People, Planet & Peace Over Profits

Join Jill Stein

on Monday, Martin Luther King Day in New York City

On Inauguration Day, January 20th, people from across the country will come together in New York City's Washington Square Park to demand a future that centers the needs of the people over the interests of the wealthy elite. With voices raised for workers’ rights, immigrant rights, and environmental justice, we will call for an end to the genocide in Gaza, the U.S. war machine, and the rule of billionaires.



Join the Green-Rainbow Party and other Peace and Justice co-sponsors

Sunday, January 19, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM at Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center

Registration required

Coffee and Palestinian-style lunch provided

GRP members get a discount rate of $25.

Media Center (Building 1) is located across from the Roxbury Crossing Station on the MBTA line

Free Parking in RCC Parking Lot # 1, Cedar ST, and Columbus

 


 Western MA GRP joins Western MA Science for the People to co-sponsor -


"The Plan that Came from the Bottom Up"

UMass Amherst  February 7th @4-6PM at ILC S220

The inspirational story of Lucas Aerospace Corporation’s engineers’ Alternative Plan to convert their factory from weapons manufacturing to socially beneficial technologies

"It’s an insult to our skills and intelligence that we can produce a Concorde and not enough powerful heaters for all those old-age pensioners who are dying in the cold." A worker at Lucas Aerospace eloquently sums up the core problem of contemporary Western society.  He’s one of the designers of the ambitious strategy proposed by the workforce, in 1976, to shift their company’s assets to manufacture socially useful products, which was ultimately undermined by both the government and corporate interests.
  We must keep pushing our municipalities to pass resolutions that assert our commitments to peace and justice.


 

The election is over, now Let's Go!!

Escaping the Duopoly Nightmare

 a short video that captures the spirit of what lies ahead
Thanks to Mar Kamal (@grinvites on Instagram) for this inspiration


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Congress supports muzzling pro-Palestinian supporters and other dissenters

The House voted Thursday, November 21 (219 Yeas to 184 Nays)

HR 9495 will allow the Treasury Secretary to effectively shut down any nonprofit organization without providing reasons or due process. All Representatives from Massachusetts and Rhode Island voted against the toxic resolution.  The bill now goes to the Senate.

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JetBlue Airways changes Israel's borders and name to 'Palestinian Territories'

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Halt your Company's Complicity in the Gaza Genocide

Israel has killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza — with many thousands more lost under the rubble that once was homes, neighborhoods, and communities. More than 40% of those killed are children. Israel's genocidal campaign is enabled by the financial, military, diplomatic, and cultural support it gets from companies around the world. As workers, we can force our employers to halt their complicity in this genocide. The time to act for Palestine is now.

Watermelon Index

The Watermelon Index is a tool for resistance against corporate complicity in the occupation of Palestine and genocide in Gaza. It is designed to facilitate worker-led campaigns against companies that are complicit in Israel's crimes.

Many people are unaware of their employer's links to Israel's crimes, or do not know how to change them. The purpose of the Watermelon Index is to enable people to investigate their workplace, organize for a free Palestine, and learn from other campaigns. Anyone can submit information about their workplace or campaigns.

  Let the Green-Rainbow Party Communications group know when you decide to take action against a Massachusetts-located company so we can support you.

 


 

Join the boycott of McDonald's

McDonald's Gives Free Meals to Israeli Soldiers

 

Ocean State Job Lot Solicits Donations to Support Israel's War

Boycott Ocean StateNortheast US regional store to boycott: Ocean State Job Lot is owned by rabid zionists. They're playing announcements in the stores about how Jews in Israel are suffering, with cashiers asking every customer if they will "donate a dollar for the Jews in Israel." #GazaGenocide

Call Ocean State Job Lot Corporate Headquarters:  401-295-2672 Report your call to [email protected]

 

To remain neutral in a situation of injustice is to be complicit in that injustice." Desmond Tutu

"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." Thomas B Macaulay


The Green Party US Stands for a One-State Solution in Israel-Palestine

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Our Green values oblige us to stand against oppression, against settler colonialism, and against the International crime of apartheid.

  1. We recognize that Jewish insecurity and fear of non-Jews is understandable in light of the history of horrific oppression and extermination of Jews in Europe. However, we oppose as both discriminatory and ultimately self-defeating the position that Jews would be fundamentally threatened by the implementation of full rights for Palestinians. We also reject the Zionist concept of an exclusive Jewish homeland at the expense of the indigenous Palestinian population.

  2. As U.S. Greens, we refuse to impose our views on the people of the region. Still, we would turn the U.S. government towards a new policy, one that recognizes the equality, the inherent humanity, and the equal civil and human rights of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and all who live in the region.

  3. We recognize that the prevailing Palestinian view is that the two-state solution is neither democratic nor viable in the face of international law, material conditions, and "facts on the ground" that now exist in historic Palestine. We recognize that a growing number of Palestinians now support a one-state solution that guarantees equal rights for all its citizens. Given these realities, the U.S. Greens recognize and reaffirm the right of self-determination for both Palestinians and Israelis, and their right to live in a single undivided secular and democratic state where all residents have full and equal rights, and freedoms

The Green-Rainbow Party Proudly Supports a Permanent Ban on Fossil Fuel Drilling off our Coastline

 


Jill Stein's LGBTQIA+ Platform

The last few years there has been a dark cloud hanging over Pride Month as we’ve seen an alarming escalation of legislative attacks against hard-won 2SLGBTQIA+ rights.

The full scope of this assault is difficult to measure. The ACLU is currently tracking 515 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country, yet Trans Legislation Tracker has clocked nearly 600 bills attacking the trans community alone.

The vast majority of these bills fail, but that isn’t the point. The constant drumbeat of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is fueling a toxic environment that openly encourages physical violence and social isolation of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones.

As a result we’ve seen increasing rates of self-harm and suicidal ideation, particularly among young people. According to the Trevor Project, as many as 70% of LGBTQ+ teens reported symptoms of anxiety within the past year, and 57% symptoms of depression.

They are aching for mental health support but the majority of them can’t get it – whether it’s too expensive or their state has literally banned the gender affirming care they need.

This is a national public health crisis, and as your president, I would treat it accordingly.

My administration will leverage the full powers of the executive branch to guarantee the human rights of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

I will pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act, the PRIDE Act, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, and other bills to instill ironclad protections for LGBTQ+ rights at the federal level – effectively ending the vast majority of the attacks from these radical, right-wing lawmakers and their weak liberal enablers.

We will support legislation that expands healthcare access for vulnerable populations and continue the push for universal healthcare – which is a top priority for my administration.

We will develop and implement a broad scale public education program to counter the extremist, right-wing rhetoric fueling many of these bills, and direct the Department of Education to develop curriculum and support school programs to protect LGBTQ kids.

We will declare trans murder and suicide rates a national public health emergency – which they are – and instruct the DOJ to track and investigate hate crimes against the LGBTQ community at the federal level. This will help us better identify trends and spot early warning signs of new attacks BEFORE they can escalate to the levels we currently see.

These are just a few of the solutions our administration will pursue. You can read my full platform on LGBTQIA+ rights here (you’ll find it under “People”).

Ours is the only campaign that will be on the ballot across the country this November that is fighting for people, planet, and peace – and the only credible challenge to empire, genocide, and hate.

 


 


The GRP Stands for Respect for the Palestinians. The State Committee of the Green-Rainbow Party has issued the following statement: The Green-Rainbow Party abhors violence in all its forms. The ongoing assault on Gaza must cease immediately if there is to be a just resolution to this conflict. The US veto of the UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire was a grave error and will only lead to more bloodshed for all involved. The US has used its veto power in the Security Council to allow Israel to violate SC resolutions for decades. We see now the result of that policy. We call on the Biden administration to respect international law, demand an immediate ceasefire, and respect the human rights of civilians.We reject the results of the US House vote that equates criticism of Israel’s policies with anti-Semitism. This is the new McCarthyism that is attempting to stifle free speech in America in order to serve a misguided foreign policy objective of the Biden administration. If we don’t fight this, then they will have an easier way to silence us. We appreciate the many Jewish people who are speaking out against Netanyahu and his disregard for human life.The Green-Rainbow Party stands firmly for upholding the human rights of all people and is in solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere. We are the party of People, Planet, and Peace. It is time for all people of goodwill towards their fellow humans and our beautiful earth to come together to end the scourge of war and the greed and lust for power that drive it.To build the mass movement against Washington’s participation in this genocide, officers and bodies of the GRP are urged to join action coalitions and to build protest actions in Massachusetts. We also ask that all members and allies of the Green-Rainbow Party focus their energies on the recruitment and election of Green local, state, and federal candidates to enact this systemic change in US foreign policy.


 

Ceasefire Now in Gaza 

Greens protest in Springfield on 11/9/2023

 

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Green Party condemns attacks on civilians in Israel and Gaza; calls for immediate ceasefire

The Green Party of the United States condemns the attacks on civilians in Gaza. We call for an immediate ceasefire, an immediate end to the invasion and occupation of Gaza, and a halt to all military and foreign aid to Israel. We urge our government to join with the U.N. to secure Israel's complete withdrawal to, at least, the 1967 boundaries in compliance with international law.


Voter Registration

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Registering to vote is one of the most powerful rights we have as American citizens.  Especially if you want to make your voice heard above the two-party duopoly. Please make sure that you are properly registered with the Green-Rainbow Party in the MA Elections Division.  Then tell your friends and family to get their voices heard as well.

Check Your Voter Registration



 01 favicon transparent 400 Stop Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Now

The Green-Rainbow Party strongly opposes the United States' contribution of more cluster bombs to Ukraine.  We support challenging President Biden's irresponsible and deadly decision to ramp up cluster bombing of citizens.
The Green-Rainbow Party stands for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.

 

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RIP Mel King, a co-founder of the Green-Rainbow Party, died on March 28, 2023, at the age of 94.  He was a respected and renowned politician in the Boston area for over 70 years.

Mel KingIn 2002, Mel King and members of the Massachusetts branch of the Rainbow Coalition merged with the Green Party of Massachusetts to form the Green-Rainbow Party. "A giant tree has fallen in the forest of humanity," said David Barkley, who continues Mel King's community breakfasts.  The current members of the GRP party remain grateful for the commitment and grace that Mel King brought to civil rights and diversity throughout his life.

 



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Save Cape Cod Bay! 

Halt Holtec!!

Learn the Status of Status of 1.1 Million Gallons of Holtec Nuclear Waste Water Dumping

State laws prohibit the discharge of radionuclides into our waters.  Nevertheless, Holtec plans to discharge 1.1 million gallons of water from those sources into the bay, claiming to be applying for an amended permit and asserting with confidence that an amended permit will allow them legally to discharge water into the bay. 

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Joe Biden's Carbon Bomb

The Co-Chairs of the Green-Rainbow Party condemn Biden's Approval of the Willow Project, especially in light of the Final Warning Report from the IPCC.
On March 13, 2023, President Joe Biden approved the largest oil extraction on federal lands known as the Willow Project in northern Alaska.  Lois Gagnon and Mike Pascucci have issued an eloquent rebuke to this highly destructive decision.  Their statement is included in the April issue of Green Voices.  An extract follows:  
"The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Final Warning” report on the climate was released just days after the world’s second-largest polluter, the US, authorized new drilling in Alaska. The Willow Project, over its expected lifespan, will add 278 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, the equivalent of 70 new coal plants per year, according to the EPA’s greenhouse gas calculator. The Willow Project expects to be drilling through at least 2050, the same year the world should be at net-zero emissions."
Read their full statement and let your representative know that you oppose President Joe Biden's decision.

 

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3 Municipal Officials Explain How They won Elections as Greens

 Joyce Palmer Fortune, Chair of the Whately (MA) Select Board described winning in Massachusetts

The vast majority of Green Party candidates run for local office as opposed to state and national offices. Thirty-five percent of them win. This live webinar on February 22 introduced three Green candidates who were recently elected to city/town council positions. Hear the stories they told about their successful campaigns and contributions to their communities as elected officials. Be inspired by their determination and example. We were.

Click here to watch our Winning Candidates


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Doomsday Clock Reset to 90 Seconds to Midnight on Jan 24th!

Our world inched 10 seconds closer to total annihilation in the past year according to the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists which set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight.  Our leading peace activist, Jill Stein, offers the following perspective:"Russia appears to be countering US nuclear threats on its borders by moving Russian missiles towards our borders.
Specifically, the Russian warship, Admiral Gorshkov, is heading towards the US coast, in apparent response to NATO's expansion - including nuclear-capable missiles - right up to Russia's borders. This follows the US moves to:

1) dismantle nuclear treaties that would have made nuclear conflict impossible
2) declare a first-strike policy on the use of nuclear weapons,
3) ignore Russia's offers to negotiate, dismantle a tentative agreement brokered by Turkey, and disregard the Minsk accords.
Admiral Gorshkov may well be equipped with Russia's hypersonic missiles that are unstoppable by any technology the US is in possession of. If so, Russian nukes can be here in 10 minutes.
Clearly, it's time to end the game of nuclear brinkmanship that's put all our lives in the crosshairs.
We need an immediate ceasefire, negotiations to ensure security for all parties, and an end to nuclear weapons via the ban treaty.
Tell Biden to sign on to the nuclear ban treaty -- while we still have a world to save. Check out the forum on the nuclear danger that's going off the rails, and see the resources below, including Scott Ritter's latest.
Peace and Solidarity!"
Jill Stein

 

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