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Libertarian Sam Sloan files for Governor of NY
Posted on August 12, 2010 by kwilder
Until August 17, 2010 (Tuesday), statewide candidates running as independents, or on the lines of some third parties, can file their independent nominating petitions in Albany. At the NY State Board of Elections web-site, you can watch the petitions come in. Link for the constantly updated list is: here.
As reported previously at Independent Political Report, the Sam Sloan petitions are rival petitions to the ones expected to be filed by the Governor candidate chosen by the Libertarian convention, Warren Redlich. These petitions insert Sam Sloan as Governor Candidate, and then copy the other slate from the Redlich petitions.
Latest petitions filed for statewide office in New York:
A slate of Libertarian candidates: Read more »
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NYPD on Track to Interrogate Record Number of Innocent New Yorkers in 2010, New Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Show
Posted on August 12, 2010 by iwilder
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is on track to stop and interrogate a record number of totally innocent New Yorkers in 2010, according to police reports analyzed by the New York Civil Liberties Union. During the first half of 2010, police made more than 276,000 stops of completely innocent New Yorkers – the overwhelming majority of whom were black and Latino.
Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union said:
A practice that wastes an officer’s valuable time with a 90 percent fail rate – while at the same time humiliating hundreds of thousands of black and brown New Yorkers – is not a wise or effective policing technique. The NYPD is turning black and brown neighborhoods across New York City into Constitution-free zones. It is not a crime to walk down the street in New York City, yet every day innocent black and brown New Yorkers are turned into suspects for doing just that. Read more »
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Cynthia McKinney: Bike4Peace Update–Biking in the Key of F: Days 12 Thru 18
Posted on August 11, 2010 by iwilder
Cynthia McKinney
Well, it was in Milford, Utah that our fellow bike traveler, Paul Stutzman, left us. It was a particularly sad moment for me because Paul and I are carrying with us the memories of lost loved ones: for him, it’s his wife, died of cancer–misdiagnosed and caught too late to save her; for me it’s my father. Paul has a unique story that can be found on his blog (hikingthrough.com) and in his book of the same name, “Hiking Through.” So devastated by what happened to his wife, Paul went for a hike–literally, that lasted three years. Paul quit his job (he describes himself as a successful businessman) and went hiking–hiking through his pain and the devastation accompanying the loss of a loving wife of more than 30 years. After hiking, then Paul decided to cross the United States from Washington State to Florida.
Now, how I happened on Paul was this. I saw a man on a bike going UP Carson’s Pass in the direction opposite of Bike4Peace. Now, this would have stuck out in my mind because I’ve got so many people telling me that I’m crazy to even attempt to do something like this–and there I saw on the side of the road on a slow roll, a man making an incredible bicycle climb. Carson’s Pass (8,653 feet) is part of the annual race known as the “Death Ride,” consisting of three mountain passes. When we ran into him again, I invited him to join us and volunteered to “sag” for him since he had a load–not as much as ours, but still, he was carrying a lot for such a long ride. It was in Middlegate, Nevada that Paul told me his story. In Baker, our last stop in Nevada, he told me to cry as much as I need to in order to deal with own my grief. I’ve taken him up on that. According to his blog, Paul landed in Blanding, Utah this morning and our riders will arrive in Blanding this afternoon!!!! It would really do my soul good to visit with him again. Two grieving souls connected by the back roads of America.
You can read how Paul describes his encounter with Bike4Peace on his blog here: http://www.hikingthrough.com/paulsblog. Read more »
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What will your Governor ballot look like in November?
Posted on August 11, 2010 by kwilder
To check for yourself at the NY State Board of Elections web-site, follow this link to a report:
Report on Independent Nominating Petitions Filed
(ie: independent and some third party candidates.)
Onthewilderside will provide extensive information on who is on the ballot in the 2010 November elections in New York State. In previous years, offering the service of a picture of the ballot – showing all options, third party, independent, etc. – has brought us our biggest audience.
Now is the time for independent petitions, which are used groups such as the Green Party and Libertarians who are not official “third parties” yet. The deadline is August 17, 2010. So, we will have an update shortly after.
For now, we have the news from Ballot Access that conservative Carl Paladino has filed signatures on the “Taxpayer Party” line to run for Governor. Petitions might also come in from: Constitution Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Anti-Prohibition Party, and others.
(excerpt from) Ballot Access News
Taxpayer Party Files 30,000 Signatures in New York Read more »
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US Senate cand Clark & Lawrence (G-NY): Underfunded Child Nutrition Is Outrageous, Will Increase Hunger
Posted on August 10, 2010 by iwilder
| The only way that the Green Party can regain ballot status in NY is to get 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. This opportunity comes only once every four years, and it only applies to the Governor’s race. Gaining ballot status will enable the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer candidates, more anti-fracking candidates, and more sustainable energy candidates. The last time that the Green Party of New York State had ballot status it set the record for running the most Green candidates of any state. |
Green US Senate Candidates Say Military Funding Should be Cut to Feed America
Colia Clark and Cecile Lawrence, the two Green Party candidates for US Senate from New York, chastised the US Senate today for passing a Child Nutrition Program re-authorization that seriously underfunds critical anti-hunger programs – and paid for it by cutting food stamps (SNAP) to hungry Americans.
Colia Clark
Ms. Clark said:
The Democrats in Congress jumped through hoops to bail out Wall Street when they didn’t need our largesse. Why is it so difficult for Congress to locate funds to feed hungry US children? Feeding and caring for America’s hungry children is a national security issue. It’s a lot cheaper to feed America’s hungry than to deal with the the myriad domestic problems caused by hunger, including health problems and criminal injustice. As Senator from New York, I will push the Obama Administration and Congress to cut the defense budget in half in the interest of national security. The US continues to ignore, and indeed violate, the universally recognized human rights of children. This bill is unacceptable.”
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CNN Money Reports 20% of mortgages underwater (via NYS Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership Education)
Posted on August 9, 2010 by iwilder
via NYS Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership Education
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“The Dikes Will Never Look the Same” (via NT2: Nec Temere, Nec Timide)
Posted on August 9, 2010 by iwilder
via NT2: Nec Temere, Nec Timide
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Guv cand Hawkins (G-NY) Defends Community Gardens 8/10/10
Posted on August 9, 2010 by iwilder
| The only way that the Green Party can regain ballot status in NY is to get 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. This opportunity comes only once every four years, and it only applies to the Governor’s race. Gaining ballot status will enable the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer candidates, more anti-fracking candidates, and more sustainable energy candidates. The last time that the Green Party of New York State had ballot status it set the record for running the most Green candidates of any state. |
Green Party Candidates Opposes Efforts by Bloomberg to Undercut NYC Community Gardens Protection
Howie Hawkins and Gloria Mattera, the Green Party of New York’s 2010 statewide Governor ticket, said that they strongly oppose the efforts by the Bloomberg administration to gut the 2002 Community Gardens Agreement between the New York State Attorney General and the City. Green Party members will participate in the rally and hearing on Community Gardens on Tuesday August 10, 2010 at Chelsea Recreation Center at 430 West 25th Street in Manhattan
Hawkins said that as Governor he would work statewide to increase protections for community gardens, including providing state funds to assist with the development and maintenance of the gardens. He would also strengthen the Office of Community Gardens within the State Department of Agriculture and Markets and increase the availability of state owned land for community garden use and dedication.
Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor said:
Community gardens are an oasis in our neighborhoods, the product of hard work by local residents. They represent all that is right about our city, when neighbors roll up their sleeves to make their communities a better place to live. Too often developers seek to profit from the hard work by taking over these properties once they have breathed live back into the neighborhood, making them a target for gentrification and economic exploitation.
The Greens said they supported the changes sought by Community garden advocates to the proposed NYC Parks & Recreation and Housing Preservation and Development rules, including: Read more »
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Woman dies in custody of Suffolk County police
Posted on August 9, 2010 by kwilder
(excerpt from) Long Island Press
Full story: here.
By Timothy Bolger on Aug 9th, 2010
Suffolk County police say a homeless woman who had been arrested for theft was found dead in a cell at the Fourth Precinct in Smithtown early Monday morning.
A detention attendant was making a routine check at the stationhouse on Veterans Memorial Highway when 48-year-old Brenda Gaines was found unresponsive on the floor of the cell at 5:30 a.m., police said…
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.
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Fifth Annual Harry Chapin Tribute 8/9/10
Posted on August 9, 2010 by iwilder
Update after the show:
The video of what you missed. (Here is the finale! How many folks on stage do you know???)
Harry Chapin
It’s time for the Fifth Annual Harry Chapin Tribute:at Eisenhower Park Lakeside Theatre Free Summer Entertainment Host Stuart Markus tomorrow Monday August 9 with 18 of Harry Chapin songs!
Admission to the concert is free, but concert-goers are asked to bring donations of non-perishable food for Long Island Cares and cash or check donations for World Hunger Year, charities founded by Chapin.
Thank you for your support of Long Island Folk Music, the Artists, Our Times Coffeehouse, and The Song Box.
Yours truly,
Richard de Bruin Read more »
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Green Party Demands a Real National Defense: Against Catastrophic Climate Change
Posted on August 8, 2010 by iwilder
“Life as we know it cannot survive business as usual”
Greens blast Democrats and Republicans for rejecting even a compromised climate change bill and for continuing to support offshore drilling, mountaintop removal, and reliance on fossil fuels
Green Party leaders and candidates called for national defense against global warming, with a demand that Congress cut military spending drastically and transfer the money to efforts to stem the impending climate change catastrophe.
Alfred Molison, Green Party candidate for City Council (District C) in Houston, Texas, the center of the American oil industry said:
We need a new kind of national defense — defense against catastrophic climate change. The White House and Congress keep increasing military funding, for defense contractors and for the unending, unwinnable wars in Iraq and Afghanistan-Pakistan. What we need to do is shift that money to investment in renewable noncarbon-based energy technology, creation of millions of green jobs, public transportation to replace car traffic, retrofitting of buildings, and other measures to reduce greenhouse emissions. If we don’t cut these emissions drastically right now, the resulting damage and breakdown of security will be far worse than anything a terrorist can inflict on America.
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