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Three upcoming Green Party of Philadelphia events

By Ross Levin on April 20, 2011 9:44 AM

The Green Party of Philadelphia has three events in the next two weeks. First, they will be demonstrating against fracking on Earth Day. Next, they will be holding a monthly meeting. …

Videos from Green Party of Monmouth County, NJ regional conference on healthcare and labor

By Ross Levin on March 6, 2011 1:39 PM

Below are videos posted on Youtube from the Green Party of Monmouth County. On February 27th, they hosted a regional conference on “the Greens, labor, and healthcare,” featuring speakers and performers including Hugh Giordano of the Green Party of Philadelphia, folk singer Tom Neilson, Howie Hawkins of the Green Party of New York, and Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program.…

Former Philadelphia Green loses special election for state representative, as a Republican

By Ross Levin on February 13, 2011 6:51 PM

The former vice chair of the Green Party of Philadelphia, and their 2007 candidate for city commissioner, Lewis Harris recently lost a special election for state representative, getting six percent of the vote in a two way race. …

Cheri Honkala, national coordinator of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, to run for Philadelphia Sheriff with the Green Party

By Ross Levin on February 10, 2011 10:02 PM

Although the official announcement will not come until February 17th, the following was posted on the blog of veteran activist Cheri Honkala‘s son, who is himself a somewhat famous actor:

This is my mother Cheri Honkala.…

Green Party of Philadelphia endorses city council resolution against hydrofracking, seeks more action

By Ross Levin on January 25, 2011 7:44 PM

From Philly Now:

Inappropriate analogies aside, the Green Party of Philadelphia has put out a statement on the moratorium (they’re for it), of which we’re pulling some parts:
Philadelphia’s Green Party leaders voted to endorse the proposed City Council Resolution, Belinda Davis, acting GPOP treasurer, who attended Council’s hearing in September, hailed the moratorium on fracking.

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Open letter from Hugh Giordano, Green, to labor: ‘What Labor MUST do to WIN!’

By Ross Levin on January 23, 2011 5:00 PM

Hugh Giordano – 2010 Green candidate for state representative in Philadelphia who got 23 percent of the vote in the city, union organizer, and Green Party of Philadelphia City Committee member – is sending the following two-part open letter to every union in the city of Philadelphia:

… Supporting the Democrats and Republicans!

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Keepin busy with the Philly Greens – a march, a dinner, a meeting, and a concert

By on January 18, 2011 12:00 PM

Ross Levin at Op-Ed News (H/T Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch):

The quickly growing Green Party of Philadelphia has a community dinner, citywide meeting, and fundraising concert with folk singer Tom Neilson/the bard insurgent all coming up in the next few weeks.…

Two Green Party of Philadelphia events in January

By Ross Levin on January 9, 2011 10:39 AM

The Green Party of Philadelphia will be holding two events this month, a “green night out” with activist Jasmine Rivera and a party meeting. Information from the party is below.…

Philadelphia Weekly on Hugh Giordano: ‘It’s Easy Being Green (With Help of Labor Unions)’

By Ross Levin on December 29, 2010 8:13 PM

From Philadelphia Weekly (read the whole thing here):

Hugh Giordano, a 26-year-old, Roxborough native and food workers’ union organizer for UFCW Local 152, ran on the Green Party ticket against Democrat Lou Agre for a seat in the 194th.

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