The Value of Trust: Healing the GPCA and Winning Elections—Page 7 Green Focus The Newspaper of the Green Party of California - Summer 2007 May Day in LA: Greens and Immigrants Stand Up–Suffer at the Hands of LAPD Goon Squad pated in a rally before were there telling By Christine Pinto and the world that they would not tolerate the Linda Piera-Avilla injustice they and their families were suf- LA Greens fering. They left the shadows of the hard- ship in their home country, not knowing LOS ANGELES - May 1, 2007—It was what they might encounter in a foreign a beautiful day! The sun shone brightly in land but knowing that their home did not Los Angeles, which I guess is no surprise, provide the economic shelter they needed but today especially it seemed to shine for life. Today they came out of the dark down upon the city and bless us with its into the sunshine, putting one foot in warmth. Today was May 1st, Internation- front of the other towards the life they al Labor Day, and while every other day envisioned for themselves. It was beauti- of the year people labor to make ends ful. As we came closer to City Hall, the meet, today’s toil was a labor of love for trickle I griped about before turned into a those who gathered on the steps of City sea that stretched too far for my eyes to Hall. My heart was filled with opti- take in. mism and goodwill for the rally to come. Flags in the air, horns blaring, people I started the journey riding the bus with a chanting, “¡Si Se Puede! ¡Si Se Puede!” - fellow Green down to where the rally was “Yes We Can!” (For the español im- gathering. It was my first time riding the paired). People were smiling and the sun bus and I was heartened to meet several seemed to be pulsing to the beat of the May Day in LA: In a show of solidarity, Greens, progressives and immigrants marched in smiling faces all going to be a part of the drums and the hearts all around. downtown Los Angeles in favor of fair play for immigrants. Unfortunately, the LAPD made day’s march: some of them going to sup- It was a dramatic end to a day well their presence known, brandishing batons and firing rubber bullets, injuring innocent men, women and children. As always the LAPD will investigate its own unlawful behavior. port those who needed it, some like me, spent. As my Green compadre and I took going to march for my own family who our bus ride home, we smiled and basked police close in on the people and give must remember the long history of hatred needs it. in the hope that sprung from deep within them no space so that a crisis will occur. toward the Mexican community. Since There was little question as to where despite the extreme brutality that we They want to scare and intimidate the the 1848 war of aggression the immigrant we were supposed to go next -- we simply heard had taken place just one block from people. They want to link it to a terrorist laws have not favored the Mexican com- followed the flag waving patriots to our where we had gathered. The people spoke attack so the people will be afraid to come munity. During the Great Depression in destination. When we arrived, I must ad- loudly but peacefully and the sun shone out. They want to justify their behavior in the 1930's a million Mexicans were taken mit that it was a little disappointing. brightly over City Hall today. That the the name of "homeland security." Treat- off the streets and deported, including The sea that I was hoping for was LAPD met this celebration of freedom, ing people that way equates with the tac- families and people who had been here more of a trickle of people; but some was and human determination for fair play tics of terrorists. This is a local example for generations. Now that people are better than none, so my comrade and I with violence was a sad day indeed and a of the bigger picture of what the U.S. marching and protesting the deportations, unfurled our Green Party banner and add- pox mark on the police and current ad- government is doing in Iraq. Perhaps the the police are responding with these in- ed our two drops to the flow of those who ministration of city government. But it police action last Tuesday was a training timidation tactics in an attempt to stop were marching. As we walked, it became did NOT dampen our spirits or hope for a exercise for something else. Unlike last people from speaking out. Deportation crystal clear to me how very important better future for all. No matter what the year when things were peaceful, this year itself equals terrorism! What was beauti- this rally was to every person there. Peo- cost, Greens must stand up to injustice, the LAPD came out in full force and I ful about the May 1 march was that the ple of all races, ages, sizes, it didn’t mat- and speak loudly and nonviolently to re- hold the mayor responsible. These police symbolic meaning of May 1 as a working ter who they were or how they differed in solve the current difficulties. tactics are nothing new. But this time the class holiday has been revived by work- other ways, in this march all were united news media were in the middle of it. If ing class immigrants. It was a successful under one flag, the American flag! At the scene of the LAPD massacre the media goes through it, then maybe the march because of that. “¡Si Se Puede! There were easily three American The May Day police brutality as seen public will know what the (immigrant) Editors Note: A “Goon” is a thug flags for every Mexican flag or that of on TV is an example of what happened at people go through every day with the hired by corrupt elites to intimidate or any other country. People who had per- the South Central Farm the day of the police shooting our children. Now we are punish people for standing up for them- haps never cared about politics or partici- eviction. The tactics are the same. The seeing it on a nationwide level .People selves. Includes COPS, too!

Green Party of California In This Issue P.O Box 2828 Place Annoucements...... 11 Sacramento, CA Stamp LAPD Goon Squad Attack Immigrants.....1 95812 Here Sacramento Greens Against the War...... 2 Green Organizing: A Case Study...... 3 Anti-Walmart Action Scores Success...... 4 Thought Control In America...... 4 California Delegation Gets Boost...... 5 San Francisco to Ban Plastic Bags...... 6 LA Greens Endorse Latina Activist...... 6 Opinion Pages...... 7&9 Commentary...... 8&11 Call To Action: GPUS & GPCA Policy...11 Ten Key Values & Subscription Info.....12 Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 2 Sacramento Greens Arrested at Nation's Longest Sit-in Against Iraq War Group Sponsors TV Ad The "peace-in" began on the morn- ing of Jan. 8 at the offices of Rep. Doris condemning local Con- Matsui (D-Sacramento) after the mid- gress woman for hypocrit- dle-of-the-road lawmaker refused to ical stand on war. meet with Veterans for Peace, and com- mit to voting against any new funding By Green Focus Staff Writer for the war in Iraq. The action did not end until March SACRAMENTO - The Democratic 22, the day Matsui announced she Party may claim it is opposed to the would vote to further fund the war de- Iraq War and wants to bring the troops spite making numerous public state- home, but while it continues to vote to ments that she, like other Democrats, fund the war, members of the Green wanted to "protect" the troops and was Party in California are pressuring the personally opposed to the war. Her vote government to end this failed policy as for $100 billion more for the war con- evidenced by a 52-day sit-in at a Cali- tinued the war. fornia Congress person's office and an On March 22, after Matsui's an- innovative television ad campaign nouncement, three members of the Sac- against the war that made national news. ramento Greens county council, Sheila The Sacramento Greens helped or- Laracy, Scott Verhoef and Cres Vel- Die In at State Capitol: Sheila Laracy, Scott Verhoef and Cres Vellucci, among other ganize and coordinate a multi-month lucci were arrested as they sat in Mat- members of the Sacramento Green Party gained major news coverage in print, TV and "peace-in" with progressive Democrats radio with their 52 day successful media campaign against the war in Iraq this spring. sui's office reading the names of U.S. and members of the Peace & Freedom and Iraqi citizens killed in Iraq. In told, Party. The protest eventually became Matsui. The stark, black and white spot votes for war," said Jeff Kravitz, anoth- seven were arrested, handcuffed and the longest sit-in at lawmaker's office ran during prime evening viewing on er member of the Sacramento Greens temporarily jailed. since the war began, according to news local CNN, Headline News and other county council, a civil rights lawyer, "Rep. Matsui is the poster Demo- reports. area broadcast and cable stations. law school professor and 2006 Green crat from California. She claims to be The spot called on Matsui to vote Party congressional candidate (5th CD). opposed to the war, but she insists that against any further funding for the war "The death toll in Iraq, for U.S. and Green Focus voting for more war funding will to "protect" our troops and end the war. Iraqi civilians, continues to climb and ‘protect' the troops when all it does is In the background of the spot viewers all Democrats can do is claim to be Editors: leave them in harm's way," said Cres- could hear explosions, sirens and peo- opposed to the war, while funding it. • Don Boring Vellucci, a Vietnam veteran, Veterans ple screaming. "The ad campaign was This resolution would have been a good • Larry Cafiero for Peace member and Green Party of our way of showing the public more of idea...four years ago. It's way too late California press secretary. the real face of war...the death, the cha- and way too little," added Kravtiz, who Editorial Staff and Board: "Matsui, like other Democrats, is os," said Vellucci, who wrote and pro- pointed out that the Green Party has •Linda Piera-Avilla playing political games. Democrats duced the spot. "I remember Vietnam. been opposed to the war in Iraq, unlike • Serge Balkanin don't want this war to end because it Doris Matsui, and others who say they Democrats and Republicans, since it gives them something to hang on Re- are opposed to war but are willing to began. • Michael Borenstein publicans in the 2008 elections. Instead • Steve Loebs extend it for months and years for polit- He said three Democrats failed to of trying to stop the carnage in Iraq, ical gain, must be made to realize how • Ellen Maissen vote, thus killing legislation last year Democrats are only thinking about their wrong their position is to the people on that called for a return of the California • Orval Osborne own political well-being," added Vel- the ground in Iraq," he added. National Guard from Iraq. • Sharon Peterson lucci, who was a military war corre- Sacramento Greens also criticized a • Wes Rolley spondent in Vietnam. measure on next year's presidential pri- For more on Sacramento action: • Lisa Taylor "In good conscience, we could not mary ballot calling for the immediate see www.sacendwar.org • Cres Vellucci sit by while more people are sent off to withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, • Laura Wells die in this war that was initiated not just noting it is nothing more than Demo- by the actions of Pres. Bush, but by crats playing "self-serving" politics Green Party! Design and Layout: Democrats in Congress," said Laracy. while more American Troops– • Don Boring Before the arrests, demonstrators en- including Californians–continue to die. gaged in a near-siege of Matsui's dis- "Democrats in Congress voted to • First Party to Call Website: trict office, including not only the daily fully fund the war through late 2008. for Impeachment • Pending "peace-in" inside the office but by hold- Now Democrats here are calling for the ing outside "die-ins" marking the return of the troops? This bill is nothing • First to Call for an Subscriptions: deaths of hundreds of thousands of more than a self-serving attempt by the • See Coupon, page 4 Iraqi civilians, news conferences fea- Democratic Party to repair its image as Ending of Iraq War turing members of the community op- a party that says it wants peace but Distribution: posed to the war and other rallies • Hugh Moore linking the community to the anti-war action. Contact: News coverage included local, Green Party of California regional and national wire service, tele- P.O Box 2828 vision and radio outlets. Matsui's office, Sacramento, CA 95812 seeking to mitigate the damage demon- strators did by exposing an alleged anti- www.cagreens.org/greenfocus war Democrat as a pro-war politician, [email protected] even banned the news media from her office after Associated Press and a large Send Submissions and all newspaper chain ran major stories dur- queries or Letters to the Editor to: ing the first 10 days of the protests. [email protected] The protests also forced Matsui to or by sending regular mail to : at least recognize the Iraq War. Before January, she did not have even a men- Green Focus tion on her web site about the Iraq War, c/o Green Party PO Box 74 including during her most recent cam- Glendora, CA 91740 paign election. Matsui quickly added the war reference, claiming she was No payment for articles. We "anti-war." look for maximum of 800 The Sacramento Green Party also words on letters or articles. contributed $500 to a dramatic televi- We reserve right to edit all articles. sion advertising campaign targeting Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 3 Blue Print For Green Organizing: How To Hold A Demonstration on 3 Just Weeks Notice heat. Finally, it was decided by majori- By Shane Que Hee, ty vote to begin with a rally in front of Los Angeles Greens State Democratic Party headquarters at Figueroa/9th Street, march past City LOS ANGELES–How to stop the Iraq Hall, and then rally again at the Federal War? The Dem majorities in the House Building on Los Angeles Street. The and Senate after the November 2006 major competing idea was to rally and elections and the opinion polls implied march in Pasadena at Rep Schiff’s of- the American people wanted to reverse fice and at the Parsons Building. We direction. Except--- Bush and Dems were all asked to get back to our organi- contrived to talk about increasing the zations to secure endorsements. Com- troops, with the Dems wanting to stop mittees formed were: Logistics, the INCREASE rather than stopping Outreach, Lead Banner/Stage Banner, the whole caboodle. How very conve- Media, Program (empty), and Chants. nient for the duopoly– the Dems get to The hat was passed too. save face while the Republicans get The January 13 meeting convened what they wanted anyhow in their non- in the basement of the Echo Park Unit- binding resolution charades. Congress ed Methodist Church facilitated by Co- has the purse strings. IF THE DEMS alition for World Peace’s Don White, WERE SERIOUS WHY NOT CUT with the same number of organizations ALL FUNDING FOR THE IRAQ as at the first meeting with the addition Cindy Sheehan: Cindy was just one of the many speakers featured at the morning series WAR? of Green Party personnel like LA of events. Greens were heavily represented in the crowd with among others participating; The national call to bring the troops County Council Rep Jim Odling (also including Jim Odling and Nativo Lopez, both members of the LA County Council Greens. home and cut all funding was first made wearing his other hat of LA Coalition in 8. Connection with Occupation Party of LA County Council). Musi- by United For Peace and Justice (UFPJ) of Palestine; cians were: Tom Morello, Quetzal, Mi- who went all out for a Washington DC “It behooves the Green 9. Military Families Speak Out. chelle Shocked, and Ross Altman. extravaganza that ultimately attracted Party to make more alliances 10. Congress member against the war. On Wednesday January 24, the over a million marchers. Amazingly at through peace and other Press Conference in Pasadena outside this event only Dems spoke and Ralph To my dismay, Green Party or Schiff’s office featured Cindy Sheehan Nader was pointedly not invited to groups, and not rely just on Third Party, or Progressive Democrat and local presses carried news items. speak. Grudgingly, UFPJ gave late as- political stance. did not make the cut in a March/Rally The march/rally of about 5,000 on Jan- sent to a San Francisco event also. Most of the Greens in the agitating for Congress to Stop Funding uary 27 attracted a small but loud pro- Because of the top-down tilt of most the War. Even Congress Member war faction at Democratic headquar- progressive left organizations, every- Coalition wore at least two against the War was low priority of the ters, and the march moved off amidst one else was supposed to converge on hats anyhow including me. chosen ten! The Platform Committee isolated raindrops. Once at the Federal Washington DC on January 27. Many I encourage you all to work who had worked like beavers to set up Building, rain became more heavy after in LA who could not or did not want to with potential allies—if you some available speakers (I had asked the first two speakers. The LA Times go to Washington DC wanted to host Peter Thottam and Byron De Lear- who and LA Weekly ran short accounts as our own event, especially since the state don’t work on their issues why were both available, and Peter Camejo did some TV channels. LA Indy media Dems and LA City Council in 2006 should they work on ours? and Bill Paparian -who both did not also posted many photos and videos. refused to support efforts to impeach But–be patient too!” reply or were not available) were all The offices of some 11 members of Bush/Cheney, and to bring California’s urged to select speakers with diversity Congress were visited on January 29. National Guard home from Iraq. And considerations in mind. Cindy Shee- The organizations at the evaluation dammit, if San Francisco could do it Solidarity with Cuba); Henry Duke and han, Ron Kovics, Dolores Huerta,and meeting on February 10 decided to con- why not LA? Lynda Hernandez of the Greens of Or- Jamahl were approved. The other tinue to work on joint projects and to The local action was first talked ange County; and Dolly Arond of the Committees then gave their reports. A endorse the ANSWER March 17 about December 20 at the Progressive Valley Greens (her other hat was Alli- lobbying day was scheduled for Janu- March/Rally, to be held at 12 noon, at Democrats of America sponsored rally ance for Democracy). The Committees ary 29. An evaluation meeting was Hollywood/Vine. I chided them for the outside Henry Waxman’s office on 3rd reported back on their progress. Flyers scheduled for February 10. The num- lack of LGBT speakers. Street in Beverly Hills by Vigil Con- were to be distributed at the Martin ber of endorsers reached 100. These While the whole drive to mount a gress convener Lisa Lubow, and many Luther King Day parade; the banner also included the Green Party of LA major March/Rally within 3 weeks was other supporters including myself as was approved; the march route and ral- County, and the Ventura Greens. exciting, the speaker prioritization pro- part of the UFPJ call to lobby congress- ly places confirmed; the draft press re- Tinkering with speakers and musi- cess revealed a general dislike of politi- man to cut all funding for the Iraq War lease approved; the broad program time cians occurred right up to the cians. It behooves the Green Party to and to bring the troops home. We all approved with speeches for 30 minutes Rally/March time. The speakers in or- make more alliances through peace and decided to make feverish calls for a before the march and for 45 minutes der were: 1st Rally- 1. Rosa Furumoto other groups, and not rely just on polit- general meeting of interested organiza- after the march to make a departure (Coalition Against Militarism in ical stance. Most of the Greens in the tions at the United Teachers of Los from the hours of harangues at most Schools); 2. John Parker (International Coalition wore at least two hats anyhow Angeles office on Wilshire Boulevard previous LA rallies. The Coalition for Action Center); 3. Omar Jubran including me. I encourage you all to on January 6. World Peace was accepted as the bank- (Council on American-Islamic Rela- work with potential allies—if you don’t What a meeting! At least 25 Orga- er. Five people self-nominated them- tions); 4. Pat Alviso (Military Families work on their issues why should they nizations attended, with 40 people selves for the Program Committee. I Speak Out); 5. Jabbar Magruder (Army work on ours? But–be patient too! packed into a hot Board Room facilitat- joined the Program Committee after the National Guard Sergeant); 2nd Rally: ed by UTLA’s Andy Griggs. I repre- meeting. 1. Jason Lemieux (Iraq Veterans sented two organizations, the LA The January 20 meeting in the Echo Against the War); 2. Helga Aguayu LGBT Greens and its non-partisan Park United Methodist Church chaired (wife of conscientious objector Agustin peace and justice sister, Out Against by Don White was dominated by the Aguayo); 3. Sarah Knoop (LAUSD, War: LGBT & Friends Coalition for meeting prioritizing areas for the speak- UTLA, International Socialist Organi- Peace & Justice. Ceil Sorenson, repre- ers to cover since the Program Commit- zation); 4. Ron Kovic (Vietnam Veter- senting, San Fernando Valley Greens, tee was not empowered to choose the an); 5. Mazin Almoukdad (Al-Awda, was there too. We named ourselves the speakers. There were 18 categories of Palestine Right to Return Coalition); 6. Ad Hoc Coalition for Action for Janu- speakers for some 80 minutes from Nativo Lopez (Mexican American Po- ary 27, 2007, and decided to limit all which 10 categories were voted in: litical Association); 7. Kent Wong demands to just the 2 major ones. Orga- (UCLA Labor Center); 8. Rev. Lewis nizations who agreed with those 2 de- 1. Immigrant rights and Latino Logan (Black/Brown Unity Coalition mands were asked to put other demands community; and Community Call to Action and Ac- on their banners/signs. The latter deci- 2. Arab and Muslim; countability); 9. Cindy Sheehan (Gold sion caused much hand-wringing be- 3. Iraq Veterans Against the War; Star Families for Peace). The Green cause it was seen as limiting 4. African-American; Party was represented through Sarah participation. No matter. Where and 5. Labor; Knoop (won 700,000 votes in coming when to have the rally.. or march... or 6. Overall analysis, anti-imperialist, 2nd in the Nov election for State Super- Young and Old Alike: The entire event was march/rally... or march/rallies... or complete withdrawal; intendent of Public Instruction) and a complete success and was well received marches/rallies...caused much more 7. Counter recruitment/Education; Nativo Lopez (member of the Green by all the participants and observers. Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 4 Greens United With Social Justice Groups, Score Big Victories Against Wal-Mart in Northern California who is on the CHCN board and is battling Joe Feller: seen (left) of By Cres Vellucci, Wal-Mart in Vallejo to stop Wal-Mart Solano County Greens Press Secretary, GPCA from building on an environmentally- talks to news reporters in front of the White protected VALLEJO - Wal-Mart–at least in North- Slough, a protected we- wetlands area. "Greens believe in sus- lands area near Vallejo ern California–has been taking it on the tainability, and that includes the avail- where Wal-Mart wants proverbial chin this past year in large part ability of locally produced goods and to build a Supercenter. because of the work of Greens, who have services, not the junk that Wal-Mart ships Feller has led the been integral to a coalition of community from thousands of miles away," said Fell- fight there, and also in other areas of the state organizations taking corporate bully Wal- er. "We also, as Greens, want local busi- Mart to task. Greens are keying fights as the Green Party nesses thriving, and producing jobs that member of California against Wal-Mart in the San Francisco pay a living wage. Wal-Mart represents Healthy Communities Bay Area, Merced and soon in Sacramen- the opposite of that by not providing de- Network, a nonprofit to and other parts of the state. cent wages or benefits, group battling to stop The Green Party of California and fighting unions and causing empty hulks Wal-Mart from ruining city and towns. Solano County Greens are founding of closed retailers in blighted areas be- members of California Health Communi- cause it destroys businesses around portions "(40 straight days) and Vallejo tion center, Greens like Kenny Mostern, ties Network (CHCN), which is a project them." avoided flooding. the outgoing GPCA treasurer, have of the Tides Center, an independent non- Feller added that Wal-mart has an "A side benefit of (the slough) is that helped mobilize citizens to fight the gi- profit organization. CalHCN includes or- abysmal record on environmental issues, many species of birds have returned ant, 270-acre facility. ganizations and individuals who share noting that Wal-Mart store storm runoff to the north and south White Slough on Merced, already the home to some of common concerns regarding poorly has brought 22 lawsuits and clean water their annual migration. A local environ- the worst air in the world, would risk planned environmentally unsustainable, suits in different states. It is under inves- mental activist started a festival for bird even worse air quality, which would se- economically discriminatory and social tigation for illegally shipping hazardous watchers that draws thousands of people verely impact allergy and asthma suffers, unjust land use. waste in California and Solano County, annually (and) thousands if the Wal-Mart distribution center CHCN has worked with local groups and Wal-Mart found it 'too complicated' more come throughout the year to see our 'expected to produce up to 900 diesel to put a halt to the massive expansion to collect the California household haz- bird habitat. This kind of truck trips a day on roads that pass by plans of Wal-Mart in the greater San ardous waste tax which all other major situation is an excellent example of ecot- several schools and subdivisions' is ap- Francisco Bay Area. Wal-Mart projects retailers must do. ourism in an old navy town. It is proved by local officials late in 2007. in Concord, American Canyon and Her- "About the only thing more abysmal than truly a transformation," said Feller. Because working to help exploited cules have been stopped before the con- Wal-Mart's employment practices is its But, he warned, if Wal-Mart comes workers, and to stop the environmental struction phase, Oakland, Livermore and environmental record," said Feller. in with 24 hour operations, "the whole encroachment of Wal-Mart is consistent Martinez have bans on big boxes like In Vallejo, he explained, Wal-Mart effort of the birding community will be with the GPCA's 10 Key Values, Wal-Mart SuperCenters and Antioch re- wants to build a 400,000 sq ft center on damaged if not entirely lost. This Greens are encouraged to contact CHCN jected a Wal-Mart expansion earlier this a body of water called the White Slough. is just a local example of the damage that and get involved in this social justice year. A decade ago, the White Slough Wal-Mart does. They just don't issue in their own areas, said Feller. And, maintains Joseph Feller with area was established by agreement of 50 care about any local interests. Nothing is the Solano Greens, the Green Party's government, environment, and private as heartless as the biggest corporation For more information, see alignment with CHCN is a natural. "The entities as a flood control effort using in the world," Feller added. www.calhcn.org or contact CHCN at reasons Greens should be leading this natural wetlands. It has been so success- In Merced, where Wal-Mart seeks to [email protected]. fight is “sustainability,'" charges Feller, ful that last year it rained "biblical pro- build a 1.2 million square foot distribu Thought Control In The American Media: My Experience at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival By Peter Thottam, JD, MBA assets. Thus, the planet's top 1% owns 40 Westside Greens, LA times more than the bottom 50%. The "The government story they handed us same top1% percent owns 3 times more about 9/11 is total B.S. plain and simple... than the bottom 90 percent. The authors there was absolutely no possibility that of the study also note that "The average Flight 77 could have descended 7,000 member of the top decile (i.e. the top feet in two minutes, all the while per- 10%) owns nearly 3,000 times the mean forming a steep 270-degree banked turn wealth of the bottom decile, and the aver- before crashing into the Pentagon's first age member of the top percentile [1%] is floor wall without touching the lawn... more than 13,000 times richer. Yet in For a guy to just jump into the cockpit spite of all of this, in reality the so-called and fly like an ace is impossible — there "third world" is, in truth, the "Majority is not one chance in a thousand." World". The ramifications of these — Capt. Russ Wittenberg, former disparities all crystallized for me as I Air Force fighter pilot with over 100 returned from a recent trip to Africa combat missions; Commercial pilot for (Spring 2007) and as I have become Pan Am and United Airlines for 35 years; much more involved -- as an extension of Peter Thottam, seen above, is an Attorney, Green Party and Peace advocate who is active Wittenberg had previously flown the ac- my pro-Peace work -- with the national with the 911Truth movement. Peter was a candidate for Assembly last year in LA. tual two United Airlines aircraft that were 9/11Truth movement. At the April 28th & 29th 2007 UCLA/LA Times Book fes- 9/11 T-Shirt. Demand the Truth" for the Model, unsustainable and environmental- the ones that were 'hijacked' on 9/11 ly toxic consumerism has become the www.patriotsquestion911.com tival, I attended a large panel discussion C-SPAN cameras conducting the live on "Religion, Politics & Faith." As I coverage of the panel. prevailing national norm. Spectator stood first in line at a microphone, during My question? I was going to ask sports and systemic conditioning advanc- America is 4% of the world's popula- ing passive submission to authority struc- tion. It has over 50% of the world's cars the Q&A, I was told by a security guard, Hitchens about the use of 'religion' in the that Christopher Hitchens didn't want me U.S. as a propaganda tool to advance tures vis-a-vis television & mass media and spends more on its military budget both proceed with Orwellian styled preci- than the other 96% of the world com- to ask questions to the panel of authors causes such as the Iraq war and, more because I was wearing an 9/11 T-Shirt. broadly, U.S. imperialism. I was also sion. Corporate Media has become a pro- bined. Concurrently, the media ignores paganda tool advancing imperial interests worsening global wealth inequities (a Censorship from the LA Times of a ques- going to ask Hitchens why he uncondi- tioner's free speech? The Tribune Com- tionally supported Bush at a debate I saw via lies of omission and distortion. Criti- majority of the world makes less than $2 cal thinking and reasoning are out the to $3 a day), third world slave labor cir- pany (and therefore the LA Times) is now him at in 2003 (at the Wiltern Theater in owned by Sam Zell, a wealthy pro- Los Angeles) against Robert Scheer. I window and Americans are increasingly cuits in China, India & Latin America and unaware about the world around them, other separated global production nodes. AIPAC real estate investor. Consolida- wanted to know if he would retract his tion of ownership continues to confirm a opinion, at that time, that -- “there are especially China and India, areas where The internationally renowned World In- half of the world's population resides. stitute for Development Economics Re- disturbing censorship trend in national unconditionally, without a doubt, weap- media like The Tribune Company. Chris- ons of Mass Destruction in Iraq." The It is more important now than ever, search reports from recent 2000 data that that Greens organize, grow the party and the top one percent of the world's adult topher Hitchens apparently made a spe- Hitchens/Bush so-called "war on terror" cific request to the moderator, Thane has been made possible by vested inter- take a stand against the evils of govern- population (40 million people) owns 40 ment and corporate mind control and lead percent of the world's wealth. The bot- Rosenbaum, that I be prevented from ests and American elites' sum war on the asking him any questions at all. Why? As 'consciousness' and global awareness. the way forward to a truly internationally tom fifty percent ( 1.85 billion people) minded and sustainable future. owns less than one percent of the world's the security guard noted, it was simply In accordance with the formula elab- because I was wearing an "Investigate orated in Noam Chomsky's Propaganda www.peterthottam.com Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 5 National Green’s Shifts Gears: California Delegation Size To Triple

By Greg Jan, Alternate tioned in proportion to the grassroots November, 2006 submitted their con- Some in the national party have Delegate to GNC members they represent. The press for sensus four-part formula to the NC. asked whether increased representation change reached a head in 2005, after a This DAC proposal then was hotly de- also implies increased responsibility. SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. On April 16, stormy year following our party's con- bated for over four months, went While that question has not been for- 2007, the Green Party of the United troversial 2004 Presidential nominating through five revisions and two formal mally debated by the NC, or by our States (GPUS) approved a new formula convention (where two California votes, and was finally approved by a state party, a number of California for calculating how delegates to its gov- Greens -- Peter Camejo and David vote of 73 to 35, slightly above the Greens have already volunteered for erning body, the National Committee Cobb -- opposed each other for the required 2/3 threshold. national party committees, made finan- (NC), will be allocated. California's national party's support). Amidst other Delegates will be apportioned ac- cial donations to the GPUS, or offered delegation will grow from 13 out of 137 internal struggles, the NC finally decid- cording to 1) Green Party membership, to assist in other ways. (The GPUS apportioned delegates (9.5%) to 42 out ed to wean itself from its population- 2) campaign strength, 3) state voting website is: www.gp.org.) of 200 (21.0%). (California is home to based formula (in place since their strength, and 4) Presidential voting It is imperative for the Green Party approximately 40% of the Green Party founding in 2001), and in October, strength, with alternate options for each to have a strong campaign during the members in the U.S.). The Green Party 2005, approved a proposal to "create category. To increase proportionality upcoming Presidential election year, of California's increased role in the the fairest possible representation of the without reducing the minimum delega- not least, because most major Demo- GPUS comes at a time when most Cal- Green Party membership... based on the tion size of two, the size of the NC was cratic and Republican officials continue ifornia voters will likely be wooed principles of proportional representa- increased from 137 to 200 members. to work against the best interests of more heavily than ever, due to the date tion." (To read the complete text of the ap- Americans -- for example, by providing of the state's February 5 Presidential In March, 2006, the NC (using pro- proved formula please see: ongoing support for George Bush's Iraq primary, the earliest in California histo- portional representation through ranked http://gp.org/cgi-bin/ vote/ propdetail? War. The passage of a more representa- ry. voting) selected an eight-person pid=272 ) tive delegate apportionment formula is For years, Greens across the coun- "Delegate Apportionment Committee" California's new 42-member dele- a major GPUS milestone – a crucial try have wanted to change the national (DAC) with two California Greens, Cat gation, which will be chosen at the state step toward resolving several years of delegate allocation formula, which was Woods and Forrest Hill, winning seats. party General Assembly meeting in San internal party turmoil around this issue. primarily based on the number of Con- The DAC, although composed of Francisco May 26-27, is currently It comes at an opportune time for the gressional districts in a state and was Greens with widely different view- scheduled to be seated during June, Green Party to greatly organize and therefore proportional to general popu- points on creating a fair and workable prior to the national party's Annual Na- strengthen itself, both across this coun- lation data. Champions for reform apportionment formula, was neverthe- tional Meeting, July 12-15 in Reading, try, as well as within California . wanted a model of representative de- less able to make hard-fought compro- PA. Greg Jan, who resides in Oakland , is a mocracy, where delegates are appor- mises among themselves, and in founding member of the Green Party of Green Party Lawmaker Leads Fight To Provide Half of Power to San Francisco From Solar, Wind the next 20-25 years in order to avoid a By Cres Vellucci, will be the first effort to implement a getic counterattack designed to protect global catastrophic climate collapse.It Press Secretary GPCA state law passed in 2002 which allows our environment and safeguard against is absolutely vital that the Board of communities to withdraw from pur- energy market fiascoes," Mirkarimi has Supervisors pass the Community SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (April 20, chasing power from private providers said. The state's Community Choice bill Choice renewable energy project im- 2007) San Francisco Supervisor Ross (PG&E, in San Francisco's case) and passed with help from Paul Fenn of mediately," said Eric Brooks, Co-Chair Mirkarimi the Green Party lawmaker become a buying co-op known as a Local Power. Fenn was also the main of the San Francisco Green Party Sus- who last month pushed through a bill to "Community Choice Aggregator." co-author and negotiator for the new tainability Working Group."We should make San Francisco the first city in the The legislation calls for construct San Francisco ordinance, introduced by hurry with implementing a way to get nation to ban plastic bags co-introduced ing wind, solar and efficiency projects SF Sups Mirkarimi and Tom Ammiano. more renewable energy to San Francis- historic legislation here this week to with the goal of meeting over 50 per- The implementation plan was strenu- cans and avoid siting polluting Natural require at least 50 percent of all the cent of the city's overall electricity de- ously debated and re-written to reach its Gas Turbines in southeast San Francis- energy to the city be provided by solar mands through renewables by 2020. current form. co, as is being considered, and making or wind electricity. "As long as this nation is disproportion- "The newest science on global other mistakes we might need to live If approved by the full Board of ately reliant on oil and fossil fuel tech- warming shows that all industrial coun- with for a long time," said Don Eichel- Supervisors next month, the ordinance nology, we stand vulnerable. San tries like the U.S. will need to cut our berger of SF Green Party Sustainability for San Francisco's Community Choice Francisco needs to mount a smart, ener- CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent in Working Group. Whether On The Street, In The Halls of Government, Or In The Pursuit Of Public Power—California Greens Are On The Move

Fellow Los Angeles Greens', including members Lisa Taylor, Cathy McK- night, Michael Rochmes and Erin Schmidt participat- ed in a march on April 14 as part of over 1400 nationwide actions of Step It Up to bring attention to the threat of global warming. Step It Up is calling on Congress to cut 80% in carbon emis- sions by the year 2050. www.stepitup2007.org

Seen right: Lisa Taylor and Cathy McKnight, carrying signs at the April 14th march in Los Angeles. Photo by James McKissack Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 6 As San Francisco is First to Ban Plastic Bags; Green Party Supervisor Leads Fight to Save Planet, Marine Life By Green Focus Staff Writer is part of a "trend of making sure that a forward-thinking econo- SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco my is one that understands its relationship with our environment." Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, one of The measure had been delayed after the grocery industry 50 elected Green Party members in went to the Legislature to intervene. Now, the law goes into the state, pushed through an ordi- effect for 54 grocery stores within six months, and a year for nance late Tuesday that would make large pharmacies with at least five locations. It benefits consum- San Francisco the first city in the ers in many ways, says Mirkarimi. nation to ban the use of all but the The compostable "plastic" bags are stronger, they can be most environmentally-sound shop- dumped directly into a compost pile because they are made from ping bags. starches like corn and potatoes and they won't pollute the envi- The San Francisco Board of Su- ronment, kill marine life or gum up recycling machines. The cost pervisors voted 10-1 in March to for compostable bags is about the same as paper bags. require the city's grocery stores and Plastic bags are a worldwide environmental disaster and chain pharmacies to use only recy- many countries have already made the leap to rid themselves of clable paper or compostable bags, the bags, of which as many as one trillion are used worldwide despite stiff resistance from the Cal- every year, according to experts. Sea life, from whales to turtles ifornia Grocers Association and the to sea birds, ingest the bags. plastic industry. "I have been as- The plastic bags are pervasive. In South Africa, there are two tounded by the worldwide attention Texas-size "islands" of plastic bags floating at sea, and Bangla- the issue has received. desh banned plastic when it was discovered millions of the bags Hopefully, other cities and states blocked drains and led to massive flooding. In Ireland, a "bag Ross Mirkarimi: Seen here in file photo, continues to will follow suit," said Mirkarimi, fee" led to a 90 percent reduction in the use of plastic in three lead the way as one of the most visible Green office adding that he believes the decision years. holders in the State of California. In Solidarity Move: LA Green Party CC Endorses Latina Activist By Linda Piera-Avilla Council, the Council passed by consen- Los Angeles Greens sus the proposed endorsement (introduced by Mike Feinstein) of Ms. LOS ANGELES- It has been nearly a Juarez' appearance in this Forum to year since the encampment and subse- represent the South Central Farmers' quent eviction of the South Central struggle and organization. The GPLAC Farmers. Since then the people have has taken actions to support the South shown their resilience in many ways. Central Farm, many of which can be Perhaps most remarkable is the up- found at: coming trip of one of the elected leaders http://www.cagreens.org/lacounty/scf/ of the South Central Farmers, Rufina Because of the Green Party's role in Juarez, to the United Nations in New supporting the Farm, as an international York City. Ms. Juarez will participate political party and as a in the Sixth Session of the Permanent supporter of indigenous rights, we are Forum on Indigenous Issues which will proud to endorse Rufina Juarez, one of take place from May 14 through 25, the Farm's main organizers. 2007. Says Ms. Juarez, "I am going to be This year's special theme will be speaking out about the injustice that "Territories, Lands and Natural Re- was done by the City of Los Angeles to sources." In addition to a dialogue on the South Central Farmers as indige- the human rights and fundamental free- nous peoples and as migrants. I will doms of indigenous peoples, there will read my presentation to members of the Rufina Juarez: right, is an elected leader of the South Central Farmer’s who struggled also be a half day discussion on urban Permanent Forum on Indigenous Is- last summer against corporate greed and government bureaucracy to save their patch of indigenous peoples and migration, a sues. My talk will be recorded, ana- ground for small self sustaining cash crops of food. Her trip to the UN is May 14-25, 2007 topic germane to the South Central lyzed by members and possibly "We also will be networking Farmers. This Forum is the only official formulated into policy that in turn will about our own struggle and to re-frame among others who identify with being body that addresses indigenous be passed on to the appropriate UN it within an international perspective migrant indigenous peoples, regarding peoples' issues. agencies that are charged with interven- and in comparison to other indigenous land and natural resources throughout At the most recent meeting of the ing in human rights abuses, especially struggles worldwide." the world. We expect to learn more Los Angeles Green Party County with regard to indigenous peoples." Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 7 The Value of Trust: Healing the Greens and Winning in Electoral Politics influence. Unfortunately, I think Lan- tos' actions have damaged the interests Opinion of the United States and his constitu- ents. Perhaps this makes him electable, By Ray Toby but unconscious integrity is nothing I could be proud of. I must listen to oth- After more than four years of near- ers and constantly evaluate the conse- ly full time volunteering on political quences of my actions to determine if campaigns, my plate was empty last my code needs improvement. November. So I started researching Only competent candidates are how elections are won. Of the 23 cam- worthy of my trust. If the office is Trea- paigns I've been involved with, we've surer, then good standing in profession- often made a very strong showing, al finance outweighs all ten of our key sometimes as high as 45%. But with values. Yet, no one is perfect, so I must only four victories, the final margin has allow for the occasional mistake or di- been very elusive. vergent opinion. Insisting on a paragon As part of this research, I've asked of virtue is unrealistic and brings doubt people “What is the most important to my own credibility. No one trusts a quality for a candidate?” I believe the zealot. answer is “trustworthiness”. I checked Ray Toby is an independent computer application programmer, specializing in computer several versions of the ten key values, “Foundations of Social Theory” by games, development tools and Windows applications.He has worked with Electronic Arts and several other game companies. The last few years he has spent most of his time but the word “trust” was not mentioned James Coleman offers a four-part ex- volunteering for Green candidates. anywhere. Some say that trust is as- planation of trust: sumed, but I believe our lack of atten- I will listen to you. I am not an sponsibility and leadership. As a tion to the matter goes to the root of our •Placement of trust allows actions that ideologue. I can compromise, and, if consequence of all this, the voters often failures at the polls and our troubles otherwise are not possible. If the person you present evidence of a better way, I distrust us and our candidates. within the party. in whom trust is placed (trustee) is wor- am capable of changing my mind. Americans don't want full time democ- A few Greens claim that “personal thy, then the trustor will be better off Based on years of service together, racy, instead preferring to leave the responsibility” is a blanket covering than if he or she had not trusted. Con- you know my commitment to this com- tedious details of everyday government trust. The explanations that I checked versely, if the trustee is not worthy, then munity. Regardless of pressure from to someone else. In elections, otherwise were all variations on “think globally, the trustor will be worse off. unions or money from developers, I will virtuous, even prophetic candidates act locally”. According to these, one •Trust is an action that involves the do what's best for our children. don't seem to win very often. My con- might think that responsibility means voluntary placement of resources I have never lied to you, nor will I clusion is that long-term trust is the key we should buy hybrids. (physical, financial, intellectual, or disrespect or diminish you or this office to the discriminating voter and majority Elected officials have always an- temporal) at the disposal of the trustee in any way.” percentages. As we evaluate potential swered my question with “honesty” or with no real commitment from the candidates, I suggest we consider how “integrity” — both good. However, if I trustee. These points are best not said but prov- each will affect the voters' trust in the were to ask a friend for help, an honest •A time lag exists between the exten- en by working within a community for party. Further, practicing trust with our one might say, “No, I'm busy,” or “No, sion of trust and the result of the trust- years before the election. While tech- teammates could markedly improve the I don't want to do that.” A trustworthy ing behavior. niques exist to convey and reinforce effectiveness of the party and our satis- friend would help me, even if it re- People do not vote for values, they trust, normally it cannot be done quick- faction with it. quired a sacrifice. vote for candidates. By Coleman's defi- ly. In short, I believe that trust is more Integrity means “steadfast adher- nition, I believe those votes are acts of Unfortunately, the Greens may be the important than the ten key values. We ence to a strict moral or ethical code”. trust. Therefore, if I were to run for party of distrust. We certainly distrust will not win offices until we learn to Tom Lantos, San Mateo's 14-term con- school board, for instance, what I authority. We flock to conspiracy theo- trust each other — and then earn the gressman, uses the word as his slogan would like to communicate to each vot- ries. We whine and complain about trust of the voters. — and he certainly fulfills the defini- er is this: everything, particularly how the deck is tion. However, his code includes doing stacked. We're quick to denounce oth- For more of Ray Tobey’s research, in- anything and everything in support of “You know me, and I know you. I ers, even fellow Greens and progres- cluding resulting theories on strategy Israel. This support brings lavish dona- am a mature adult, professionally qual- sives. I suspect that we've even built and details on tactics, please visit tions from across the country that he ified and emotionally ready for the re- distrust into the structure of our organi- www.bionictoad.com/politics. uses to ensure both his seat and national sponsibilities of this office. zation by eliminating positions of re- Just Voting Green Is Simply Not Enough! Cynthia Marcopulos cratic National Committee and the try to guarantee they will have a government. San Mateo Green Party Republican National Committee majority of the votes so that disen- In the November election, the who garner support from corporate franchised voters will not embrace voters gave a mandate to Congress KCBS reports that presidential America and large donors. third parties even though they do not to change the direction of our coun- candidates must raise a minimum of As we can see, the Democrats support the individual final candi- try, to end the war and bring the one hundred million dollars to run have tried to insure their votes by date. troops home. Yet, House Speaker for the highest office in our country, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are and that individual donors and cor- If you look at the percentage of registered Democrats and infighting, and so as not look unpa- porations count on their candidates Republicans to the amount of people who actually do the work triotic in their desire for the White to run to make sure their interests for the party, I believe the Green Party has the same breakdown House in 2008, they are ignoring the are recognized. But, Green Party of those who actually do the work and those who just cast their will of the voters. This is a strategy races never raise even a fraction of which will certainly fail. vote. With that said, we must all work to get the Green message this and yet must compete in these But, if we Greens work hard, electoral races. to the forefront. Simply casting your vote is not enough when and speak up to inform these If you look at the percentage of we are fighting the machines of the Democratic National Com- staunch registered Democrats and registered Democrats and Republi- mittee and the Republican National Committee who garner Republicans not to let both parties cans to the amount of people who support from corporate America and large donors. take advantage of them by ignoring actually do the work for the party, I the will of the people simply be- believe the Green Party has the same attempting to appeal to a wide range However, this means we, the Green cause they are registered voters with breakdown of those who actually do of voters. For instance, they have Party, must give more of our time to those parties, but to reregister as the work and those who just cast introduced Hillary Clinton for the work for Green candidates and Green, Declined to State, Indepen- their vote. With that said, we must women’s vote; Barack Obama for Green issues. Campaigns cost mon- dent or other third parties, it will all work to get the Green message to the African American and minority ey, and if we all gave a minimum of surely send a message to the DNC the forefront. Simply casting your vote; John Edwards for the former $12 yearly to our local Green Party, and the RNC that we, the voters, vote is not enough when we are Kerry voters, and Dennis Kucinich we could make inroads in changing will not be taken for granted when fighting the machines of the Demo- for the peace vote. In this way, they the direction of our we send a mandate for change. Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 8 Water is For Fighting Over: California Water Wars From North To South—Impact of Global Warming By Wes Rolley, Federal Bureau of Reclamation, the the right things to do. maintain that static environment. Morgan Hill, CA. Delta's water supports $300 Billion of The public decision process was set We all know that events are not California's economy, primarily the ag- in motion in October 2006 when Gov- static. The biggest threat to the delta is ricultural sector. ernor Schwarzenegger authorized a truly global warming. Sea levels will The Department of Water Resourc- Delta Visioning project. The project's rise. Precipitation patterns will change. Commentary es (DWR) seems to be in a state of web site proclaims that “Delta Vision Farmers may need to change their crops denial. In a March 26, 2007 press re- is intended to identify a strategy for as rainfall and temperature change. In Almost everyone who has written lease, Director Lester Snow says that managing the Sacramento-San Joaquin the face of this, it may not be possible anything about water in the West has "We’re perplexed with the court’s rul- Delta as a sustainable ecosystem that to maintain a static delta. We know that had occasion to use the Mark Twain ing in this case. We find the prospect of would continue to support environmen- the economy does not operate as effi- quotation, "Whiskey is for drinking. curtailing pumping to be unacceptable tal and economic functions that are crit- ciently in the face of uncertainty and Water is for fighting over.". Well, the in terms of the economic consequences ical to the people of California.“ In there will be strong pressures to main- fight has begun. Like the Iraq War, to the state.” That is probably true, but actuality, it is clear that economic func- tain a status quo. there are a few who are doing the actual the threat is surely one hell of a hammer tions will dictate the answer. While the The PPIC report begins with a quo- fighting and the rest of us have much to be hanging over DWR's head. list of “stakeholders” included develop- tation from management guru Peter less involvement and perhaps no emo- At one time, I was sure that the fate ers and agriculture interests, water dis- Drucker. “One gains nothing . . . by tional attachment at all. We have not of New Orleans would be the tipping tricts and transportation executives, starting out with the question, ‘What is felt the pain... yet. point for reform in the management of bureaucrats and environmental groups, acceptable?’ And in the process of an- The public face of the fighting is the initial panel failed to include other swering it, one gives away the impor- what the media gives you. The Los We all know that events are major public interests: Indian tribes tant things, as a rule, and loses any Angeles Times wrote about an environ- with treaty obligations or the very chance to come up with an effective, let mental lawsuit that threatens to stop not static. The biggest threat sports fishing groups that fronted the alone with the right, answer.” Yet, the pumping water from the California Del- to the delta is truly global lawsuit against the DWR and there is political question is always “what is ta into the California Aqueduct. The warming. Sea levels will still no representative of the rights of acceptable”? What solution can I sell to story, in one version or another, was any tribal rights. the public? What will allow my party carried in the major papers of Northern rise. Precipitation patterns In March, The Public Policy Insti- to maintain power? What to those who California. They even editorialized will change. Farmers may tute of California released Envisioning fund my candidacy need so that the over whether in was right to protect the need to change their crops Futures for the Sacramento-San funding continues? fish of the delta when the economy of as rainfall and temperature Joaquin Delta, a massive, 394 page re- This search for acceptable solutions California is at stake. port that goes far beyond the usual has already led State Senator Joe Simi- The essence of the decision is laid change. In the face of this, it PPIC documentation of our political tian (D – Palo Alto) to author legisla- out in the Los Angeles Times story. “A may not be possible to main- attitudes. This is not taking our temper- tion (SB 27) that would have Superior Court judge has given the state tain a static delta. We know ature but outlining the therapy required authorized the construction of a periph- two months to get environmental per- that the economy does not for a very sick system. The emphasis is eral canal, diverting fresh water around mits in the Sacramento-San Joaquin on economic impacts. The leader of the the delta to the pump site near Tracy. Delta or he will shut down the massive operate as efficiently in the study, Research Fellow Ellen Hanak is While that bill still exists, pressures Northern California pumps that kill en- the Director of the Economy Program from the public have gotten the funding dangered fish in the process of supply- our water resources in the Delta. Dr. for PPIC. of the peripheral canal removed. ing the Southland with much of its Jeffrey Mount, Director, UC Davis I think that all can concur with the The search for acceptable solutions water.” (Los Angeles Times, March 24, Center of Watershed Sciences, made PPIC that “To address the problems of has let Governor Schwarzenegger to 2007) that reference in a September, 2005 the Delta’s native species, a fundamen- create a media event to call for the The California Sport Fishing Asso- OpEd in the Sacrament Bee. Since then tal change in policy is needed.” Given construction of two additional dams ciation (CSFA) brought the law suit we have spent million making long that current policies have not changed while others are calling for the disman- under the California Endangered Spe- overdue emergency repairs to the exist- for 70 years, this will not be accom- tling of four dams on the Klamath River cies Act. The CSFA is not your normal ing delta levees, but have not even be- plished without significant costs and and the massive Hetch Hetchy Dam environmental organization. It's mem- gun to solve the fundamental, possibly not without large scale disrup- which supplies water for San Francisco bers are more apt to be on the water in underlying problem including what Dr. tion of current agricultural systems and and other bay area communities. a bass boat than a kayak, to drive a Mount referred to as our “legacy of bad possible the need to relocate popula- Yes, the battles have begun. Only Denali than a Prius, to vote Republican choices.” tions as some delta islands may be you can't buy a ring-side seat. The rather than Democrat or Green. But, The political powers in Sacrament abandoned. deals are done before the events make they have used the same legal measures have kept the issue in the news, focus- Once again, we are faced with a the news. Delta levees are merely the as have the Sierra Club or the Defend- ing on securing funding for protecting question of whether there is a political background for political photo ops. ers of Wildlife when they felt that there the water supply in the latest round of will to do what needs to be done if our Even the Delta Vision process seems to was no other choice. bond measures. We are told that they goal is to achieve a sustainable future. be a public show when the solutions are Just how big of a deal is this? The are dealing with the infrastructure and Current policies require a static vision already committed. If democracy de- Delta supplies 60% of the water used by that this will solve our problems. In of the delta, one in which everyone has pends on an informed population, as the Metropolitan Water District. Be- fact, we are allocating the funds to solu- their place: agriculture, development, Jefferson said, we must become at least tween the State of California and the tions before we even decide if these are fish, birds and the role of the State is to informed witnesses to these events. Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 9 Opinion The Time is Now: Take’n the Green Message Public radical idea that government should be Greens should be on the offense. gressively pushing our values. The ma- By Wes Rolley, from his blog, limited to a handful of tasks, most of We should be challenging both the par- jor parties have shown that their only http://cagreening.blogspot.com/ which revolve around protecting our ties at every opportunity. This is not a value is power. natural rights. These are negative time for too much introspection but Let's get off our collective butts If there were ever a good time for rights. They implore the government to rather a time when we should be ag- and take this fight to the public! the Green Party, that time is now. Let leave us alone to pursue our own me offer you two pieces of evidence. dreams and desires. Positive rights de- Things the Green Party is Doing Right! To begin with, the two major par- mand a positive response. If I have a ties in the US are decidedly out of step "right" to education, then you must be I recently ran across the sub- • We were the first party to stand with great segments of the population. forced to pay for it or provide it for me. ject video on a site knows as up for the impeachment of the cur- The Republican Party, especially here Traditionally, Republicans believed gumbert.com. It is worth watch- rent Chief Executive. in California is going through a period in negative rights. Yet Brooks thinks ing, at least for a while. It does not of high level defections that are taking that's a mistake. He writes that the GOP take long to get the point. •We have never expressed support needs to be "oriented less toward nega- prominent place in the newspapers. I for the war in Iraq. tive liberty (How can I get the govern- have commented before, both here and http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift on the Green California Forum, about ment off my back?) and more toward positive liberty (Can I choose how to •We are beginning to gain seat at the fact that Pete McCloskey has re- What that video tells us is that registered as a Democrat after a family lead my life?)." increasingly high levels of govern- the future is not going to be pre- tradition of Republican activism that With the Republicans having such ment and to retain many of the goes back to the time before Abraham troubles, you would expect that the dicted. I did not say that it was not seats that we held in smaller com- Lincoln was president. That was first Demcorats are having a field day. You predictable, but that we won't re- munities. e.g. Richmond in addi- announced by Lisa Vorderbrueggen of might believe that for all the rah-rah ally get it except in hind sight. tion to Sebastopol. the Contra Costa Times, but soon cheer leading over on dailyKos.com. That is rather like looking back at picked up and run nationally. However, when you get away from the 9/11/2001 and asking why "they" • Green Party Members are lead- The most recent defection was that activists, the general public has a differ- did not connect all the dots. ing the fight against GMO's all ent opinion. of Steven Greenhut, political columnist The current discussions with- over the state. for the Orange County Register. While I can thank GPCA Press Sec. Cres in the Green Party California are not the national name that McCloskey Vellucci for alerting me to the fact that all about what is wrong with the the general public does not view the I invite others to add to this list. is, Greenhut is very influential in a very way that the party is being admin- Republican voting county. His defec- Democratic Congress as being much istered. I would like to shift the tion is one more sign of the (im)moral better. According to an NBC-News / (Editor's Note: Detailed 650–800 word dilemma facing the Republican party. Wall Street Journal poll conducted last discussion to what is right with articles, thoughtfully composed on the He announced his defection in Sunday's week, a majority of Americans think the party now. I am sure that there topic of compelling reasons for joining column (04/29/07). Like McCloskey, that the Democratic Congress has not are a number of things that we are the Green Party and making bold, last- ing changes in accordance with the 10 Greenhut finds that the current Repub- brought much change. doing right. The Republicans are suffering from Key Values on any level of government lican Party has wandered far away from Among them are the follow- will be seriously considered for publi- the moral crisis of the century and the its traditional fundamental values. ing: among just a few... cation in upcoming issues.) Our government is based on the Democrats are "not much change." at the May plenary (IRV Procedure to what to agendize, with ultimately noth- Resolve Conflicts over GPUS Affilia- ing being agendized. We once spent 45 Laundry Time for the GPCA tion and Presidential Ballot Line, minutes debating whether we were al- www.cagreens.org/bylaws/proposals/G The premise of consensus process lowed to hold our regularly scheduled By Cat Woods, PUS_IRV_procedure.pdf). This would is that a group of people that spends meeting, held another 45-minute debate allow the GPCA to finally solve the At-large representative to the CC enough time resolving concerns can on whether to add 5 minutes to an agen- conflicts about our Presidential ballot arrive at a better solution. There is some da item, argued for close to two hours Within organizations fighting for good line by getting 80% agreement that we truth in that, particularly when the deci- on who should facilitate the meeting, government, many are reluctant to will be bound to the result of an IRV sion is not time-urgent. The premise of and spent over an hour and a half decid- speak openly about problems. The vote among the main camps of opinion. super-majority voting thresholds is that ing not to discuss something. This can’t mainstream bias against us makes many Functional facilitation rules for CC they encourage the group to try harder be called consensus process, because if afraid to “air our dirty laundry in pub- meetings have also been proposed to to resolve concerns. There is very little you can’t discuss something, you never lic.” My own priority is that the dirty the CC. If we spent less of our time truth in that. But even supposing both get to the point of resolving concerns. laundry be washed. debating things like the procedure of premises are true, there still has to be a It’s about as far from the collaborative I intend to describe internal party deciding what our process is to make a way to resolve what happens if no op- ideal of consensus as one can get. problems and pose solutions. But first: decision, we would have a lot more tion has super-majority approval: how The structural changes I see as nec- why should you care? The Green Party time to do meaningful political work. A is the default decided if it is not clear? essary are: 1) a procedure for resolving is currently the only prospect of posing political party needs to make timely This issue has bogged our party ambiguities, when the default (i.e., a progressive challenge to the two cor- decisions and have productive meetings down in interminable, pointless and what happens if no proposal passes) is porate-controlled parties. The Califor- rather than endless “stacks” of proce- frustrating arguments. The CC once unclear, and 2) sane facilitation guide- nia state party (GPCA) leads the dural arguments. country in terms of Green Party mem- spent four months failing to nominate a lines, which allow neither dictatorship bership, candidates and political ac- Treasurer, because no proposed process by the facilitator nor manipulation of Part Two: “Reboot the CC” complishments. Yet this is contingent for doing so could reach the 2/3 thresh- voting thresholds, instead allowing the The impasse on the current CC is on the state party being functional old. We once spent 16 hours arguing majority to at least decide how to pro- irresolvable, rendering the CC incom- enough to maintain Green Party ballot over who was allowed to vote from a ceed. petent at its job. The GA should there- status for all the local parties and candi- region, then voting against a proposal to I have co-authored a proposed pro- fore reconstitute the CC, calling on all dates in the state. NOT allow the two people present to cedure to resolve bylaws interpretation regions to elect new representatives, Strife that has gone on for the past vote, in order to allow the those people ambiguities. See the document on the with anyone who has recently served six years currently endangers the GP- to vote for the last 45 minutes of a website located at the following url: on the CC being ineligible. Kick all of CA. Anyone who becomes active in the 17-hour retreat. The General Assembly (www.cagreens.org/bylaws/proposals/ us bums out and start over. administrative layer of the state party (GA) has considered 7 different ver- bylaws_ambiguities.rtf). soon becomes surrounded on all sides sions of the proposal to resolve issues While my co-author and I have Part Three: Recruit Workers by this conflict. The coordinating com- around our national affiliation, but the opposite views on super-majority vot- The inability of our state party to mittee (CC) has become completely issue is still coming back for more ple- ing thresholds, we were able to agree on function is driving out the sane, compe- immobilized. nary time, because we could not get a method of determining whether an tent people who are willing to do the Green Party rules were established super-majority agreement on any of ambiguity actually exists, attempting party work, while those who remain assuming a collaborative, cooperative them. consensus or super-majority approval, feel stuck in increasingly unpleasant atmosphere; in the current atmosphere, The results become even more ab- and then, if necessary, resolving the situations. We need to flood the admin- our “decision-making” structure is a surd when super-majority thresholds ambiguity with a ranked vote between istrative layer of this party with new recipe for constant chaos, divisiveness are applied to basic facilitation deci- the valid interpretations. blood and achieve a critical mass of and unbelievable amounts of wasted sions. The standoff on the CC for the This method ensures that the de- competent people who can follow time. I will present here a 3-part solu- past six months was brought about by fault has at least majority approval, and through on good policies and hold the tion to the toxic impasse. the use of a 2/3 threshold for agenda in so doing, also makes super-majority line against the dysfunction that is cur- approval; we have spent many hours- voting thresholds workable. A test case rently preventing us from being a plau- Part One: Correct the Structures long meetings entirely on arguing over of the IRV procedure is being proposed sible alternative to the corporate parties. Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 10 Background Briefing and Notes Editor’s Note: The information on this page is provided to all members of the Green Party as an aid in better communicating with the world and each other. Understanding and be able to use the basics of consensus process are important to the healthy functioning of an organization, be it a fam- ily, or a political group. Further, it is important to note your own communication styles, and monitor those of the other players in the group process. To that end, we have included a basic explanation of the consensus process as well as a brief outline of the Virginia Satir model of Styles of Hu- man Communication. These explanations are of course brief. We encourage you to study them further. We suggest Wikipedia as an excellent start- ing point, and for those without Internet access, the public library, of course. Considering Communication Styles: Self and Others

Editors Note: The following article is Typical Computer speech: * Watch for mismatches between their Pay attention to your gut. Sometimes taken from a Web site located at: words and their actions. your subconscious will pick up on clues http://members.tripod.com/~LadyFribb * "There is undoubtedly a simple * When looking for mismatches, pay your conscious mind will miss. If you le/verbal/satir.html. solution to the problem." attention to the parts of language be- suspect you are indeed dealing with a Green Focus is claiming a legiti- * "It's obvious that no real difficul- havior that are the hardest to control. phony Leveler, PLEASE read Elgin's mate use of this material for education- ty exists here." books yourself. The best defense al purposes under Title 17 U.S.C. * "No rational person would be The face (eyes included) is the easiest against a phony Leveler is knowledge, Section 107, which provides for such alarmed by this crisis." thing for a person to control, and there- and there is no way I could give you use. * "Clearly the advantages of this fore, the most unreliable focus for de- enough of that on this here. activity have been exaggerated." tecting lying. Remember, Phony The Virginia Satir Theory of * "Preferences of the kind you de- Levelers are expert liars. When trying Although most people have a preferred Modes of Communication scribe are rather common in this area." to detect lies, pay first attention to the Satir Mode when they are under stress, speaker's voice, then their body, then they are not confined to it. They can Satir modes refer to common types of Computers work hard at never saying their face, and least of all their words. choose to use any of the other modes to verbal behavior patterns. Understand- "I", unless they qualify it heavily, as in meet the needs of the situation. The ing the five most common will be our "I suppose it is at least possible that..." For a more detailed description of what classic mismatch between inner feeling first step in recognizing the verbal at- They also use a very limited set of hand to be alert for, read the section on pho- and outer expression may not exist at mosphere around us. movements and facial expressions. ny Levelers, in Chapter 10 of Elgin's all.You should only suspect the internal The Last Word on the Gentle Art of conflicts listed, when the person you're The Placater The Distractor Verbal Self-Defense. I am not detailing dealing with uses a particular Satir this here because when dealing with Mode or two, most of the time--espe- Even though the Placater doesn't dare The Distractor will cycle rapidly most people, the signs are a lot clearer. cially in relaxed situations. admit it, s/he is frightened that other through the other Satir Modes. The un- people will become angry, go away, derlying feeling of the Distractor is and never come back. panic: "I don't know what to say, but I've got to say something, and the Typical Placater speech: quicker the better!"

* "Oh you know me--I don't care! The Leveler * "Whatever anybody else wants to do is fine with me." The Leveler is either the easiest or the * "Whatever you say, darling; I don't most difficult to handle. A genuine mind." "Oh, nothing bothers me! Do Leveler is the easiest to deal with--just whatever you want." level back and tell them how you feel * "What do I want to do? Oh, I don't about their statement. One of the great- know--what do you like to do?" est ironies of verbal interaction is that many people mistake the statements of Hopeless conversation: Two Placaters a Leveler for verbal violence and never trying to make a decision. suspect that the nice guy/gal down the hall is the one who is really giving them The Blamer a hard time. Sometimes the difference between a Blamer attack and a Level- Because the Blamer feels that everyone er's statement of fact, is the heavy is indifferent to his/her needs and feel- stresses placed on the words by the ings, s/he uses a verbal behavior pattern Blamer: that declares that s/he is the one in charge. Leveler - "Why do you always smoke so much Typical Blamer speech: when you're driving?" * "You never consider my feelings." * "Nobody around here ever pays Blamer - any attention to me." "WHY do YOU ALWAYS SMOKE * "Do you always have to put your- so much when you're driving?" self first?" * "Why don't you ever think about The Phony Leveler - what I might want? I've had all of this I am going to take!" A Phony Leveler, however, is more * "Why do you always insist on dangerous than all the other catego- having your own way, no matter how ries put together, and very hard to much it hurts other people?" spot. They still use the attack patterns that will be described, with the proper Two Blamers talking to each other usu- vocal stresses present, but with a dif- ally ends in a very nasty screaming ferent vocabulary, so their attack is not match. as obvious. Their goal is to deceive you, lure you into a position of trust The Computer and vulnerability, and then sock it to you. Think of Data or Spock, and you have a good reference for the Computer. The One of the best ways to spot a phony Computer is terrified that someone will Leveler is to look for signs that they are find out what his or her feelings are. lying. Most of what people "know" S/he wishes to give the impression that about lying is folklore. The two main s/he has no feelings at all. rules for detecting lying are: Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 11 Call To Action: Presidential Nomination Process Commentary Urgent Need For GPCA to ACT NOW for February ‘08 Presidential Primary delegate votes on subsequent ballots. By Warner S. Bloomberg III In the past six months, two proposals minimum threshold (or more) the GP- In that event the Primary Election re- Coordinator , Campaigns and for delegate selection procedures were CA Delegation will include NOTA in sults are to guide the delegates as to posted on the Electoral Reform Work- its report of the distribution of Califor- Candidates Working Group. what would be the voters' intentions ing Group email list. nia delegate votes on the first ballot at under the circumstances. After discussions at the February the convention. Write-in votes for a To aid the delegates in making The GPCA currently has no formal 2007 Strategic Retreat, the authors (and candidate running for nomination in those decisions, the proposal includes procedure for the selection of delegates others) have communicated by emails another political party will not be authorization for surveys of randomly to the national presidential nominating and telephone calls, attempting to counted towards delegate votes or NO- selected GPCA registered voters' convention. In 2000, the GPCA adopt- bridge philosophical and procedural TA votes. (One of the compromises ranked preferences among candidates ed procedures to select delegates to the differences. The resulting proposal, was that someone running as an (including NOTA). The proposal also ASGP presidential nominating conven- which has been submitted for consider- "Independent" is not disqualified.) includes an option for County Polling tion, but those rules were intended only ation by the delegates at the May 2007 Candidates will be allowed to sub- to obtain ranked preference informa- for that year. plenary in San Francisco, incorporates mit a list of delegates before the Prima- tion. The results from the surveys or In September 2001, the General compromises by all authors. It is based ry Election. Where candidates fail to County Polling will be not be binding Assembly agreed by consensus that, on the 2003-2004 procedures, but at- submit sufficient delegates or there are on the delegation, but will be informa- among other provisions to proposed tempts to address issues involving NOTA delegates, additional convention tion for their collective consideration at GPCA Election Code sections, write-in votes and the current inability delegates and alternates will be recruit- the convention. (Eliminating non-ran- “nominations for Green Party of Cali- of the GPCA to incorporate either NO- ed from active County Green Parties. dom surveys and making survey and fornia candidates for President and TA as a voter choice or a ranked choice Gender balance and diversity are to be County Polling results non-binding Vice-president of the United ballot as a voting method. The main encouraged at all levels of delegate were among the compromises made in States...occur by primary election and points of the proposal are: selection. developing the proposal.) For transpar- not a convention.” The Green Party of GPCA Delegates at the GPUS Candidate selection of delegate ency and accountability purposes, all of the United States (GPUS) obtained na- Presidential Nominating Convention lists is intended to allow a candidate's the votes of the delegates are to be tional legal status in November 2003. In are to vote collectively in proportion to backers to be proportionally represent- recorded and reported after the Con- September 2003 (by consensus) and the results of the votes in the GPCA ed in the delegation without the candi- vention. March 2004 (by vote), the GPCA Gen- Presidential Primary on the first ballot. date having any claim to control their For additional proposal details, eral Assembly again adopted temporary They are to represent the intentions of decisions. The GPCA Delegation will read the full text in the agenda packet procedures for the selection and distri- those voters. There was no disagree- go to the convention to act as a Califor- for the plenary. bution delegates and alternates to the ment about this basic position about nia caucus representing the intentions No procedure can micro-manage GPUS Presidential nominating conven- first round voting. Any candidate must of the the GPCA Primary Election vot- what happens at a convention. The tion held June 2004. The March 2004 receive a minimum number of votes ers. (Allowing candidates to offer February 5, 2008 Primary Election rules, particularly regarding how to equal to the percentage of one delegate slates of supporters as delegates and makes adoption of delegate rules urgent treat March 2004 primary write-in out of the total number of GPCA dele- alternates with backup provisions to fill so that candidates can know what pro- votes, were a disputed compromise. gates. The votes for a candidate who additional delegation positions was one cedures are involved and so the dele- The current draft of proposed GP- fails to meet that threshold will be put of the compromises made in developing gates and alternates can be recruited CA Elections Code sections (approved into a None of the Above (NOTA) pool. the proposal). with sufficient time. We are all going by consensus at the June 2006 General Ascertainable write-in votes that cumu- In the event multiple votes are to have to trust the people we send to Assembly) expressly refer to GPCA latively do not reach the minimum needed before a nominee is selected, all the national nominating convention as bylaws for the selection of delegates to threshold also will be put into the NO- delegates are to confer and reach agree- our delegates. presidential nominating conventions. TA pool. If total NOTA votes reach the ment about the distribution of GPCA

habitat.. all the worlds waste. In 2001, per capi- recycling pre-packaging, and switching But it is also essential that we look ta waste in the U.S. was 4.4 pounds per to re-cycled paper disposables. We can Letters at what we, as individuals contribute to day, for a total of 9.2 million tons! drink out of a glass instead of through a these on-going problems, and what The world can’t tolerate a continu- straw. When we buy, a consideration Re: Eagle Mountain Dump each of us can do to prevent or amelio- ation of this wastefulness, and it is up to for the environment should be part of In Joshua Tree, CA. rate them. Statistics from the Environ- each of us to start thinking how we every decision. Greens should be at the mental Protection Agency show that can make changes in our individual fore-front in changing our country’s Thank you Green Focus for your U.S. citizens consume and waste far habits. For example, we can start by wasteful and environmentally harmful appeal for help in saving Joshua Tree more than people in other countries. refusing to buy electronic equipment, habits. Eventually, this might even re- National Forest and protecting the Des- Consider these examples of per capita an especially toxic contributor to our duce the number of battles we have to ert community water supply by prevent- consumption per year: U.S.A.-- 87 waste problem, unless the manufacturer fight to keep garbage dumps out of our ing the Eagle Mountain Dump project. tons, Europe -- 48 tons, Vietnam—2.5 agrees to reclaim and recycle the prod- communities. Donna and Larry Charpied have been tons! uct after use, as is common in European fighting this expensive battle alone, and Census figures show that with a countries. We can reduce our use of In Solidarity, surely need our help. It is essential that present population of 294,000,000, we petroleum based, non- biodegradable Kjersten Jeppesen we do all we can to stop this and all are only 4.55% of the worlds popula- plastic and Styrofoam, by switching to Donna Jo Warren despoiling of our dwindling, precious tion. Yet we produce more than 25% of re-usable containers and other products, Announcements

Candidate Training Program Videos Available Basics program by focusing in greater detail on selected topics. For more DVDs of the Candidate Basics training program held in Petaluma March information, contact Warner Bloomberg CCWG Coordinator at (408) 19, 2006 are available for distribution to County Green Party Organiza- 295-9353 or [email protected]_ tions to use to recruit candidates and as a program resource. The program was designed for prospective GPCA candidates and campaign helpers CCWG County Contacts Needed who have no or little previous campaign experience. Topics include: The CCWG currently is seeking Green Party members to serve as county Deciding to be a candidate; Initial filing requirements; Media basics; and contacts. CCWG County Contacts have the responsibility to inform their Campaign finance issues. Program sessions are about an hour and can local County Councils, locals, caucuses and general membership about be shown in order or separately. For more information, contact CCWG programs and ssues and to report back to the CCWG via the Warner Bloomberg CCWG Coordinator at (408) 295-9353 or email list, monthly teleconference and at plenary meetings. More than [email protected] one person can serve as the CCWG contacts for their County GP. To volunteer for these positions, contact Warner Bloomberg CCWG Coordi- Host Sought For Summer 2007 nator at (408) 295-9353 or [email protected] Candidate Training Program The CCWG currently is seeking a host for a one-day candidate training As It Becomes Available program in July or August 2007. Local Green Party members will need If your working group has announcements for the general Green membership or to identify a weekend date and location for the program and provide vol- leadership councils, please send the information to us so we can try to include your notices in our next issue. Send your announcements via email, in plain text unteers for helping with the program. The CCWG will provide speakers or .doc format to: [email protected]. Thanks. and materials. The program will build on the March 2007 Candidates Green Focus Newspaper of the GPCA Page 12 The Ten Key Values of the Green Party in English and Spanish Grassroots Democracy - Feminism - Replace the ethic Sabiduría Ecológica - Economía Basada en la Develop participatory ways to of dominance and control with Debemos actuar en la sociedad Comunidad - Rediseño de las control the decisions which affect cooperative ways of relating to humana con el entendimiento estructuras de trabajo para our lives. each other. de que somos parte de la fomentar la propiedad para los naturaleza, y aprender a vivir empleados y la democracia en Social Justice - Create a system Respect for Diversity -Honor dentro de los límites el trabajo, al mismo tiempo que which promotes equality and cultural, ethnic, racial, sexual, económicos y de los recursos se establece una seguridad dignity for all. religious and spiritual diversity, del planeta. básica para todos y una reclaiming our country’s shared distribución justa de la riqueza Nonviolence - Develop alterna- ideals, the dignity of the Democracia de Bases - y los ingresos. tives to current patterns of individual, democratic Elaboración de sistemas violence at all levels. participation and liberty and participatorios que nos alienten Feminismo - Sustituir la ética justice for all. a controlar las decisiones que de dominación y control por la Ecological Wisdom - Operate nos afectan la vida. de relaciones de cooperación. our human society knowing we Personal and Global are a part of nature, and learn to Responsibility - Learn from Justicia Social - Creación de Respeto por la Diversidad live within the ecological and and be of genuine assistance un sistema que promueva la -Respeto a la diversidad resource limits of the planet. to grassroots groups in all parts igualdad y la dignidad de todas cultural, étnica, racial, sexual, of the world. las personas. religiosa y espiritual, volviendo Decentralization - Move power a los ideales compartidos de and responsibility away from Sustainability - Act not for the No Violencia - Encontrar nuestro país: la dignidad de larger and more distant short range narrow interest of alternativas para erradicar los cada persona, la participación institutions toward individuals and one country or group of people, patrones actuales de violencia a democrática, y libertad y communities, with the goal of a but for the collective future of todo nivel, y al mismo tiempo justicia para todos. decentralized, democratic the entire planet. eliminar la injusticia y sentido de society. impotencia que conducen a la Responsabilidad Personal y misma. Global - Debemos aprender de Community-Based Economics los grupos de base del resto - Redesign work to encourage Descentralización - Transferir del mundo y ser de verdadera employee ownership and el poder y la responsabilidad de ayuda para ellos. workplace democracy, and instituciones grandes y lejanas establish basic security for all and a los individuos y comunidades, Sostenibilidad - Pensar en a fair distribution of wealth and siendo la meta eventual una términos del futuro colectivo del income. sociedad democrática y planeta entero, no en los descentralizada. estrechos intereses de corto plazo de un país o grupo de personas.

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