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Support grows for city to rethink the way it draws election districts
2010-01-11 16:50:00 Fairness and transparency complaints about the 2002 redistricting process and map are fueling a review of how Minneapolis draws electoral boundaries. By STEVE BRANDT, Star Tribune Momentum is building at Minneapolis City Hall for devising a fairer process for drawing the ward and other election boundaries that govern for whom voters may vote. The effort is being led ... More About: Support , Election
Seven plead guilty in Pennsylvania corruption case
2010-01-11 14:51:00 [From: Green Party Watch] by Gregg Jocoy Back in 2006 Carl Romanelli sought to run as a Green Party candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania . His ballot access petitions were challenged. He was tossed off the ballot. Later he was charged the costs of the challenger?s expenses. Pennsylvania is the only state to do this. It?s ... More About: Corruption , Case
Green Party Supports Council Districts In Huntington, NY
2009-12-18 16:28:00 Contact: Roger Snyder, Green Party of Suffolk Chair 631-351-5763 Green Party Supports Council Districts In Huntington, NY “The Green Party of Suffolk supports the proposition to bring council districts to Huntington town,” said its chair Roger Snyder, a Huntington resident. “A key value of the Green Party is Grassroots Democracy, and it is clear that at-large districts ... More About: Politics
I?m with Stupid
2009-12-13 21:26:00 via msnbc.msn.com Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous More About: Stupid
Global Greens Public Forum in Copenhagen
2009-12-13 15:32:00 Copenhagen and beyond: delivering a meaningful deal on climate change – the Global Green perspective Sunday 13th December Stop Climate Change Leading Green politicians from every corner of the globe will be in Copenhagen. This event is the only time they are speaking together on one stage, outlining their views on what a meaningful climate agreement is and ... More About: Environment , Events , Copenhagen , Public
Liberals Are Useless
2009-12-09 17:40:00 [From TruthDig] Liberals Are Useless By Chris Hedges Image by Getty Images via Daylife Liberals are a useless lot. They talk about peace and do nothing to challenge our permanent war economy. They claim to support the working class, and vote for candidates that glibly defend the North American Free Trade Agreement. They insist they believe in welfare, the ...
Canadian Green leader protests detention of American journalist Amy Goodman
2009-12-05 19:50:00 [From On the Wilder Side] KW: Sometimes when overzealous government law enforcement go too far, it becomes so comical, it is difficult to realize the travesty of justice that occurred. But, the victim was still harmed and the practices are still in place. So, we should acknowledge the violation of rights, try to learn from what ... More About: Green , Canadian , American , Green Party
Shame on Press Already Calling President Obama?s Plan an ?Exit Strategy?
2009-12-02 17:30:00 A statement by Cynthia McKinney Many in the special interest press are cynically reporting the President ’s speech tonight as an “Afghanistan exit plan.” We have now reached the point where those who make and interpret current events think they can make us believe that war is for peace, ignorance is strength, slavery is freedom, and ... More About: Strategy , Press , Exit Strategy
You Get What you Vote For!
2009-11-28 17:06:00 [From Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox] By Cindy Sheehan [Cindy Sheehan endorsed Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in 2008.] The so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do when the man you raised money for, volunteered for, and yes, even voted for, actually fulfills one of his most repulsive campaign promises? First of all, ... More About: Elections , Vote
The Democratic Party is a bad, ?Yo Mama? joke
2009-11-25 17:24:00 [From On the Wilder Side. Posted on November 25, 2009 by kwilder] Thanks to Green Party Watch for the tip. Dan Kairis is running for Congress, 14th District, in Illinois. Kairis filed signatures to run on the Green Party line. Those challenges are being brought by someone who is receiving help from lawyers connected to the Democratic ... More About: Joke , Democratic Party , Mama
Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk
2009-11-24 17:34:00 [From Green Party of Suffolk] Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk “The Green Party of Suffolk is outraged to discover that Suffolk County has been using Tasers against its residents,” said its chair Roger Snyder. “It is inconceivable that Suffolk has continued to use Tasers after residents have died after being tasered.” Snyder outlined the ...
How to Negotiate like a Democrat
2009-11-17 06:21:00 via troubletown.com Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous More About: Health Care , Opinion , Democrat
John Lennon & Yoko Ono interview Ralph Nader on Mike Douglas
2009-11-16 18:20:00 John Lennon Yoko interview Ralph Nader on Mike Douglas Excerpt 2 More About: News , John Lennon , Interview , John
Green Party Candidate Hawkins Arrested During Health Care Protest
2009-11-06 16:54:00 Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins was arrested Wednesday afternoon during a peaceful protest in Syracuse, NY. About a dozen people gathered outside of the Wellpoint/Excellus offices to protest some of the company’s practices. Syracuse Police say Hawkins was arrested for a trespassing violation. They say he stood in the doorway of the building blocking customer ... More About: Health , Arrested , Health Care , Green
Greens Gain Majority on Fairfax, CA City Council
2009-11-04 14:50:00 Greens won a majority on the Fairfax, CA city council, just down the road from Richmond where Green Gayle McLaughlin is mayor. It would be the third time Greens have held the majority on a city council in California – Arcata (1996-1998) and Sebastopol (2000-2006) have also had Green majorities, according to the Green Party ... More About: Greens , Council , City
Green Party Election Results
2009-11-04 06:07:00 Non-offical returns for all NY Green Party Candidates. Allen Carstensen Town Supervisor, Ulysses Roxanne Marino (Dem) 693 88% Allen Carstensen (Grn) 91 12% Evergreen C. Chou City Council, 20th District, Flushing, Queens Peter Koo (GOP) 8,081 49.6% Yen Chou (Dem) 7,278 44.7 % S.J. Jung (WF) 664 4.1% Evergreen Chou (Grn) 270 1.7% Jennifer Dotson Alderperson, 1st ward, Ithaca Running unopposed, 212 votes ... More About: Politics , Elections , New York , Results
Reverend Billy Talen for Mayor Interview, theresident.net | Cloud_Greens
2009-11-03 20:25:00 [Via Cloud Green] This anti-consumerist/performance artists/pastor/awesome guy is running for mayor of NYC. From: theresident.net Video Here. More About: Interview , Billy
Vote Green Party in NY Today!
2009-11-03 14:17:00 Election Day is upon us today. This year the Green Party in New York State has a dozen strong candidates across the state running for election or re-election. The Green Party represents a real choice in the usually sordid world of New York State politics. Greens around the state have been fighting against the spoiling ... More About: Politics , Elections
Rev. Billy on Running for NYC Mayor ? WSJ
2009-11-02 18:52:00 [From GPNY] The Rev. Billy Talen, running for mayor of New York City on the Green Party ticket, tells WSJ’s David Weidner whether people have taken to his anti-corporation message. The performance artist also discusses his identity as The Rev. Billy. More About: Running , Mayor
Reverend Billy tells Mike Bloomberg what NY City is about
2009-10-30 16:58:00 Reverend Billy interrupts Mike Bloomberg to tell him what this city is about. More About: City , Mike Bloomberg
Walt Nestler?s Tour de District
2009-10-28 19:12:00 A newly released video from the campaign provides a summary of the thought-provoking “toxic tour” of the 18th NY City Council District hosted by Walt Nestler. The video follows the route of this bus tour as it makes stops at various contaminated sites. At each stop, Walt explains what the issues are and what ... More About: News , Tour , Green Party
Green Party candidate challenges incumbent.
2009-10-25 00:35:00 [From Arlington Connection] By Emily Canal Green Party candidate John Reeder is challenging incumbent Jay Fisette in this year’s election for the Arlington County Board. Although he lost the race last year, he earned about 21 percent of the vote and he hopes his affiliation with the Green Party will bring a higher number. “Democrats have controlled ...
PR in Germany
2009-10-21 18:34:00 [From Pragmatos] I ran across two rather different takes on the proportionality of the results of Germany ’s recent election. First we have Matthew Søberg Shugart at Fruits and Votes: The German result Perusing the results of last Sunday’s German election (thank you, Adam Carr), one thing that jumps out at me is the high—by standards of Germany’s proportional system—disproportionality. ... More About: Politics
Out-raising Vallone, Council Hopeful Serpe Inspires Other Greens
2009-10-20 05:24:00 [From City Hall News] By Selena Ross UPDATE: Council Member Vallone wrote in with a statement to explain that he had made the decision not to take matching funds knowing that Serpe would be seeking them. He has since raised $100,000 in private funds, with about $40,000 left on hand–though he will still be outspent by Serpe ... More About: Politics , Greens , Hopeful
Greens call for British troops to be brought home
2009-10-20 05:20:00 [From Your Thanet News] Kent Green Party members have joined the campaign for British troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Green supporters from across the county will take part in a march in London on Saturday, converging on Hyde Park at noon before heading for Trafalgar Square. Thousands of protestors are expected to join the march. ... More About: Home , Greens , Call , Troops
On The Obama Peace Prize ? Reverend Billy
2009-10-10 05:37:00 [From Vote Reverend Billy ] Now we have to change all our words around. I never thought of Peace as a word that was moveable. All our words have been shifted by Consumerism and Militarism. Democracy is gone, America and Freedom are gone. Peace always stayed there in one place. Peace patiently waited for us to notice the ... More About: Opinion , Obama
Lynne Williams Maine Green Candidate for Governor on Prop1
2009-10-07 14:38:00 Lynne Williams Prop1 Maine Green Independent Party candidate for Governor Lynne Williams released her first video ad October 6, asking not for a vote for herself, but asking Maine voters to support the No on 1 effort in this November?s election to protect marriage equality in Maine. The spot, which may be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/lynnewilliams2010, is the ... More About: News
PUTTING OBAMA BEHIND US
2009-10-01 17:22:00 [From The Progressive Review] Sam Smith As inevitable disillusionment grows with Barack Obama , thanks to his lackluster performance, unfulfilled promises and often indistinguishable variation from his predecessor, it is perhaps time to put our toys away and return to real life. The Obama campaign was in many ways just a misleading trailer hyping what’s turned out to be ... More About: Politics , Government , Putting
Robocops Come to Pittsburgh
More articles from this author:2009-10-01 05:50:00 [From Portside.org] Robocops Come to Pittsburgh and bring the latest weaponry with them by Mike Ferner No longer the stuff of disturbing futuristic fantasies, an arsenal of “crowd control munitions,” including one that reportedly made its debut in the U.S., was deployed with a massive, overpowering police presence in Pittsburgh during last week’s G-20 protests. Nearly 200 arrests were ... More About: News 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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