GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org/
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, [email protected]
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, [email protected]
List of endorsements for Green Party candidates: http://www.gp.org/candidates/endorsements-2011.php
Green Party elections and candidates http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml / http://www.gp.org/elections/GOTV.php
WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party candidates have continued to receive endorsements in local races across the US.
59 Greens will be on ballots in the November 8, 2011 general election. Ten Greens have been elected to public office in elections held earlier this year, out of 34 candidates who competed.
Green candidates in St. Paul, Minnesota, received several endorsements. For the first time, St. Paul will use Ranked Choice Voting (also called Instant Runofff Voting) in City Council elections, which will increase the chances of a Green election victory.
TakeAction Minnesota, a progressive grassroots coalition, has endorsed Jim Ivey for Ward 2 (http://iveyforsaintpaul.org) and Bee Kevin Xiong (http://xiongforsaintpaul.org) for Ward 6 in City Council races.
http://www.takeactionminnesota.org/_assets/document/St._Paul_City_Council_Endorsements.pdf
http://iveyforsaintpaul.org/news/jim-ivey-endorsed-takeaction-mn
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189 has also endorsed Mr. Ivey and Mr. Xiong.
http://www.ufcw789.org/newsletter/vol2issue5.pdf
http://iveyforsaintpaul.org/news/united-food-and-commercial-workers-endorse-jim
The St. Paul Area Association of Realtors has endorsed Mr. Xiong and Johnny Howard, candidate for Ward 1 member of City Council (http://www.johnnyhoward.org).
Josephine Okot has been endorsed by the Maine League of Young Voters in her campaign for At-Large member of the Portland School Board in Maine (http://josephineokot.blogspot.com). Â “I am the candidate for all voters concerned with improving our public schools and making the real changes needed for our children. My time in Portland schools prepared me for life and I want to make sure all of our students can attend schools without fear of bullying, have caring mentors who can prepare them for life after graduation and can get to and from school safely and quickly using as much public transportation as possible,” said Ms. Okot. More on the endorsement: http://josephineokot.blogspot.com/2011/10/josephine-receives-endorsement-from.html
Update: Terry O’Neill, national president of NOW, visited Philadelphia for a press conference announcing NOW’s endorsement of Cheri Honkala for Sheriff of Philadelphia (video: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1121). Ms. Honkala is running on an anti-eviction platform and, as sheriff, will not cooperate with banks attempted to foreclose on homeowners (http://www.cherihonkala.com).
Video of Ms. Honkala at Occupy DC: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1146
Video of Ms. Honkala at Occupy Wall Street: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1134
More Green election news:
The Illinois Green Party and congressional candidate Laurel Lambert Schmidt (http://www.laurel4congress.org) filed a law suit on Monday, October 24, against the State Board of Elections over the latter’s interpretation of the “established party” statute. The board determined that the Green Party does not retain established party status in areas of the state where Green candidates exceeded the required 5% of the vote in 2010, claiming that since the old districts no longer exist due to decennial redistricting, the 5% rule does not apply in the new districts. Illinois Greens say that the board erred in its decision and called the redistricting that led to the decision an example of “sugarplum gerrymandering.” More: http://www.ilgp.org/news/press-releases/ilgp-schmidt-file-suit-against-state-board-of-elections
New video clips:
Terry Baum, Green candidate for Mayor of San Francisco, at Occupy San Francisco http://www.gp.org/video/display.php?ID=67 (campaign site: http://terryjoanbaum.com)
Audrey Clement, Green candidate for Arlington, Virginia, County Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYIBqsv7zdE (campaign site: http://www.audreyclement.org)
“Howie Hawkins: Perennial power to the people” (on Mr. Hawkins’ campaign for 4th District Councilor in Syracuse, New York)
By Ken Jackson, Urban CNY, Eagle News, October 5, 2011
http://www.eaglenewsonline.com/news/2011/oct/07/howie-hawkins-perennial-power-people/
Campaign site: http://howiehawkins.com/2011
“Green Party candidates pick up key endorsements in 2011 state and local races across the US”
Green Party press release, October 20, 2011
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=456
Green Party Watch http://www.greenpartywatch.org
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Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
Green Papers http://www.greenpapers.net
Press conferences, forums, and other events at the Green Party’s 2011 Annual National Meeting in Alfred, NY, broadcast and archived on the Green Party’s Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
2011 Annual National Meeting http://nygreenfest.org
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States (Summer 2011 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
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GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, [email protected]
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, [email protected]
Two candidates so far will seek the Green presidential nomination
Green Party elections and candidates
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
http://www.gp.org/elections/GOTV.php
WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party candidates have received key endorsements in local races across the US in the 2011 election.
The Green Party now has two contenders for the presidential nomination, Dr. Kent Mesplay (http://www.mesplay.org) and Dr. Jill Stein, who will make her formal declaration in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 24 (http://www.jillstein.org). The nomination will take place at the Green Party’s 2012 national convention next summer, details to be announced.
On the ballot in the November 8, 2011 general election:
In a press conference on October 1, the Philadelphia chapter of NOW announced its endorsement of Cheri Honkala for Sheriff of Philadelphia (video: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1121). Ms. Honkala is running on an anti-eviction platform and, as sheriff, will not cooperate with banks attempted to foreclose on homeowners
(http://www.cherihonkala.com).
Video of Ms. Honkala at Occupy DC: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1146
Video of Ms. Honkala at Occupy Wall Street: http://www.cherihonkala.com/?p=1134
Interview in Yes! Magazine
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/the-no-evictions-sheriff
Rick Purcell, Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party candidate for Holyoke City Council in Ward 3, has been endorsed by United Auto Workers (http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2011/10/07/uaw-endorses-green-for-city-council-in-holyoke-ma). This is the UAW’s second recent endorsement of a Green in Massachusetts, after its endorsement of Mark Miller for State Representative.
More information: http://www.facebook.com/RickPurcellForHolyoke
The Marin Independent Journal has endorsed Larry Bragman (incumbent) and Ryan O’Neil for Fairfax Town Council (http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_19083673). The five-member Town Council already has a Green majority.
More information, videos: http://www.bragmanforfairfax.com
Video: Mayor Larry Bragman On What Tea Partiers can Gain from Greens
http://vimeo.com/30821248
Howie Hawkins has been endorsed by UNITE HERE Local 150 and the Greater Syracuse Labor Council in his campaign for Common Councillor in Syracuse, New York (http://www.howiehawkins.com/2011). Mr. Hawkins was a featured speaker in the ‘No Nukes Tour’ of several southern states, October 3-10. More information: http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=451
Article: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/09/activist-encourages-opposition-to-nukes/
More Green campaign news and links:
“San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire: Terry Baum,” The Huffington Post, October 10, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/san-francisco-mayoral-candidate-terry-baum_n_1004231.html
Ms. Baum’s campaign site, with videos: http://terryjoanbaum.com
Ms. Baum at Occupy San Francisco: http://terryjoanbaum.com/category/blog
“Vote Local! Vote Green! A Grassroots Campaign” by Jack Wagner, Free Independent Sun, October 5, 2011
http://freeindependentsun.com/republic/vote-local-vote-green-a-grassroots-campaign/
More campaign news at Green Party Watch http://www.greenpartywatch.org
Updates from October 18 special legislative elections:
Farheen Hakeem, running for Minnnesota State Senator in District 61 (http://www.farheenhakeem.org), placed second, ahead of the Republican. Ms. Hakeem had been endorsed by the Minnesota chapter of NOW and also by Socialist Alternative, the first time the latter group has ever endorsed a local candidate. Ms. Hakeem is a co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.
Mark Miller, running for Massachusetts State Representative in the 3rd District (Berkshire), also came in second, one or two percentage points behind the Democratic winner. Mr. Miller had been endorsed by Planned Parenthood and Mass Alliance, a statewide coalition for progressive political and advocacy organizations (http://massalliance.org). More information on Mr. Miller’s campaign: http://markmiller2011.org/home.html
More on the results of both races:
http://www.ballot-access.org/2011/10/18/greens-almost-win-massachusetts-legislative-seat/
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191
Green candidate database and campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballotstatus
Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
Press conferences, forums, and other events at the Green Party’s 2011 Annual National Meeting in Alfred, NY, broadcast and archived on the Green Party’s Livestream Channel
http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
2011 Annual National Meeting http://nygreenfest.org
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States (Summer 2011 issue now online)
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
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2011 Labor Endorsements for Green Party Candidates
Please send additional listings or post debate details to [email protected].
Howie Hawkins
Endorsed by UNITE HERE Local 50
Howie Hawkins
Endorsed by Greater Syracuse Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Rick Purcell
Endorsed by United Auto Workers, Local 2322
Jim Ivey
Endorsed by United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1189
The Ivey for City Council campaign is proud to announce its endorsement by the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1189. “I deeply appreciate this statement of the need in Ward 2 for a representative who will support all workers and uphold our city’s Living Wage ordinance,” said Jim Ivey. “It’s wrong to stereotype any broad category of work as mere ‘entry-level jobs.’ When I spoke with commercial workers demonstrating at workplaces this summer I heard about many working families who rely on good wages and benefits to stay afloat in this economy.” UFCW Local 1189’s Bernie Hesse stated, “Jim gets it that policy needs to benefit all, not just a few. As a former executive and a small-business owner, he gets how to run a business and he also gets the needs and concerns of workers.”
Ivey has consistently advocated for a fair economy, and public policies that raise standards for working families. In April, he testified against the proposal to give a special exemption from the Living Wage ordinance to a private development that involved millions in public subsidy. “Granting an exemption to the Living Wage for an already-thriving business in a successful part of town creates a very dangerous precedent against enforcing this important standard in the future,” Ivey said. “Pitting one group of workers against another in the name of short-term jobs is not the approach I will bring to the office.”
“Instead of focusing on questionable subsidy deals for one-time projects, I will boost a broad network of small enterprises and fight for good, living wage jobs for all workers,” said Ivey. He has proposed starting with a citywide “Shop Local Saint Paul” campaign as a practical step to shift more shopping dollars to locally-owned, independent businesses, and consequently create more jobs. Several studies have shown that three times as much of each dollar spent at a locally-owned business will go back into the local economy when compared to large corporate chains.
Contact: Jim Ivey, Candidate, Ward 2, (651) 665-0224. Bernie Hesse, UFCW Local 1189, (651) 216-3827
Additional information can be found here.
2011 Endorsements for Green Party Candidates
Cheri Honkala
Endorsed by National Organization of Women, Philadelphia Chapter
Additional information can be found here.
Howie Hawkins
Endorsed by Green Party of Onondaga County
Howie Hawkins
Endorsed by The Constitution / Urban CNY
Additional information can be found here.
Josephine Okot
Endorsed by Maine League of Young Voters
On September 27, Josephine was endorsed by the Maine League of Young Voters. She was endorsed over the incumbent. Josephine, who is 29 and grew up in Portland, is honored by the endorsement, “I am the candidate for all voters concerned with improving our public schools and making the real changes needed for our children. My time in Portland schools prepared me for life and I want to make sure all of our students can attend schools without fear of bullying, have caring mentors who can prepare them for life after graduation and can get to and from school safely and quickly using as much public transportation as possible”.
Additional information can be found here.
Larry Bragman
Endorsed by Marin Independent Journal
Additional information can be found here.