Lead Free Toys Act - not yet passed

Posted by Kat in April 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Call to Action, Check It, Policy

lead pipes banned in 1986, lead paint in the decade or so before, lead toys - still legal.
Urge congress to put the Lead Free Toys Act into law.

“Empire is not sustainable”

Posted by Kat in April 29th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Check It, Policy

one of the wonder women alive today - Winona LaDuke, 2004 Green Party candidate for Vice President of the US [better to have had her as President :P]
check out her speech about the emerging green economy during the Green For All’s Dream Reborn Conference in Memphis, TN.

Party Platform changes - up or down vote at convention - Advisory

Posted by Kat in April 25th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in Call to Action, Party Related

Advisory:
The platform committee is revamping the platform and much has been
modified. By the time the convention comes, there will be an up or
down vote only. Please be aware of this and if anyone is willing to
compare documentation of changes to assist the Secretary of the
committee, contact Mike Ewall catalyst -at- actionpa.org. If you have
a section(s) […]

GP Ballot Access & candidate Forum events in Texas this weekend

Posted by Kat in April 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Call to Action, Campaigning, Check It, Events, ballot access

2008 Green Party Presidential Campaign Documentary film-maker, Babette Hogan, will be in San Antonio to film Presidential Candidate kat swift, VP Candidate SKCM Curry, and any who are willing to join them at the King William Fair on Saturday to petition for Green Party Ballot Access.
This is an opportunity to expose the realities of political […]

New word on Mumia - spread it - Philly 4/19 rally

Posted by Kat in April 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Call to Action, Campaigning, Check It, Events, Policy

[note: Green Party candidates will be in attendance & at democracy unplugged event previous evening at Strathmore(?) in lieu of canceled GP Science Debate Exclusion Protest. ]
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ALL OUT IN PHILLY ON APRIL 19!
11 am - 5 pm Saturday, April 19th
Federal Courthouse
6th and Market Sts, Philadelphia
12 noon march to City Hall
15th and Market Sts, Philadelphia
THIRD CIRCUIT […]

The FEC programmers suck

Posted by Kat in April 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Rants

I mean really - making people use some obscure Ascii Control Character as a File Separator instead of regular Comma Separated Values - i have to call in the geek squad just to file electronically.
Otherwise, i’m going to hand write it all and send it on paper! :P~
Even though i fully support and have fought […]

AZ gets ballot access - AR has state convention

Posted by Kat in April 11th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Check It, Events

It is official - the Green Party in AriZona has ballot access. So what office are you going to run for?
ARkansas has it’s convention this weekend, drop by if you’re there.

Science Debate 2008 - candidates shut out and we make our own

Posted by Kat in April 8th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Call to Action, Campaigning, Check It, Events

so there was this group who wanted presidential candidates to come to the Science Debate 2008, at least three Green Party candidates, said we’d be there.
Then the exclusion came when a specific poll was used as one of the criteria - when have you ever seen a green candidate in a mainstream poll?
So off we […]