[NV Greens] Fwd: GreenLine February 2005

Sat Feb 19 00:21:21 PST 2005

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>February 18, 2005
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>News Headlines
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>Honoring Shirley Chisolm
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>As part of African-American Heritage Month, the Green Party wishes 
>to honor the memory of Shirley Chisholm, a brave and articulate soul 
>who died in January at age 80. Shirley Chisholm was the first 
>African-American woman to serve in Congress and the first woman to 
>run for president, in 1972. Chisholm had been elected against all 
>odds to Brooklyn's 12th Congressional District in 1968, and she soon 
>made it clear that she was "unbought and unbossed." She became an 
>acerbic critic of the Washington establishment and the first in a 
>distinguished line of African-American congressional representatives 
>who have stood up to the oppressors. She wanted her presidential 
>campaign to be a catalyst for change and to "make the other 
>candidates start addressing the real issues."
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>During her years in Congress, Chisholm was an ardent proponent of 
>civil and human rights, including women's rights, and she delivered 
>an eloquent speech when she introduced the proposal for the Equal 
>Rights Amendment in 1969. Chisholm felt she had been even more 
>discriminated against for her gender than for her race.
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>By 1982 Washington's political climate had changed, and Chisholm 
>ended the political career she'd begun in 1964 with her election to 
>the New York State Assembly, retiring after seven terms in Congress 
>to return to teaching. On leaving public service Chisholm said that 
>she did not want to go down in history as the first African-American 
>congresswoman. "I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. 
>That's how I'd like to be remembered."
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>For more about the life and career of Shirley Chisholm, as well as a 
>transcript of her ERA speech, see 
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=7235012&url_num=3&url=http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/010405Z.shtml>http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/010405Z.shtml
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>Oregon Greens Educate Community on Global Warming
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><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=7235012&url_num=4&url=http://www.pacificgreens.org/>
>In southern Oregon's conservative Douglas County, Pacific Green 
>Party activist Stuart Leibowitz is educating his community about the 
>potential effects of global warming. In 2003, in conjunction with 
>other community activists and diverse groups, he organized the 
>Global Warming Coalition, whose mission is to act as a catalyst for 
>"promoting a healthy climate for our community and for future 
>generations; identifying and sharing solutions through awareness, 
>advocacy, and collaboration."
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>The Coalition has held forums with films and discussions sponsored 
>by the Hybrid Car Rallies, the Energy and Climate Trusts, the Oregon 
>Department of Energy, Pacific Power; and the Roseburg Chamber of 
>Commerce. They are currently engaged in an ongoing survey of local 
>businesses regarding energy efficiency practices, sharing this 
>information at business lunches and through a website directory. 
>They publish a monthly feature in the local newspaper, ?The Energy 
>Efficiency Spotlight,? focusing on one of the business survey 
>respondents, and they are working with a social service non-profit 
>agency to design a demonstration low-energy usage facility.
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>Plans include advocacy for upgrading the mileage efficiency of city 
>and county fleets, discussion of the impact of global warming on 
>local wineries, and publishing regular features in the C of C 
>newsletter.
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>This is just one of the many ways Greens are working to make 
>positive changes in our communities.
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>Black Caucus Update
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><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=7235012&url_num=5&url=http://www.gpblackcaucus.us>This 
>first year of activity as a fully accredited caucus has been a 
>whirlwind of activities as we continue to progress on a number of 
>fronts.
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>We are proud of our terrific website, 
><http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=7235012&url_num=6&url=http://www.gpblackcaucus.us>www.gpblackcaucus.us 
>built by our new webmaster Preston Holston (South Carolina). It is 
>easy to navigate, has many articles of interest, news of activities, 
>chat service, email and forums for members, and many other features. 
>The Black Caucus continues to navigate a number of challenges within 
>its own ranks, while focusing and moving forward in its goal of 
>growing the Black Caucus and the Green Party.
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>We responded to a call for help from Gullageecheeland University in 
>Brunswick Georgia, and Black Caucus Co-Chair Michele 
>Tingling-Clemmons traveled there to develop an outreach plan to 
>build the Black Caucus in Georgia.
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>BC Co-Chair Tingling-Clemmons also spoke on DC statehood at the 
>national rally on the recount as did member Asa Gordon on his pro se 
>suit against Bush & Gore. Attention to Gordon's suit and campaign to 
>enforce the 14th Amendment Section 2, continues to grow, with BC and 
>Cobb-LaMarche campaign support. It has also attracted Re-defeat 
>Bush.org, which intends to make it a center point of activity after 
>its retooling period.
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>Consistent with one of our earliest priorities, the BC supported the 
>successful GPUS resolution in support of Haiti. BC co-chair Sundiata 
>Xian Tellem has joined the newly formed GPUS Haitian Task Force. For 
>more info, contact Logan Martinez at 
><mailto:loganmartinez at hotmail.com>loganmartinez at hotmail.com.
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>In Washington, DC, as part of our national program to convene public 
>programs on educational issues to attract, introduce and recruit 
>brothers and sisters to the Green Party, our members locally are in 
>the midst of organizing a program in honor of Black History Month. 
>Call Rick, 202.397.2277 for details.
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Paul Etxeberri

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