Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts http://www.green-rainbow.org/ The Green-Rainbow Party is the only political party in Massachusetts that is working for peace, social justice, grassroots democracy and the environment! We are a grassroots party that does not accept corporate funding and the stranglehold that corporations have over our democracy. en-us Choose your Rep. to the GRP at upcoming Regional Conventions! http://green-rainbow.org/CountyConventions/2008 http://green-rainbow.org/CountyConventions/2008 Please join in to choose who represents you, your community and your values in the statewide decision-making body of the Green-Rainbow Party. You share a commitment to grassroots democracy even as we fight to protect our right to vote in public elections — but it only works if we all participate locally on up! James O'Keefe 13 Feb 2008 10:43:00 -0500 Thanks to the voters in Green-Rainbow Party Presidential Primary http://green-rainbow.org http://green-rainbow.org Thank you to all the voters who participated in the 2nd ever Green-Rainbow Party Presidential primary. We are working to get the election results and will post them here when we have them. If you encountered any problems voting at the polls, please contact us. James O'Keefe 06 Feb 2008 00:06:00 -0500 San Francisco Green Presidential Debate On The Web http://green-rainbow.org#SFPrezDebate http://green-rainbow.org#SFPrezDebate The Green Party of Alameda County organized a debate of the announced Green Party Presidential Candidates on January 13th. You can view the debate in segments on YouTube or listen to it in its entirety from KPFA. There will be viewings of the GP debate around the state:
  • Tuesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm Jones Library, Amity Street, downtown Amherst, across from the cinema
  • Saturday, February 2 at 1 pm Holyoke Community College, Route 202, 303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke
For information, call Emily at 413-256-1760 or email lewis.emily@comcast.net. James O'Keefe 24 Jan 2008 23:53:00 -0500 Voting Rights Help Lines Available During Presidential Primary http://www.green-rainbow.org/votingrights http://www.green-rainbow.org/votingrights The Green-Rainbow Party has setup volunteer help lines for our voters who encounter problems exercising their vote. James O'Keefe 19 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Be a delegate to the 2008 National Convention http://www.green-rainbow.org/Elections/2008/howToBeADelegate http://www.green-rainbow.org/Elections/2008/howToBeADelegate As the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party U.S., the Green-Rainbow Party will be sending thirty two people to the 2008 Green Party National Nominating Convention in Chicago, Illinois, July 10-13, 2008. Ours will be the fifth-largest (with Pennsylvania) delegation at the convention this year. We urge our members to apply to be delegates. James O'Keefe 19 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 6 Candidates on Ballot in Green-Rainbow Party Presidential Primary http://www.green-rainbow.org/ http://green-rainbow.org/Elections/2008_Prez_Candidates The Green-Rainbow Party is proud to announce that we will have our primary elections on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008, with a fantastic lineup of candidates running for the Green Party's nomination. Eli Beckerman 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Congratulations to the Committee to Protect Dogs http://www.green-rainbow.org/ http://www.green-rainbow.org/dogballotdrivesuccess The Green-Rainbow Party congratulates the Committee to Protect Dogs for successfully leading a volunteer effort to gather enough signatures to place the Greyhound Protection Act on the 2008 November ballot. Their 2000+ volunteers gathered 104,000 signatures from voters all over Massachusetts. Jamie O'Keefe 21 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Statement on Addressing the Fossil Fuel Crisis http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/fossilfuelcrisis_20071117.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/fossilfuelcrisis_20071117.html The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts urges immediate and decisive action to reduce the impacts of global warming and protect our communities from the threats of the "peak oil" phenomenon. We commit ourselves to promoting a just and peaceful transition to a sustainable, and equitable post- carbon economy. State Committee 17 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Green-Rainbows win 2 of 4 races for city offices http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20071106_Nov_Elections_Results.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20071106_Nov_Elections_Results.html The Green-Rainbow Party congratulates all of its candidates for municipal office, along with their volunteers, for running a number of inspiring campaigns across Massachusetts. Demonstrating party members' success at building locally were Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner's landslide re-election victory, and a higher placing by Cambridge School Committee member Luc Schuster. Their dedication to changing the status quo through a combination of local organizing and maintaining a strong voice for constituents via elected office represents the future of the Green-Rainbow Party in Massachusetts. Eli Beckerman 06 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Co-Chair Statement on the Misrepresentation of Grace Ross and our Position on the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict http://www.green-rainbow.org/Co-chairs/20071101.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/Co-chairs/20071101.html We write as the current elected co-chairs (and, therefore, the official spokespeople of the Green-Rainbow Party) to express our strong objection to the misrepresentation and defamation of Grace Ross, a member of our party and a candidate for city council of Worcester. Grace and our party both face baseless charges of anti-Semitism, including the astounding and groundless accusations that our party calls for the destruction of Israel and the expulsion of Israelis from the Middle East. Nat Fortune 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Chuck Turner, Incumbent Boston City Councillor, Wins Preliminary Election http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20070925_turner_prelimelect_results.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20070925_turner_prelimelect_results.html Chuck Turner, incumbent Boston City Councillor and Green-Rainbow Party member, won 75% of the vote in the District 7 preliminary election held September 25. He received 1,476 of 1,949 votes cast. Eli Beckerman 25 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Grace Ross Places 6th in Worcester At-Large City Council Preliminary http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20070913_graceross_prelimelect_results.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20070913_graceross_prelimelect_results.html In Worcester's at-large city council preliminary election, Grace Ross, 2006 Green-Rainbow Party nominee for Governor, was the only non-incumbent to place in the top six. She received 4,208 votes, only 320 votes behind the 5th place finisher. Eli Beckerman 13 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 IPCC report prompts Green-Rainbow Party outrage and calls for moral and cooperative leadership from state leaders http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070409_IPCCStatement.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070409_IPCCStatement.html Green Rainbow party leaders joined people across the world in expressing outrage and grave concern about global warming in response to the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change's second report released on April 9th, 2007. Bill Cunningham 09 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Green-Rainbow leaders and educators: state education crisis confirmed by Dept. of Education report http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070123_stateeducationcrisis-statement.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070123_stateeducationcrisis-statement.html Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) leaders Tuesday called the newly-released Department of Education report on high school graduation rates "reflective of the reality that our leaders highlighted throughout the campaign season; education is in serious crisis in Massachusetts." The Department of Education held its monthly meeting Tuesday where it announced that 80 percent of Massachusetts high school students graduated after four years, with major disparities when factoring in race and income-level. Bill Cunningham 23 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Green-Rainbows say legislators violated oath of office and constitution Legislators pass discrimination and violate law by killing health care amendment http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070102_constitutionalconvention-statement.html http://www.green-rainbow.org/Statements/20070102_constitutionalconvention-statement.html Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) leaders responded to the results of Tuesday's constitutional convention in Massachusetts, saying that legislators had "failed to fulfill their oath of office, violated the clear instructions of the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), and trounced upon the rights of the people in favor of corporate interests." Colby Peterson 02 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500