Work of activists helped prevent Fukushima-style cluster of nuclear reactors on Long Island

Posted on March 26, 2011 by iwilder

One of those dedicated, anti-Shoreham activists was Green Party of Suffolk chair Roger Snyder.  The Green Party was founded in opposition to nuclear energy and weapons. As a reporter for a Long Island weekly in the 1980s, Grossman covered the relentless band of anti-nuclear activists who packed government hearings and filed repeated suits against granting […]

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What will $59 do for the Green Party?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by iwilder

Green Party of Suffolk has gotten 2 $59 for 59k donations.  Will you be the 3rd? Did you know that by earning over 59,000 votes for Governor in 2010, the Green Party recaptured its ballot line? Celebrate this victory by donating $59 to the Green Party of Suffolk to support our March 26th celebration and […]

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What’s happening in Wisconsin?: Union demonstrations

Posted on February 20, 2011 by kwilder

KW: I understand the need to stop Governor Walker in Wisconsin from abolishing collective bargaining power for unions there. Though, I hesitate to dive completely into this struggle, because I fear that some of this battle is a way for Democratic politicians to posture (in a fake and ineffective way) as heroes to the unions, […]

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Green Party of Suffolk Endorses March 19th Anti-War March and Vigil

Posted on February 18, 2011 by iwilder

The Green Party of Suffolk, the county’s largest peace organization, has endorsed the Saturday, March 19, 2011 march and vigil calling for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The date was chosen since it will mark the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq John Keenan, a 2002 Green Party Congressional candidate, […]

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Esther S. Pank, Peace Activist (via In Memoriam, Esther Pank)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

The full memorial piece is: here. Esther S. Pank, 75, longtime peace activist and organizer died November ­­20 of pancreatic cancer at her home in Reston, Virginia. The daughter of Clarence and Audrey Sylar of Lake County California, she attended UCLA­ Berkley briefly before enlisting in the Army at the age of 18. She was […]

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New York State Green Party Victorious: Reclaims Ballot Line

Posted on November 3, 2010 by iwilder

Green Party of Suffolk Increases Vote Totals by 40% With 56,868 votes, the Green Party of New York State Governor candidate Howie Hawkins has surpassed the 50,000 votes mark need to reclaim the automatic ballot line for the next four years. It will be much easier for Green Party candidates to run for local, state […]

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Green Party calls for moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk

Posted on November 23, 2009 by kwilder

“The Green Party of Suffolk is outraged to discover that Suffolk County has been using Tasers against its residents,” said its chair Roger Snyder. “It is inconceivable that Suffolk has continued to use Tasers after residents have died after being tasered.” Snyder outlined the Green Party’s plan to protect the lives of Suffolk residents: “In […]

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Green Party National Meeting wrap-up

Posted on July 27, 2009 by kwilder

KW writes: The Green Party of the United States (GP-US) held is Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina. It was an off election year and non-presidential prep year, so the focus was on workshops, issues, local candidate elections, and internal elections.

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Green Party Nat’l Meeting: Friday eve update

Posted on July 24, 2009 by kwilder

Post meeting wrap-up with full list of Steering Committee candidates: here Roger Snyder, GP-US NC Rep for New York and Chair of the Green Party of Suffolk, is on the ground in Durham, North Carolina for the Green Party of the United States Annual National Meeting. Here are some reports from Roger: One of the […]

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A Presidential Forum: 9/25/08 on Vimeo

Posted on September 27, 2008 by iwilder

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.701020&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D1825064%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3D%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF] more about “A Presidential Forum: 9/25/08 on Vimeo“, posted with vodpod Electors and representatives from four presidential candidates engage in a debate/forum. Issues include: the bailout; nuclear energy; Iraq War; Afghanistan War; healthcare. Hosted by LIPC Huntington Chapter at the Huntington Library on September 25th 2008 (the day before the big Presidential Debate […]

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Green Friends at the Art Gallery video

Posted on January 24, 2008 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8oc__yDcA] Scott Carlin of Long Island Climate Solutions Network; Roger Snyder, Chair of the Green Party of Suffolk; and Peter Maniscalco of Renew Community Earth.

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