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Why One MA Voter Chooses Change
Hello Everyone -
I've returned to my earlier opinion after listening to Chris Hedges' discussion with Jill Stein and Butch Ware: I'm going to throw away my fear and vote for them. Please listen to this entire interview of 47 minutes and then think about what you have heard. One of them says at the end of the interview that because of the electoral college, the election will be decided in only 5 states anyway....so if you don't live in one of those states, you're not "throwing the election to 卐rump." Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/aO7RCSXakQ4 Note: Ignore the ad preceding the Chris Hedges interview with Jill Stein and Butch Ware.
Just listen and think about it. I'm voting Green and standing up against fear.
Thanks,
Linda
We thank you, Linda, for your excellent insight. In Massachusetts, all of its electors will go for the dominant party. According to Wikipedia: "All states except Maine and Nebraska use a party block voting, or general ticket method, to choose their electors, meaning all their electors go to one winning ticket." However, the proportional vote will more accurately represent the real will of Massachusetts voters.
Jill Stein is on the MA Ballot for President!!
Calling ALL Green-Rainbow Party Members -
We're on the ballot, now let's get those votes! The Feds are holding up the campaign's earned matching funds and the mainstream media smear & fear campaign is in full swing if they mention Jill at all. It's up to us to talk to our friends and networks, post on social media and hit the streets.
3% in MA in November gives us full-party status for the next election. 5% nationally opens up MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in funding! And don't think we can't go all the way. We are in a crisis moment where anything is possible if we get out there and do the work.
Please join us at our next organizing meeting at 7PM on Zoom. The next date will be announced.
The time to act is NOW.
Planet in Peril!
Continued burning of fossil fuels will make this world uninhabitable within a few decades. A nuclear war would make this world uninhabitable within a few minutes. We, the people, must end our addiction to them before it’s too late.
The top 40 companies that profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons spend millions on lobbying, elections, and propaganda to maintain their control over the White House and Congress. But these companies and their investors also care about their public image and reputations. Boycotts, divestment, and shaming are very effective tools we can use to pressure the profiteers.
Join us to find out how you can make a difference; Register here September 4 Webinar
JetBlue Airways changes Israel's borders and name to 'Palestinian Territories'
Is JetBlue listening to Jill Stein's Presidential Campaign?
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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The empire is pulling out all the stops to derail our campaign.After Biden’s disastrous debate, millions of voters saw that the emperor has no clothes, and started looking for a campaign that shares their vision of a just and livable future.Nothing scares the political elites more - so it’s no surprise that they’re trying to knock out the leading anti-war, pro-worker, climate action campaign that’s already on the ballot for the majority of voters across the country.Here’s the empire’s latest assault on democracy:On Thursday June 27th, the FEC informed us that our campaign had qualified for primary matching funds. Then minutes later, FEC told us the Treasury department will withhold our payments to give priority to general election funding - just in case the Democratic and Republican candidates decide they want it. Let me explain why that’s so outrageous:
It’s a huge tribute to our campaign that the Democrats are declaring all-out war on democracy to stop us, with their army of lawyers to sue us off the ballot, their job postings for campaign infiltrators and spies, and now their assault on public funding. They are terrified that we're on a roll to challenge empire, oligarchy, and genocide in this election. The empire is doubling down, so we need to do the same to stay in the fight. This is their last-ditch effort to stop us. If we can get through this together, we’ll be unstoppable. |
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In solidarity and gratitude, Jill
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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.
If I Must Die
Tribute to Refaat Alareer, Poet Killed in an Israeli bombing on Dec 6, 2023
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze —
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself —
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above,
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love.
If I must die
let it bring hope,
let it be a story.
What do Ayanna Pressley, Jim McGovern, and Elizabeth Warren have in common?These are the ONLY Representatives or Senators in Massachusetts who dared to call for a ceasefire or cessation of hostilities in Israel and occupied Palestine as of December 18th.
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.
Censorship Rules!
The US House of Representatives
voted (311-14) that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism.
On December 5th, 95 Democrats helped the Republicans pass this censorship rule, including MA Jake Auchincloss. 92 Democrats voted Present. Seven of these noncommitals were from our Commonwealth. The lone MA representative who opposed HR resolution 984, was Ayanna Pressley. Thank you, Ayanna.
“The resolution suggests that all anti-Zionism—it states—is antisemitism. That’s either intellectually disingenuous or just factually wrong,” said New York Representative Jerry Nadler, who voted present.
McDonald's Gives Free Meals to Israeli Soldiers
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Let us know if your chapter has organized a boycott of this corporate anti-ceasefire sympathizer.
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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
Ceasefire Now in Gaza
The Green-Rainbow Party announced Thursday its unwavering support for a cease-fire to end the genocide in Gaza.
Greens protest in Springfield on 11/9/2023
DR Gloria Caballero Roca won a seat on the Holyoke School Committee with
86.29%
of the vote.
Felicidades, Gloria!
Green Party condemns attacks on civilians in Israel and Gaza; calls for immediate ceasefire
The Green Party of the United States condemns the targeted attacks on civilians in the recent wave of violence in Gaza and Israel. 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
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.
Henry Rose of Dalton has it Right when his Letter was Printed in the Berkshire Eagle on 7/21/23From the Berkshire Eagle, Why I left the Democratic Party
To the editor: I just unenrolled from the Democratic Party.
They drove me away. I won't keep voting for the same cabal that got us into the current mess.
For many years as a Democratic activist, I've gone along, voted and even campaigned in New Hampshire for "the lesser of the two evils." I believed the progressive wing could push Democratic leadership to walk their talk of fair taxation, increasing the minimum wage, reducing student debt, true universal health care, better immigration policy and addressing climate disruption.
I thought working within the party I could make a difference, but I was wrong. I've come to realize the corporate-funded Democratic establishment just won't allow progressive voices to influence decisions, and they have the tools and the will to squelch any possibility of change. They pretend to care about democracy, but they don't practice it. Not allowing debates among 2024 presidential candidates is just the latest example.
The leadership of both parties rob the bottom to feed the insatiable greed at the top. Democrats have kept Republican tax cuts for the wealthy, ended the child tax credit, made disingenuous efforts to increase minimum wage and reduce student debt, given more of our health care dollars to the for-profit insurance companies, kept the cages and the wall and opened more federal lands for drilling. They vote for obscene amounts of money for war and bank bailouts, but can't find more than crumbs to help people in this country who are suffering. The sad truth is that when it comes to economics and war, both major parties have similar policies. And we're currently on track for a nuclear disaster.
Democrats will say I'm a spoiler for voting third party, but they won't allow ranked choice voting that would eliminate any spoiler effect. They ask me to "unify" and call me "divisive" but never look inward to consider their own divisiveness and many broken promises.
It's time to say "no" to the tyranny of the duopoly. Dr. Cornel West, who has led a life of fighting for social and economic justice and peace, is running for the Green Party nomination for president. He will not capitulate to the corporate establishment. I encourage everyone to learn about who he is and what he would do as president (cornelwest24.org). I think you'll find he's a candidate worthy of your support.
Henry Rose, Dalton
Welcome, Henry Rose, to our world and to a chance to save the future world.
Mike Pascucci, former Co-Chair of the Green-Rainbow Party, Demands, "Stop Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Now."
The weapons, first used in the second world war, were banned by more than 120 nations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions in 2008. Russia, Ukraine and the US have all declined to sign [The Treaty] The Guardian
Congratulations!
In April 2023, Zach Kontra, our GRP Membership Director, was elected to the Holbrook Representative Town Meeting for a three-year term. He has pledged to help move Holbrook to more eco-friendly actions.Zach has also been appointed to the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of Holbrook.Best wishes, Zach
Solar Installations Can Be Deadly
Jill Stein and her Lexington neighbors testify against a large solar project in a wooded area on May 4th.
The 1 megawatt solar project, proposed by private developer Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC, would be located in a forested area in Lexington adjacent to the Cambridge Reservoir and a residential neighborhood in Waltham. Opponents say the project would require cutting down approximately 800 trees and could endanger the drinking water supply for 120,000 residents of Cambridge if toxins including lead and cadmium from the panels leach into the groundwater or spread in smoke plumes in the case of a fire.https://lexobserver.org/2023/03/30/a-reader-expresses-concerns-about-environmental-and-safety-issues-related-to-the-tracer-lane-solar-project/
We Can Save Billions of Dollars and Improve Lives Medicare for All Lobby Day held on May 4th An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts!Lobby Day again has been a great chance to participate in democracy at the state level by organizing Medicare for All supporters from around the Commonwealth. Mass-Care helped at least 20 teams to meet with state legislators from logistics to the details of the bill. Lead legislators shared inspiring stories at the preliminary assembly before the supporters dispersed to the office of individual legislators. GRP Co-Chair Lois Gagnon led a team to meet with her legislator, as other Greens meet with their legislators. P.S. Learn More about Medicare for All at the May 6th GRP Annual Convention
DR Pat Berger, of the Physicians for National Healthcare Program (PNHP), will review the compelling need for a just healthcare program in Massachusetts, while Lois Gagnon and others will report back on the May 4th Lobby Day.
Workers Uniting for Peace on May Day
David Barkley of the Green-Rainbow Party was among the other speakers May Day, at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common
We will celebrated May Day to honor workers worldwide. Our participants stood up for workers' resistance to employment injustice and for government attacks on our rights and interests. Stand up for an end to the war machine that steals our resources and kills our people.
Current cosponsors for Downtown Boston event:
Boston May Day Coalition,
Green Rainbow Party of Massachusetts,
Cambridge City Growers,
New Democracy Coalition,
United American Indians of New England, Refuse Fascism,
Boston Education Justice Alliance,
Jewish Voice for Peace, and many others
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.
In 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.
Save Cape Cod Bay!
Halt Holtec!!
Learn the Status of Status of 1.1 Million Gallons of Holtec Nuclear Waste Water Dumping
The Willow Project
Joe Biden's Carbon Bomb
Think Global, Act Local
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
They Raged Against the War Machine February 19th
Watch Jill Stein, Cynthia McKinney, Tulsi Gabbard, Chris Hedges, Dennis Kucinich, and many others from both the progressive and the conservative wings of the American activists who are deeply united on at least one point: They speak out powerfully against the war machine and its proxy war in Europe. Listen here.
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: