[Texgreen] FW: Nader to speak at National Green Meeting
Alfred Molison
alfredm123@hotmail.com
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:13:20 -0500
He's back!
Alfred
>From: Green Party of the United States <office@gp.org>
>Reply-To: scotty@gp.org
>To: alfredm123@hotmail.com
>Subject: Nader to speak at National Green Meeting
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:28:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Ralph Nader to Speak at Green Party National Meeting
>
>Reading, PA will be turning green from the 12-15th of July when the Green
>Party National Meeting comes to town. With a huge number of workshops and
>speakers as well as a Music Fest to keep everyone entertained in the
>evenings it should be a great weekend. It will be a wonderful opportunity
>to learn the skills required to build effective campaigns, network with
>Greens from across the country and worldwide; and, most of all, to have
>fun.
>
>Ralph Nader is scheduled to speak on the Saturday and will be addressing
>the issue of Ballot access, an ever prevalent topic which resonates
>particularly clearly in Pennsylvania, a state with some of the most
>antidemocratic ballot access rules for third party candidates in the US.
>Ralph will be sharing the stage with 2006 PA Senate Candidate Carl
>Romanelli and renowned progressive hip-hop artist Head-Roc.
>
>The national meeting will also include presentations from former federal
>assistant secretary of housing Catherine Austin Fitts, President of Solari,
>Inc, Juan Behrend, Co-Secretary General of the European Green Party and
>Janet Eaton from the Green Party of Canada talking about the NAFTA Super
>Corridor.
>
>Workshops are sure to be another highlight of the weekend with topics
>ranging from "media relations" and "running for office" to a 3 day special
>workshop on "dismantling racism". As well as all of this there will be an
>early opportunity to hear from those seeking the Green Party nomination in
>the 2008 Presidential Race. Several candidates have already announced their
>intention to run so it's sure to be an interesting forum.
>
>The Music Fest is shaping up to have an impressive line up with noted
>Hip-Hop artist and Green Party member Head Roc and his DJ's Eurock and
>Noyeek headlining on the Saturday evening. Other performers include
>Juggling Suns, Green Onions, Hexbelt, Uncle Skip, and many others. Thursday
>night is looking to be an international night and there will also be a
>silent auction, vendors and exhibitors throughout the weekend.
>
>All in all it is sure to be a weekend full of interesting events and
>refreshing perspectives on the issues that matter. The Green Party will be
>certain to make Reading an "oasis of democracy". A comprehensive overview
>on everything you need to know about the meeting including how to sign up
>can be found at www.gpanc.org.
>
>Take advantage of the pre-meeting discount of $100 and register on-line:
>https://secure.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizations/Greens/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=105.
>On-line registration ends on July 6th. On-site registration will be
>available for $115. Meal tickets and event tickets will be available for
>online purchase until July 6th. Event tickets will be available for
>purchase on-site, meal tickets will not.
>
>Greens Lead on Grassroots Action to Impeach
>
>Greens across the country are leading the way in the growing impeachment
>movement. The last few months have seen successful local referenda,
>actions, teach-ins, concerts, all calling for the impeachment of Bush and
>Cheney. Greens party interns Molly Keller and Jessica Bowerman
>participated in a rally last week at the capitol calling on Congress to
>impeach where they circulated petitions supporting Impeachment If you have
>not yet signed please do so here http://www.gp.org/action/index.shtml and
>ask others to sign as well. Several members of Congress have already
>appealed for impeachment, including Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, Yvette
>Clarke, Dennis Kucinich, Jan Schakowsky, Albert Wynn, and William Lacy
>Clay. If you congressperson is not on this list, write to them and ask them
>to support impeachment. You can access our automated letter writing by
>going here http://www.gp.org/action/index.shtml.
>
>Green Party Animal Mascot . . . fate in hands of NC
>
>The Outreach Committee is in process of naming a Green Party Animal Mascot.
>The National Committee will be deciding in July if the Green Party should
>even have a mascot and if it approves the process then the following 11
>options which were the top choices of Greens everywhere will be offered to
>narrow down the choices.
>Bee -
>immortality, rebirth, industry, order, purity, soul, chastity, secret
>wisdom, mother and priestesses, community.
>Dolphin -
>symbol for prosperity and the abundance of the earth; Kindness, play,
>savior, guide, sea power, swift, intelligence, communication, breath
>control, awareness of tone.
>Dove -
>universal symbol of peace and innocence, soul, transcendence, spirits of
>air, ascent, communication, freedom, sight.)
>Frog -
>cleansing, Peace, Emotional Healing, Connection with water element,
>sensitivity, medicine, hidden beauty, power.
>Otter -
>laughter, curiosity, mischievous, feminine power, grace, empathy, joy,
>play, helpfulness.
>Owl -
>wisdom, truth, patience, darkness, a death messenger, divination, solitude,
>detachment, wisdom, change, totem of clairvoyants and mystics.
>Polar bear -
>primal power, mother, cunning, healer, gentle strength, dreaming,
>sovereignty, intuition married with instinct, nurturing, protective
>Turtle -
>Self contained, creative source, Earth, informed decisions, planning,
>adaptability.
>Whale -
>creativity, intuition, power of water, regeneration, death, rebirth.
>Wolf -
>loyalty, success, perseverance, stability, thought, pathfinder, teacher,
>intuition, learning, the shadow.
>NOTA -
>none of the above
>
>Beware of Water Privatization
>
>Water is life and privatization is not in the interest of the people.
>Canada recognizes this danger and recently passed a bill in the House of
>Commons to exclude water from NAFTA.
>
>Council of Canadians supports vote to exclude water from NAFTA The Council
>of Canadians congratulates all members of parliament who voted to exclude
>water from the North American Free Trade Agreement on June 05, 2007.
>
>The motion was passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 134 to 108.
>Tabled by the Standing Committee on International Trade, the motion
>recommends that the Federal government "begin talks with its American and
>Mexican counterparts to exclude water from the scope of NAFTA."
>
>The Great Lakes Center for Public Policy is promoting a Water Bill of
>Rights for the People of the Great Lakes Basin:
>
>1. Water is Life.
>
>2. Water has value. Water is more valuable than oil.
>
>3. Water in the Great Lakes Basin is finite and in balance. Water diverted
>out of the basin is gone forever, there is a net loss.
>
>4. The waters of the Great Lakes and the groundwater of the Great Lakes
>Basin are contiguous.
>
>5. Water belongs to the citizens, creatures and eco-systems of the Great
>Lakes Basin.
>
>6. Water is in continuous motion. Water moves through a hydrologic cycle,
>from lakes to the air to precipitation to the land to groundwater and
>runoff to streams and rivers, and back to lakes and seas.
>
>7. Water of the Great Lakes Basin cannot be privately owned.
>
>8. All public and private interests shall take note. Water needs, outside
>the Great Lakes Basin, which are created by squandering water resources or
>diminishing water reservoirs or polluting water or by creating water
>dependant industry, farming and residential need, or created by growing
>populations, cannot be cited as constituting compelling need for Great
>Lakes Basin Water diversion.
>
>9. Anyone who diverts or takes or removes water from the Great Lakes Basin,
>takes the property of the people of the state and other citizens of the
>Great Lakes Basin. Any diversion of the water of the Great Lakes Basin from
>the Basin diminishes all life in the Basin.
>
>10. Any person or corporation that pollutes or diminishes the quality of
>the waters of the Great Lakes Basin is guilty of a trespass and destruction
>of public property. Pollution or diminishment of the water constitutes a
>taking.
>
>11. Water diversion or sale of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin for
>private profit constitutes a taking or theft from the people.
>
>12. The elected representatives of the state have a right and a
>responsibility to protect the citizens of the Great Lakes Basin by
>protecting the waters of the Great Lakes Basin from pollution, diversion or
>taking for profit.
>
>For more information on Great Lakes Basin contact JoAnne Bier Beemon,
>Director Great Lakes Center for Public Policy at:
>joanne_beemon@hotmail.com.
>
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