[GPCA Updates] Election Update: the Green Party Wins in 2005

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                  Green Party of the United States

            Election Update: the Green Party Wins in 2005

 Green candidates won 24 races last Tuesday, bringing the total
number of Green electoral victories to 37 for 2005. Highlights of
Election Day included Cam Gordon's victory in his bid for
Minneapolis City Council, Annie Young's reelection to Minneapolis
Recreation and Parks Board. Susan Hopkins won election to the
Portland, Me., school board, where she will serve alongside three
other Greens; Greens in Maine also helped defeat a ballot
initiative that would have repealed the state's new law protecting
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people form
discrimination. Four out of five candidates in California won
their bids for office. Greens in Takoma Park, Md., helped pass an
Instant Runoff Voting initiative, which will ensure that elections
won't be winner-take-all.

 All of these successes would not have been possible without the
Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC), a national committee that
provides training and resources to Green campaigns. The CCC
consists of Green Party activists who are skilled campaign
volunteers from all over the country who help locals and states
build strong Green Party campaigns. And they expect to undertake
and accomplish more victories in 2006.

 Unlike the two major corporate parties, the Green Party depends
entirely on donations from individuals. We do not take money from
big business. Green office holders are accountable to their
constituents, not corporations. The work of the CCC and other
national Green Party projects would not be possible without the
financial support of thousands of people across the country.

 The Green Party of the United States plans to run more candidates
in 2006 and we anticipate more victories in 2006. The Coordinated
Congressional Campaign is creating a unified message to end the
war in Iraq and bring the troops now. A gift of $250.00 will allow
us to promote the Green Party values of peace, genuine democracy,
and sustainability in a national progressive publication like "The
Progressive" for one month.

 The CCC plans to hold eight campaign schools in 2006 to train
candidates and campaign staff to successfully run for office. Your
gift of $100.00 will help pay a quarter of the travel expenses to
bring an expert campaign consultant to a campaign school.

 A gift of $50 will allow us to print and send 100 copies of Green
Pages to help start a new Campus Greens chapter. And if you
haven't seen Green Pages lately, check out its snazzy new format
by placing an order at our online store,
https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Greens/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=4
Everyone donating $20 or more receives a yearly subscription to
Green Pages.

 The Green Party is growing bigger, stronger, and more organized
every day because of the support of people like you. Please help
us realize our goals for 2006 and donate generously at
https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Greens/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=1090



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