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She is presidential candidate, who was recently walking picket lines and is deeply a part nominated at the Green National Con - of the Occupy movement,” he said. ven tion in July. “There is a rebellion going on out here and we [Stein/Honkala cam - The Green Platform paign] are the political platform for that The main component of this campaign rebellion. It is absolutely breathtaking.” that is appealing to so many is the Green Stein said the troubled condition of the New Deal (for an abridged summary of country and the lack of democratic poli - the Green New Deal, see page 4). It pro - tics is giving her Green agenda a rousing poses a jobs program organized at the com - welcome from the public. munity level, and free health care and education. Many of the jobs would focus With neither the campaign of Repub li can on transitioning to an environmentally Mitt Romney nor Democrat Barak Obama sustainable economy. It would be funded appearing willing to discuss the growing in a number of ways, the first of which is poverty rate, diminishing civil liberties, to eliminate the massive tax breaks for or looming environmental catastrophe, multinational corporations and the ex - more and more are planning to vote Green treme wealthy. this election. Jill Stein, who ran against Romney as a Green for Massachusetts gov - The New Deal program of the Great Depres - ernor, and running mate, Cheri Honkala sion in the 1930s inspired the Green New directly address the needs of people— Deal. Stein said it worked then, and it Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala at a sit-in in August 2012 at the Fannie Mae offices in Philadelphia to call for a halt to foreclosures. Of the 50 people protesting, four were arrested, including Stein and Honkala. homeowners whose houses have been taken could work now. She added that the 2009 from them, young people indentured to federal stimulus package totaling a little student loans, and people of color sitting more than $700 billion could have easily Obama held a big press conference to an - ic crisis, due to the concerted effort early in jail purely because of their race. jumpstarted this program if it had been nounce a program that would supposedly in the campaign by local Greens within directed towards communities for growing help 1.5 million homeowners, and, so far, each state, and the campaign team. “There is a storm surge we are riding. I it has actually helped only 1 percent of that their own food, creating renewable ener - Stein and Honkala are planning to raise never expected this” said Stein, a medical number. Real help goes to the CEOs who gy, and funding needed social jobs, such $1 million for this campaign. Green Party doctor and long time activist, who added play golf with the President, and the people as those in education and healthcare. candidates do not accept corporate dona - that there has been a strong response to get lip service. This will change only if the tions, and Stein is no different. All funds the campaign, not only from people people stand up and say, ‘We’re not going Civil Disobedience are raised from individual Americans under 30 and the unemployed, but also to put up with it anymore,’” Stein said. from loyal Democrats and Republicans Both Honkala and Stein have been act - and this way Stein is not beholden to who are persuaded by Stein’s pragmatic ively engaged with the Occupy movement, To address the mortgage crisis, under the anyone but the public. “As we take money plan for fixing the future. calling for economic justice. Honkala is Green New Deal, Stein would issue an out of politics, we take back our democ - an activist for the homeless and disenfran - executive order establishing a moratorium racy,” she said. She tells the story of giving an interview chised. She has been a strong voice for on foreclosures of occupied dwellings. for National Public Radio in Oregon, which Manski, the campaign’s manager, said those who are rarely represented. Their Municipalities governed by Greens would she said is not a “bastion of the Green up - early in the campaign, which started in campaign get homeowners out of underwater mort - rising.” After talk - the fall of 2011, that they tried to be includes provi - gages by seizing mortgages through emi - ing for some time, methodical and focus on accomplishable I would see myself more as sions for creat - nent domain and letting non-profit com - the first caller said goals. Fundraising and getting ballot sta - ing equality in munity development organizations—not that as a “lifelong “organizer-in-chief” where you tus were top priorities and the team pol itical repre - Wall Street banks—reissue the mortgages. Demo crat it was made sure that each step was made at the sentation and so wonderful to the public are the driver of the appropriate time. giving commu - Creating an American Democracy hear a platform country and I put it in place. As a result, not only was Stein able to get nities a strong er In addition to dramatically reducing mil - that used to be matching federal funds, but also to work Jill Stein, candidate for President voice. Hon kala itary spending, providing for a cleaner, like the Demo cra - with state Greens to secure ballot status of the United States and Stein were safer environment, and addressing the per - tic platform 30 in more than 30 states so far.