Yesterday Jill Stein walked the picket line for the Chicago public schools. In Pennsylvania, Cheri Honkala rallied for voting rights and against that state's voter ID law.
On Wednesday, we launched OccupytheCPD.org to push for free and equal presidential debates (sign on here).
Then next week Wednesday, you are invited to the first ever online U.S. Europe Green Summit.
Finally, today, we release our latest ballot access report. As you will see, with your help we've painted the map very green: over 85% of voters will see Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala on the ballot!
Summaries of all of this news is below (with links to the full articles on the website). All of this was accomplished with hard work by staff and volunteers. And all of it --all of it-- made possibly by your hard-earned donations. We have only a month and a half till Election Day. We will ask you for donations regularly, sometimes urgently. Please donate generously now. Because this is what your money is making possible.
Earlier today, Jill Stein joined the picket lines at Amundsen and Lane Tech, two Chicago high schools. On her way from Ohio, she cancelled her morning appearances in Minnesota in order to visit Chicago teachers, parents, and students who have been engaged in a citywide strike since Monday.The battle the teachers of the Chicago Public Schools are fighting is not one of their choosing. It is one which has been foisted on them by politicians who have been bankrolled by, and who therefore represent the interests of, the 1%.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
At a press conference today in front of the Municipal Service Building in Philadelphia, Green Party VP candidate and National Coordinator for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, Cheri Honkala, made the following remarks about the state’s proposed new voter ID law, currently being challenged in the courts:“Politicians should be our servants. It says in the Declaration of Independence that in America power is derived from the consent of the governed. And that consent is granted, formally, by our vote that elects people to office. So politicians have nojust power except that which we award them by our vote. That's why the right to vote is fundamental to the legitimacy of our government. If you don't let me vote, you have no right to exercise the power of office.
We Demand Fair Debates: Join Tom Morello, thousands more in launching Occupy the CPD!
Spread the word far and wide! This morning, dozens of community leaders, artists, and academics -- including Tom Morello, Leah Bolger, Richard Wolff and Medea Benjamin -- and thousands more joined together to launch Occupy the CPD. Please join them at http://www.OccupytheCPD.org You're invited to the first ever online, U.S. Europe Green Summit!
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala will appear on at least 85% of the ballots cast this November. Following is the state-by-state ballot access breakdown.
Last updated on September 12, 2012 (colors this month in honor of the Seattle Sounders):
We are currently seeking a ballot line or litigating in: Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
We are on the ballot in: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawai'i, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin and new states Alabama, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Virginia!
We will appear as write-ins in: Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, and New Hampshire.
Last updated on September 12, 2012 (colors this month in honor of the Seattle Sounders):
We are currently seeking a ballot line or litigating in: Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
We are on the ballot in: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawai'i, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin and new states Alabama, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Virginia!
We will appear as write-ins in: Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, and New Hampshire.
Please take an immediate step by making a donation: http://www.jillstein.org/donate
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