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Bob Fitrakis, Green Party candidate for Franklin County prosecutor
Bob Fitrakis, Green Party candidate for Franklin County prosecutor, spoke before a Jill Stein rally at Capital University in Columbus September 2nd. 2016

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Green Party reaffirms support for nominees Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest after charges are filed
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party leaders reaffirmed the party's support for presidential nominee Jill Stein and running mate Ajamu Baraka as they face charges for civil disobedience during the ongoing protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Jill Stein, facing possible charges for protest, calls out Dakota Access Pipeline for "vandalism on steroids": unleashing attack dogs, endangering water and climate, and destroying sacred sites
BISMARCK, ND - Jill Stein responded to reports that North Dakota authorities plan to press charges against her for participating in civil disobedience against the Dakota Access Pipeline Tuesday morning. The action was led by Indigenous water defenders who locked down onto construction equipment. Days earlier the same bulldozers were used to assault the ancestral grave sites of the Standing Rock Sioux nation. Pipeline management at that time had unleashed vicious attack dogs on the peaceful protestors and sprayed pepper spray into protesters' faces.
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Green Party, celebrating Labor Day, promotes Green agenda for working people
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Labor Day 2016, Green Party leaders and candidates called for living wages, Single-Payer health care, cancellation of student debt, defeat of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a Green New Deal to end growing economic inequality, and conversion to a system based on ecological economics.

"The United States desperately needs a party for working people, a party that rejects corporate contributions and influence and serves 'We The People' instead of the One Percent," said Dr. Margaret Flowers, Green candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maryland.
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Green Party calls for a cutoff of aid to Saudi Arabia, citing carnage inflicted on Yemen with U.S. arms
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Party is calling for an immediate cutoff of aid to Saudi Arabia and for intense diplomatic pressure to halt the Saudis' war in Yemen.

"Saudi Arabia is using weapons purchased from the U.S. in a campaign of indiscriminate killing in Yemen, with mass civilian casualties, including children, and attacks on medical facilities," said Robin Laverne Wilson, New York Green candidate for the U.S. Senate ( http://www.robinforsenator.com ). "The Green Party demands a halt in aid to Saudi Arabia until the war on Yemen ceases and the Saudis stop arming violent movements in the Middle East and observe human rights in their own country."
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Jill Stein to make Ohio campaign swing
Cleveland OH: Green Party of the United States Presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein will be making a trio of Ohio stops for her campaign on Friday Sept 2nd and Sunday Sept. 4th. On Friday she will appear in Columbus at Capital University from 12 Noon until 3PM https://www.facebook.com/events/563300287205149/

Following her Columbus stop she will then travel to NE Ohio, appearing in Cuyahoga Falls at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium from 6PM until 9PM. She will be joined on stage at this event by US Senate Candidate Joe Demare https://www.facebook.com/events/1151643321558708/
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Joe DeMare for US Senate - Cleveland Rally
Join Joe Demare, Green Party Candidate for the US Senate as he holds an event in Cleveland this Friday, August 26th! Members of the Green Party of Ohio will be on hand to sign up volunteers and talk about the Jill Stein Green Party campaign for US President.

Location: The Flat Iron Cafe 7-9 PM

1114 Center Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Across from the Center Street Bridge

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Wrap-up of the 2016 Green National Convention
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At approximately 3:30 p.m. CT on Aug. 6 during the Green Party's 2016 national convention, Greens chose Jill Stein and running mate Ajamu Baraka to be the party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees.

Dr. Stein was nominated after receiving a majority of votes in the first round of voting. She received 239.5 out of 293 total votes (81.7%) cast by Green delegates from across the U.S.

The convention took place in Houston, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas. Dozens of Green candidates from Texas and other states were among the party leaders, delegates, and observers.
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Updated schedule of events at the Green convention in Houston, Aug. 4-7
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dr. Cornel West and YahNé Ndgo will be among the keynote speakers at the Green Party's Presidential Nominating Convention, set for Aug. 4 to 7 in Houston, Texas.

Ms. Ndgo and Dr. West, former supporters of Bernie Sanders, will speak on Saturday, Aug. 6, before the nomination takes place. An updated schedule of convention events is appended below.

The Green Party is continuing to add new state ballot lines. Arizona, Illinois, and Washington were recently added, giving the Green Party 23 states, now reaching over 60% of voters nationally. Petitions in Alaska and Georgia were submitted on July 12 and await verification. Nevada is under appeal. The deadline for petitions is August 1 in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
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Green Party's Jill Stein visits Cincinnati on heels of Clinton
Cincinnati hosted two female presidential candidates on Monday. Hours after Hillary Clinton took the stage at the NAACP convention, Green Party candidate Jill Stein addressed a crowd of about 75 people at a Clifton restaurant. Her speech focused on "the good news" that Green Party policies were attainable. She spelled out how clean energy, student loan forgiveness, free higher education and safer streets were all possible by drastically reducing military spending, reallocating subsidies and creating a truth and reconciliation commission to address the "the living legacy of slavery." Stein criticized both Clinton and Donald Trump. She said "invading other countries" has contributed to immigration problems and terrorism, and targeted Clinton for her military policies.
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