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Green Party Gives Obama 100 Day Report Card
Posted on April 30, 2009 by iwilder
After 100 days of Obama’s presidency, it has become clear that we are a far cry from where we need to be as far as civil liberties, the environment, the economy, health care, and the military. The Green Party has real solutions to the problems at hand. Please look over the 100 Day Report Card […]
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Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, afghanistan, Anti-War, debate, Ecology, economy, election, energy, Environment, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, Green Party, health, Healthcare, Iraq, News, nonviolence, politics, president, reform, social & economic justice, sustainability, sustainable, US Politics, war | Tagged: afghanistan, extraordinary rendition, iraq war, military, Pakistan, single-payer universal healthcare, torture, wiretapping | Leave a Comment »
Green Party to Obama: Don’t obstruct justice on Bush Admin. torture
Posted on April 29, 2009 by iwilder
Green Party: Justice Dept. must appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute Bush officials who OKed torture Any attempt by the White House to limit investigation will be an obstruction of justice, say Green Party Witness Against Torture protests planned for April 30 Green Party leaders called on Attorney General Eric Holder and the […]
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This Friday! PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Posted on April 28, 2009 by kwilder
Come And Join The Celebration of One of L.I.’s Longest Running Music and Poetry Extravaganzas THE PEACESMITHS’ COFFEE HOUSE FRIDAY MAY 1, 2009 8:00 PM (Always the First Friday Oct. Thru June) And Support an Organization in Forefront of PEACE, JUSTICE and the ENVIRONMENT This Month Another Great Line Up: Lois Morton w/ Billy Thompson on […]
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Filed under: activism, Anti-War, Calendar, events, local, long island, Long Island Music, Long Island Politics, Nonprofit Orgs, Peace, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice | Tagged: Billy Thompson, Gary Ivan, Kempton Van Hoff, Lois Morton, long island, music, peacesmiths, poetry | Leave a Comment »
Report: Feminist Initiative event
Posted on April 26, 2009 by kwilder
“The Feminist Initiative” A film and panel event at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York, USA. Speaker: Lina Olsson of Feminist Initiative. Moderator: Charlotte Koons of the NYCLU. Panelists: Hedda Marcus, Professor of English, Women’s Studies and Multidisciplinary Studies at Nassau Community College; Kimberly Wilder of http://www.georgianacircle.wordpress.com; Andrea Callan, Executive Director of the […]
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Filed under: 3rd party, activism, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, progressive politics, social & economic justice, third party | Tagged: Andrea Callan, Charlotte Koons, EU, European Union, Feminism, Feminist Initiative, Hedda Marcus, kimberly wilder, Lina Olsson, Nassau Community College, NYCLU, Sweden | Leave a Comment »
Protests against IMF and World Bank
Posted on April 25, 2009 by kwilder
Two stories about the World Bank/IMF protests today. One for background. The other from this afternoon about a clash with protesters and police. Story One – Background: Guardian UK: A detailed article (perhaps a little too accepting of the government line on the economy: here. “G7 finance chiefs predict recovery from economic crisis will begin […]
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Filed under: activism, economy, international politics, News, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: Demonstration, economic crisis, G7, IMF, protesters, World Bank | Leave a Comment »
Nader comments on President Obama’s first 100 days
Posted on April 25, 2009 by kwilder
Ralph Nader–former candidate for US President under the Green Party, and later independent banner–comments on President Obama’s first 100 days.
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Next week, Cindy Sheehan will either start a new third party and/or begin the revolution
Posted on April 20, 2009 by kwilder
KW: I have been waiting to see what Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan would do next since November, when she wrapped up her bid for Congress against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Cindy Sheehan ran as an independent. Though, she had a lot of green support, and even speant Election Eve with Cynthia McKinney, the […]
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Filed under: 3rd party, Anti-War, Barack Obama, cynthia mckinney, democrat, election, Election 2008, elections, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News, Peace, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, third party, US Politics, war | Tagged: Cindy Sheehan, democratic party, Peace, Republican Party, revolution, third party | Leave a Comment »
Greens Blast Move to Repeal IL Nuclear Moratorium
Posted on April 2, 2009 by iwilder
Green Party blasts Legislative move to repeal Nuclear Moratorium; Call attempt an effort to undermine Renewable Energy Green Party leaders condemned legislative attempts to repeal the Illinois moratorium against new nuclear production. House Bill 875 and Senate Bill 2162 would delete the provision in state law prohibiting the construction of new nuclear facilities until the […]
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Filed under: 3rd party, Ecology, Green Party, politics, Press Release, social & economic justice, sustainability, sustainable | Tagged: campaign finance, Illinois, nuclear energy, nuclear power, renewable energy | 1 Comment »
League of Women Voters/Cinema Arts Event: America’s Victoria!
Posted on March 26, 2009 by iwilder
Composer/conductor Victoria Bond played scenes from her opera “Mrs. President” at an event to celebrate Victoria Woodhull, first woman candidate for President of the United States.
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Filed under: 3rd party, Art, film, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, politics, president, presidential, presidential race, progressive politics, social & economic justice, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Equal Rights Party, fesminism, league of women voters, LOWV, suffragage, suffragist, third party, Victoria Bond, Victoria Woodhull | Leave a Comment »
Touro Law: The Tankleff case and the problem of unjust convictions
Posted on March 26, 2009 by iwilder
Students from the Touro Criminal Law Society organized an event “The Tankleff Case and the Problem of Unjust Convictions.” The panelists were: Martin Tankleff; Robert Gottlieb, Bruce Barket, Mark Dwyer, and Professor Richard Moran.
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Filed under: events, local, long island, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, Photos, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: Bruce Barket, Celia A. Gordon, Celia Gordon, ciminal justice, interrogations, jail, Mark Dwyer, Martin Tankleff, Marty Tankleff, Mt. Holyoke College, prison, Professor Richard Moran, Richard Moran, Robert Gottlieb, Touro Law, wrongful convictions | 3 Comments »
Excellent article on new Amnesty Report: Jailed Without Justice
Posted on March 26, 2009 by kwilder
Go to the full article or the report to read about a Buddhist monk detained for 10 months and a Chinese woman, held in a county jail for almost a year, simply for seeking religious/political asylum. Horrible stories about what our government is doing. (And, whenever there is lack of due process in a situation […]
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Filed under: immigration, international politics, News, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: Amnesty International. civil rights, Criminal Justice, detention, Human Rights, immigrants, immigration, jail | Leave a Comment »
What Can Bush Teach Us?
Posted on March 21, 2009 by iwilder
from Ralph Nader: Mr. Bush taught us how cowardly the Congress could be in not defending its constitutional authorities and the crucial checks and balances to hold the White House accountable. He taught us the degree of abdication by the major opposition Democratic Party which allowed him and his ilk to do what they did […]
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President Obama and the Special Olympics
Posted on March 20, 2009 by kwilder
You may have heard that, on the Jay Leno Show, President Barack Obama made a joke about the Special Olympics. President Obama was describing his own bowling, and in a remark meant to be humble and self-deprecating, he said, “It was like Special Olympics or something.” I am very heartened to see that people noticed […]
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Filed under: Barack Obama, media, News, president, rants, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: culture, disability, Jay Leno, language, Obama, President Obama, retarded, Special Olympics | 4 Comments »