Month: March 2016

Green Party supports Black Lives Matter activists on trial for blocking a Los Angeles freeway, calls for charges to be dropped

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (3-13-16) — The Green Party of the United States expressed its support for the BLMLA7: Seven Black Lives Matter activists who were arrested in Los Angeles, California, on November 26, 2014 for leading the shutdown of Freeway 101 and are now on trial. Rosa Clemente, Green vice-presidential nominee in 2008, is among the seven … Read more

Statement by European and U.S. Young Greens on President Obama’s Transatlantic trade deal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (3-8-16)  Young Greens, a caucus of the Green Party of the United States, has joined the Federation of Young European Greens in a public statement opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The text of the statement is appended below. The Green Party of the U.S. has strongly opposed recent trade … Read more

International Women’s Day Statement from the National Women’s Caucus of the Green Party of the U.S.

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(3-8-16) The National Women’s Caucus of the Green Party of the U.S. invites you to join us in honoring women around the world this International Women’s Day, March 8. We acknowledge and honor women for all their accomplishments and contributions to create a better world for other women, future generations and the planet. Even more, … Read more

Green Party urges voters to demand Instant Runoff Voting, cites widespread public discontent with two-party choice in 2016

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (3-7-16) — Green Party leaders said that 2016 is proving to be a watershed year in the public’s discontent with a two-party choice on Election Day and urged voters and legislators to support democratic reforms that enable elections in the U.S. to welcome and accommodate alternative-party and independent candidates. Greens encouraged legislators to … Read more

Statement on the US House OH-8 District race

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Jim Condit Jr., who is using the Green Party Of Ohio’s ballot line for a run for the 8th Ohio Congressional District, is within his legal means to use the Green Party’s ballot line. He gathered the necessary signatures and is appearing on the ballot. The Green Party of Ohio State Central Committee wants our supporters to know that his on-line and in-person statements reveal that not only does he not support the Green Party’s 10 Key Values, but that he also supports positions that are in direct contradiction to those values. The Ohio Green Party has disavowed Mr Condit. He does not have our endorsement nor support. We ask our members and supporters to refrain from casting a vote for him.

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