Gather Signatures for Mike Beilstein
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Mike Beilstein - Green Party candidate for the 4th Congressional District, has until August 12th to submit 300 signatures from voters registered in the district in lieu of paying $2,500 to place a statement/argument in the state voters' pamphlet. This is a huge expense for our candidates. A copy of Mike's petition ready for printing and circulation is available below the fold. Signed petitions should be given to Mike (see Campaign page for contact details) BEFORE August 12th. Note to all candidates - details on submitting signatures in lieu of paying voter pamphlet fees is provided below the fold. |
Pacific Green Party certified for November 2014 Ballot
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Pacific Green Party member Seth Woolley ran for the office of Secretary of State in the November 6, 2012, General Election and received 44,235 votes. This vote was in excess of one percent of the total votes cast for that office and therefore, in accordance with ORS 248.008(4)(b), the Pacific Green Party has been certified by the Oregon Secretary of State as being eligible to nominate candidates for the 2014 General Election. Read Full text of certification letter here. Many thanks to Seth Woolley for running for this critical statewide office! |
Jason Levin seeks PGP nomination for Governor
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Jason Levin, a Pacific Green Party member from Portland Oregon, has expressed interest in running for Oregon Governor in the November 2014 general election as the Green Party candidate. He has submitted a Statement of Candidacy which is available for review here, and he has a facebook page. To summarize from his statement, Mr. Levin is a former public school teacher holding two master's degrees, in technology education and electronic communications, from San Francisco State University. The most important issue to him is the passage of IP53 - the "Legalization of Marijuana" initiative. He owns a small business which sells cannabis-infused butters and oils to OMMP patients and dispensaries. He has not previously run for office. |
Joshua Smith for Oregon House District 25
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Joshua Smith is running for the Oregon State State House seat for District 25 (Keizer, Newberg, St Paul). He's already recruiting volunteers and taking his message door to door. Over $1,100 has been raised so far with much more expected by individual contributions in order to supply the fliers, bumper stickers and yard signs needed to give the Green Party an equal presence in the community as the Republicans. |
Salem Chapter Update 7/2014
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Thanks to Byron Harmon for this update! The Salem Chapter has nearly finished collecting the first 1,000 signatures for our two initiatives. We should have that done by the end of the month at the latest. This means we will be ballot measures 1 and 2 for 2016. We then will have 2 years to collect 87,000+ signatures. |
Health Care for All Oregon Action Alert!
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The Health Care for All Oregonians coalition, of which our Party is a member, is going to have a booth at the Oregon State Fair in order to help generate support for single-payer health care in the state. They have a target of six people volunteering to be at the booth each day, from August 22 through September 1.
Volunteers can contact Carol Rathburn [ carolleach@peak.org ] or Anita Owen [ fundraisingor@msn.com ] to join the effort.
Your HCAO state liaison,
Michael Meo
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June 7th - Nominating Convention In Salem
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Voting results of the Pacific Green Party Nominating Convention held Saturday June 7, 2014 in Salem at 299 Cottage Street, NE are in, below the fold. |
The Power and Potential of DIY Democracy
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From an article written by Blair Bobier for Common Dreams: A seismic shift in the American political landscape has gone largely unnoticed. Yet, the implication of this political earthquake knows no bounds. On Tuesday, voters in two Oregon counties—one of them rural and conservative—voted to ban GMO’s. In 2012, voters in five states legalized gay marriage and the recreational use of cannabis. |
Japan Begins Purposely Dumping 100s Of Tons Of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into The Pacific
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These releases are in addition to the radioactive water seeping underground into the Pacific Ocean. The radioactive material that is continually being released is entering our food chain and will stay with us for decades to come, affecting millions. You won't find this news in the main stream propaganda outlets, but you can find the story online here. |
Caleb for PDX City Council 2014
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Our Candidate Lost. But the $15 Minimum Wage Fight's Just Begun.Great article in the Portland Mercury about Nick Caleb and his terrific run for Portland City Council, gathering an AMAZING 15% the first time out. Congratulations Nick!
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