SUMMER 2004

FEATURES

West takes a stand on marriage
Greens out front as new movement builds
By Eric Prindle, Green Party of New York State

When Greens celebrated the election of Jason West as mayor at the head of a Green-majority Board of Trustees in the small New York village of New Paltz, they probably had no idea that within a year, he would be at the center of an international debate over a major social issue.

Convention considers pres. options
Cobb, Nader endorsement position, ÎNo Candidateâ vie for support
By Stacy Malkan, D.C. Statehood Green Party

Welcome to democracy--messy, maddening, unpredictable. So it will be as several hundred Green Party delegates from across the United States meet on the convention floor to slug it out over which candidate, if any, will top the national ticket for president in 2004.

Three singled out for support
Campaign committee provides candidates with resources
By Mike Livingston, Maryland Green Party

The Green Party is fielding a growing slate of candidates across the nation. The challenge is that, with limited resources, the partyâs money and talent must be targeted carefully to the races where it will have the greatest impact.

Hot off the press
Party announces logo contest results; Greens demand ballot audit trails; Admin. officials urged to resign
Green growth put into perspective. Santa Monica (Ca.) City Councilmember Mike Feinstein is developing a Web site chronicling Green-related events in 2003.

ELECTION NEWS

Greens pick up 20 seats in spring
Students make gains in Wisconsin; N.Y. builds on breakthrough
Eric Prindle, Green Party of New York State

In between high-profile autumn elections, Greens in six states kept the party's momentum going with 20 victories in local elections this spring.

PROFILES

Gallegos pioneers innovative sentencing
Special to Green Pages
Susan Cava

Frances Gallegos could very well be the ultimate symbol for the Green Party. She wanted to make a difference in the world and knew the only way to do that was with the Green Party.

Radio personality elected to Colo. town council
By Doug Malkan, Green Party of Colorado

"I'm proud to be a Green," said one of the Green Party's newest elected officials, Colorado TV and radio personality Jeffrey Bergeron, who goes by his showbiz name "Biff America" when he's on the air or writing.

New staffers plan for party growth
Mullen, McMillan take critical responsibilities
By Rebecca L. Weber, D.C. Statehood Green Party

Earlier this year, the Green Party hired Kara Mullen and Brent McMillan for the positions of new fundraising and political directors, respectively. Both relocated from the West Coast to the national office in Washington, D.C.

Newman takes on creative projects
Education, reclamation pushed by commissioner
By Stacy Malkan, D.C. Statehood Green Party

Grey Newman knows firsthand about the grassroots. He works there, in the basement of the county office building, as Chair of the Mecklenberg (N.C.) County Soil and Water Conservation District.

COMMENTARY/OP-ED

Review: Film looks through Green-colored lenses
DeRosa's effort is starting point for critical examination
By Rebecca L. Weber, D.C. Statehood Green Party

With his stooped posture and nasal voice, Mike DeRosa is unlikely to be at the center of many movies. But as the Green Party candidate in a 2002 Connecticut state senate race, DeRosa takes center stage and brings the realities of grassroots campaigning to life in Michael Burns's documentary, "Third Party: Political Alternatives in the Age of Duopoly" (2003, 105 minutes).

Green Reaper fills little-known public office
By Tim White Orcas, Green Party of Washington State

San Juan County, Orcas District cemetery commissioner Tim White Orcas, a.k.a. "The Green Reaper," distributed this report on his work in elected office to Washington State Greens in 2004.

PARTY REPORTS

Caucus Reports
Women's, Youth