9/13/2008

It is with great sadness and regret that we have to inform you that Peter Camejo died this morning. Peter decided that he would be more comfortable at home, and the doctors agreed. Arrangements were made, and ultimately Peter returned home yesterday. Peterís health had declined rapidly over the last two days due to the aggressiveness of his cancer and the strength of the drugs used to combat his disease. His wife was at his side when he passed peacefully this morning.

Peter is survived by his wife Morella, his daughter Alexandra, his son Victor, three brothers Antonio, Daniel, and Danny, and three grandchildren Andrew and Daniel and Oliver.

Arrangements and memorial services will be announced at a later date. As a courtesy, the family requests that there be no calls at this time.

The Camejo Family

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The family is planning private funeral services. A public memorial will be held in late fall or winter. Peter had discussed plans for his memorial with Claudette Begin and asked her to organize it. She will obviously need to be in contact with the many people he has been in touch with and affected over the years, and will welcome your help. She can be reached at achis@igc.org

People are invited to send hard copy reminiscences of Peter to be included at the memorial. Please send these to his brother Dan Ratner, The Camejo Group, 520 Third St., Ste. 201, Oakland, CA 94607-3505.
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From Wikipedia
Peter Miguel Camejo (December 31, 1939, New York City ñ September 13, 2008, Folsom, California) was an American author, activist and politician. In 2004, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running mate on a ticket which had the endorsement of the Reform Party.^[1][2] Camejo was a three time Green Party gubernatorial candidate most recently in 2006 receiving 2.3% of the vote. Camejo also ran in the 2003 California recall election finishing fourth in a field of 135 candidates (2.8%), and 2002 finishing third with 5.3%. In January 2007, Camejo announced that he had been diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma, a cancer that is usually treatable.^[3] As of March, 2008 after a series of chemotherapy treatments, the cancer was in remission,^[4] but in May it was announced that doctors had made a second diagnosis of lymphoma.^[5]

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Claudette Begin & Alex Chis
P.O. Box 2944
Fremont, CA 94536-0944
Phone: 510-489-8554
Email: achis@igc.org

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Green Party Presidential Candidate on Utah’s Ballot

Sep 03, 2008 by Elizabeth Ziegler

(KCPW News) This may be the reddest state in the nation, but Cynthia McKinney just made
it a little greener. The Green Party presidential candidate came to the Capitol Building
this morning to add her name to the Utah ballot. Regardless of her chances of winning the
White House seat, she says it’s important nonetheless for Green candidates to run.

“We believe in our country, and we believe in the value of participating in the political
process,” McKinney says. “We participate in politics because we want our values reflected
in public policy. And to the extent that we can provide voters choice so that the voters
can vote their values, then our system is much stronger, and our country is much
stronger.”

McKinney left the Democratic Party in 2007 after serving six terms as a Georgia
Congresswoman. She says her values were no longer represented in the party, and slams the
Democratic majority in Congress for failing to end the Iraq War, pass a livable wage,
create a single-payer health care system, and protect the Constitution and Bill of
Rights. McKinney says she was drawn to the Green Party because of its key values of
grassroots democracy, environmental wisdom, social justice and peace.

McKinnie is the first black woman to run for President. And along with her Puerto
Rican-American running mate, Rosa Clemente, she says she intends to broaden the party’s
base.

“Rosa and I can take the Green Party into those places that it’s never been before, into
those communities that are marginalized, alienated, depressed and oppressed,” McKinney
says. “And we can offer them an opportunity, a reason, to participate and make our system
stronger. And that’s what I believe the strength of this ticket is.”

Along with an anti-war, social justice and environmental platform, she says she will
fight for election integrity. This was also the topic of her documentary, “American
Blackout,” which won a Sundance Special Jury Prize in 2006.

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