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Friends--
April
PA Greens Nominate Jill Stein
for President
On March 10, Green Party delegates and
friends from 12 Pennsylvania counties met virtually for the Green
Party of PA (GPPA) State Committee meeting. The 30 delegates were in
good cheer because they had just completed the first GPPA Presidential
Primary. There were two winners. Jill Stein came in first place and
earned 75% of the vote and was awarded ten delegates. Jasmine Sherman
came in second place with 19% of the vote and earned three delegates.
Jorge Zavala and write-in candidates did not earn any delegates.
Marci Henzi, a GPPA State Committee
delegate from Allegheny County, was very pleased. “I am glad that Jill
Stein is running again and that she has been nominated by GPPA for
President. Jill has proven to be a strong leader – not only through
her phenomenal campaign in 2016, but by her presence for the Green
Party in the eight intervening years. Her strength and powerful
rhetoric continues to inspire new and seasoned voters alike. Jill
Stein is a courageous representative of what we value and what we
aspire to . . . .”
The GPPA State Committee also elected by
consensus: a candidate for U.S. Senate and Richard Weiss Esq.
(Allegheny) for PA Attorney General. Weiss was the Green Party
candidate for PA Attorney General in 2020, earning 70,804 votes. READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
PA Green News
Edited by Chris
Robinson
Gaza Ceasefire Testimony by Greens Before Allegheny County
Council
Out of 93 people who signed up to speak
in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza before the Allegheny County Council on
February 26, there were eleven members of the Green Party of Allegheny
County (GPOAC), including Margaret Champion, Emily De Ferrari, Helen
Gerhardt, Theron Gilliland, Wanda Guthrie, Abi Hunter, Kelly
Kuzemchak, Justin Laing, Mel Packer, Jay Ting Walker and Clara Weibel.
Others who testified in favor of a ceasefire were from Jewish Voice
for Peace, labor unions and progressive organizations. Jay Ting Walker
spoke on behalf of the GPOAC. READ JAY’S FULL TESTIMONY
HERE
Team Reports
Edited by Patrick O.
McNally
This month we will look at the Green
Wave Team and Finance Team.
 Green Wave Team
With the conclusion of the Green Party
2024 PA Presidential Primary, the Green Wave Team has shifted into
high gear to get three state-wide candidates on the General Election
ballot. With your help, Green Wave will gather 10,000 nomination
signatures from registered voters. There are now Green Wave Teams in
five counties, and their leaders are: Bucks, David Ochmanowicz;
Delaware, Patrick McNally; Lancaster, Tim Runkle; Lehigh, Tara
Laudenslager.
Please join the Green Wave
Team right here
www.gpofpa.org/team_greenwave_join
 Finance Team
The Finance team needs you! The Finance
Team supports the fundraising and financial health of the Green Party
of Pennsylvania. The next Finance Team meeting will be April 5 at 6:30
pm. Please join us, to brainstorm new ideas, set goals, and weigh in
on the plans that the team has in mind: from designated fundraising
volunteer days, phone banking, to fundraiser events and more. For
questions, please email [email protected]
Please join the Finance Team right
here.
https://www.gpofpa.org/team_finance_join
Campaign Updates
Edited by Chris Robinson
PA STATE-WIDE
The Green Party has endorsed for state-wide
office:
Dr.
Jill Stein for President of the U.S. and Samson L. Kpadenou for Vice
President. You may volunteer for the Jill Stein 2024 Campaign right
here, https://www.jillstein2024.com/volunteer
You may donate to her campaign right here, https://www.jillstein2024.com/donate
Richard L. Weiss, Esq. for PA Attorney
General. We hope to have more about the Weiss 2024 Campaign in the May
GREEN STAR.
PA GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
The Green Party has
endorsed one candidate for the PA General
Assembly:
Charles
Sherrouse for PA House District 202. We look forward to telling you
more in the May GREEN STAR.
National Green News
Edited by David Ochmanowicz Jr.
Gaza Needs a Ceasefire, not a Pier
As Israel’s military raids continue
across the West Bank in addition to the assault on Gaza, its
government has approved the expansion of several thousand illegal
settler homes in the occupied territories. Israel’s assault on Gaza is
an extension of its ongoing land grab from Palestinians. The Green
Party platform states, “We reject the grossly unbalanced financial and
military support of Israel by the U.S. while Israel occupies
Palestinian lands...We also reject U.S. political support for Israel
and demand that the U.S. government end its veto of Security Council
resolutions pertaining to Israel. We urge our government to join with
the U.N. to secure Israel's complete withdrawal to, at least, the 1967
boundaries and comply fully with international law."
READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Honoring the International Women's Day in the Midst of a
Genocide
"At least 9,000 women have been killed; many more are under the
rubble. On average, 63 women are killed in Gaza per day—37 are mothers
who leave their families behind."... Amal Shawareb, UNRWA's deputy
protection team leader in Gaza, said in a video posted on social
media. "My message for the world on March 8 is to look at the women
and girls of Gaza on this day, acknowledge them and be in solidarity
with them. They call on the world not to look away." READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Green seeks Student Seat on University Board of
Governors
Matthew Kolb, 21, is running for West
Virginia University Student Government Association President (SGA). .
. . Among the SGA President’s duties is to serve as the Student
Governor on the 17-member the Board of Governors of West Virginia
University (WVU) – which governs the control, supervision and
management of the financial, business, and education policies and
affairs of the university. READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
144 Greens Holding Elected
Office
At least 144 hold elected office in 20
states across the U.S. as of February 15, 2004... [This list]
includes 137 Greens currently serving in elected office, who were
elected to those offices. Five more joined the Green Party after being
elected, and two more have been appointed to elected office. [PA has
ten Greens in office.]
READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
How Greening the Dollar Impacts Social Justice
Greens have determined as others have
that it is the capitalist economy that is the problem destroying
humanity’s ability to survive on the planet. Public policy is directed
at maximizing profit and control. All that is facilitated by the
private control of money creation. Some insist that since money is the
problem we should get rid of all money, but clearly they don’t
understand what an economy is or how it
works.
READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
GPPA Meeting Dates for 2024
All State Web Conferences will begin promptly at
noon.
Sunday, June 9, via
Zoom
Sunday, September 22,
location to be announced
Sunday,
November 10, via Zoom
GPPA Communications
Team
Issue Credits
Editors: Hal Brown, Patrick O. McNally, David Ochmanowicz,
Jr. and Chris Robinson
Contributors: Alex Casper, Theron Gilliland Jr, Jeremy R.
Griffin, Marci Henzi, Jeff “J.J.” Kondrich, Chris Robinson and Jay
Ting Walker
Layout: Hal Brown, Sherri Miller, and David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Graphic Arts: Kevin Richardson
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