[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: USGP-INT My resignation

[fred]

   Jim and Cameron,  I'm not sure which one of you is our GPSCC 
Treasurer.  However, if we have $400 or more, I suggest that we 
contribute $100 or more to Neptun's campaign.

Up for discussion:

Fred

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Subject: 	USGP-INT My resignation
Date: 	Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:24:44 -0700
From: 	Rocky Neptun <rockyneptun at gmail.com>
To: 	usgp-int at gp-us.org



Dear IC members: I find that I must withdraw as the Lavender Caucus 
representative to the International Committee. From my initial 
contrariness and grumpiness over the many PhDs listed on the website and 
complaining about an over abundance of postings; I have grown to respect 
both the intellect and the depth of commitment of all our members on the 
International Committee.
The San Diego Renters Union and the San Diego Bus Riders Union have 
asked me to be their candidate for Mayor of San Diego in the 2012 
election. Although the position is supposed to be non-partisan, the 
Republican and Democratic Parties routinely dump hundreds of thousands 
of dollars into the race - there has been only one Democratic Mayor 
since the early 1900's. With the support of the local Green Party and my 
many friends in the Peace and Freedom Party, I hope to challenge the 
oligarchy which has controlled this city for over one hundred years.
We will be agitating for rent control, free public transportation, 
citizen ownership of the crooked Sempra Corporation's San Diego Gas and 
Electric, a living wage for all who work, global warming efforts of 
mandatory green building and a mitigation fee on every vehicle in the 
city (to pay for free public transport), affordable housing land trusts, 
neighborhood credit unions and cooperative buying associations - and, 
most importantly, the decentralization of city government into 
neighborhood councils, with the budgetary process beginning in 
the communities and working its way up, rather than dictated by downtown 
politicians and their lobbyists.
San Diego is a city rapidly gentrifying everyday. Thousands of working 
and middle-class families are being forced out because the city has the 
highest cost of living ratio to wages of any city in the nation. Rent 
costs have been steadily increasing; 50 seniors a month hit city streets 
homeless while there are 2,000 evictions a month because families cannot 
pay the landlord's extortion. Libraries are being closed, parks not 
maintained, fire and rescue response times are growing, roads and sewage 
drains are deteriorating,; yet, the oligarchy which controls this city 
are building a boat dock that will only birth million dollar yachts and 
are proposing a football stadium downtown with public funds.
As a former elected Green - the San Diego Mid-City Planning Board - I 
have participated in face to face government at the neighborhood level. 
This is truly participatory democracy where lobbyists bribes and 
campaign contributions by powerful developers can't be hidden, where we 
live in the neighborhood and have a stake in every aspect of its 
governance, where as neighbors, homeowners and renters, cooperation, 
rather than competition, is the rule.
We have only raised $21,000 for the campaign so far but still have 20 
months to go. However, the corporate media here, in the U.S.'s ninth 
largest city, have obviously been unkind to challengers of the status 
quo, so we need to take our message to the neighborhoods and streets. 
There are almost 3,541 registered Greens in San Diego, another 1,390 
members of the Peace and Freedom Party and a whopping 150,489 
independents...it is those votes we seek, in addition to organizing a 
registration drive.
My website, rocky4sandiegomayor.org <http://rocky4sandiegomayor.org>, is 
not up yet but will be by the first of the year. I have sent a copy of 
this to the Lavender Greens. Please keep me on your e-mail list so I can 
keep up with the wonderful work you do. Thank you.
In peace and love, Rocky Neptun
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