GreenLine For May 8, 2022
Happy Mother's Day
The origins of Mother’s Day has values that speak to the Green
values of today. Women of the time organized for peace,
fighting poverty and alleviating unsanitary living conditions for poor
women and children.
The Green Party stands against wars and imperialism that brutalize,
displace and traumatize women and children. Our 10
Key Values resonate with the early iterations of a
“Mother’s Day” that had peace, equal rights and access to child care
as its focus.
What does Mother’s Day 2022 offer the over 17 million U.S. women
and their children living in poverty today? The Democrats have failed
to renew the Child Tax Credit that provided critical assistance during
the pandemic. In the long term, neither corporate political party has
prioritized a national initiative to eliminate poverty and hunger in
the richest country in the world. In fact, their positions on war,
climate and health care contribute to the loss of life in our most
vulnerable communities.
On this Mother’s Day let’s honor the women who nurture us by
building a political movement that promotes peace and non-violence
here and abroad. Cutting billions from the bloated military budget
will give the gift of improved Medicare-For-All, food security and
universal, federally funded child care to all families. It takes a
political party like the Green Party to replace aggression and
occupation with disarmament and diplomacy and we need your support to
promote that project for peace.
—Michael O'Neil, GreenLine Editor and Green Party
Communications Manager
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Leaked Supreme Court Roe
v. Wade Decision Could Mean Massive Danger to Reproductive Healthcare,
Invasion of Privacy
WASHINGTON – The
Green Party of the United States has expressed alarm and calls to
organize for the right to safe, legal and confidential access to
abortions, following reports of a leaked draft Supreme Court majority
opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
“This is an extremely disturbing
decision from the Supreme Court,” said Green Party National Women’s
Caucus Spokesperson Holly Hart. “It would overturn decades of
understanding and policy that protected women’s privacy and health. If
access to safe abortion is handed to state legislatures, we will see a
greater erosion of access throughout the country. Tragically, some of
the most severe limitations and hardships will fall on poor women, and
women with health problems. Denying access to safe abortions in the
past has done little or nothing to reduce their number. Instead, we
can expect to see ‘destination clinics’ where women will have to
travel. Those without resources will resort to ‘back-alley’ abortion
providers,” said Hart.
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National Women's Caucus Petition on Roe v. Wade: Email
Congress
The Women’s Caucus of the Green Party of the United States stands
firmly on the right of choice for women everywhere — always!
We hope that you will take this stand with us. There are lots of
ways to do this. One that is easy enough to do right now is to send
your Representatives this message asking them to represent the rights
of all women, not just the rights of those who are anti-abortion.
National Lavender Greens Caucus Statement on Leaked
Draft SCOTUS Opinion
The National Lavender Green Caucus unequivocally denounces this
assault on the bodily autonomy of those who can become pregnant. The
leaked draft US Supreme Court opinion first circulated by
Politico, if finalized, would throw out nearly five decades
of protection for an individual’s right to a safe and legal abortion.
The draft decision also makes it abundantly clear that the
conservative majority on our nation’s highest court is setting up
future challenges to LGBTQIA+ rights.
Justice Alito’s reasoning for overturning Roe v. Wade
could be applied to existing case law in cases such as Obergefell
v. Hodges (marriage equality), Lawrence v. Texas (sexual
equality) and even Loving v. Virginia (interracial marriage).
While the opinion attempts to dismiss these concerns, those statements
ring hollow. Put simply, this decision sets the stage for the eventual
erosion of the fundamental protections that queer people have been
fighting for in the country for generations. Time and time again we
see the people in power in both the big parties using our bodies, our
safety, and our pleas for justice as rallying cries for votes and
donations, only to abandon us once elected.
2022 Green Party Annual National Meeting Registration is OPEN
The 2022 Green Party Annual
National Meeting (ANM) will be held virtually, as the world's recovery
from the COVID-19 pandemic was not yet ready to guarantee a safe,
in-person meeting during the planning process.
We will miss the opportunity to share space with Greens from across
the country but we can take this virtual gathering as an opportunity
for national work on some of the most pressing challenges for this
party. We hope you will join us from July 22-24.
Important information for ANM Participants:
All ANM Participants MUST REGISTER ONLINE to
receive instructions on how to convene with us online. Please
register by Friday, July 15th.
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Updates
California Green Party: Honoring Workers of the World
May Day 2022 is clearly representative of the workers' struggle
against the exploitative nature of capitalism. Petitions to form labor
unions have increased by 50% in 2022 as huge corporate entities like
Amazon and Starbucks with their teams of lawyers and massive
anti-union marketing schemes are facing the might of a workforce that
is discovering and yielding its power and leverage.
As the global pandemic raged on for three years, workers organized
and formed alliances in their communities, and across the country,
strikes and work stoppages were organized by laborers, teachers,
nurses, and all the exploited essential workers. Workers have turned a
small wave of union organizing in early 2021 into a tsunami we hope
will continue to grow.
Green Party of Philadelphia: Responding to reproductive rights
threats
PHILADELPHIA – A Supreme Court draft opinion
calls for overturning Roe v Wade and thereby criminalizing abortion.
The Green Party of Philadelphia does not
think the state should detain women's reproductive rights.
Remember, this is an opportunity to achieve multiple goals.
The Green party encourages folks to attend [rallies] and solicit
signatures for our candidate's nomination papers. Getting our
candidates on the ballot is a step toward ensuring reproductive
rights.
Maryland Green Party 2022 Annual Assembly
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Annual Assembly + Officer Elections!
The Maryland Green Party is excited to
announce their 2022
Annual Assembly is happening, online, on Sunday, June 12th, from
1:00-5:00 p.m. It's free, and Greens can
register here. Please stay tuned for details as we finalize our
featured speakers.
Want to serve in the Maryland Green Party? We’re seeking candidates
for our annual
officer elections. We need co-chairs (2), a secretary, a
treasurer, a membership coordinator, plus 3 delegates to the National
Committee of the US Green Party and 3 alternate delegates. Nominations
are due by May 20 at 9:00 p.m.
Pacific Green Party of Oregon 1st Nominating Convention
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 on Zoom
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The Pacific Green Party of Oregon is hosting
this year's first Nominating Convention on Saturday, June 4, 10:00am -
3pm.
The convention marks the launch of our candidate recruitment
campaign for the 2022 general election, ending on the 2nd Nominating
Convention Saturday August 6th.
Please fill the Statement of Candidacy for Elected Office
if you are interested in running for office in
2022.
SAVE THE DATE!
RUN FOR OFFICE OR RECRUIT A CANDIDATE!
SUPPORT CURRENT CAMPAIGNS
Resources and materials can be found at pacificgreens.org/campaigns
 
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