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For other measures and candidates we recommend
the Election Recommendations of The
Green Party of Contra Costa |
Green
Values & the
African American Community
"Why We Joined the Green Party." - An Evening
with Henry Clark, Donna Warren & Wilson Riles.
Saturday, April 17th at 7:00pm
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF OAKLAND
685 14th St. (at Castro) in the Community Room
Please join prominent African-American activists Wilson
Riles*, Donna
Warren*, and Henry
Clark* for a discussion
of "Why we joined the Green Party".
Local Gulf War-resister Tahan Jones
will moderate.
* Donna Warren
is a former Green Party candidate for California Lieutenant
Governor, and a candidate for LA Community College District.
She is currently the representative for Los Angeles
radio KPFK to the Pacifica Broadcast Network's national
board. Ms. Warren has worked with Mothers Reclaiming
Our Children, and was the lead plaintiff for the Crack
the CIA Coalition, suing the CIA for introducing crack
cocaine into South Central LA. She has worked with the
Coalition for Educational Justice, the LA Unemployed
Council, the Bus Riders Union, Families to Amend California's
Three Strikes (FACTS) and the South Central Coalition,
among many others.
Ms. Warren is a Certified Government Financial Manager.
* Henry
Clark is Executive Director of the West
County Toxic Coalition. Dr. Clark is an expert in community
organizing, conflict resolution and problem solving,
as well as in social justice issues and the impact of
environmental pollution on low income communities. He
has received numerous awards for his work locally. Dr.
Clark is a board member of the National Black Environmental
Justice Network, the North Richmond Center for Health,
and the Contra Costa County Hazardous Material Commission,
and other organizations.
* Wilson Riles
served on the Oakland City Council for 16 years, and
has been a candidate for Mayor of Oakland. He is former
Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee,
and worked for both Congressman Ron Dellums and Supervisor
John George.
Wheelchair accessible.
Light refreshments will be provided. Admission
is FREE.
BART: 12th St. Station is 5 blocks from the church.=20
AC Transit bus: #14 "E-18th St", #19 "Hollis",
and #88 "Market".
For information call: Green Party of Alameda
County at 510-644-2293.
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Richmond Greens' Vote Camejo crew over Freeway I-80 in Richmond,
CA - October 2003
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| My
Green Manifesto
for Isaac Opalinsky, Alison Gibbons, & Erik Michelson
by
Matt Gonzalez
I
shall vote Green because I love bicycles
I shall vote Green because there are too many prisons
I shall vote Green because I love St. Patrick's Day
I shall vote Green because the world needs more parks
& benches
I shall vote Green because I believe workers should be
paid the value of their labor
I shall vote Green because I don't like blue dogs
I shall vote Green because Federico Garcia Lorca loved
green
I shall vote Green because the Whigs are too old
I shall vote Green because the Anarchists wear too much
black
I shall vote Green because I love the Socialists
I shall vote Green because I oppose the death penalty
I shall vote Green because I believe housing is a human
right
I shall vote Green because men shouldn't decide what women
do with their bodies
I shall vote Green because the Democrats voted for welfare
reform
I shall vote Green because the Democrats voted for Three
Strikes
I shall vote Green because the Democrats voted for Don't
Ask Don't Tell
I shall vote Green because the Democrats are a mean bunch
I shall vote Green because I support reparations for the
taking of land & liberty
I shall vote Green because I am tired of having the Blue
Angels fly over my city
I shall vote Green because I read the Communist Manifesto
& liked it
I shall vote Green because I love asparagus
I shall vote Green because I love artichoke hearts
I shall vote Green because I love spinach
I shall vote Green because I love jazz
I shall vote Green because my mother votes Green
I shall vote Green because Jonathan Richman probably votes
Green
I shall vote Green because Lawrence Ferlinghetti votes
Green
I shall vote Green because Jello Biafra votes Green
I shall vote Green because Medea Benjamin votes Green
I shall vote Green because Cornell West votes Green
I shall vote Green because there are too many guns
I shall vote Green because there is too much noise
I shall vote Green because I'd rather have peace than
war
I shall vote Green because I believe in free needle exchange
I shall vote Green because it should be illegal to sell
animal fur
I shall vote Green because I am going to sell my car soon
I shall vote Green because I want to repeal Proposition
13
I shall vote Green because a corporation should not have
the rights of a person
I shall vote Green because green is easy to remember
I shall vote Green because I oppose privatizing schools,
prisons & zoos
I shall vote Green because I believe in municipalized
water & electricity
I shall vote Green because because two parties just aren't
enough
I shall vote Green because the Mayor of Rome is Green
I shall vote Green because it's better than throwing bombs
AND
I shall vote Green because deep in my heart I believe
in democracy
Written
in the spirit of Christopher Logue and Jack Micheline
for my friends in the Maryland State Green Party
14 February 2002 - San Francisco, California
Limited
edition broadside of My Green Manifesto
available at www.mygreenmanifesto.com
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