[Sosfbay-discuss] WE GOT MENTION! FWD: Greens join Oct. 27 antiwar protests across the US

Wed Oct 24 16:56:04 PDT 2007

This is the just-released-today GP-US media advisory about the Oct 27th
action which I want everyone to notice, I got our own county party's
participation in the 27th event mentioned (see below with the San
Francisco event).

Thanks and appreciation goes out to our own Merriam Kathaleen who has been
a key organizer for putting together the Oct 27th South Bay Coalition that
is organizing rides, as well as many other Greens who have helped
publicize or support it too including Catherine Curtis, Charlotte Casey,
Carol Brouillet, Brian Good, etc., etc., etc.

Green is Core!

Drew

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GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

ADVISORY
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
mclarty at greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
starlene at gp.org

Green Party joins Oct. 27 protests against the
war; actions planned for cities across the US

WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders and
activists will join tens of thousands across the
country on October 27 in numerous protest rallies
against the occupation <http://www.oct27.org>.
The rallies will target Congress's failure to
heed popular opposition to the Iraq War.

Regional events with Green Party participation on
October 27:

• Boston, Massachusetts:  The Massachusetts
Green-Rainbow Party, along with other New England
Green Parties,  will have a contingent at the New
England Mobilization to End the War in Iraq
planned for Boston.  The rally begins at noon on
the Boston Common; the march at 2 pm.
http://community.greenrainbow.org/?q=node/9

• Chicago, Illinois: Greens from multiple states
will meet at Union Park (Ashland and Warren) at
11:30 am.  They will petition for Green
presidential candidates and participate in the
1:30 rally at Union Park, the 2:30 march to
Federal Plaza, and the subsequent rally at
Federal Plaza (Jackson and Dearborn).

• Kauai, Hawaii: Greens will join other other
citizens against the war at the Kapaa Public
Library in a 4 pm rally organized by the Kauai
Peace 'Ohana in Solidarity with United for Peace
and Justice.  Green Party leader Claire Mortimer
will speak.

• New York City: Green Party members will join
peace groups north of Union Square at noon to
march down Broadway to a peace fair at Foley
Square.
http://www.oct27.org/new_york

• Orlando, Florida: Rally at Lake Eola (northeast
corner), 12:30 - 4 pm, three-mile march from
Robinson to Paramore to Church Street to Orange
Avenue to Central and returning to Eola Drive and
Robinson.  Michael Canney, co-chair of the Green
Party of Florida, will speak at the rally.
http://www.oct27.org/orlando

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Greens will
participate in the Human Chain For Peace, which
will extend from the VA Hospital on Woodland
Avenue to Independence Mall, beginning at noon.
At 1 pm, a march to the rally location will begin
at the VA Hospital.
http://www.oct27.org/node/734

• San Francisco, California:  Greens from San
Francisco, Santa Clara County, and throughout the
Bay Area are coalition organizers for the "End
the War in Iraq Day" protest, march, and 'die-in'
in San Francisco.  Protesters will meet at the
San Francisco Civic Center at 11 am, where the
list of speakers will include Cindy Sheehan, and
later march to Dolores Park.
http://www.oct27sf.org/

• Seattle, Washington State: Pacific Northwest
Regional 'End the War Now' events will begin with
an assembly at Judkins Park (near 23rd and
Jackson), followed by March to Occidental Park
(in Pioneer Square).
http://www.endthewarseattle.org

Events in other cities are listed at
<http://www.oct27.org>.

Quotes from Greens on the Iraq invasion and
occupation and growing American opposition:

• Jacqui Deveneau, Maine Green Independent Party:
"Tens of billions of dollars continue to be taken
from the American tax payers towards a campaign
that is claiming the lives of nearly 4,000
service people and countless Iraqis.  Our
communities consequentially are being neglected
and are suffering from lack of health care,
education, and -- in the Gulf Coast region --
disaster relief services."

• Paul "zool" Zulkowitz, Green Party of New York,
member of the Green Party's Peace Action
Committee (GPAX): "The Green Party has supported
the work of Iraq Veterans Against War
<http://www.ivaw.org> from its inception.  The
vets bring great credibility and 'militancy' to
our antiwar movement.  Helping individual Iraqis
get medical attention makes antiwar work more
personal, lessens the frustration of lobbying a
deaf White House and dumb Congress.  Furthermore,
vets are inspiring peace-loving Americans
everywhere to participate in the antiwar
movement."

• Maryrose Asher, Secretary, Green Party of
Washington State: "Our job is to build a
principled mass anti-war movement that demands
that the troops come home now.  The Seattle
Northwest Regional Event is sponsored by the End
of War Coalition, of which the Green Party of
Washington State is a participant.  We encourage
everyone who can to take part in this national
day of protest."

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers
• 2007 national Green Party meeting in Reading,
Pa.: video footage, blog and media coverage
http://www.gp.org/meeting2007/

Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX)
http://www.gp.org/committees/peace

Green Party Peace Network (GPPN)
http://peace.gp-us.org
Blog http://gpuspeace.wordpress.com

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