CURRENT MESSAGES

FYI--We are doing it again!  Global Climate Change Event - Green Bay - November 3rd.  Please attend!  Forward to friends! 

 

 

On November 3rd, thousands of Americans will gather to raise awareness about global climate change with another national Step It Up event.  This follows a historic Step It Up event, which was started by Bill McKibben, in April of this year that engaged citizens in 1400 locations around the country!  If you missed that great event, you have another chance on November 3rd! 

 

All around us, cities, communities, and states are taking steps to tackle global warming--it is time for us to demonstrate that many people in Northeast Wisconsin are concerned about the effects of global warming and encourage our local leaders to Step It Up.

 

Please join us and local leaders, for live music, speakers, booyah, children's activities, information, and much more:

 

Saturday, November 3, 2007

1:30-4:00 PM at St. James Park

 

Don't miss this--your presence WILL help make a difference!

 

If you enjoy biking, please meet us at either Joannes Park, Voyageur Park or Leicht Park (whichever location is close to you) we will be meeting at all locations at 12:45 PM to bike to the event.

 

The event is being organized by students from UW-Green Bay's Public and Environmental Affairs Council, De Pere High School, West De Pere High School, and Green Bay East High School.

 

Please stop by, even if it is only for a minute!  If you would like more information about Step It Up please visit:  www.stepitup2007.org.  For more specifics about the Green Bay event visit:  http://events.stepitup2007.org/november/events/show/2353

 

Sincerely,

 

Crystal Osman

Student

UW-Green Bay

OSMACL20@UWGB.EDU

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release: Friday, October 19, 2007

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org

Green Party urges Canada to drop border-crossing charges against US peace
activist Alison Bodine

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States has urged the Canada
Border Services Agency (CBSA) to drop all charges against US citizen Alison
Bodine, who was arrested on September 13 for attempting to cross the
US-Canada border while carrying antiwar (including Green Party) literature.

Ms. Bodine was charged with "misrepresentation" and faces a possible
two-year ban from Canada.  The adjudicator in the case will announce a final
decision on October 31.

The Green Party's national Steering Committee sent a letter to the CBSA on
October 16.  The text of the letter is appended below.

Green leaders called Alison Bodine's treatment part of an extremely
disturbing pattern of
politically motivated detention and obstruction at border crossings
targeting those who have spoken out peacefully against the Iraq War.  On
October 3, CODEPINK and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin and retired
Colonel and diplomat Ann Wright, on their way to a peace conference in
Toronto, were denied entry into Canada
<http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/1003-15.htm>.

For updates on the case, including public rallies and news from the Alison
Bodine Defense Committee, visit <http://alisonbodine.blogspot.com>.


Date: October 16, 2007
To: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
From: Green Party of the United States

We are writing to express our concern about the detainment of US citizen
Alison Bodine.  Ms. Bodine is a peace activist who has worked with a number
of North American peace organizations, including the Vancouver Mobilization
Against War and Occupation, the University of British Columbia's Coalition
Against War on the People of Iraq and Internationally and the University of
British Columbia Social Justice Center.

Ms. Bodine was unjustly arrested at the U.S.-Canadian border on Thursday,
September 13, 2007, by the Canada Border Services Agency and detained by the
RCMP when anti-war and Green Party literature was found among her belongings
during a border search.  She is being charged with "Misrepresentation."  The
admissibility hearing resulted in weak evidence from the prosecution;
however, the final decision will not be known until October 31, 2007.

It is our understanding that she has not done anything illegal and has
crossed the border many times without incident.  We believe that this is a
politically motivated case against Alison Bodine.

We urge that the Canada Border Services Agency drop any and all charges
against Alison Bodine, return to her any and all items seized by the CBSA,
and reinstate her right to freely travel between the US and Canada.

Sincerely,

Steering Committee of the Green Party of the
United States
Liz Arnone
Jim Coplen
BUdd Dickinson
Jody Grage
Holly Hart
Phil Huckelberry
Jason Nabewaniec
Sarah "echo" Steiner


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers
• 2007 national Green Party meeting in Reading,
Pa.: video footage, blog and media coverage
http://www.gp.org/meeting2007/

Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX)
http://www.gp.org/committees/peace
GPAX Blog http://gpax.wordpress.com

International Committee of the Green Party
http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/ 

Lakeshore Peacemakers is organizing a bus from our area to go to ChicagO
"Stop the War Now!" event on Saturday, October 27th.  The Chicago rally is
one of 11 being held at major cities throughout the United States.
There are at least 21 buses going to this event from Wisconsin!!!!  Pretty
cool, huh?
The bus from our area will leave from Green Bay at 7:30 am – going though
Manitowoc at 8:20 am, Sheboygan at 9 am, and Milwaukee at 10:20 am. Contact
there is: Ron Kossik ron@kossik.com.  The Lakeshore Peacemakers have a great
website for registering for this bus($30) – with all you need to know –
where to get on the bus, what to take with you, etc. Go to:
http://lakeshorepeacemakers.org/
I hope to see you on the bus!!!

Jill Bussiere

Oct 2007