[Sosfbay-discuss] Calif. Green congressional candidates back ILWU's antiwar protest

[Drew Johnson]

News Advisory
THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
http://www.cagreens.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Contact:  Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524,
sking at cagreens.org
Dr. Robert Vizzard, spokesperson, 916.206 8953,
rvizzard at cagreens.org
Daniel Brezenoff, spokesperson, 310.422-2211,
dbrezenoff at cagreens.org
Cres Vellucci, GPCA press secretary,
916.996-9170, cvellucci at cagreens.org


Green Party congressional candidates ‘applaud'
ILWU work stoppage at SF & West Coast ports on
May 1 to protest wars in Iraq, Afghanistan


SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (April 30, 2008) – Green Party
congressional candidates said today they
"applaud" the ILWU work stoppage scheduled May 1
here and at other California ports to protest the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ILWU West Coast longshore workers vow to stop
work May 1, and have called on the AFL-CIO,
Change to Win and other labor organizations to
join them May Day against the war and to
commemorate International Workers Holiday. Dock
workers were brutalized by police in a similar
protest in Oakland in 2003.

In San Francisco, laborers and supporters will
rally in the morning at the Longshore Hall and
march to Justin Herman Plaza for a Noon rally.
The action moves to a military recruiting center
and then to Delores Park for a 2 p.m. Immigrants'
Rights May Day March. There's another action at
the Oakland Ports later Thursday. Actions at
other ports were also scheduled..

"The acts of the ILWU, in contrast to those of
the Democratic leadership, show more clearly than
ever that neither of the major two parties in
America care about representing the American
people; both parties are in love with the idea of
an overbearing and belligerent America that
attempts to dominate the rest of the world," said
Peter Myers (http://www.myersforcalifornia.com),
candidate in the 15th CD (Campbell).

"The Democratic Congress under Nancy Pelosi is
full of hypocrisy.  Many Representatives say they
oppose the continued occupation of Iraq, but vote
for continued funding. That's why I'm running
against Dem. Mike Thompson, who typifies this
sort of hypocrisy. I applaud the ILWU action. We
need strong examples of protest (to) the ongoing
horrors in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Carol
Wolman (http://www.carolwolmanforcongress.com),
candidate in CD 1 (North Coast).

"Giving President Bush all the money he wants to
wage war is outrageous and only serves the
interests of war profiteers and oil companies.
Congress should take ILWU's lead. If Congress
were actually serving the people, members would
cut the war funding and begin impeachment
hearings immediately, before Bush could expand
the war into Iran," said Carol Brouillet
(www.carolforcongress.org), candidate in CD 14
(Santa Clara/Palo Alto).

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