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October 2019
Working
toward a future where people and planet are valued, and our government
represents all of us.
Colonialism, Capitalism, and Conquest Versus
Connectedness
by GPPA Co-chair Alan Smith
My great grandfather, James, built
a house for our family and white supremacists bombed it. He died from
the injuries he suffered. He was Cherokee. His wife's mother was
Lumbee, and lived enslaved on a North Carolina plantation. She was
raped by the white slave master and birthed the child that would later
marry James. Emma Nora and James had 12 children, one of them was my
grandfather. I have spent 5 summers living and learning among the
Lakota. I share this information to reveal connections. In my Earth
Day message back in April I shared a phrase in Lakota. "Mitakuye
Oyasin." It means, we are all related/all are my relations.
The dominance of European/Western
culture and capitalism has brought alienation, not just alienation
from other humans, but separation from all things, the air, the soil,
other creatures. The atomization and compartmentalization of life does
not allow us to recognize let alone celebrate our interconnectedness.
From the leaking Fukushima Nuclear plant to the garbage patch the size
of Texas in the ocean, we see deep disconnection. From the 100
companies responsible for 70% of global emissions to the greed of
billionaires and multi-millionaires, we see deep disconnection. From
the tenacious thirst for energy that our war machine has, to the
practices of endless consumption and planned obsolescence, we see deep
disconnection.
 From October to
November Native Americans come face to face with a deep disconnection
surrounding their culture and history. During this time period they
must endure the celebration of Christopher Columbus a person who
sought to exterminate them, mocking costumes and cultural
appropriation during Halloween and the lie perpetuated about
Thanksgiving (The first "Thanksgiving" celebration was about giving
thanks for the slaughter of several hundred Native Americans in
Connecticut and the safe return of the colonists without one white
settler dying).
To be Green is to celebrate our
connectedness. It is to stand in the forest and listen to the trees,
it is to stand shoulder to shoulder with the marginalized and
oppressed, it is to care for and respect the water, the air, the soil.
Sunlight shining through water droplets creates a rainbow. Humans are
70% water. Let's stop drowning and devastating the Earth with the
result of our disconnectedness. Let's allow the sunlight to shine
through us and create rainbows everywhere we go. Let's be Green!
~More connectedness from the
"Three Sisters."
GPPA
News Highlights
edited by Chris Robinson
PA Green Delegates Met in
Bellefonte, PA
September 14 --
Delegates to the Green Party of PA met for an afternoon conference in
Bellefonte, PA. There were 19 delegates from eight counties present,
along with nine observers. Following reports from GPPA state officers,
organizing teams and national committee people, the delegates
discussed plans for a PA Presidential Caucus in April 2020. They were
especially interested to learn about the Presidential Caucus’ impact
on county Green Parties. The next gathering of GPPA delegates will be
a virtual meeting at noon on Sunday, November 17.
Bucks County, PA, Greens Endorse Global Climate Strike
 September 14 -- The
Bucks County Green Party has endorsed and supports Doylestown Climate
Strike led by youth in a march to the Bucks County Courthouse, where
we will hear youth, adult, and organizational speakers share their
personal stories and passionate calls against climate change.(show all)
Allegheny, PA, Greens Favor Civilian Police Review Board
 August 29 -- Testimony before Allegheny County Council by
Jay Walker, chair of the Green Party of Allegheny County, “I represent
the more than 1000 registered Green Party members who reside in this
county. Our party endorsed an independent review board last September
because it exemplified three out of the four pillars that form the
foundation of our party. . . . “ (show all)
PA Greens to Recruit Exciting Candidates for 2020
 August 25 -- The Green Party of PA (GPPA) is seeking
exciting candidates to run for state legislature and statewide elected
positions in 2020. Individuals need not be currently registered Green
to apply. (show all)
Campaign Updates
edited by Chris Robinson
Tara Yaney for Edgewood
Borough Council
Allegheny County
Tara tells GREEN STAR that she
has a BS in physics from the University of Pennsylvania and directs
the Pittsburgh Concert Orchestra Junior Wind Ensemble. You might
donate to her campaign via her website, For more information visit https://taraforedgewood.com/
Olivia Faison for City
Council
Philadelphia
Olivia tells GREEN STAR that she has
an advertisement in the September-October issue of What’s Happening
Philly Magazine, on page 8. Olivia will have a fundraiser on 10/27.
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214738787563180&set=a.2145221749978&type=3&theater
Riley Mahon for School
Board
Upper St. Clair
Township, Allegheny County
Riley tells GREEN STAR that he
has been endorsed by Dario Hunter, a Green Party candidate for
nomination to President of the U.S. Visit Riley’s new website For more
information https://alleghenygreens.gitlab.io/rileymahon2019/
Mike Farley for
Supervisor
Latimore
Township, Adams County
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/CharlesMichaelFarleyForLAtimoreTwpSuper
Nicholas Prete for School
Board
Methacton School
District, Eagleville, Montgomery County
For more
information visit www.facebook.com/nickformethacton
edited by Dave
Ochmanowicz
At Least 62 Greens Running for Office in 2019 Fall
Elections
At least 62 Greens are running in elections in September,
October and November 2019. At least 43 Greens have run in winter,
spring and summer 2019 elections, with 18 elected. Most are running
for a variety of positions: city and town councils, soil and water
commissions, school boards, township trustees, and zoning boards. A
few are seeking seats for state legislature or statewide office. (show all)
NY Greens, unlike other third parties, call for an end to
fusion voting
 ALBANY, NY — Most of the state's minor parties are on red
alert as the state considers an end to fusion voting — both the
Working Families and Conservative parties have filed lawsuits seeking
to block the Public Campaign Financing Commission from even
considering the subject. (show all)
New London, CT, Green Party fields council, school board
candidates
 NEW LONDON, CT — The New London Green Party endorsed
candidates for City Council and Board of Education. Green Party
Chairwoman Ronna Stuller is running for a spot on the council and
Sharmaine Gregor for school board. Stuller, co-founder of the
Riverside Park Conservancy, served on the school board from 2009 to
2011, is a sitting member of the Planning and Zoning Commission and
made an unsuccessful run at a state representative seat in 2016. (show all)
Workers Need More Rights and Economic Democracy
By
Howie Hawkins
 As someone who has been a union member since I was a Marine
with the American Servicemen's Union until I retired last year as a
Teamster as well as a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, I
have lived the reality of mistreatment of workers in the United
States. It is good to see labor rising with teacher and other strikes
increasing across the country and with the U.S. public showing its
highest support for unions in decades. (show all)
FEC Recognition of the Dennis Lambert for President
Campaign
 Dennis Lambert for President 2020 is a legal reality. Our
new treasurer, Tim Gladeau, will be responsible for making sure we
record the donations, and double checking to ensure that none of them
come from special interests or PACs. We are a people powered campaign.
Starting the bank account and PayPal for donations cost us to run the
campaign on a monthly basis. We are also close to printing some of the
first campaign material. (show all)
What a Green New Deal for DC could mean for the city’s
working-class residents
 The Green New Deal (GND) first entered U.S. political
discourse during Howie Hawkins’ 2010 Green Party campaign for New York
Governor. Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate for president, later
invoked the idea in her 2012 and 2016 campaigns. Implementation of a
Green New Deal is now being vigorously discussed at all levels of
power. On the international stage, where the deal was first put
forward by the United Nations Environment Program in 2009; in
Congress, where New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others have
pushed for its inclusion in a new domestic agenda; and especially at
the state and city level, where programs like DC’s recent clean energy
legislation already invoke its precepts. (show all)
edited by Gayle
Morrow
Greens in Canada
believe the voting age should be dropped from eighteen years of
age to sixteen years of age, stating that voting earlier is more
likely to create a life-time voter. Elizabeth May, Green Party leader,
states that the issues will, after all, affect their futures.
Elizabeth May is also calling for the formation within the government of a committee specifically
to work on the climate crisis and believes that “it’s now or never” to
begin the switch to a green economy. While in Bradenburg, Germany,
sixteen year olds are not only allowed to vote, this twenty-one year
old voted for Greens at sixteen and is now running for office. The Green Party is
enjoying a rise in support after the German elections.
Speaking of
Canada, in our June 2019 issue we posted an article that
predicted that the impressive increase in Green Party votes in Prince Edward Island raised hopes that these
increases will spread to the Canadian federal election taking place
October 21, 2019. If you would like to monitor results and comments of
those elections HERE is a place to do so.
According to the
Global Greens, governments in many countries around the world are
preparing for two upcoming meetings that can determine the fate
of the Paris Agreement climate commitments. In the meantime, the Green
Parties of Korea, Taiwan, and Japan are supporting the Hong Kong Protests; also Green Parties all over
the world, including the Green Party of UK backed the Global Climate Strike that took place September 20
-27.
India has a brand
new Green Party. In addition to the The Uttarakhand Parivartan Party (UKPP), just formed
in September, is The Green Party of India, while the new Green Party of Trinidad and Tobago is already
distinguishing itself with calls for 160 new schools and no
homework!
GREENS BEING GREENS AROUND THE
WORLD
UK Green Party opposes airport expansion plans at the Leeds
Bradford Airport stating, “Public money should not be used to fund the
pollution of our planet by commercial companies.” The Guardian reports
that airlines' CO2 emissions are rising up to 70% faster than predicted.
James Beddome,
Manitoba’s Green Party leader makes a very salient point in a debate with other party leaders that “climate
change isn’t just one heading in a platform, it’s something that has
to be interconnected through everything else that you do.” The
Manitoba Green Party is very active, by the way, proposing to axe education property tax, make up
funding with a tax hike for corporations and high-income earners in addition to proposals for a sugar tax, free bus
rides, and improved child care.
edited by Chris
Robinson
Green Party
events are in GREEN. Other
Movement events are in RED.
October 1, 6:00
pm
Green Party of Allegheny County General
Assembly
Panera Bread, 3401
Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA
More information from [email protected]
October 3, 7:00
pm
Green Party of Chester County
Meeting
Interested parties should
contact [email protected] for more
information.
October 4, 11:00
am
Stop Banking the
Bomb
The Tower at PNC Plaza, 300
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
More information from [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1410555052415835/
October 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:30
am
Climate Crisis Awareness
Rally
Lincoln Square in Gettysburg
(York Street crossing)
Hosted by Adams County Green Party in
solidarity with Greta Thunburg's worldwide climate awareness movement.
facebook.com/events/2206600726129147/
October 5, 11:00
am
March for
Peace
Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes
Ave, Pittsburgh, PA.
Endorsed by the Green Party of Allegheny
County. More information from
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/2242094152579808/
October 5, noon
Coffee with
Greens
Crocus Cafe, 323 North
Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA.
Hosted by Lackawanna County Green
Party.
More information from: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/2369437963177128/
October 7
LAST DAY to Register to Vote
in General Election
DOUBLE CHECK
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE STILL REGISTERED!
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx
October 12, 11:30
am
Anti-Imperialism Revolutionary
Summit
Saint Stephen Episcopal
Church, 1525 Newton Street NW, Washington, DC
https://www.facebook.com/events/980360065655754/
October 12, 11:00
am
Indigenous Peoples’
Day
Penn Treaty Park, 1199 North
Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.
https://www.facebook.com/events/383235805559248/
October 12, 1:00
pm
Philly Trans
March
Malcolm X Park, 52nd &
Pine Streets, Philadelphia
https://www.facebook.com/events/485392365370900/
October 13, 10:00
am
Lackawanna County Green Party
Cleanup
Mulberry and Prescott
Streets, Scranton, PA
More information from
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/2074811562623983/
October 13, 1:00
pm
1919 Steel Strike 100th Anniversary
Commemoration
National Association
of Letter Carriers, 841 California Ave, Pittsburgh, PA.
More
information from [email protected]
October 13, 3:00
pm
Delaware County Green Party
Meeting
Cotto Cafe, 1016 Sunset
Street, Trainer, PA
October 19, 11:00
am
Stop Banking the
Bomb
Location TBD
More
information from [email protected]
October 19, noon
Spiral Q Peoplehood
Parade
Line up at Paul Robeson
House, 4951 Walnut Street, West Philadelphia, PA.
http://www.spiralq.org/peoplehood-parade/
October 21, 7:00
pm
Green Party of Montgomery County & Green Party
of Bucks County, Joint Meeting
For
more information [email protected]
Even
more information [email protected]
October 23, noon
Rally to End Death by
Incarceration
PA Capitol Rotunda,
501 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA.
More information from
https://www.facebook.com/events/2266068870370352/
October 23, 12:00
pm
Shale Insight Conference March and
Rally
David L. Lawrence Convention
Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA.
More information
from [email protected]
https://breatheproject.org/event/shale-insight-conference-march-and-rally/
October 24, 7:00
pm
Ghoulish
HalloGreen
hosted by Lackawanna
County Green Party at Sweeney Beach, Scranton, PA.
A spooktacular
gathering with music, refreshments and some truly creepy costumes
More information from [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/410992646479863/
October 24, 7:00
pm
Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP) Membership
Meeting
More information from [email protected]
October 26, noon
Close the Drone War Command
Center
Hosted by Brandywine Peace
Community with Bucks County Green Party, Montgomery County Green
Party, and Green Party of Philadelphia
Air Guard Station, Easton
Road (#611) at County Line Road, Horsham, PA
[email protected]
http://www.brandywinepeace.com/events/
October 27, 4:00
pm
Fundraiser for Olivia Faison Green Party Candidate
for Philadelphia City Council
Crab
Tavern, 201 Macdade Boulevard, Darby, PA.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214738787563180&set=a.2145221749978&type=1&theater
GPPA
Meeting Dates for 2019:
- November Virtual
Meeting/Web Conference: Sunday, November 17th
- January Virtual
Meeting/Web Conference: Sunday, January 12th, 2020 (officer
elections)
- March Convention
and Petitioning Kick-off : Saturday/Sunday, March 21-22, 2020 (to be
held in Region 1, SEPA)
- Summer Virtual
Meeting/Web Conference: Sunday, June 7th, 2020
- Fall Retreat and
Planning Session : Saturday/Sunday, September 12-13, 2020 (to be held
in Region 8 (Somerset area)
- Post-Election Day Virtual
Meeting: Sunday, November 15th, 2020, 12pm-4pm
Web Conferences are online - RSVP to get
connection information. The locations for in-person conferences are
to be determined. In-person conferences can be hosted by counties,
county groups or regions. These events are fundraisers. When hosted
locally, the host group receives back half of the revenue after
expenses. To apply for hosting, submit your info to our Application for Local Hosting of GPPA State Meetings
or GPPA-Sponsored Events. We strive for geographic diversity in reviewing
applications, however, all submissions are considered.
Green Party
of Pennsylvania Communications Team & Media
Committee
Issue
Credits:
EDITORS:
Chris Robinson, Dave Ochmanowicz Jr., & Gayle Morrow
CONTRIBUTORS: Chris
Robinson, Dave Ochmanowicz Jr., Gayle Morrow, & Alan
Smith
LAYOUT: Sheri Miller
& Dannee Schoepfer
GRAPHIC ARTS: Kevin Richardson
ILLUSTRATIONS: Alan Smith
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