Ralph Nader

[richardcranium]

What do you guys think about Ralph Nader and the Green Party. I like what he has to say and was impressed with how he did in the presidential election in november.

[Earth Walker]

He would definitely be the best choice for President in 2004. :)


Why fear ye the Dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune

[richardcranium]

Just an interesting point: did you know that he does not own a car? I saw him in an interview and he told the reporter that he doesn't own a car. He uses public transportation.

[Armitage]

Neat..
And yay for public trans. ^_^

[richardcranium]

Who would be a better president than someone who has done so much for consumer rights.

[Kaylara]

I voted for him last election, and after careful consideration, became a member of the Green Party.

Kaylara

[richardcranium]

I voted for him and recieve his newsletter on what he is doind next. I recieved one today saying he was the only candidate that traveled to all 50 states. Looks like a winner to me!

[Earth Walker]

I am a member of the B.C. Green Party, and I ran for
candidate nomination earlier, and lost by 2 votes.
Well, I will run for in the civic election for the Greens.


Why fear ye the dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune

[richardcranium]

Is the green party the same in canada as it is here?

[Kaylara]

I saw that Richard... Then again, I think that Ralph Nader is a better cannidate all around. After talking about the issues with my mother and father in-law, I pointed them towards some pages that compared the presidential cannidates, and they voted Nader as well. In fact, I went to NYC the weekend before the elections, and you saw very minimal Gore or Bush stuff, but Nader was everywhere!

Kaylara

[Earth Walker]

Originally posted by richardcranium
Is the green party the same in canada as it is here?

Yes, it is. And it is also the same in other countries too. :cool:


Why fear ye the Dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune

[idusty88]

To find the Green Party worldwide see: HTTP://WWW.GREENS.ORG/
To find U.S. local Green Parties see: http://www.green-party.org/
To read the 'Ten Key Values' of the Green Party see: http://www.azgp.org/greenvision.asp
Key Values(quick list):
(1) Ecological Wisdom
(2) Social Justice
(3) Grassroots Democracy
(4) Non-Violence
(5) Decentralization
(6) Community-based Economics
(7) Egalitarian Values
(8) Respect for Diversity
(9) Personal & Global Responsibility
(10) Future Focus
I am registered to vote as a Green Party member. When you declare yourself as a Green Party member on your voter's registration it helps count towards keeping the Green Party listed on the ballot without gathering signatures for every candidate in every election (our state requires 10,000 registered as Green to keep automatic ballot access, some states require more or less).
I campaigned for Ralph and will do so again, if we are lucky enough to have him run in 2004.

[Earth Walker]

It looks like the B.C. Green Party will make a strong
opposition after the May 16th election, and they will
push to have "gender identity" added to the B.C. Human
Rights Code, to give the transsexual community full legal
protection.
It is still legal for people to deny us housing, education(Robin
was forced out of college 3 times), employment, and access
to public areas...theaters, etc.........
Does the U.S. Green Party plan to propose legislation to
protect transsexuals in America?


Why fear ye the dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune

[idusty88]

As we close down Nader 2000, we would like to keep you informed about
the future moves of Ralph Nader, the Green Party, and the movement for
citizen-powered democracy.

Click here to join the new list: http://www.votenader.org/signon.html


Campaign accomplishments to build from:

* Green Party and Nader 2000 campaign organizers started more than 450 new local Green Party groups around the country.

* More than 150,000 people volunteered their time and energy to supporting the campaign.

* More than 900 Students for Nader and student Green Party organizations were started, and 25,000 student volunteers registered tens of thousands of new student voters.

* The Green Party ran a record 266 candidates in 2000; 15% were elected.

* Over 463,000 signatures were collected to put Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke on the ballot in 43 states and in DC.

* The campaign raised over $8 million dollars from citizens like you -- not from corporations or PACs.

* Over 115,000 people signed the on-line petition to protest Ralph Nader's exclusion from the presidential debates.

* Over 8 million pieces of literature and 1 million buttons, bumper stickers, and lapel stickers were distributed.

* Super Rallies were held with 15,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 14,000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, 12,000 at the Fleet Center in Boston, 10,000 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, and 10,000 at the Coliseum in Portland, and 10,000 at the MCI Center in Washington, DC.

* The campaign formed a citizens committee of 100 prominent supporters.

* The campaign had a staff of more than 100 people working in 21 offices around the country.

* Ralph Nader campaigned in all 50 states, the only presidential candidate to do so in the 2000 election.

* Over 600 house parties were held in support of the campaign.

* The campaign sent out over press 500 releases, and the campaign was covered in numerable newspapers, television, and radio stories around the country -- even with the barriers of the corporate media.

[Earth Walker]

Family, friends, country left behind to escape persecution.
Transsexual fled Turkey to escape military service.

This is what transsexuals have to face and try to deal with
around the world. :mad:

http://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/printer/printer.asp?f=/stories/20010508/555846.html


Why fear ye the Dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune

[idusty88]

Originally posted by Mystique
Does the U.S. Green Party plan to propose legislation to
protect transsexuals in America?
Nader's position from website http://www.votenader.org/html/issues/equalprotection.html:
Gay and Lesbian Issues
"I think homosexuals have the right of civil union. There are economic reasons for that and there are humanitarian reasons for that, and I think the Vermont decision is a
good one, and I think homosexuals should be given equal rights and equal
responsibilities." Meet the Press

Nader's response to the Vermont Supreme Court Decision legalizing same-sex
partnerships: "It was a right, a humane and touching decision with a very searching
rationale -- it is not only a matter of affinity, but of economics on health care and other
issues, which makes it all the more needed." POZ Magazine May 2000


Green Party Platform from website http://www.gp.org/platform/gpp2000.html#rights :
2. We, as Greens, are committed to establishing relationships that honor diversity; that support the self-definition and SELF-DETERMINATION of all people; and that consciously confront the barriers of racism, sexism, homophobia, class oppression, ageism, and the many ways our culture separates us from working together to define and solve our common problems.

3. We affirm the right to openly embrace SEXUAL ORIENTATION in the intimate choice of who we love.

4. We support the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in housing, jobs, civil marriage and benefits, child custody – and in all areas of life, the right to be treated equally with all other people.

5. We affirm the right to worship or not to worship as each one chooses.

6. We support affirmative action to remedy discrimination, to protect constitutional rights and to provide equal opportunity under the law.

7. The Green Party abhors punitive discrimination in any form, and thus condemns the practice of those law enforcement agencies in the country which are guilty of discriminatory “racial profiling,” stopping motorists, harassing individuals, or using unwarranted violence against suspects with no other justification than race or ethnic background.

[Emerald Sky]

Mystique,

It is so unbelievable that transsexuals are denied the rights you mentioned! I feel very naive right now b/c I had no idea that there were such legalities. It's very sad that people cannot just live and let live! :(

[Earth Walker]

Scottish Police To Recruit Transgendered People

http://www.rainbownetwork.com/content/printerfriendly.asp?id=1781&ct=news

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Why fear ye the Dark Queen, oh men?
She is your renewer.
--Dion Fortune