[GP-US Labor] Greater Miwaukee Green Party Labor Caucus

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To My Sisters and Brothers Here,

Speaking as a former Green Party Delegate from Minnesota (home of the 
historic Bloody Friday Teamsters Strike in 1933) Long time Peace, Justice
Media Activist, Union Activist, proud former member of Minnesota Nurses Assoc.
Michigan Nurses Assoc. IVG&ATA Irish Vintners, Grocers and Allied Trades Assoc.
New member of the IWW here in Minneapolis and very proud former member of the 
ITGWU Irish Transport and General Workers Union (the trade union of Irish Rebel 
James Connelly and one of the original founder of the IWW)

Also an American raised in a Catholic Housing project in northern Ireland (my 
parents were both from "the North")and was an active organizer and Street Medic 
for the RNC here in St Paul. I am working class to the bone

Many of us activists are now leaving the Green Party. I for one have just about 
given up on this Party. For many of us, the sense of disenfranchisement is just 
about complete. If you are interested in why that has been the case, feel 
free to contact me.

There is much talk of a new political entity being built, on the principles of
actual grassroots democracy. I for one, look forward to that discussion.

Michael Cavlan RN
Minnesota

-----Original Message-----
>From: Maya O'Connor <oconnorm1975@starpower.net>
>Sent: Oct 17, 2008 10:30 AM
>To: labor@lists.gp-us.org
>Subject: RE: [GP-US Labor] Greater Miwaukee Green Party Labor Caucus
>
>David,
>
>Congratulations! I wish that we had been able to do that here in DC. I am
>interested in hearing about what your activities are, so I hope you will
>keep us posted. Are you planning to try to reach out to union members about
>the Green Party, or to educate GP members about labor issues, or both?
>
>Maya O'Connor 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: labor-admin@lists.gp-us.org [mailto:labor-admin@lists.gp-us.org] On
>Behalf Of himself@davidbrannan.com
>Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:44 AM
>To: labor@lists.gp-us.org
>Subject: [GP-US Labor] Greater Miwaukee Green Party Labor Caucus
>
>Brothers and Sisters:
>
>The Greater Milwaukee Green Party has just formed a Labor Caucus.  I know
>that some other local Green Parties have done the same or similar in the
>past, and I would like any advice that any of you have to offer in this area
>-- some dos and don'ts, I guess.
>
>I'm pretty excited about this, but I don't want to f*ck it up!
>
>In solidarity,
>
>David "Labor Dave" Brannan
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