
Subject: Response from Swedish Greens: Fw: GP RELEASE Green Party condemns the Freedom Flotilla massacre, urges an end to impunity for Israel


Hi All,  
Response to our PR on Gaza Flotilla from Swedish Green Anna-Karin Andersson.  
Justine  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Anna-Karin Andersson 
To: Justine McCabe 
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 11:01 AM
Subject: Ang: GP RELEASE Green Party condemns the Freedom Flotilla massacre, urges an end to impunity for Israel


Dear Justine,

you might be interested to know that one of the Swedish Green Party MPs, Mehmet Kaplan, was on one of the boats, Sofia. We have not been in direct contact with him since the connections broke down yesterday, but have learned from the ministry for foreign affairs that he is OK and is now on his way back home to Sweden. 

Kindest regards, 

Anna-Karin Andersson

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Milj?partiet de gr?na/Swedish Green Party
Riksdagen   
SE-100 12 Stockholm  
anna-karin.andersson at riksdagen.se 
+46 (0)8 786 5786   
+46 (0)72 200 3797
www.mp.se/languages
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-----"Justine McCabe" <justinemccabe at earthlink.net> skrev: -----


  Till: "Justine McCabe" <justinemccabe at earthlink.net>
  Fr?n: "Justine McCabe" <justinemccabe at earthlink.net>
  Datum: 2010-06-01 16:50
  ?rende: GP RELEASE Green Party condemns the Freedom Flotilla massacre, urges an end to impunity for Israel


  GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
  http://www.gp.org

  For Immediate Release:
  Monday, May 31, 2010

  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


  The Green Party condemns Israel's murderous attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla, urges immediate aid cutoff and end to impunity for Israel

  ? Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on foreign policy http://www.gp.org/speakers/speakers-foreign-policy.php

  ? The US Green Party's 2010 Annual National Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, June 24-27 http://greenpartymeeting2010.wordpress.com
  Media credentialing page: http://www.gp.org/forms/media
  More information: 1-866-41-GREEN, office at gp.org


  WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States condemns the attack by the Israeli navy on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships in international waters near Cyprus, which have left at least 19 human rights activists dead and at least 50 wounded.

  "The attacks on the aid boats is a criminal act of piracy and a deliberate provocation," said Dr. Justine McCabe, co-chair of the Green Party's International Committee (http://www.gp.org/committees/intl).

  "We demand immediate action from the US, including emergency orders from President Obama to cut off all aid to Israel.  The policies of the US regarding Israel and Palestine up to now have convinced Israel that it can act with impunity in committing massacres and massive human violations against Palestinian civilians.  These illegal and atrocious actions now include the murder of other countries' citizens in international waters," added Dr. McCabe, who recently returned to the US from Haifa, where she participated in a coalition of over 400 Jewish and Palestinian Israelis and internationals who met to promote the growing call for the one democratic state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

  Israel had earlier threatened to seize the Freedom Flotilla ships and arrest the activists when they entered Gaza coastal waters, but instead executed a surprise maneuver at night in international waters that resulted in death and mayhem for nonviolent activists attempting to deliver 10,000 tons of supplies to the people of Gaza.

  2008 Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney has released a statement on the massacre ("Cynthia McKinney Mourns the Dead of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: People of the US and the world must end Israeli impunity now!," http://gp.org/cynthia/display.php?ID=36).  Ms. McKinney, a former member of Congress from Georgia, was one of 21 human rights activists on board the Free Gaza relief boat seized by the Israeli navy in international waters when it tried to deliver medical and other humanitarian aid to Gaza in June 2009, in the wake of Israel's invasion of Gaza.

  Ms. McKinney and the other activists were held in an Israeli jail for several days.  See Green Party press releases issued between June 25 and July 14, 2009, on the party's media page (http://www.gp.org/press.php).

  "The US government's lack of response to the seizing of the Free Gaza boat and jailing of a former member of Congress was interpreted by Israel as a license for even more extreme illegal actions," said Starlene Rankin, co-chair of the Lavender Green Caucus (http://www.gp.org/caucuses/lavender/index.php).  "We urge all Americans who value justice, human rights, and peace to put pressure on the White House and on their Representatives and Senators to move right now to stop all aid to Israel and seek international condemnation of these acts."

  "We also urge Americans to be wary of the justifications for Israel's crimes that will come from politicians, media commentators, AIPAC, and other apologists for Israel.  These justifications are meant to cover up atrocities, including yesterday's murderous attack on the Freedom Flotilla," said Ms. Rankin.


  MORE INFORMATION

  Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
  202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
  ? 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
  ? Green Party Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus

  Recent Green Party press releases on the Middle East
  ? "US Greens urge Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to reject Israel's membership application until Israeli government observes international law and the rights of Palestinians" (May 20, 2010)
  http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=317
  ? "Greens: President Obama must press Israel to end East Jerusalem settlements" (April 4, 2010)
  http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=307

  The Free Gaza Movement http://www.freegaza.org

  The Green Party's 2010 Annual National Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, June 24-27 http://greenpartymeeting2010.wordpress.com
  Media credentialing page: http://www.gp.org/forms/media
  More information: 1-866-41-GREEN, office at gp.org

  Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
  Winter 2010 issue now online
  http://gp.org/greenpages-blog


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From roseberry3 at cox.net  Mon Jun 21 20:52:09 2010
From: roseberry3 at cox.net (B Barry)
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:52:09 -0400
Subject: {news} Proposed agenda for the 7PM 6-29-10 SCC CTGP meeting at
	Portland Senior Center
Message-ID: <20100622005041.BLKW26523.eastrmmtao106.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>

Proposed agenda for the 7PM 6-29-10 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  5-25 SCC
meetings.

4.     (2 minutes): Review and acceptance of the minutes of the 6-17-10 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): Updates about the announced Green Party Candidates who
will ran in the 11-2-10 election, updates about their campaigns, campaign
issues and any other concerns about their campaigns: G. Scott Deshefy, Green
Party candidate for 2nd Congressional District; State-wide Green Party
candidates: Stephen Fournier for Attorney General of CT; S. Michael DeRosa
for Secretary of State; David Bue for Treasurer of CT; Colin Bennett for
Comptroller; Rae Johnson for State Senate #9 (Middletown); Nicholas Payne,
State Representative for District 67 (New Milford); Megan Cassano, Stamford
Board of Education; Ben Wojan for State Representative for District 84
(Meriden).

3. (10 minutes): Update about efforts to get list of state-wide registered
Green Party voters from the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's
office.

4. (30 minutes): Discussion about a CTGP state platform from: Andy Derr,
Jerry Martin and Richard Duffee. 

5. (5 minutes): Discussion in support of single payer healthcare:  a website
with links to CTGP has been developed. 

6. (5-10 minutes): CTGP fundraising events. 

7.  (2 minutes): New Primary website for CTGP: www.ctgreenparty.org
<http://www.ctgreenparty.org/>    Also: www.ctgreenparty.com
<http://www.ctgreenparty.com/>    www.greenpartyct.org
<http://www.greenpartyct.org/>     www.greenpartyct.com
<http://www.greenpartyct.com/>  

8. (10-15 minutes): The GP of CT appeal hearing at the U.S. 2nd Circuit
Court of Appeals on Wednesday, 1-13-10 in Manhattan, NY. The State of CT
appealed our successful lawsuit against the State of Connecticut regarding
the 2005 Campaign Finance Reform laws. Their appeal was heard at that this
U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.  The initial decision was handed down by
U.S. Judge Underhill on 8-28-0.   He found that the 2005 CT Campaign Finance
laws were unconstitutional.  He found the laws violated third party's (and
other groups) constitutional rights under the 1st Amendment (free speech)
and 14th Amendment (equal protection under the law). 

9. (5 minutes, each):  Chapter reports:  

9.  Any additions. 

10. Next SCC meeting=Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Portland Senior Center.
Date, place and time of next EC meeting: to be determined. 

Green Party Key Values: non-violence, respect for diversity, grassroots
democracy, social justice and equal opportunity, ecological wisdom,
decentralization, community-based economics and economic justice, future
focus and sustainability, personal and global responsibility, feminism and
gender

 

 

 

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