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Newsletter of the Green Party of Ohio
Vol. II, No. 8 -- March 9, 2002
(This newsletter distributed to 2,864)
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FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
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1) BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GREEN PARTY OF OHIO
2) GREEN PARTY SEEKS CANDIDATES IN OHIO FOR 2002
3) GREEN PARTY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET
4) GREEN PARTY MAY BE LARGEST THIRD PARTY IN MN
5) GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS STATE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
6) GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE RECRUITS STUDENTS IN MA
7) DODEN OF YELLOW SPRINGS ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
8) STOP THE SPRAWL CAMPAIGN APPLAUDS COURT RULING
9) DEFEND EDUCATION IN OHIO
10) VERMONT TOWNS OPPOSE GE FOODS
11) MARCH ON WASHINGTON, APRIL 20
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1) BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GREEN PARTY OF OHIO
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145 Ohio citizens have registered as members of the
Green Party of Ohio since the online membership
registration drive began just two weeks ago. Add
your name to the growing list of individuals in
Ohio proud to be Green!

To join, visit:
http://www.ohiogreens.org/membership/register.html
For a list of current members, see:
http://www.ohiogreens.org/membership/

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2) GREEN PARTY SEEKS CANDIDATES IN OHIO FOR 2002
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The Green Party of Ohio is looking for Greens to run
for elected office in this year's election. We are
seeking candidates for Congress, state and local
offices. If you or someone you know would like
to run or are thinking of running, please contact
the candidates committee of the Ohio Green Party.

For more information, visit:
http://www.ohiogreens.org/candidates/outreach.html

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3) GREEN PARTY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET
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The Green Party of Ohio (GPO) Coordinating Committee
will meet Saturday, March 16 from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
at the Clintonville Community Resource Center,
14 W. Lakeview Ave., Columbus.

The meeting is open to all registered GPO members.
A list of registered members can be found at
http://www.ohiogreens.org/membership/. Those intend-
ing to observe the meeting should contact Convener
Paul Dumouchelle at pauld@columbus.rr.com or
614-766-4511. Any observers who want to address dele-
gates at the meeting, should also notify the convener
to be added to the agenda.

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4) GREEN PARTY MAY BE LARGEST THIRD PARTY IN MN
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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Thursday that
"[j]udging by the total turnout [in Minnesota's pre-
cinct caucuses], the Green Party might be able to
claim that it has equaled or surpassed the Indepen-
dence Party as THE dominant third-party force in
Minnesota politics. The secretary of state's Web site
reported the attendance of the Green Party caucuses
at 953 as of late Wednesday. That's about twice the
turnout at the Independence Party's meetings, which
drew about 400 people, said Independence Party chair-
man Jack Uldrich."

"Patti Hurd, the Green Party's Dakota County chair-
woman, said her group, which made a strong showing in
city elections in Minneapolis last fall, is demon-
strating strong statewide popular appeal, and drew
45 people in Dakota County. 'We are reaching out,
gaining support daily. I think we are the next third
party,' she said."

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5) GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS STATE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
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Greens in Texas will have 39 candidates statewide.
Here are a few of those running:

Governor - Rahul Mahajan, Austin
Lieutenant Governor - Nathalie Paravicini, Houston
Attorney General - David Cobb, Houston
Comptroller - Ruben Reyez, El Paso
Land Commissioner - Michael B. McInerney, Houston
Railroad Commissioner - Charles L. Mauch, Houston
Chief Justice Texas Supreme Court - Ben G. Levy, Houston
U.S. Senate - Roy H. Williams, Dallas;
James W. Wright, New Caney

Paravicini is Secretary of the Green Party of the U.S.

For a complete list of Green candidates in Texas, see:
http://www.txgreens.org/election2002/candidates2002.htm

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6) GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE RECRUITS STUDENTS IN MA
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From the Harvard Crimson (3/4/02):

Cambridge, Mass-- The Green Party's gubernatorial
candidate is hoping the lure of some green will help
attract Harvard University students from her alma
mater to help the campaign.

Jill E. Stein, the Green Party's candidate in Massa-
chusetts' much-watched race for governor, began a
recruiting drive on local university campuses two
weeks ago, with bright orange fliers reading "Get
Big Money Out of Politics."

The campaign wants students to circulate petitions
and solicit donations among other canvassing activi-
ties. In exchange, the students will take home a
hefty portion -- fully 40 percent -- of the contri-
butions they bring in to the campaign coffers, accord-
ing to campaign organizer Brian Sandberg. The campaign
is looking to hire between 20 and 25 interns from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts Univer-
sity and Harvard, who each would work from eight to
12 hours per week, Sandberg said.

To read the entire Harvard Crimson article, see:
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=180353

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7) DODEN OF YELLOW SPRINGS ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
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From the Dayton Daily News (3/3/02):
by Joanne Huist Smith, Dayton Daily News

"A member of Ohio's Green Party plans to make a bid
to represent Ohio's 7th Congressional District.

"Yellow Springs resident Frank Doden on Saturday
announced his candidacy at a meeting of the Green
Party of West Central Ohio at the University of Dayton,
which is outside the district made up of Greene and
Clark counties.

"Doden has until May 6 to file as an independent to
run in the November election. Next week in his home
community, he plans to begin collecting the more than
2,300 signatures needed to get on the ballot. 'I don't
think the typical, average American is represented in
Washington, and I think corporate America and big
money interests are represented very well,' Doden said.

"Doden is a high school English teacher employed at
the Columbus School for Girls. He grew up in a conserva-
tive farming community in northern Iowa, but said his
parents were the lone liberals in that part of the prairie.

"'My parents were very political with lots of discussion
around the table,' Doden said.

"A lifelong Democrat, Doden said he turned to the Green
Party out of a growing discontent with the 'ugliness' of
the two-party system during the final days of the last
presidential election.

"'I've watched the Green Party's growth and development
over the last couple of years, and I was fascinated by
(Green presidential candidate Ralph) Nader's campaign in
2000,' Doden said. 'I've always been a fan of his.'

"Doden said he supports public financing of political
campaigns for federal and state offices. He also favors
setting a different election day to make it easier for
more people to vote.

"'The only way to give the public the perception their
interests are being represented is to get the money out
of the campaign,' Doden said. 'Why vote the first Tuesday
of November? That date was set when many in our country
were farmers. Other countries have national election holi-
days, multiple election days or weekend elections.'

"Doden could face incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson,
R-Springfield, in the November election. Hobson, in his
sixth term, must first go up against three challengers
in the May 7 Republican Party primary. Other Republican
candidates who have filed for the primary are Ralph Apple-
gate, John Mitchel and Steven Schaefer.

"Logan Martinez, acting facilitator of the Green Party's
candidate committee in Ohio, said the party is looking
for progressives to run for Congress, state and local
offices.

"'We're particularly interested in people who want to
run for Congress or state representative,' Martinez said.
'We're interested in challenging incumbents of both
parties in every race we can.'

"For more information about Doden or the Green Party,
contact Martinez at 937-275-7259."

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8) STOP THE SPRAWL CAMPAIGN APPLAUDS COURT RULING
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Friday the Ohio Supreme Court overwhelmingly ruled
that the Columbus City Clerk broke the law when he
took the Ballot Initiative to Protect and Preserve
the Big Darby Watershed off the 5/7/02 ballot.

"Stop the Sprawl" spokesperson and Green Party of Ohio
convener Paul Dumouchelle said, "The City Clerk violated
the right of each and every city voter when he broke the
law. The Ohio Supreme Court has protected the constitu-
tional right of every Columbus vote in this decision.
We applaud the Court's ruling."

The Stop the Sprawl Campaign urges voters to support
the ballot initiative to Preserve and Protect the Big
Darby Watershed because:

1. Urban Sprawl Spreads Police and Fire Forces too Thin.
Yes on the Darby Ballot Issue means better police and
fire protection for City of Columbus neighborhoods.

2. Urban Sprawl Takes Public Money Out of Existing
Neighborhoods. Sprawl at the City's edge takes public
funds away from existing neighborhoods' needs like
fixing streets.

3. Urban Sprawl is Destroying the Darby Creek Watershed.
Yes on the Darby Ballot Issue stops new Columbus City
sewer service into the Darby Watershed for five years,
giving local leaders time to plan for smart growth.
Without such planning, unchecked development will
continue destroying the watershed.

The Stop the Sprawl Campaign has been endorsed by
Franklin County Commissioner Dewey R. Stokes, The
Sierra Club's Central Ohio Group and the Central
Ohio Green Party.

For more information, see:
http://www.peerohio.org

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9) DEFEND EDUCATION IN OHIO
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The Ohio Board of Education is considering inserting
"Intelligent Design" creationism into the K-12 public
school science standards. There is a meeting of the
State Board of Education Standards Committee scheduled
Monday, March 11, 2002 to discuss this issue.

For more information, see:
http://www.ohioscience.org

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10) VERMONT TOWNS OPPOSE GE FOODS
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From the ISE Biotechnology Project (3/5/02):

As of 7 PM on Tuesday evening, there were reports
from 29 towns that debated resolutions on genetically
engineered (GE) foods at town meetings in Vermont.
Of those, 26 towns passed resolutions opposing GE
foods, 2 towns tabled their resolution, and one voted
it down.

Most of the resolutions included language stating that
GE foods have been shown to cause long-term damage to
the environment, the integrity of rural, family farm
economies and can have serious impacts on human health.
Most resolutions called upon legislators and congressional
representatives to support labeling of GE foods and seeds,
in addition to a moratorium on the growing of GE crops.

In addition, eight towns took steps toward ending the use
of GE crops within their towns, whether by declaring a
town moratorium or urging that the planting of GE seeds
be actively discouraged.

Visit the ISE's Biotechnology Project at:
http://www.social-ecology.org/biotech/

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11) MARCH ON WASHINGTON, APRIL 20
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The Green Party of the United States, as a partici-
pant in the 9-11 Emergency National Network, calls
for all able Greens to participate in the upcoming
March on Washington, April 20, 2002.

Visit the Green Party of the U.S. 9-11 Crisis page:
http://www.gp-us.org/911.html

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of the author or organization noted and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Green Party
of Ohio.
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