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Hi Friends--
September 2023
Green Party Leader Supports Rent Control in
PA
By Alex Casper (they
them)
Early in August, Seattle Socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant
brought forward legislation to set universal rent control to cap rent
increases with inflation. Cornel West, running for the Green Party
nomination for president, endorsed the plan. Hundreds of tenants,
workers, and union members packed the Seattle City Hall to where
attendance was standing room only, but the Democratic Party led city
council struck down the bill. West called this bill a “moral
imperative,” and I agree...
I support Universal Rent Control
and I hope to see more initiatives be supported by Cornel West and
elected officials focused on addressing our housing crisis, reducing
the cost of housing, and preventing and ending homelessness. It is
clear that we need an alternative to the two corporate parties, if we
want to see these types of policies be seriously addressed. Neither
major party will support people being able to afford to stay in their
homes or address homelessness. Seattle City Council being led by the
Democratic Party voting against rent control shows us this is the
case. 185 people died in Kings County, WA, in 2020, and Seattle
Democrat’s said it’s okay to not address the leading cause of housing
insecurity... READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
PA Green News
Edited by Chris Robinson
PA Green Party Will Meet at High Noon in Philadelphia on
9/24
GPPA has chosen the Ethical Society,
1906 South Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia for its first face2face
State Meeting since November 2022. The agenda now calls for a
discussion and vote on a revised proposal to change GPPA from an
organization of county-elected delegates into a mass dues-paying
organization. There will also be discussion of topics which delegates
would like to see in a new GPPA Platform. This meeting will be open to
the public, however, only elected delegates may vote on proposals. The
usual practice of allowing delegates to vote via Zoom will remain in
effect.
For more information and to RSVP, please
visit, https://www.gpofpa.org/state-committee_gppa_sep2023
Green Party of Wayne County Awards Malkin
Scholarship
Chair Beverly Beers tells GREEN STAR, “The Green Party of Wayne
County has awarded a $500 scholarship to Lucas Agis who graduated in
June from Wayne Highlands High School in Honesdale, PA. The
scholarship is given in memory of Dr Mort Malkin, who was a member of
the Green Party of Wayne County.”
Allegheny Greens hold 2023 Campaign Kickoff
The Green Party of Allegheny County held their 2023 Campaign
Kickoff on July 29 at The Loft, Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh. Those
assembled were able to meet the Allegheny Greens and hear the plans of
their four endorsed candidates, Michael Bagdes-Canning (G), Liv Bennett (I), Carl Redwood (I) and Tara Yaney (G). (Bennett has since
withdrawn from the ballot.)
Campaign Updates
Edited by Chris Robinson
Below are
three Green Party candidates who have been assigned to the 2023
General Election ballot by their county Boards of Election. Additional
Green Party candidates are welcome to contact GREEN STAR at [email protected]
2023 Election, November
7
Michael Bagdes-Canning for
Re-Election to Mayor of Cherry Valley
Borough
Butler
County
Tara Yaney for Re-Election to
Edgewood Borough
Council
Allegheny
County
Alex Noyle for Election to Auditor of East
Norriton Township
Montgomery County
Team Reports
Edited by Patrick O. McNally
 Communication Team by Chris Robinson and
David Ochmanowicz Jr.
The GPPA Communication Team would
like to revive the “Why I’m Green” page on our website,
https://www.gpofpa.org/why_im_green. This page now
contains six personal accounts written by current Green Party members
from Allegheny, Centre, Chester, McKean, Montgomery and Wyoming
Counties. If you would like to edit and update this page and solicit
some new stories from Green Party members, please attend a ComTeam
meeting or contact [email protected]
Please join the
Communication Team right
here.
www.gpofpa.org/team_communications_join
 Green Wave Team by Patrick
McNally
At the team’s August 24 meeting, we continued discussions and
planning for a smooth GPUS primary election. Again, the team looked
back to the 2020 primary for lessons learned. To allow more time for
the collection of signatures needed to get our candidates on the state
ballot, the team proposes an earlier primary period, February 15-29,
2024. While the specifics of the voting method (online voting with
OpaVote, combined with paper ballots) are yet to be decided,
registered Greens should be able to cast a ranked-choice vote for
their preferred GPUS presidential candidate in our primary. The team
will present its recommendations to the GPPA State Committee for
approval. In addition to preparing for the GPUS presidential
primaries, the team also discusses providing support for local Green
Party candidates throughout PA. If you would like to join the Green
Wave team, its next meeting is scheduled for 8 pm on Thursday,
September 14.
Please join the Green Wave Team right here.
www.gpofpa.org/team_greenwave_join
 Core Team by Theron Gilliland,
Jr.
The Core Team meeting on August 8 decided to update GPPA delegate
status and contact information, and to work on hybrid meeting voting
logistics for the GPPA State Meeting in Philadelphia on 9/24. The Core
Team will also develop an on-boarding process for new members, and
develop training guides for Slack, Zoom and Nationbuilder. The Core
Team has already updated the GPPA website by removing an outdated
version of the GPPA platform. We are also working on a new platform
for GPPA.
If you would like to join the Core Team, please sign up at the link
below, or, contact Theron Gilliland, Jr. at [email protected]
Please join the Core Team
right here.
https://www.gpofpa.org/team_core_join
National Green News
Edited by David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
2023 Green Party Annual National Meeting
Please enjoy these 32 videos. We hope
you learn from the workshop and event video recordings documented by
GreenPartyVideos. Find other Greens locally and organize!
#BeSeenBeingGreen
Video
Gallery
Sessions and workshops
include:
- Press Conference with Green Party Candidates
Officeholders
- Avengers Assemble! How to Develop a
Coalition
The Next Theoretical Framework: The Natural Left Is The
True Left
- Welcome to the 2023 Green Party Annual National
Meeting
- What is a Resource? Systems and Digital Organizing as a
Tool in Growing Our State and Local Parties
- Make Love Not More – Men’s Contraceptives Research,
Activism, and Green Party Platform
- Candidate Cafe & Meet the Steering
Committee
- End the War in Korea
- What's The Matter With the United States?
Keynote address from Peter
Kalmus
- How to Organize for Fair Elections: Ranked Choice Voting
and Proportional Representation
Closing with Jill
Stein
Global Green
News
Edited by Hal
Brown
New Zealand: Green Party of Aotearoa urges government to
prioritize voices of residents
“Residents are currently required to continue to pay for their
accommodation when they leave until the retirement village is able to
renew it.” READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
Belgian Federal MP Cogolati (Ecolo) nominated for
Politician of the Year
The decision was made by four judges:
Laura Chinchilla, the first woman elected to the presidency of Costa
Rica, Fatou Jagne Senghore, Gambian defender of freedom of expression,
Payam Akhavan, member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The
Hague and special adviser on genocide to the prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court, and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, founder and
director general of the ICAN (International Civil Society Action
Network). READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Niger Crisis: EELV asks the African Union ECOWAS to favor
peaceful mediation effort
“Clashes between soldiers in Sudan, jihadist attacks in the Sahel,
coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea: the political and security
situation is extremely fragile throughout this part of the world. This
new military coup facing a democratically elected president can only
destabilize the region a little more,” reads the press release
published on the website of the French Green Party. READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
Polling Experts predict Green MP in Bristol in General
Election
“With 12 of the 14 Bristol Central Constituency Councilors being
Green Councillors, we also know there is a strong base of Green
support here. There is a real rise in power. A large number of
volunteers and supporters will continue to work hard to get us over
the line – there is a growing belief that the Greens can win here.” READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
GPPA Meeting Dates for 2023
All State Web Conferences will begin promptly at
noon.
Sunday,
September 24 in Philadelphia.
Please RSVP here, https://www.gpofpa.org/state-committee_gppa_sep2023
Sunday, November 12, via
Zoom.
GPPA Communications
Team
Issue Credits
Editors: Hal Brown, Patrick O. McNally, David Ochmanowicz,
Jr. and Chris Robinson
Contributors: Beverly Beers, Alex Casper (they/them),
Theron Gilliland (he/him) and Chris Robinson
Layout: Hal Brown, Sherri Miller, and David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Graphic Arts: Kevin Richardson
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