[act-ma] Sat. 5/21 Green-Rainbow Party State Convention
Danielfactor at aol.com
Danielfactor at aol.com
Thu May 12 21:05:40 PDT 2016
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(http://www.green-rainbow.org/?e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=1)
Green-Rainbow Party Convention 2016
Green-Rainbow Party Rising
Go Green in 2016
Date: Sat. May 21, 2016, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester.
NEW: Schedule for the day (preliminary) at _THIS LINK_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/agenda_2016?e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source
=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=2)
DEADLINE APPROACHING: CARPOOLING: apply by noon Monday May 16
If you would like to offer a ride or let us know that you need a ride,
please fill out the _form here_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=https://docs.google.com/a/smith.edu/forms/d/1CpUn-mNMwCJ8y8ai9H_nEuQjycHI1jtn4rpjJCgNGpw
/viewform&e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow
&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=3) . Our carpool coordinator
will contact you on May 16/17 to confirm details of any geographic
matches we can find.
Be sure to Pre-register at _THIS LINK_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/green_rainbow_party_convention_20160521?e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86
&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=4) .
Ticket price includes an awesome Lunch.
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Our theme this year, Green Rainbow Party Rising - Go Green in 2016,
accentuates the need for us to continue building our party in the face of today's
reality of a broken political system in America. Rosa Clemente spoke in
2008 of the Green Party as no longer the alternative, but the imperative,
for us to live with social justice, freedom, and democracy. Her words were
true in 2008 and still ring true today.
Our Keynote speaker will be Jonathan Simon, Author of _CODE RED:
Computerized Election Theft and the New American Century_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=http://www.amazon.com/CODE-RED-Computerized-Election-American/dp/1500
319856/&e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&u
tm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=5)
Jonathan Simon, serves as Executive Director of Election Defense Alliance
(_www.ElectionDefenseAlliance.org_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=http://www.ElectionDefenseAlliance.org&e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&ut
m_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=6) ), a
nonprofit organization founded in 2006 to restore observable vote counting
and electoral integrity as the basis of American democracy.
As a result of his prior experience as a political survey research analyst
in Washington, Dr. Simon became an early advocate for an exit poll-based
electoral "burglar alarm" system, independent of media and corporate
control, to detect computerized vote shifting in Election 2004. In the absence of
such a system, he was nevertheless able to capture and analyze official
exit poll data briefly posted on the web prior to its Election-Night
disappearance, realizing as the following day dawned that he was in fact the only
person in the world in possession of this critical data, which went on to
serve as the initial basis for questioning the validity of the 2004
presidential election.
Dr. Simon has published both individually and in collaboration, numerous
papers related to various aspects of election forensics and election
integrity. He has worked in cooperation with many Election Integrity
organizations; appeared in several election integrity-related films, including Stealing
America: Vote by Vote and Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections,
and as an interviewee on several dozen live broadcasts. Dr. Simon is a
graduate of Harvard College, New York University School of Law, and New York
Chiropractic College. He is admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts and since
1993 has directed an interdisciplinary healthcare facility in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Our second speaker will be Mary Lawrence on Animal protection under
current laws
Mary Lawrence will speak about the inadequate legal protections in the
U.S. for animals in all categories that are subject to some form of human
influence – companion animals, exotic pets, farmed animals (for food and
clothing), laboratory animals, animals in sport and entertainment,
endangered/threatened species, and captive wild animals - and how the Green Party can
take a leadership role in advocating stronger legislation.
Mary Lawrence is owner of Well on Wheels, Connecticut's premier vegan
personal chef service, and executive director of Ahimsa Health & Harmony, a
vegan wellness center in Hartford, CT. In addition to running her two
businesses, she also teaches English as an adjunct faculty member at Gateway
Community College in New Haven, CT. She is active in her community as a member
of CT Votes for Animals, CT NOFA, CT Green Party, the Green Party Animal
Rights Committee, as well as numerous animal rescue organizations. Mary has
a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell
Foundation at Cornell University, an MA in Communication from the University of
Hartford, and a BA in English from the University of Connecticut. She is a
writer and food blogger, and her culinary creations can be followed on the
blog, The Traveling Vegan Chef (_http://wellonwheels.blogspot.com_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=http://wellonwheels.blogspot.com&e=19c360804a1c3d5917
3b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign
=conv_5_12_16&n=7) ). Her most recent cookbook, Easy Peasy Vegan Eats, is
a guide for people making the vegan transition.
Also featuring a panel of Green candidates and office holders on the topic
- Why vote Green in 2016?
WORKSHOPS: a total of 6 workshops are currently planned on the following
topics: (2 sessions, 3 workshops per session)
More details at _THIS LINK_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/workshops?e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&
utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=8)
The New Abolitionists and Our Right to a Livable Climate, led by Evan
Seitz, climate justice organizer
Actions and Strategies Towards An Observable Vote Counting Process led by
Jonathan Simon, author of _CODE RED:_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=http://www.amazon.com/CODE-RED-Computerized-Election-American/dp/1500319856/&e=1
9c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=e
mail&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=9)
Natural Gas Pipeline in Massachusetts: Advocacy on a Shoestring - led by
Elaine Mroz, long time environmental activist
Black Lives Matter - Worcester - led by Julius Jones BLM Organizer
Recruiting or Being a Green Candidate - led by Jonathan Martin & Charlene
DiCalogero, GRP Candidate Development and Legal Committee
Campaign Jobs for Shy People: Three Ways To Work Behind the Scenes To Help
Other People Have The Strength They Need To Run For Office - led David
Spanagel, Nat Fortune, and Bill Ashley, GRP Candidate Development and Legal
Committee
Be sure to Pre-register at _THIS LINK_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/green_rainbow_party_convention_20160521?e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e8
6&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=10)
. Ticket price includes an awesome Lunch.
The First Unitarian Church is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if
you require other special accommodation in order to attend. More
information about accessibility details at _this link._
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=http://www.firstunitarian.com/accessibility.cfm&e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9
a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=co
nv_5_12_16&n=11)
Tabling opportunities for your organization - Contact Carol at
csotirop at nmu.edu for more info.
Silent Auction - If you or your company/organization have an item to
donate please contact Joanna Herlihy, Joanna_Herlihy at yahoo.com.
CARPOOLING: If you would like to offer a ride or let us know that you need
a ride, please fill out the _form here_
(http://www.green-rainbow.org/r?u=https://docs.google.com/a/smith.edu/forms/d/1CpUn-mNMwCJ8y8ai9H_nEuQjycHI1jt
n4rpjJCgNGpw/viewform&e=19c360804a1c3d59173b9a07fdafd55d73039e86&utm_source=
greenrainbow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conv_5_12_16&n=12) . Our
carpool coordinator will contact you as in the weeks before the convention to
confirm details of any geographic matches we can find.
Please also note that federal law requires contributors to be either
citizens of the United States of America or federally recognized permanent
residents.
Green-Rainbow Party
_http://www.green-rainbow.org/_
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