Newday's coverage of the 4th districts State Senate race give extensive coverage to Kimberly's positions, efforts, and ballot struggles. See here

The Long Island Press had a COVER STORY on the difficulty of defeating NY State Legislature incumbents, their unfair advantages, and the injustice of the state legislators/incumbents writing the rules for their own elections.
The author talks about Kimberly's efforts, and mentions Green candidate Rachel Treichler. See here

3/21/2004

Terror Alert Banana

3/6/2004

APRIL 7, 2004 7PM • Babylon Green Party

Windmills on L.I.
Adrienne Esposito is a co-founder of Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE). CCE lobbies on pesticide elimination, West Nile Virus, groundwater protection and clean up, land preservation, estuary protection, Brookhaven National Lab clean-up. She will speak about CCE's renewable energy campaigns around NY and the proposed south shore wind turbines.
wmblake7@yahoo.com 631-422-4702
11 Edmunton Pl, #E6, North Babylon, N.Y. 11703
Directions: Take Exit 40 (Rte 231) Sunrise Highway to the service road. But take the Deer Park Ave (not Rte 231) exit North. Edmunton Drive is an immediate right turn by the Fairfield COMMONS Co-ops sign. Entrance to # 11 is inside the courtyard. We are upstairs on the right.

3/5/2004

Bush Ad Remix

Video repsonce to Bush's new ad

by Jason (for America)

2/27/2004

     Green Jason West, Mayor of New Paltz NY "I'll marry gay couples."

     New Paltz - Mayor Jason West said yesterday that he will make this small mid-Hudson village the first New York community to marry same-sex couples, bringing home the raging national debate over gay marriages. "The state constitution requires equal protection under the law," West said in an interview last night.... NEWSDAY ARTICLE

Leader of the Free World
by Andy Foulds

2/3/2004

     The Green Party in New York State voted at its Jan. 31 meeting to forward a proposal to the Green Party of the US that calls for it to "commit itself to an aggressive run for President of the US in the year 2004...." The full text of the proposal is:

[Background]
Given that confusion over the Green Party of the US’s strategy for running a candidate for president in 2004 has hurt the Green Party, its relation’s with candidates and potential candidates, and caused confusion among Greens nationwide; and Given that the longer this confusion continues the more the situation causes harm to Green Parties at all levels in this country; therefore

[Proposal]
The Green Party of the United States shall commit itself to an aggressive run for President of the US in the year 2004 including, but not limited to: campaigning in all areas of the country; releasing to the press notices that the Green Party strategy will be to campaign actively and completely throughout the country; the spending of time, money, and other resources appropriate to such an active campaign and at least comparable to those resources spent by the Green Party in the last presidential election; the encouragement of member states to include an active and complete campaign for the Green Party nominee for president in their efforts for candidates in 2004; and the special support of presidential campaigning in those states that depend on the results of the presidential election to gain or keep ballot status. Notice of the passing of this proposal and its implications shall be made generally known to the Green state parties, the press, and all Greens and the general public via web site and other usual means of GP-US communications.

1/22/2004

     What's Black, Green and Not Yet Over?
     Donna Warren wants African-American voters to defect from the Democrats. LINK Donna Warren's web site. LINK

1/8/2004

     www.newsforgreens.com is a web site that has a collection of news stories, commentary, video, audio, and other items of interest to Greens. Entries currently include George W Bush - Fully Posable G.I. Joke action figure and The Next War by Doug Ireland.

1/4/2004

     The new Greens for Greens web site is at www.greenforgreens.org. This site is for Greens that are interested in building the Green Party, offer true political alternatives, and most importantly work for real social change by advocating that the Green Party work as a Green Party and run and support Green candidates for office - candidates that support the Green Party, and will run active and complete campaigns from local boards to president of the U.S.

1/2/2004

     Thanks for the Memories Saddam Hussein. Flash movie on our man Saddam. PLAY See also next entry.

12/16/2003

Donald Rumsfeld -Reagan's Envoy- provided Iraq with
chemical & biological weapons
Arming Iraq and the Path to War By: John King

12/9/03

    Turning the Green Party Black in 2003. The Greens aren’t just a bunch of Chardonnay-swilling tree-hugging white liberals. We have the policies to reach out to black voters, but we still need to do more.
By Donna J. Warren with Jonathan David Farley, D.Phil.

12/6/03

     Should the Democratic Party Nominate a Presidential Candidate in 2004? Discussions of the 2004 presidential race often leave out the very important question of whether or not it would be in the best interest of progressive movements for the Democratic Party to run someone for president. I believe that the Democratic Party should stand down in 2004. Here are 10 reasons why. By Don Fitz

11/22/03

     Statement of Kent P. Mesplay, Ph.D., Green Party Presidential Candidate. "Democratic Disobedience...protest by registering Green."

11/11/03

     Find out about the Green candidates for US president. At the GP-US web site, and Politics1.com.

     "A Democrat might beat Bush, but no Democrat is going to beat Bushism...." -Howie Hawkins, Syracuse Greens

     "I think the Democrats should just drop out of the presidential election," - New Mexico Green and Green Presidential candidate Carol Miller

11/10/03

    The Meatrix. PLAY

10/20/03

     An Events Calendar has been added for items of interest to Greens. Click on the "Calendar" link in the navigation bar at the top of the page. If you have an event of interest, please email it to calendar@gpsuffolk.org.

10/12/03

Coalition Rap PLAY

The Voice PLAY

10/10/03

     For a list of declared and potential Green Party presidential candidates for 2004, go to Politics1.com . "I think the Democrats should just drop out of the presidential election," - New Mexico Green and Green Presidential candidate Carol Miller

9/1/03

     The Democrat Party headed by Chair Rich Schaffer and party designate Steve Levy has challenged with the Board of Elections and in court the designation of John Keenan for Suffolk County Executive. They wish to negate many people's hard work and beat John with lawyers rather than at the voting booth. They are also attacking Jordan Wilson, the first African-American candidate for County Executive who is running on the Liberal line.

Update:

 In a blow to democracy, ballot access, and diversity, Democratic candidate for county executive Steve Levy's campaign has succeeded in removing Green Party candidate John Keenan from the ballot for this Fall's election. Using thousands of dollars, a gaggle of lawyers, county patronage employees, the complicity of the Board of Elections, and a complete lack of ethics, Levy decided to substitute back room action for an open election, power and money for public voting rights.

     The Green Party filed a number of signatures far in excess of the number required to get John Keenan on the ballot. Unfortunately challenging a signature requires little more that checking a box and submitting a form. On the face of it most of the challenges were clearly false. However, the amount of money, time, and people-power needed to prove a signature valid in court exceeds the resources of a smaller volunteer party with no connections at the BOE. Though many hours and dollars have been expended so far, with the short deadline for filing, the unfairness of the election laws, and the refusal of the BOE to provide the needed materials, the Green Party and John therefore have decided to discontinue efforts to reverse the decision to remove John from the ballot.

     Keenan to press on. John Keenan will remain a candidate for Suffolk County Executive. Obviously not being on the ballot will lessen his resources and access, but he still needs your vote! (For information on how to write-in a vote, click here.) It is important to stand up for the Green Party's right to the ballot, and stand against those that wish to win office not by winning votes but by backroom actions and legal maneuverings. Please spread the word about John Keenan's Green candidacy. John's web site is at www.keen2003.com.

     For more information on the actions by Levy and the Democrats that removed John Keenan along with Liberal Party candidate Jordan Wilson from the ballot, go to www.defeatlevy.com.

8/17/03

     John Keenan files petitions to be the Green Party candidate for Suffolk County Executive. John is 42 years old and the father of two children. He has been a New York City firefighter since 1989, now holding the rank of Lieutenant. He is assigned to downtown Manhattan.
      John began his involvement with the Green Party in the summer of 2000 by volunteering with Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. It was then that he joined with the Greens of Suffolk County, and has been working with them in their efforts to spread the message of Green values.
      In November 2001, John made a run for local office in the Town of Islip as a councilperson, and in 2002 he ran for Congress. Referring to John's congressional run, Michelle Goldberg writing in salon.com said "the Green Party got lucky with John Keenan, its candidate for the 2nd Congressional District on Long Island."

 

7/15/03

Greg Palast BBC Video "Bush Family Fortunes."
(Realplayer required)

 

Vote to Impeach.org 

6/7/03

     John Keenan of Islip is selected to be the Green Party candidate for Suffolk County Executive. John ran previously for Congress and worked on the campaign of Ralph Nader and is active in the Suffolk Green Party.

5/30/03

     Today, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson issued a preliminary injunction in Green Party of NYS v. NYS Board of Elections. The Courts ordered requires New York State to revise its voter registration application to allow voters to continue to register in the Green Party through at least the 2006 gubernatorial election, and requires county boards of election to maintain and record new voters Green Party affiliation preference. [More]

5/12/03

     Ralph Nader on CSPAN discusses corporate scandals, the war with Iraq, tax cuts, the Democratic candidates for President, more. One hour. (Realplayer required)

5/07/03

     Greens elected in New Paltz. In a stunning political upset, a former SUNY New Paltz student was elected village mayor last night by a large margin. Twenty-six-year-old Jason West handily beat the 16-year incumbent Mayor. Julia Walsh and Rebecca Rotzler, who ran with West on the Green Party ticket, also won seats on the Village Board, giving them a new majority.

     Innovation Campaign web site.

     Green Party election results nationwide.

 

5/03/03

Green Party members tabling at Heckscher Park Spring Festival.

4/28/03

     The Green Party of Suffolk Online Forum is open. A web based forum that allow for in depth ongoing discussions with message archiving and topics for every Green issue. Click on the "Forum" link in the menu at the top of the page to join.

4/19/03

Conspiracy Theory Rock "Media-Opoly"
(RealPlayer file - Broadband)

4/18/03

     A movie from 1946, it measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism. Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted. Where does your community, state and nation stand on these scales?

Watch movie (RealPlayer required)
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4/12/03

     This map illustrates the local consequences of global warming. The map of early warning signs clearly illustrates the global nature of climate changes. In its 2001 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system." Click on the map to go to an interactive version at www.climatehotmap.org.

4/09/03

New Statement from RAN on Citigroup

Rainforest Action Network

4/04/03

     A number of Suffolk Greens attended Peace Demo in Happauge today.

Green Timothy Snyder

4/01/03

     Ten Key Values of the Green Party link added above. (Page also contains quotes.)

3/28/03

Video clip of Tony Blair and George Bush singing a love duet

3/27/03

     Iraq Body Count Web site: www.iraqbodycount.net

     NO.IRAQ.WAR:  Info: www.diyr.com/lipeace

3/26/03

Video BOOM!

by System of a Down:  systemofadown.com

3/22/03

Greens march against war in NYC
(Click the photo for more photos)

3/17/03

     With the aggressive war stance of the current government and the continuing attacks on the biosphere, the Green Party is needed more than ever. The progressive community needs to be strong and work in many ways to fight for peace and justice for all life and to protect the planet, and the Green Party is the only party that is founded on those beliefs.

     The Green Party is the largest worldwide political movement, and the fastest growing political party in the US. The Green Party is the only party in Suffolk to run peace candidates and to address biotic rights. A Suffolk Green campaigning on these issues out polled almost every major party challenger in state legislative races on LI last fall.

     We need to keep growing and continue our good work. Please contact us with input or questions.

3/09/03

     Stephan Smith song and video, "The Bell" called "the anti-war anthem for our generation" is available at www.stephansmith.com. A letter from Pete Seger, who performs on the EP version, and information about radio play is also available on the site.

     John Mellencamp's anti-war (and anti Bush) song can be downloaded at www.mellencamp.com.

2/15/03

     Suffolk Green join with Greens from the north and east US (and hundreds of thousands of others) in NYC to demand no war. For more photos click on the photo below.

1/23/03

     Items with the Green Party of Suffolk logo are available here .
     All profits from the sale of these items go to the Green Party of Suffolk County. Since we only get a percentage of the cost of these items, please consider a separate donation to the Green Party of Suffolk County. [Contributions]

Update: 5/30/03

     BRENNAN CENTER STATEMENT ON DECISION IN GREEN PARTY OF NYS V. NYS BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 
     Court Affirms Voters Right to Register in Green Party through 2006 Election Court Finds New Yorks Voter Enrollment Scheme Places the Most Severe Restriction on Enrollment for Parties not Entitled to Their Own Primary of any State.

     Today, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson issued a preliminary injunction in Green Party of NYS v. NYS Board of Elections. The Courts ordered requires New York State to revise its voter registration application to allow voters to continue to register in the Green Party through at least the 2006 gubernatorial election, and requires county boards of election to maintain and record new voters Green Party affiliation preference. The Brennan Center, counsel for the Green Party of New York State and several of its members, filed the suit in December to preserve the right of party members to officially enroll as Green Party members, and retain their party affiliation in registration records, even though the Green Party lost its ballot status in last years gubernatorial election. This ruling is a major victory for the voters of New York State. Other courts have struck down as unconstitutional New York laws designed to limit the ability of insurgent candidates and parties to get on the ballot and thereby severely limit voters choices. Similarly, the Court here found that New Yorks voter enrollment scheme places the most severe restriction on voters of any of the states in the country that do not allow open primaries. This decision gives New Yorkers what residents of many states already have, namely the right to enroll not just in the major parties, but also in the Green Party, an organized party with a track record of significant support and activities. The decision vindicates voters rights under the First Amendment to associate as members of a party and express their voices fully and equally, and the rights of minor parties to organize and build support on a level playing field with the major parties, said Jeremy Creelan, associate counsel at the Brennan Center and the attorney for the plaintiffs. If the court had not intervened, the party affiliation status of these voters would have been switched to blank and new registrants would not have been allowed to register as a Green Party member on the registration application. State law required the Board to decertify the Greens as a political party because its gubernatorial candidate, Stanley Aronowitz, failed to receive at least 50,000 votes. The Greens sought the injunction to block two critical corollaries to the Greens loss of official party status, namely the purging of existing voter enrollment information from county board of elections records and the loss of the right to enroll voters as Green Party members upon registration. If the State no longer registered voters as members of the Green Party, the Party would have lost a crucial tool for effective outreach and organizing, and voters would have lost their opportunity to express their political views through identification with a particular party and its platformconstitutional rights protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

    The Courts decision also encourages the New York State Board of Elections and the Legislature to consider broader changes to the states voter enrollment scheme to allow voters to enroll not just in the Green Party, but in any party that has shown a sufficient modicum of past support by, for example, successfully placing a candidate on the ballot in the most recent statewide election. Such changes would further vindicate voters rights to express themselves through party enrollment and parties rights to use voter registration to organize and build their membership and support.

     Ruling available here.

1/16/03

     A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order Thursday [1/16/03] barring the state from voiding any voter registrations for the Green Party and ordering it to allow new members to enroll. U.S. District Judge John Gleeson asked the party and the state Board of Elections to submit briefs on several issues by Jan. 30 and said he would issue a ruling in the case soon after, according to Jeremy Creelan, the lead attorney for the Green Party.

12/10/02

     The Green Party won a Temporary Restraining Order against the New York State Board of Elections today in federal district court in Brooklyn. The Board of Elections was barred from deleting any voters as Greens until at least the next hearing in the federal District Court in Brooklyn on January 16th. Voters can also continue to enroll in the Green Party. More than 30,000 New Yorkers are presently enrolled in the Green Party.

The order was issued by Judge John Gleeson after hearing oral arguments from the Green Party, and the NYS and NYC Boards of Elections. The Green Party was represented by Jeremy Creelan of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. TROs are issued only if the judge believes that the plaintiffs have a strong change on ultimately winning the lawsuit. "We are pleased that the court has recognized that supporters of the green principles of democracy, justice, nonviolence and ecology have a right to join together in a political party. It is critical that a time when the Republicans and Democrats have banded together to promote war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and corporate welfare, that voters have the right to express support for an alternative such as the Green Party," stated Mark Dunlea, Chairperson of the Green Party of New York State.

The New York State Board of Elections determined that the Green party received less than 50,000 vote for it candidate for governor. Any party that receives less than 50,000 votes for Governor loses the right to be treated as a political party under the state election law. The Green candidate for Attorney General, one of their statewide candidates in this election, exceeded the 50,000 vote total. Ralph Nader, their Presidential candidate, received more than 244,000 votes in New York State two years ago.The present lawsuit deals with the right of voters to enroll in the green party. It does not deal with the issue of whether the state has the right to decertify the greens as a political party and require it to collect far more signatures in order to run candidates for office.

The Green Party of New York State is recognized as a political party by the Federal Election Commission. The Green Party of the United States was recently granted status as the national committee of a political party by the FEC.

Nationally, the Green Party had its best showing ever in the recent elections, electing 70 officials to public offices around the country. The number of elected Greens now stands at 172. The party won its second state legislative seat, in Maine, and won its first victories in Texas, Nebraska and Iowa. Many Green candidates for state legislative office recorded vote totals of more than 20- 30%, and in the double digits in races with both Democrats and Republicans. Green candidate AnnDrea Benson in Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District won 22%, the best yet for a Green in a House race.

A copy of the lawsuit is available at www.brennancenter.org.

What this means:

     • The Green Party of Suffolk will continue to exist. When Green candidates run, the number of signatures we will need to get them on the ballot will increase, however signatures can be gathered from any registered voter. We will still have a countywide organization in Suffolk (the Green Party of Suffolk) to promote Green candidates and Green values, and help Greens running for office.
     • If we do not prevail in the lawsuit, your party enrollment will change from Green to "blank." (Blank means not enrolled in any party.) You can still work with the Green Party and still identify as a Green. (NOTE: this has not happened, and may not happen depending on the outcome of the lawsuit mentioned above.)
     • The Green Party in New York will continue. The GP in NY existed as an organization before receiving automatic ballot status. The designation of statewide candidates (including president) will change from a nomination meeting to the gathering of signatures on petitions, but we will still be able to field Green candidates.

     Obviously this make some activities harder for the GP. We will have more work to do for candidates to get them on the ballot for instance, but it does not mean the end of the GP. We will still have access to the ballot, we will just not be automatically on it. As many of you that have worked on issues over the years know, there are always set backs and roadblocks. Even if we climb two steps up and slid one step down we will eventually make it over the mountain.

     If you have any questions, please contact me. I will post more information, when I have it.

Roger Snyder, Chair, Green Party of Suffolk County

 

Green Party
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Dept. of Biodiversity Protection (4/30/03)

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Suffolk County Dept. of Biodiversity Protection

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