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Bardel (G-NY11) for Congress 2012

Posted on March 25, 2012 by iwilder

Hank Bardel has announced that he will run for Congress in the 11th Congressional District which includes all of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn around Bay Ridge with the Green Party. He made his announcement after a meeting of the New York State Green Party State Committee Meeting held on Saturday, March 17, in Manhattan.  Hank will be gathering signatures on Green Party petitions to be given to the Board of Elections in the next few weeks.  Read more »

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Photos & Video: Spring in Port Jefferson

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kwilder

Ian and I spent the afternoon wandering around Port Jefferson. There were lots of wonderful signs of Spring on Long Island. Some photos below. Video at bottom.

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Video: OWS Activist Cecily McMillan Describes Seizure, Bodily Injuries in Arrest by NYPD

Posted on March 23, 2012 by iwilder

Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan suffered a seizure when New York City police officers pulled her from the crowd and arrested her as hundreds attempted to re-occupy Zuccotti Park  Liberty Plaza on Saturday, to mark sixth months since the launch of the movement.

In her first television interview since her arrest, McMillan says she has decided to speak out because of an outpouring of public support.  “I have received so many emails, Twitter messages and phone calls. People are just horrified about what happened to me.”

McMillan has a black eye and her body is covered in bruises, at least one in the shape of a handprint. She says she was not allowed to contact an attorney while she was taken to the hospital and transferred to a jail cell along with some of the 72 other detained protesters.

Facing charges of police assault and obstructing governmental administration, she was released Monday after a judge denied a request that her bail be set at $20,000. McMillan is northeast regional organizer for Young Democratic Socialists of America, and a graduate student at the New School for Social Research. We’re also joined by Meghan Maurus, McMillan’s attorney and mass defense coordinator at the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

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Colia Clark Wins Green Party NY Nomination for US Senate

Posted on March 23, 2012 by iwilder

Anti-War Candidate calls for Green Jobs, Hydrofracking Ban, Foreclosure Halt

Colia ClarkColia Clark won the unanimous vote of the Green Party State Committee to run for US Senate at a meeting held in Manhattan. Clark, a long time civil rights, peace and women activist, was a Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010 (http://www.coliaclark.org/) for the seat presently held by Chuck Schumer.

Clark, a resident of Manhattan, is a chair of Grandmothers for the Release of Mumia Abu Jamal. During the Civil Rights era, Clark was a Special Assistant to Medgar W. Evers, field Secretary for the NAACP. Clark later joined the Mississippi Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) doing voter registration work. She was the founder and Coordinator for Poor Women Against Vietnam War, and the former coordinator of the Social Justice Center in Albany.

Announcement of Candidacy of Colia L. Clark for the United States Senate from New York State

I am pleased to announce my candidacy for US Senate from the great State of New York on the Green Party ticket. These are troubling times for our State and Nation. The American people are faced with wars on many levels: the economy; environment; health care systems; organized labor in both public and private sectors; increased levels of poverty, genetic modified foods which threaten the health of citizens and food production systems’, increased pressure to dismantle large sectors of the public education system and numerous assaults on planet earth in the quest for energy. These aforementioned internal crises and disasters are matched by our government’s steady march toward a great world war.  Read more »

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This Saturday – March 24 – Occupy in NYC

Posted on March 22, 2012 by kwilder

Also, Sat. March 24th on Long Island:
A peace, justice, occupy event
12:15 in Port Jefferson
Info: here.
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Let Freedom Spring!
NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly must resign!

The 1%’s police proxies have been attempting to suppress our peaceful protests, sparking a response we haven’t seen since last September.

But we need your help! Our best defense is a strong offense, and mass turnout at this time will protect our movement as the action-packed ‘American Spring’ bursts into the streets.

Join us this Saturday at 12pm in Liberty Square and call for NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly’s resignation.

March with us to our newest location at #OccupyUnionSq in solidarity with the communities across New York City who have long felt the wrath of Mayor Bloomberg’s “private army”.

More info at:
http://tech.nycga.net/2012/03/22/letfreedomspring-this-saturday/

Spread the word, and let’s occupy together to #LetFreedomSpring!

You can help: Read more »

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NYCLU Sues Nassau County to Establish Jail Oversight Board

Posted on March 22, 2012 by iwilder

This news is posted in remembrance of a local treasure, Susan Blake, who was protesting the conditions at the Nassau Jail before anyone was paying attention.  Susan, you are missed.

Following the recent suicide of an Iraq war veteran housed at the Nassau County Correctional Center – the fifth inmate suicide in less than two years – the New York Civil Liberties Union  filed a lawsuit to compel county officials to comply with a 22-year-old unfulfilled charter mandate to establish an independent board charged with overseeing and reforming conditions at the jail.

Samantha Fredrickson, director of the NYCLU’s Nassau County Chapter  said:

Tragically, a stay at the Nassau County Jail can become a death sentence for the 11,000 people a year who are housed there awaiting trial or serving time for minor offenses. Since Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has turned a blind eye to this disturbing reality, we have no choice but to ask the court to compel the county to take this initial step toward finally treating people housed at the jail with basic human dignity.

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Prez Cand Roseanne Barr (G) first campaign appearance 3/23/12

Posted on March 22, 2012 by iwilder
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROSEANNE BARR TO DELIVER KEYNOTE AT ‘RALLY IN THE VALLEY’ WITH LOCAL GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES

Comedian-turned-presidential-candidate Roseanne Barr, whose name will appear on the California Primary Ballot as a Green Party candidate for President of the United States, will be appearing at a “Rally in the Valley” for local Greens and LA-area Green Party congressional candidates, Michael Powleson, David Steinman, and Anthony Vierya.

The Green Party’s ‘Rally in the Valley’ known as, “Behold, the Greening of America!,” will take place on Friday, March 23rd at 7pm at the Mayflower Club, located at 11110 Victory Blvd. (just west of Vineland) in North Hollywood.

Former congressional candidate, and well-known progressive, Marcy Winograd, will be a guest speaker, with Roseanne appearing as the keynote speaker for the event.

Winograd, famously challenged former Congresswoman, Jane Harman, for her seat in Congress as an anti-war progressive Democrat, but switched from the Democratic Party to the Green Party earlier this year. She will be speaking about why she switched political parties at the event.  Read more »

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Green Party of Suffolk meeting prepares for Presidential Campaign

Posted on March 19, 2012 by iwilder

Green Party of SuffolkThe Green Party of Suffolk invites all enrolled Green Party members to come to their annual membership meeting to prepare for this year’s Presidential Campaign.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012.  It will start at 11am at the Stony Brook Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 380 Nicolls Road,  E. Setauket.  (Directions: http://www.uufsb.org/).  For more information about the Green Party, or about the April meeting, please contact Suffolk Chair Roger Snyder at (631) 351-5763. Or, go to the web-site: www.gpsuffolk.org.  Facebook event can be found here.

With an automatic ballot line in New York, the Green Party of Suffolk will join with states across the country in putting their Presidential candidate on the November ballot.  Representatives from the Presidential campaigns and the Green Party US Senate campaigns have been invited to speak at the meeting.  Read more »

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Julian Assange of Wikileaks to run for Senate

Posted on March 18, 2012 by kwilder

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from Common Dreams
Wikileaks’ Assange to Run for Australian Senate Seat
Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Common Dreams Staff

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has decided to run for a seat in the Australian senate next year.

Wikileaks made the announcement on Twitter yesterday. It Tweeted shortly after that the group would be fielding a candidate to run against Prime Minister Julia Gillard in her home seat.

Assange, who is an Australian citizen, [and a whistle-blower against war and war crimes] is currently under house arrest in England facing possible extradition to Sweden…

Onthewilderside Julian Assange tribute video and comments at the jump… Read more »

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Green Party seeks abolition of Prison Nation and Police State abuses in the US

Posted on March 18, 2012 by iwilder

Greens promote sane justice system and security policies, including a halt to the War on Drugs and constitutional violations

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Darryl! Moch

As more and more Americans express alarm at the curtailment of rights and privacy and the increasing numbers of citizens locked up in prison, Green Party candidates and leaders are calling for rational security, law enforcement, and justice system policies.

“The US cannot be called a ‘free country’ as long as Prison Nation and Police State abuses are allowed to continue,” said Darryl! Moch, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. “The War on Drugs, privatized prisons, and other outrages have led to America’s record-high incarceration rate, with the proportionally highest prison population in the world. Racial disparities in arrests and sentencing have devastated black and brown communities. Instead of providing safety and civic peace, these policies have eroded our freedoms, safety, and the rule of law.”

Greens pointed to bipartisan landmarks in the growth of the Prison Industrial Complex and erosion of the US Constitution:  Read more »

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Last Night: Police rise to new level of abuse and violence against Occupy demonstrators

Posted on March 18, 2012 by kwilder

Two things:

One: I believe that one reason the NYPD was as arrogant and violent as they were last night, is because of new policies and legislation passed by Obama and Congress in the last few weeks. People need to slow down and check out what our entire government – both parties – have been doing to change our rights as citizens and human beings in this country. [See NDAA info here. See HR 347 info: here.]

Two: For people who think they are okay and safe from police abuse because they won’t demonstrate, or get in trouble with the police: You see what the police are doing to these demonstrators? — accidentally shoving, casually breaking glass with their heads, standing by while someone they arrest has a seizure, barricading people in and out of public spaces — that is what they are going to do to you when there is a little commotion on the bread line or the gas line. (And, the bread line and the gas line are coming up for a lot of us. Know anyone who is unemployed? Know anyone who is losing their home?)

I was watching live video of the march last night. I heard someone describe seeing a woman have a seizure while police kept certified medics away. I was not sure if I could believe such an atrocity happened. The story is in the NY Times today. If you read between the lines, you can see the police were slow to act when the woman needed medical attention.

Story at OccupyWallSt.org: here.
Updated: Occupiers Retake Liberty Square, Celebrate 6 Months of #OWS Read more »

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Green Party Slams Cuomo, Lawmakers for Midnight Sellout of New Yorkers

Posted on March 17, 2012 by iwilder

The Green Party of New York blasted Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers for their middle of the night votes to continue gerrymandering of state legislative districts in exchange for passing Cuomo’s assault on the pension benefits of government workers.

The Greens also opposed the deal on casino gambling and the DNA database.

“Cuomo’s push on on Tier VI is just the latest chapter in his game of class warfare, attacking public employees while refusing to close corporate tax loopholes or make his wealthy campaign contributors pay their fair share of taxes. The real bottom line in the pension fight was to slash retirement benefits for the one segment of our society that still is protected by pensions. If he wants to help local governments and taxpayers, he should tax Wall Street to clean up the mess they created,”said Howie Hawkins, Green Party co-chair.  Read more »

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Happy St. Pat’s Day: What’s green on Long Island?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by kwilder

Ian and I woke up early today. So, we have already gathered some images of green for this lovely, sunny, St. Patrick’s Day. Full set at Flickr: here and with story below.

What’s Green on Long Island?

The soccer fields:

Soccer in North Babylon: 3/17/2012

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The soccer players:

Green haired soccer players

A girls soccer team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green hair.
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Cookies at the luncheonette: Read more »

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NY DNA Databank Expansion Long on Politics, Short on Justice

Posted on March 17, 2012 by iwilder

The leadership of the New York Civil Liberties Union today denounced the State Legislature’s passage of legislation allowing police to collect a genetic sample of every person convicted of any crime in New York State, saying the measure will do little to enhance public safety while increasing the likelihood of wrongful convictions and flawed prosecutions.

NYCLU Legislative Director Robert Perry  said:

The bill isn’t in the service of justice or fairness but rather in the interest of expanding the databank. It will have a negligible impact on enhancing public safety but increase significantly the likelihood for inefficiency error and abuse in the collection and handling of forensic DNA.

Politics drove this debate, not good science or sound public policy analysis. Any forensics expert will tell you that including genetic samples of every person ever convicted of a misdemeanor in the DNA databank won’t lead to more effective law enforcement, but it will almost certainly increase inefficiency, errors and abuse.

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