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Weekly Newsletter of the Green Party of Ohio
Vol. I, No. 3 -- May 19, 2001
(This newsletter distributed to 3,068)
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F E A T U R E D I
N T H I S I S S U E
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1) CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR 2002 ELECTIONS IN OHIO
2) 9 OF 18 GREENS WIN SPRING
2001 RACES
3) THE CAMPUS GREENS FOUNDING CONVENTION
4) GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING:
BUILDING A LOCAL PARTY
5) VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS NEEDED
6) ANALYSIS FROM
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
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1) CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR 2002 ELECTIONS IN OHIO
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The Green Party of Ohio (GPO)is looking for progressives
to run for elected
office in next year's election.
We are seeking statewide candidates for Governor
and
Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of State,
Secretary of State,
Treasurer, for the US Congress,
Ohio State Senate, Ohio House of Representatives
and
other local offices. If you or someone you know would
like to run
or are thinking of running, please con-
tact the Candidates Committee of the
GPO.
Next year all
across the country hundreds of Green
Party candidates will be challenging
the two corporate
parties. This would be a great time for first time
candidates
to learn the art of running for office,
and a smart, energetic candidate could
win.
We are also
looking for people to work with these
candidates -- campaign managers and
other campaign
volunteers.
The
Green Party is an activist party working for
social change at the grassroots.
Links
to Candidates Committee Contacts:
Bill Safranek mailto:safranek@frognet.net
740-592-5025
Logan Martinez mailto:loganmartinez@hotmail.com
937-275-7259
David Berenson mailto:dbberenson@earthlink.net
216-661-2080
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2) 9 OF 18 GREENS WIN SPRING 2001 RACES
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According to the "Green Party Election Report, US
- 2001" compiled
by Mike Feinstein of the Green Party
of California State Clearinghouse (who
is also Mayor
of Santa Monica CA), nine Greens won Spring 2001 races
out
of 18 candidates running. There are at least 28
more Greens scheduled to run
in Fall elections. As
of May 2001, 86 Greens in 20 states hold elected office.
The winners of races in Spring 2001 elections:
Gary
Claus, City Council, Silver City, District 3, NM
Brenda Konkel, City Council
, Madison, District 2, WI
Todd Jarrell, City Council, Madison, District 8,
WI
Karl Warkomski, City Council, Aliso Viejo, CA
Kate Harris, Town Meeting
Seat, Amherst, MA
Shwaw Vang, School Board, Madison, Seat 3, WI
Sally
Huntington, School Committee, Westport, MA
Lisa Meylan, Water District, Tualatin
Valley, Pos. 2, OR
John D. Schmidt, Watershed Dist. Board, Upper San Marcos,
TX
(Note: Schmidt’s victory was later cancelled when the entire
election was ruled invalid)
For
a current list of Green Party candidates nation-
wide and the U.S. Green Party
electoral history,
1986-2001, visit:
http://www.greens.org/elections
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3) THE CAMPUS GREENS FOUNDING CONVENTION
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The Campus Greens, a democratic organization that
seeks to unite Green and
progressive third-party
groups based on academic campuses nationwide, will
hold its founding convention August 9 through 12 at
the University of Illinois-Chicago.
The
convention will include a plenary session in
which delegates will ratify bylaws,
elect leadership,
and determine national organizing strategy for the
year
to come.
To affiliate
your college chapter with the Campus
Greens or for more information, visit:
http://www.campusgreenparties.org.
For
more information on the Campus Greens in Ohio,
email Hillary Tinapple (mailto:tinapple.4@osu.edu).
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4) GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING: BUILDING A LOCAL PARTY
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Dean Myerson, staff for the Association of State
Green Parties (ASGP), has
compiled "Grassroots Organi-
zing: Building a Green Party Local"
focusing on
laying a foundation, party building, issue activism
and electoral
campaigns, and closing with a few
statements about Green Synergy -- using
elections
to build the local party.
You
can find this five page document at:
http://www.greenparties.org/documents/grassroots.pdf
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5) VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS NEEDED
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The following was posted in the last newsletter. We
received several responses
and are following up with
those individuals. The message is reposted in this
newsletter to continue to encourage participation in
the counties listed:
"We
are currently seeking to establish county parties
in Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula,
Belmont, Champaign,
Clark, Clinton, Columbiana, Erie, Fairfield, Hancock,
Huron, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Licking, Medina, Ross,
Scioto, Stark, Tuscarawas,
Washington, Wayne, and Wood.
"If
you are in one of the counties listed above and
are willing to volunteer to
organize or participate
in a local Green Party in your county, please let
us
know by sending us an email and describing your
interest."
Click
the link to send your message:
mailto:BuildTheParty@ohiogreens.org
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6) ANALYSIS FROM UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
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"Energy Innovations: A Prosperous Path to a Clean
Environment" by
the Union of Concerned Scientists.
You
can read the analysis at:
http://www.ucsusa.org/energy/find.ei.html
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You
can view the latest weekly segment of the
Association of State Green Parties
(ASGP) News
Circulator by visiting the ASGP Web site
at http://www.green-party.org
and selecting "ASGP
News Circulator" from the menu at the top of
the
left column.
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Green Party of Ohio
PO Box 851, Kent OH 44240
Email: mailto:secretary@ohiogreens.org
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