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Green Party Watchdog in McKean County, PABy Barbara Laxon
The legacy of the oil and gas industry here in Bradford City, McKean County, PA, is centuries-long. It is still poisoning the inhabitants through the leaking oil and gas wells throughout the city. I have had to step up as a watchdog to bring awareness to the public of what is happening in what has become an environmental justice neighborhood. While checking general trouble spots around town on August 23, I noticed what appeared to be a spill running from one of the hoses at the tank battery on Leigh Street. The spill ran across and down the street, following the natural incline of the street and the many cracks in the road . . . . I called the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) emergency line to report what I saw . . . . My friend Laurie Barr from Save Our Streams PA said she would follow up with a written report on the DEP website . . . . As a long-term Green, I have long known the dangers the oil and gas industry poses to human health, and to the environment and climate. The Green Party of Pennsylvania has been aware of this since its inception and works to counteract or eliminate these dangers. READ THE FULL STORY HERE Barbara Laxon has been an active Green Party member since 1993. She was an elected member of the Green Party of PA (GPPA) Steering Committee during 2020. Barbara has also represented GPPA on the GPUS EcoAction Committee since 2021.
PA Green NewsEdited by Chris Robinson
Green Party Calls for PA Presidential Primary in February 2024
On November 12, thirty elected delegates and friends from
seven PA counties voted to hold a PA Green Party Presidential Primary
in February 2024. The plan which was proposed by the GPPA GreenWave
Team included the following tentative
dates: March 13, 2024, Report results of PA Presidential Primary to candidates and the media.
This will be the first time for the Green Party of PA to use virtual voting in a Presidential Primary. During previous presidential elections, GPPA relied upon county caucuses (like Iowa) to choose its presidential candidate.
Greens from PA Demonstrate for Gaza Ceasefire
On November 4, Green Party members from Allegheny, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties demonstrated in Washington, DC, along with 300,000 others for a ceasefire in Gaza and for a free Palestine. To see a collection of photos from the demonstration please VISIT HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS
Campaign UpdatesEdited by Chris Robinson
Below are three Green Party candidates who appeared ballot
for the 2023 General Election. Green Party candidates who plan to run
in 2024 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
Tara Yaney for Re-Election to
Edgewood Borough
Council Tara Yaney was re-elected to the Edgewood Council. She
received 779 votes (25%) to claim one of three seats according to the
Allegheny County website,
Alex Noyle for Election to
Auditor of East Norriton
Township
National Green NewsEdited by David Ochmanowicz Jr.
JILL STEIN ANNOUNCES 2024 GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL RUNJill Stein announced [on 11/9] that she is seeking the Green Party
nomination for President of the United States. Stein is a
Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate,
and a longtime organizer for people, planet, and peace. Says Stein of
her mission in 2024, "I'm running for president to offer a better
choice for the people outside the failed two-party system. We'll put a
pro-worker, anti-war, climate emergency agenda front and center in
this election and on the ballot in November." READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
Green Party condemns attacks on civilians in Israel and Gaza; calls for immediate ceasefire
The Green Party of the United States condemns the targeted attacks on civilians in the recent wave of violence in Gaza and Israel. We call for an immediate ceasefire, an immediate end to the invasion and occupation of Gaza, and a halt to all military and foreign aid to Israel. We urge our government to join with the U.N. to secure Israel's complete withdrawal to, at least, the 1967 boundaries in compliance with international law. READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Eugene V. Debs: Still As Relevant Today
On November 5, 1855, in the little city of Terre Haute, Indiana, a young man was born to local grocery store owners that, one day, would become, among other things; a railroad fireman, labor leader, twice elected official, great orator, and eventual Presidential candidate willing to stand up for his values, no matter how controversial they may be at that time. “I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”~ Eugene V. Debs [1918]
South Dakota Greens gain accreditation with National Green Party
The South Dakota Green Party announced in a press release on Thursday that it had secured its official accreditation with the National Green Party of the United States. In the release published on the Green Party of the United States website, Shaun Little Horn, Chair of the South Dakota Green Party, broke the news and expressed his enthusiasm for the new organization, saying that it is "not just a party; it's a promise."
2024 / NJ: Christina Khalil’s campaign has completed the transition to Green Party, readying for a grassroots push for new leadership “hungry to work.”
U.S. Senate candidate Christina Khalil announced on July 15th that her campaign had begun the transition to the Green Party, with the goal of bringing ethical leaders back to the ballots of working New Jerseyans in the 2024 election. The campaign officially switched its FEC filing to the Green Party on July 27th and has opened itself to the guidance of Green Party of New Jersey veterans, Barry Bendar and Steve Welzer. The Khalil campaign plans to join other Green Party candidates on the Green Party ballot line in 2024. The campaign aims to provide an honest, progressive candidate with progressive policy ideas free from the grasp of billionaires and corporations, to all New Jersey voters tired of party politics and ready for a fresh voice motivated to fight for them in Washington. READ MORE HERE
Global Green NewsEdited by Hal Brown
Climate Change Worsens Floods in North Africa
Families in West Africa are already exhausted due to conflict, the
socio-economic fallout from the pandemic and soaring food prices.
These floods are multiplying misery and breaking the camel’s back for
communities already struggling to keep their heads above water,” said
Chris Nikoi, regional director of the United Nations World Food
Program for West Africa. READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Moroccan Green Party Strengthens Capacities of Women
In a statement to MAP, the secretary
general of the Moroccan Green Party, Mohamed Fares, indicated that
this session is part of a series of training sessions organized by the
Moroccan Green Party for the benefit of party members, notably women
and young people who constitute the most active category of the party
and who will contribute to the continued construction of a democratic
and modern society. READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Indian Green Party Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza
The Indian Green Party also condemns the actions of Hamas on October 7 and the hostage taking, but at the same time recognizes that this conflict did not begin on October 7 of this year, but in May 1948 with the Nakba and the creation of the Palestinian Refugee Problem and Israeli colonization and occupation. READ THE FULL STORY HERE
GPPA Meeting Date for 2024 All State Web Conferences will begin promptly at noon. Sunday, January 7, via Zoom – Elect GPPA Steering
Committee
GPPA Communications
Team Editors: Hal Brown, Patrick O. McNally, David Ochmanowicz, Jr. and Chris Robinson Contributors: Theron Gilliland Jr, Barbara Laxon and Chris Robinson Layout: Hal Brown, Sherri Miller, and David Ochmanowicz Jr. Graphic Arts: Kevin Richardson
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