This year’s State Membership Meeting will be held Saturday, July 16 at the Rockford Public Library, East State St. Branch. A fundraising dinner follows that night.
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Whitney v WTTW
In October 2010, PBS station WTTW-11 in Chicago excluded Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones from their live gubernatorial and senatorial debates. Whitney, Jones, and the Illinois Green Party filed suit shortly thereafter, charging WTTW with violating the Public Broadcasting Act and violating its non-profit status. The case, officially Whitney v WTTW, is live [...]
Canada elects first Green to Parliament
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, became the first ever GP member elected to Canadian Parliament on Tuesday. She will represent a district near Victoria, British Columbia.
We Support Single-Payer Health Care
The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee health care for its population. The U.S. spends far more on health care per person than any other country in the world – in fact more than twice as much as the average for other rich countries. We have the best technology and certainly among the finest physicians. Yet we are not getting our money’s worth in terms of good health.
Four Greens elected to local office
Green Party members won 4 offices in Consolidated Elections on April 5, 2011. Steve Alesch was elected Warrenville Park District, Don Crawford was unopposed for St. Elmo School Board, Michael Drennan was unopposed for Ridgeville Park District, and Toni Williams was elected to Thornton Twp HS District 205 board.
Alesch wins Warrenville Park District
Steve Alesch became the first Green Party member elected to public office in DuPage County, coming in second in a three-person race for Warrenville Park District. The top two vote getters were elected. Alesch out-polled the district’s incumbent vice president, who came in third.
UPDATE: Toni Williams elected to Thornton Twp HS District 205 board
UPDATED: With all 111 precincts reporting, Toni Williams, and her slate that includes Edward Crayton and Darren Robinson, have been elected.
Make the call for Steve!
This weekend volunteers for the Steve Alesch for Warrenville Park District campaign finished its targeted precinct walk, delivering roughly 1800 pieces of literature. Now the campaign team has begun phone-banking: Calling likely voters and reminding them to go and vote for Steve
Vote Green on April 5
Consolidated Elections for various local offices will be held on Tuesday, April 5. You can support the Green Party by supporting Green Party members Steve Alesch, Jessica Bradshaw, Matt Hawkins, Courtney Johnson, and Toni Williams.
Green candidate Toni Williams fights school consolidation
Green Party member Toni Williams, candidate for Thornton Township District 205 High School Board, is part of a slate of candidates fighting a consolidation of Thornridge, Thornton and Thornwood high schools in South Suburban Cook County.
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