[North-NV-Greens] Fwd: [usgp-dx] GREEN RELEASE Green Party accredits Women's Caucus

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
>http://www.gp.org
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>For Immediate Release:
>Tuesday, November 23, 2004
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>Contacts:
>Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
>cell 202-487-0693, mclarty at greens.org
>Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576,
>nallen at acadia.net
>Nan Garrett, National Women's Caucus
>Spokesperson, 770-216-8632, 404-229-0626,
>ngarrett at greens.org
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>GREEN PARTY ANNOUNCES ACCREDITATION OF NATIONAL
>WOMEN'S CAUCUS
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>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Party of the United
>States announced the accreditation of the
>National Women's Caucus today, after the party's
>national Coordinating Committee granted the
>caucus a voting seat.
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>"The National Women's Caucus is the first
>national organized effort for women in the
>history of the Green Party,î said Maya OíConnor,
>Green Party Co-chair.  "We are proud to announce
>and celebrate the overwhelming vote to seat the
>caucus and a great victory for women in the
>Party."
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>The accreditation vote caps over two years of
>organizing to qualify for affiliation with the
>Green Party.  Along with a vote on the National
>Committee, the National Women's Caucus will be
>able to send delegates to Green Party committees
>and enjoy access to many party resources.
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>"Now that we're accredited, we have the fastest
>growing political party in the United States
>solidly behind us, as well as a platform that is
>bold for women," said Morgen D'Arc, co-founder
>and Co-chair of the caucus.  The Green Party
>platform section on women's rights can be read at
><http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/socjustice.html#998980>.
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>"We will reach into the party to represent the
>needs and interests of women and reach outside to
>attract greater participation and collaboration,"
>added Ms. D'Arc.
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>"The Green Party recognizes the need to give
>voice, a vote, and the ability to affect policy
>to communities that have been historically
>oppressed, underrepresented, and
>disenfranchised," said Holly Hart, National
>Women's Caucus delegate to the Coordinating
>Committee and Co-chair of the party's Platform
>Committee.  "Conditions for women are declining.
>We will bring issues to the table that aren't
>getting enough attention, such as the staggering
>poverty of single mothers, violence against
>women, equal pay, a living wage, and the
>continuing reality that women live without the
>security of constitutional equal rights."
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>Caucus members have also spoken out for the
>rights and welfare of women in Iraq, Afghanistan,
>and other nations where women have been under
>threat of violence and repression.  The Green
>Party of the United States includes feminism
>among its Ten Key Values
><http://www.gp.org/tenkey.html>.
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>"Many Americans identify the Green Party with
>environmental issues," said Ms. D'Arc.  "However,
>the National Women's Caucus, in emphasizing
>social justice and women's rights with an
>electoral imperative, will help to define the
>Green Party for people as well and as the only
>party that prioritizes and cares about women."
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>The Black Caucus and Lavender Green Caucus
>(representing gay, lesbian, bisexual,
>transgender, intersex, and queer Greens) have
>already been accredited by the Green Party.
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>MORE INFORMATION
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>The Green Party of the United States
>http://www.gp.org
>1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
>Washington, DC 20009.
>202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
>Fax 202-319-7193
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>National Womenís Caucus
>http://www.gp.org/committees/women/index.html
>natlwomens-caucus at gp-us.org
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>2004 Green candidates and election results
>http://www.greens.org/elections
>http://gp.org/2004election/president2004.html
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand