The US PATRIOT Act has been used to persecute immigrants and fuels an atmosphere of racism and fear. The terrorist threat has been used to justify removal of public information databases that provided communities with critical data on industrial hazards. There has been a clampdown on the Freedom of Information Act, a valuable tool that had been used to hold polluting corporations accountable for their actions.

The PATRIOT Act criminalizes legal forms of political opposition to controversial government policies, thereby threatening legitimate political and environmental activism.

The Richmond Greens strongly support the efforts of many cities and communities to pass local resolutions against the PATRIOT Act.

In Contra Costa County the cities of Richmond, El Cerrito and Pinole passed resolutions to defend the US constitution and to oppose the Patriot Act and the erosion of constitutional rights and civil liberties. Local Greens participated in the debate and mobilized to get these ordinances passed. We will continue to do this in other cities.

Hundreds of communities representing millions of people are opposing the USA Patriot Act with resolutions and other means.

Click HERE for a current list of communities passing resolutions Add your community soon!