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		<title>Greens of the Americas meet in Chile - impressions of US Greens</title>
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by Michael Canney, Green Party of the United States delegate to the Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas and Sanda Everette, Co-Chair, Green Party of the United States

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		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1937</link>
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		<title>A Sad Day for Democracy - Government interferes with establishment of Green Party in Rwanda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Feinstein, member, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States
In a day marked by chaos and, possibly, sabotage, the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) was prevented for the fourth time in as many attempts from holding a legally organized meeting to become an officially recognized political party. 
In Rwanda, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1913</link>
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		<title>Berlin Greens success in state elections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Feinstein, advisor, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States
Just two weeks after the German Green Party’s Zukunfts-Kongress, Berlin, the capital of Germany, held elections for both city and state parliament. Painting itself as “constructive, creative and critical,” the Greens were the biggest winners in the election. The party went from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1906</link>
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		<title>“How goes tomorrow?” - German Greens discuss future at Berlin congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Feinstein, member, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States

The Green Party is well known for advocating sustainability and “thinking seven generations ahead.” That’s exactly what happened on a grand scale this September in Berlin, at the Grüne Zukunfts-Kongress (Green Futures Congress).
“It was a theory Woodstock with practical results,” said German [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1896</link>
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		<title>German Greens join coalition government in Frankfurt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Feinstein, member, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States


Between 1998 and 2005, German Greens were well-known for participating in a national coalition government with the Social Democratic Party, called “Red-Green” after each party’s official colors.
 
But with the decline of the Social Democrats across Germany, the opportunity for the Greens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1891</link>
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		<title>Canadians determined to gain representation - 2006 marks best election results ever</title>
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by Mike Feinstein, advisor, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States
The United States isn&#8217;t the only North American country with a winner-take-all voting system that makes it particularly difficult for Greens to win elections. Canadians face a similar system, and have also been barred from televised debates. (Sound familiar?)
 
Despite these hurdles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1884</link>
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		<title>New Canadian party leader gets Greens noticed - Elizabeth May has doubled party enrollment by engaging Parliament Hill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Feinstein, Advisor to International Committee, Green Party of the United States
She had only been elected for a matter of minutes, but Elizabeth May quickly showed she’d be a force to be reckoned with as the Green Party of Canada’s (GPC) new leader.

Drawing wild cheers from convention attendees during her acceptance speech, May called [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1860</link>
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		<title>Coming of age in Canada - 2006 Convention bigger and better than ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ by Jim Harris, Former Leader (2002-2006), Green Party of Canada

The Green Party of Canada’s (GPC) 2006 convention in Ottawa this August was a coming of age for the party. Members elected Elizabeth May as the party’s new Leader in a race that electrified the party. Party membership went from 5,300 members after the January [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1838</link>
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		<title>Canadian Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to run in British Columbia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Camille Labchuk, Federal Councillor and former Press Secretary, Green Party of Canada

Green Party leader Elizabeth May&#8217;s announcement that she will run in the British Columbia (B.C.) riding (district) of Saanich—Gulf Islands in the next election has sparked a renewed sense of optimism and enthusiasm among Greens in Canada, raising hopes and expectations that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1800</link>
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		<title>Support local candidates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are but a few of the Greens running for office this year. Information about other candidates can be found here, or on the web sites for each Green Party, a list of which can be found here.
Javier Del Sol
Mayoral Candidate, Lake Worth, Florida
Campaign Site 
Alfred Molison
City Council Candidate, Houston, Texas
Campaign Site
Additional Information 
Josh Ruebner
Candidate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1745</link>
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