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Green Party to Participate in Protest Against Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline in D.C. on February 17th

The following is the text from a press release by the Green Party:

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

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Obama hints in his 2013 State of the Union address that he might approve the pipeline; Greens promote the ‘Green New Deal’ and say environmental groups must stop allowing Dems to take support for granted; Obama’s “executive action” to curb climate change won’t work if he keeps promoting more oil and gas production

Green Party response to the 2013 State of the Union, with 2012 presidential nominee Jill Stein (Green Party Livestream) http://livestre.am/4l4JE

Global Greens support for the Occupy Movement, Arab Spring, and other democratic movements

From a Green Party of the United States announcement, as posted at onthewilderside.com:
Former logo of the Global Greens

Third Global Greens Congress, meeting in Senegal, passes statement of support for the Occupy Movement, Arab Spring, and other democratic movements

US Greens attend the meeting, which also passes “Rio+20 Summit” resolution in advance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development

The third Global Greens Congress, meeting in Dakar, Senegal, last weekend, has adopted a statement of support for popular democratic movements around the world, including Arab Spring, the Spanish Indignants, and the Occupy Movement.…

Freedom Socialist Party: Enough already!

From an article on the Freedom Socialist Party website:
Let’s provide socialist alternatives to the electoral farce in 2012
December 2011

Photo credits: ABC News (sign); Philly Workers Voice (protest); Joey Lawrence (homeless)

Everywhere you look people are marching in the streets, conducting general strikes, defying cops, occupying banks, joining each other’s protests.…

Illinois Green congressional candidate joins Coalition of Imokalee Workers demonstration

Green congressional candidate Laurel Lambert Schmidt will be present today at a demonstration outside of Trader Joe’s, in favor of the Coalition of Imokalee Workers‘ attempts to organize tomato pickers, as reported here:

La Grange, IL —

Activists from Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice, Third Unitarian Social Action and Fair Food Chicago will host an informational picket of the Trader Joe’s store in La Grange from noon to 1 p.m.

Occupy movement shows significant pro-freedom leanings

I went by the Occupy San Francisco camp outside the Federal Reserve building at 101 Market Street yesterday. This thing is really going strong. Although it was late at night, there were maybe 30-40 people camped there, many sleeping, some sitting around talking, etc.…

UPDATE: FL Libertarian Party Chairman Surrenders Driver’s License in Real ID Protest, Notifies Police

From an email sent to IPR by the Libertarian Party of Florida

VIDEO UPDATE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOTOenwxsQI

PRIOR RELEASE:

Fla. Libertarian Party Chairman to Surrender Driver’s License in Real ID Protest

CLEARWATER – Libertarian Party of Florida Chairman Adrian Wyllie will surrender his driver’s license in protest of Florida’s implementation of the Real ID Act at noon on Tuesday, May 17 at the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office at 29399 Hwy 19 North in Clearwater (map).…