2009-11-02Washington, DC -- The Green Party of the United States today expressed solidarity with the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR, http://rwandagreendemocrats.org) and condemned attempts by Rwandan government security forces to sabotage the party and prevent it from holding its historic first national congress.
2009-10-29Washington, DC -- The Green Party highlighted several Green candidates running strong campaigns in the 2009 races, with some likely victories on Election Day, November 3.
2009-10-29Washington, DC -- The Green Party of the United States called upon President Obama to end the economic blockade of Cuba, following a nearly unanimous vote in the United Nations on October 28 condemning the decades-old US policy.
2009-10-26Washington, DC -- The Green Party of Florida (GPF) denounces the October 16 decision by the Public Service Commission allowing Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light to raise utility rates paid by their customers in order to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in so-called "nuclear cost recovery" funds.
Ann Arbor, MI: Greens Condemn FBI Raid and Murder of Imam Abdullah The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) offers its condolences to the family of respected community and religious leader, Imam Luqman A. Abdullah. 2009-11-02
Springfield, Missouri: Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Transformation Endorsed by Progressive Party of Missouri On Saturday, October 3, at their annual state meeting in Columbia, the Progressive Party of Missouri voted unanimously to endorse the efforts of the Proposition One Nuclear Disarmament Tour that is traveling the country to put nuclear disarmament on the ballot in 2010. 2009-10-06
Underdog Green party raise big cash in push for upset of Peter Vallone Jr. Aspiring to topple Queens' most enduring political dynasty, an upstart City Council candidate in Astoria will have more than double the campaign cash of Democratic incumbent Peter Vallone Jr. in the race's final stretch.
The camp of Green Party contender Lynne Serpe plans to use her $100,000 war chest - about $80,000 from public matching funds - to inundate voters with mailings and TV commercials ahead of the Nov. 3 election. 2009-10-21
Student Activism Needs Revival During Recession, Speaker Says Rosa Clemente M.A. '98, the first ever female Hispanic vice presidential candidate, urged Cornell minority students to organize and revive the University's tradition of racial activism at a lecture on Friday.
Representing the Green Party, Clemente was already well-known for her involvement with hip-hop political organizations before running for federal office. Born in South Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, she defines her career as an activist by the motto "service through leadership." She opened her lecture at the Mews Hall lounge by recalling the particularly significant history of racial activism at the University. 2009-10-05
Street Report from the G20 The G20 in Pittsburgh showed us how pitifully fearful our leaders have become.
What no terrorist could do to us, our own leaders did.
Out of fear of the possibility of a terrorist attack, authorities militarize our towns, scare our people away, stop daily life and quash our constitutional rights.
For days, downtown Pittsburgh, home to the G20, was a turned into a militarized people-free ghost town. Sirens screamed day and night. Helicopters crisscrossed the skies. Gunboats sat in the rivers. The skies were defended by Air Force jets. Streets were barricaded by huge cement blocks and fencing. Bridges were closed with National Guard across the entrances. Public transportation was stopped downtown. Amtrak train service was suspended for days. 2009-09-27
Sad day for democracy in Rwand They moved hundreds of kilometers - some for the first time to the capital. Others braved the trouble of having to move with babies. Some abandoned their jobs to be in Kigali for the event that did not happen. Up to 900 supposed delegates of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) found themselves at the center of an unexpected controversy, RNA reports.
(editor's note) The original source for this story, The Rwanda News Agency, has removed it. Fortunately the content was posted elsewhere. 2009-10-02
Taiwan Aboriginal Village Targeted for Nuclear Waste Disposal Taiwan has tried and failed to sell its nuclear waste to North Korea and China. Now, the government is seeking a burial place at home. The top choice is a poor aboriginal community. 2009-09-30
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