GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
Green Party prepares for Oct. 3 protests over Green nominee Jill Stein's exclusion from the presidential debates
• Dr. Stein on Democracy Now! broadcast live from Denver during the first Obama-Romney debate
• Rigged Debates = Rigged Elections, say Greens
WASHINGTON, DC -- Greens across the US are demanding an invitation for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein (http://www.jillstein.org) to the presidential debates, in advance of the first debate on Wednesday, October 3, in Denver.
Dr. Stein's plans for October 3 include an appearance on Democracy Now!'s Live Debate Talkback, hosted by Amy Goodman, live from Denver during the Obama-Romney debate (http://www.jillstein.org/democracy_now_s_live_debate_talkback_with_jill_stein).
Below is a list of events in Denver and links related to the first debate and Dr. Stein's exclusion, including a march on the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).
Green Party leaders and activists have insisted that the debates must include every candidate who is on enough ballots to win the White House and who has demonstrated a minimal level of support -- either 1% of the vote in a credible national poll or qualification for federal matching funds or both. Jill Stein and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson meet all of these criteria. (See 'Occupy the CPD!', http://occupythecpd.org)
Greens have called the CPD, which controls the debates, an attempt to rig elections. The CPD, owned and run by the Democratic and Republican parties and the two parties' corporate funders, determines criteria for participation and has decided that only Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will be allowed in front of the microphones.
The CPD took over the debates in the early 1990s to limit the stage to their own candidates and to make sure that no challenging questions get asked. The League of Women Voters, which sponsored the debates before the CPD took over, has called this situation "a fraud on the American voter."
Events
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 pm MST: Occupy the Debates! Occupy Denver, Green presidential candidate Jill Stein, Green vice-presidential candidate Cheri Honkala, and supporters will join an Occupy Denver march on the Commission on Presidential Debates. McWilliams Park at E. Yale Avenue and S. Steele Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/occupy_the_debates_denver
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 pm MST (9 pm EST, 6 pm PST): Democracy Now!'s Live Debate Talkback with Jill Stein, former Salt Lake City Mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson, and host Amy Goodman. The live program will begin at 6:30 pm, and Jill Stein will join the show at 7 pm. Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/democracy_now_s_live_debate_talkback_with_jill_stein
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2012/9/28/third_party_candidates_to_join_in_real_time_on_democracy_now_s_live_coverage_of_first_pres_debate
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 9:30 pm MST: Occupy the Debates! AFTERRALLY with Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala and musical entertainment. Stein-Honkala campaign manager Ben Manski will host a post-debate rally with live music and rousing speeches from the candidates. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/occupy_the_debates_after_rally_with_jill_stein_and_cheri_honkala
Links
• "Chickens picket Romney HQ in leadup to Denver debates protests" ("OccupytheCPD.org organizer and U.S. Uncut founder Carl Gibson presented a Romney staffer with 'The World's Biggest Chicken Award'. Romney last faced Jill Stein in a 2002 gubernatorial debate which Massachusetts media later declared Dr. Stein the winner.")
http://www.jillstein.org/chickens_picket_romney_hq
Video: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=903406680251
• Occupy the CPD!
http://occupythecpd.org
• "Open the Debates: Demand inclusion of Jill Stein and Gary Johnson!"
By Scott McLarty, FireDogLake (blog), September 20, 2012
http://my.firedoglake.com/scottmclarty/2012/09/20/open-the-debates-demand-inclusion-of-jill-stein-and-gary-johnson/
• "In a First, Debates Give Presidential Candidates the Topics Ahead Of Time"
By Elizabeth Flock, US News & World Report, September 21, 2012
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/21/in-a-first-debates-give-presidential-candidates-the-topics-ahead-of-time
• Video: Jill Stein speaks and answers questions from viewers on climate change during a Digital Town Hall broadcast on the Green Party's Livestream Channel on Sept. 30, hosted by "No Impact Man" Colin Beavan, Green candidate for the US House in Brooklyn, NY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuKod21vIg
Green Party prepares for Oct. 3 protests over Green nominee Jill Stein's exclusion from the presidential debates
• Dr. Stein on Democracy Now! broadcast live from Denver during the first Obama-Romney debate
• Rigged Debates = Rigged Elections, say Greens
WASHINGTON, DC -- Greens across the US are demanding an invitation for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein (http://www.jillstein.org) to the presidential debates, in advance of the first debate on Wednesday, October 3, in Denver.
Dr. Stein's plans for October 3 include an appearance on Democracy Now!'s Live Debate Talkback, hosted by Amy Goodman, live from Denver during the Obama-Romney debate (http://www.jillstein.org/democracy_now_s_live_debate_talkback_with_jill_stein).
Below is a list of events in Denver and links related to the first debate and Dr. Stein's exclusion, including a march on the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).
Green Party leaders and activists have insisted that the debates must include every candidate who is on enough ballots to win the White House and who has demonstrated a minimal level of support -- either 1% of the vote in a credible national poll or qualification for federal matching funds or both. Jill Stein and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson meet all of these criteria. (See 'Occupy the CPD!', http://occupythecpd.org)
Greens have called the CPD, which controls the debates, an attempt to rig elections. The CPD, owned and run by the Democratic and Republican parties and the two parties' corporate funders, determines criteria for participation and has decided that only Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will be allowed in front of the microphones.
The CPD took over the debates in the early 1990s to limit the stage to their own candidates and to make sure that no challenging questions get asked. The League of Women Voters, which sponsored the debates before the CPD took over, has called this situation "a fraud on the American voter."
Events
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 pm MST: Occupy the Debates! Occupy Denver, Green presidential candidate Jill Stein, Green vice-presidential candidate Cheri Honkala, and supporters will join an Occupy Denver march on the Commission on Presidential Debates. McWilliams Park at E. Yale Avenue and S. Steele Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/occupy_the_debates_denver
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 pm MST (9 pm EST, 6 pm PST): Democracy Now!'s Live Debate Talkback with Jill Stein, former Salt Lake City Mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson, and host Amy Goodman. The live program will begin at 6:30 pm, and Jill Stein will join the show at 7 pm. Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/democracy_now_s_live_debate_talkback_with_jill_stein
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2012/9/28/third_party_candidates_to_join_in_real_time_on_democracy_now_s_live_coverage_of_first_pres_debate
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, 9:30 pm MST: Occupy the Debates! AFTERRALLY with Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala and musical entertainment. Stein-Honkala campaign manager Ben Manski will host a post-debate rally with live music and rousing speeches from the candidates. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street in Denver. More information: http://www.jillstein.org/occupy_the_debates_after_rally_with_jill_stein_and_cheri_honkala
Links
• "Chickens picket Romney HQ in leadup to Denver debates protests" ("OccupytheCPD.org organizer and U.S. Uncut founder Carl Gibson presented a Romney staffer with 'The World's Biggest Chicken Award'. Romney last faced Jill Stein in a 2002 gubernatorial debate which Massachusetts media later declared Dr. Stein the winner.")
http://www.jillstein.org/chickens_picket_romney_hq
Video: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=903406680251
• Occupy the CPD!
http://occupythecpd.org
• "Open the Debates: Demand inclusion of Jill Stein and Gary Johnson!"
By Scott McLarty, FireDogLake (blog), September 20, 2012
http://my.firedoglake.com/scottmclarty/2012/09/20/open-the-debates-demand-inclusion-of-jill-stein-and-gary-johnson/
• "In a First, Debates Give Presidential Candidates the Topics Ahead Of Time"
By Elizabeth Flock, US News & World Report, September 21, 2012
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/21/in-a-first-debates-give-presidential-candidates-the-topics-ahead-of-time
• Video: Jill Stein speaks and answers questions from viewers on climate change during a Digital Town Hall broadcast on the Green Party's Livestream Channel on Sept. 30, hosted by "No Impact Man" Colin Beavan, Green candidate for the US House in Brooklyn, NY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuKod21vIg
