Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Juneteenth Day is an opening for the American Republic to honor promises  made years ago. It celebrates the day a Federal General announced that slavery was over in the Union at Galveston, Texas in June 1865 at the end of the Civil War. 
Martin Luther King recognized that the way forward must include economic justice.  The great injustice of the Civil War, besides the many lives lost, is that the white slave owners were compensated for the economic losses of the war, but the formerly enslaved African Amercans were not given the promised 40 acres and a mule; we are long past the time to rectify this injustice.  The Pacific Green Party calls on the federal government to pass a Reparations Act and make Juneteenth a national  holiday.
A crucial link in enabling police violence, “qualified immunity,” as a legal defense for oppressive and violent police practices, enables
modern day lynchings. The nation is haunted by Jim Crow every time a black person is killed.  Now white Americans are marching in solidarity with African Americans and other people of color demanding justice. 
Pacific Greens call for a renewal of justice by making law enforcement fully accountable in both civil and criminal law for their actions.
"E Puribus Unum: from many comes one nation; but for the African American community this Latin motto is thin as the copper coating on a modern penny, a hollow claim of national solidarity," said Charles Newlin, Pacific Green press contact

Pacific Greens denounce CARES ACT; support solidarity with workers; call for General Strike

The Pacific Green Party of Oregon issued a May Day statement declaring solidarity with working people of America.

Salem, Oregon –

"As we approach May Day, 2020, Pacific Greens of Oregon stand in solidarity with workers of the world, unionized and not, and invite us all, we the people, to envision a world that dignifies all people, without the extreme class divide which locks many into a permanent state of poverty. The Pacific Green Party supports workers’ rights to organize, to earn a living wage, to have medical care and affordable housing,” declares the open statement for May Day celebration.

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Feb 1st 2017 Save The Elliott Forest UO Event

Held in U of O Straub Hall Room 145 starting at 6 p.m. Details listed in the Facebook event posting. This presentation will provide you with background on the Elliott State Forest and the sale process that is underway -- as well as give you the latest developments and provide practical ways you can be involved in keeping the Elliott State Forest in public ownership. Hosted by the Lane Greens Chapter of the Pacific Green Party.

 

Important Message for Bernie Supporters

Bernie_Pledge_2016.png   If you are a Pacific Green Party member who has changed your voter registration to Democrat in order to vote for Bernie Sanders in the May 2016 primary, please protect grassroots democracy in Oregon and make a pledge to re-register with the Pacific Green Party after the primary.  The number of voters we have registered in our party is vital to our ability to place Green Party candidates on your ballot.
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Jill Stein to file suit against Commission on Presidential Debates

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The Green Party, presidential candidate Jill Stein, the Libertarian Party, and others will file suit in U.S. District Court in Washington on September 29 alleging “that the Commission on Presidential Debates is in violation of the venerable old anti-trust laws, the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act.  

Full article is available here: Ballot Access Newsreports.

Help the Benton Food Freedom Campaign

Final_Jan_Logo_Text.png   This week we're organizing a Lawn Sign Canvass Blitz right before the ballots are mailed out on April 30th -- just 5 days away, and we need everyone's help! If you can spare a few hours of your time, please sign up for a volunteer shift this week and help us cover Benton County in YES on 2-89!
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Help Elect Michael Sonnleitner

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Help Michael Sonnleitner win the May 2015 election for Portland Community College Board of Directors (Zone 3).  ELECT a PCC teacher to the PCC Board for the first time! To find out more about Michael's campaign, visit his campaign sites:

Zone 3 PCC  and Facebook Page

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Lane County Chapter Monthly meetups

GREEN_CIRCLE1.PNG   2nd Wednesday of each month the Lane County Chapter has a gathering at the Grower's Market conference room, located across from the Amtrak station, starting at 7 p.m.

Linn-Benton Monthly Chapter Meetings

GREEN_CIRCLE1.PNG    The Linn-Benton chapter of the PGP meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 PM at Westminster House in Corvallis on the corner of 23rd and Monroe Avenue.

A View From Oregon

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Commentary by Blair Bobier, cofounder of the Pacific Green Party.

 

I feel sorry for John Kitzhaber—the soon to be ex-Governor of Oregon.  He’s accomplished a lot, he loves this great state of ours and he seems like a decent enough guy ...

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