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Friends--
September 
Green
Party Candidates will appear on PA 2024 Ballot
On August 9, the Green Party's state-wide
candidates were accepted on the 2024 General Election ballot by the
Pennsylvania Department of State. Candidates Jill Stein for President
of the U.S.A., Leila Hazou for U.S. Senate and Richard L. Weiss Esq.
for PA Attorney General had not been challenged by the deadline.
Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA)
Co-chair Jeremy Griffin had been pleased by the number of nomination
papers submitted to the PA Department of State on August 1. He said at
the time, "We are excited to announce that all GPPA candidates have
met the requirements to be on the ballot for this November. This is a
major accomplishment for the Green Party and the working-class voters
here in our Commonwealth. Volunteers and paid petitioners from all
walks of life and political convictions worked hard to get our
candidates on the ballot, and we exceeded our goal of 10,000
signatures. This is a testament to how effective grassroots organizing
can be, and just how ready Pennsylvanians are for an opposition party
to lead our state and federal governments." READ THE FULL STORY
HERE
PA Green News
Edited by Chris
Robinson
Let's Go Well Hunting!
Sept. 20-22, Bradford City (McKean County),
PA
Registrants will be provided (double occupancy) lodging,
meals, learning materials and weekend
itinerary.
September 20, Friday
Evening: Quality Inn, Meet and Greet, Pizza & Wings followed by a
speaker and a Lost, Orphan and Abandoned Well
Presentation.
September 21, Saturday: Well Hunt in the Allegheny National
Forest. Lunch, snacks and dinner provided.
Waterproof footwear is highly recommended.
September 22, Sunday morning: Tour of the Wells in the City
of Bradford
PLEASE
RSVP HERE
Green Party State Committee Meets September
22
The State Committee of the Green Party of PA will meet at noon on
Sunday, September 22. This will be an in-person/hybrid meeting.
Further details regarding the Bradford City (McKean County) location,
accommodations and Zoom link will be provided when
RSVPing.
PLEASE
RSVP HERE
Allegheny Greens Building County
Party
Let’’s all applaud the Green Party of
Allegheny County (GPOAC) for making the most of voter curiosity to
build their county organization. According to the August issue of the
GPOAC newsletter, their party held a social event on 8/20 at Dormont
Pool and Moonlit Burgers, a meeting on 8/21 for their Palestine
Working Group, an Artists4Palestine Fest on 8/23, and a rally on 8/29
at Howmet Aerospace. Some of these events have been co-sponsored with
the Pittsburgh BDS Coalition and Sunrise PGH. During August, the GPOAC
Outreach Team has tabled at Edgewood Community Day and the University
of Pittsburgh Student Activities Fair.
PA Greens Appeal for Bombing Halt in Yemen
On July 11, the Steering Committee of the
Green Party of PA (GPPA) called for an end to the U.S. bombing of
Yemen. The Steering Committee has joined with more than 50 other
organizations calling for the U.S. Senate to introduce a Yemen War
Powers Resolution. This resolution would withdraw U.S. participation
in hostilities in Yemen. In their letter to senators, the
organizations call attention to the unconstitutional, ineffective
airstrikes which have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Yemen . .
. .
GPPA Steering Committee Member Alex
Casper (Philadelphia) explained, “The Green Party of Pennsylvania
Steering Committee supports demands that the Senate call for an end to
the unconstitutional war with Yemen. Non-violence is one of our 10 Key
Values, and the Green Party promotes non-violent methods to oppose
practices and policies with which we disagree and to guide our actions
toward lasting personal, community and global peace.” READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Team Reports
Edited by Patrick O.
McNally
 Communication Team by Chris
Robinson
The ComTeam continues to meet two times each month, and we welcome
all Greens who are interested in writing news stories. If this sounds
like something you would enjoy, please join us on the first or third
Tuesday of any month for a one-hour Zoom discussion. We chat about all
things Green. Just drop an email to [email protected] and then watch your
Inbox for our agenda. Thank you.
Please join the Communication Team right here.
http://www.gpofpa.org/team_communications_join
 Green Wave Team
The signatures Green Wave collected
statewide have been accepted, and no frivolous legal challenges have
been lodged against us. There remained just one detail needed to
conclude our petitioning campaign and finalize our spot on the
November ballot. The Green Party had to petition the PA Commonwealth
Court to order the PA Department of State (PA DoS) to withdraw Samson
Kpadenou from the ballot. Kpadenou, a Green Party member and former
Green candidate for Florida’s House District 87, had stood as GPUS VP
candidate during the process. The PA DoS did not oppose the petition
to the Court and accepted the Court order, which then allowed the GPPA
to substitute our Vice Presidential candidate and nominate Rudolph
Ware.
Now that petitioning is over, Green Wave looks to launch
other initiatives to activate Greens and bring the party’s values to
bear on local and national issues. Several campaigns and causes are
the subject of debate and planning and will continue to be taken up by
the team up over its next meetings. Are there issues which you want to
see Greens organize around? RSVP below and join our next meeting.
Please join the Green Wave Team
right here
www.gpofpa.org/team_greenwave_join
National Green
News
Edited by David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Jill Stein Accepts Nomination for President of the
U.S
WATCH HERE ON
YOUTUBE
Butch Ware Accepts Nomination for Vice President
of the U.S.
WATCH HERE ON
YOUTUBE
Press Conference with Jill Stein and Butch
Ware
WATCH HERE ON
YOUTUBE
Chicago Police
Arrest Cheri Honkala for Peaceful Delivery of Citizen’s Arrest at
DNC
Outside the DNC, Honkala held a large poster of the citizen’s
arrest to the Democratic Party and said “Poor men, women, and children
are having their lives and limbs lost from expensive bombs provided by
the Democratic Party while poor people’s lives are being lost to the
preventable human rights violations here at home.”
“We have a justifiable reason to issue an arrest for this horrific
violence being perpetrated by the criminals right over there,” said
Honkala, pointing to the United Center in the background. One police
officer could be heard shouting, “She’s walking up on us!” as
justification for why they surrounded her with batons out. [In 2012,
Cheri Honkala was the Green Party candidate for Vice President of the
U.S.
READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Global Green News
Edited by Hal Brown
Global Warming Poses ‘Unique Threat’ to Children’s Health,
UNICEF Warns
Global warming is worsening the living conditions of hundreds of
millions of children around the world, warns a UNICEF report published
Wednesday, August 14...Nearly half a billion children experience twice
as many heat waves as their grandparents did in their youth.
READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon Increases
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased in July, for the
first time in more than a year, according to official data published
Wednesday, August 7, marking a setback for the government of President
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...Returning to power in January 2023, Lula
promised to end illegal deforestation in Brazil by 2030, which had
surged under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. READ
THE FULL STORY HERE
GPPA Meeting Dates for 2024
All State Web Conferences will begin promptly at
noon.
Sunday,
September 22, in McKean County
For more information, please RSVP
here, https://www.gpofpa.org/20240922_state_committee
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, Leila Hazou, Barbara Laxon, Jonathan
Richards, Chris Robinson, and Jay Ting
Walker
Layout: Hal Brown, Sherri Miller, and David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Graphic Arts: Kevin Richardson
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