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The Green Party of NJ Bulletin - August 2008

Inside:
* McKinney to appear on C-SPAN Sept. 7
* Successful presidential petition drive
* Celebrate at our Green summer picnic!
* Hip-Hop's All Out for McKinney/Clemente
* Greens/McKinney/Nader in Denver during the Dem Conven
* McKinney/Clemente campaign materials available
* GPNJ candidate's exemplary campaign brochure
* Greens cite manipulation by oil companies
* "People Against Oiligarchy" demonstration planned
* A Green's comments on the proposed NJ Energy Master Plan
* News from our locals

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McKINNEY ON C-SPAN SEPT. 7

Cynthia McKinney will appear on C-SPAN's
Road to the White House, airing twice on
Sunday, September 7, at 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm. 

This will be on C-SPAN 1, and it should garner
national attention. Please spread the word!

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SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL PETITION DRIVE

Congratulations and thanks to all who participated in
the successful petition drive to get our McKinney /
Clemente national ticket on the ballot in New Jersey.

Things got a little dramatic going into the last weekend
of the petition drive! Not wanting to wait until the
very last day (Monday, July 28), we submitted as many
booklets as we had in-hand on Friday, July 25. But our
total number of signatures at that point was only a
little over 700. A minimum of 800 are required, and
somewhere between 1,000-1,500 is recommended to avoid
facing a challenge to the petition.

So we had to motivate an all-out effort over the weekend
of July 26-27. Our members (and some key helpers from
the Peoples Organization for Progress) worked hard and
came through with over 600 additional signatures by July
28, so our final total of 1,327 signatures gave us a
comfortable margin ... and assured that New Jersey
voters will have a chance to cast a vote for the Green
Party's historic ticket, the first headed up by two
women of color. Now our task turns to GOTV (Get Out The Vote)
for McKinney/Clemente and all of our own GPNJ candidates!

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INVITATION TO A GREEN SUMMER PICNIC

We can celebrate our successful petition drive at
a Green Party Summer Picnic.
Date: Saturday, August 23 - 3:00 to 7:00pm.
Location: 58 Brooktree Road, East Windsor 08520.

It's a pot-luck - bring something good to share. Music
will be provided by Tom Neilson ("The Bard Insurgent" -
see: www.tomneilsonmusic.com). All GPNJ candidates are
encouraged to come, report on your campaigns, and do a
fundraising pitch if you're so inclined. Otherwise,
let's relax and enjoy each other's company prior to
the beginning of the fall campaign season.

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HIP-HOP'S ALL OUT FOR MCKINNEY/CLEMENTE!

Is the Green Party running the first ever Hip-Hop
ticket? The McKinney/Clemente presidential campaign
continues to garner endorsements from many leaders in
the hip-hop community. Public Enemy's legendary
Professor Griff supports the ticket, as does M1 from
Dead Prez; La Bruja; NY OIL; and most recently, RAS
(Riders Against the Storm). Check out RAS' latest video
- "Speak the Truth" - endorsing the campaign:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shcIcOU1JNs

To watch other video endorsements:
http://votetruth08.com/index.php/learn/endorsements

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A new campaign Web site has recently been launched:
http://votetruth08.com

Also, McKinney campaign stuff is now available at:
www.cafepress.com./cynthiamckinney

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GREENS, McKINNEY, NADER IN DENVER DURING THE DEM CONVEN

On August 24 (the day before the convention starts), a
traveling dance party, Funk the War, will boogie through
Denver, rallying around the slogan: "Demand Peace!
Demand Life! Demand Joy! Demand the Funk!"

Four different groups will converge at Union Station and
then hip-hop onto the 16th Street mall that runs the
length of downtown near most of the major hotels:

* The Power to the People Convergence, led by Cynthia
McKinney and Green Party supporters, will leave from
Curtis Park;

* The Youth Convergence, led by Tent State and joined by
Ralph Nader, will leave from Skate Park;

* The Women's Convergence, led by CODEPINK, will
assemble at Union Station;

* The Veterans' Convergence, led by Iraq Veterans
Against the War and Veterans for Peace, will leave from
the MEPS Center.

The 16th Street mall will be full of delegates Sunday
afternoon. After cruising the mall, the dancers/
demonstrators will move to Tent State's site in
Cuernavaca Park, near downtown, where bands and speakers
will be given a stage. Logistics are in favor of Funk
the War confronting individual Democrats and maybe even
drawing some to the park.

Cynthia McKinney will be giving a class at Tent State.
Both she and Rosa Clemente will be speaking at a variety
of events all during the week.

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HERE'S A MCKINNEY/CLEMENTE POSTER FOR COLLEGE CAMPUSES

The following is forwarded from Midge Potts of the
Progressive Party of Missouri (the GPUS affiliate in Missouri):

All over the country, college students will soon be
getting back to campus. Most of those campuses have
dozens of public bulletin boards and right now they
won't be overburdened with flyers. So we basically have
free advertising space waiting for us to post our
messages on them. If we could all hang some posters on
bulletin boards at a nearby university campus, we will
reach a lot of young voters who may not otherwise hear about
Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. But we have to act now!

I've made a poster that I am going to hang at Missouri
State University. Feel free to download it and hang it
up at a college campus near you:

www.geocities.com/potts4congress/McKinney_campus_poster.jpg

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CHECK OUT ED FANNING'S CAMPAIGN BROCHURE

Ed Fanning has designed a beautiful and informative
brochure to promote his candidacy in the 5th CD
Congressional race. On the front he lists The Issues
(some of which were printed in the article about his
campaign in the July GreenGram). On the back he lists
The Facts:

. A 1998 economics study did not find systematic,
significant job loss associated with the 1996-97 minimum
wage increase. The low-wage labor market performed
better than it had in decades (lower unemployment rates,
increased hourly wages, increased family income,
decreased poverty rates). Source: Economics Policy
Institute
. The average winning House race cost $1.3 million in '06.
Source: Common Cause. Big money and special interests
decide who wins.
. A single payer health care system will save at least
$150 billion annually in administrative costs.
Source: Physicians for a National Health Program
. The US spends more than twice as much on health care
as other industrialized nations ($7,129 per capita) but
life expectancy for its citizens is low and infant
mortality rates are poor. Other nations provide
comprehensive coverage to their entire populations,
while the US leaves 47 million completely uninsured and
millions more underinsured. Source: Physicians for a
National Health Program
. U.S. military spending of $700 billion accounts for
48% of the world's total. Source: GlobalIssues.org
. Monetary cost of Iraq War to NJ's 5th Congressional
District: $6.5 BILLION. Calculation: $3 trillion cost of
war / 300 million (population of US) = $10,000 per
citizen. 650,000 (population of NJ 5th CD) x $10,000 =
$6.5 billion. Source for cost of war: Joseph Stiglitz:
Nobel Prize Winner for Economics & Linda Bilmes of
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
. The US accounts for 22% of greenhouse gas emissions
that trap sunlight and heat. Source: UN Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, IPCC
. 68% of Americans oppose the Iraq war. Source: CNN
. Large majorities (over 80%) in 19 large nations
support a prohibition against torture. Source:
University of Maryland
. In 2005 there were 30,694 gun deaths in the US (84
daily). 17,002 were suicides. Source: CDC National
Center for Health Statistics
. In 1998, handguns were used to murder 11,789 people in
the United States, 19 in Japan, 54 in England and Wales,
57 in Australia, and 151 in Canada. Source: Brady
Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence
. Most Bush tax giveaways are scheduled to expire
December 31, 2010. The Congressional Budget Office
estimated extending the giveaways would cost the US
Treasury nearly $1.8 trillion the following decade.
Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
. Households in the top 1% of earnings, with an average
income of $1.25 million, received an average tax
giveaway of $58,000 - more than the average middle-
income family earned. Source: CBO
. "The death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and
discriminatory manner, but also, in some cases, upon defendants
who are actually innocent." -Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
. Eyewitness misidentification testimony was a factor in
77% of 218 post-conviction DNA exoneration cases in the
US. Of that 77%, 48% of cases where race is known
involved cross-racial eyewitness identification. Studies
show people are less able to recognize faces of a
different race than their own. Source: The Innocence Project

To get copies of the brochure, contact Ed at:
efanning55 <at> newmenu.org

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Press release

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Monday, August 11, 2008

Greens call rise of gas prices and demand for expanded
drilling a manipulation by oil companies seeking control
over US energy policy

WASHINGTON, DC - Green candidates and leaders called
Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions on energy
policy, gas prices, and global warming a capitulation to
corporate lobbies, and urged adoption of the Green
Party's plan to reduce fossil fuel consumption, generate
new jobs in conservation and new energy sources, and
curb the advance of climate change.

"Both the McCain and Obama energy plans privilege
corporate profits over the urgent need to transform our
nation's energy policies. Both Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama
are seeking ways to preserve corporate profits at a time
when the future of our planet is at stake," said John M.
Wages, Jr., Green candidate for the US House in
Mississippi, District 1 (www.VoteJohnWages.com). "Barack
Obama's support for nuclear power and ethanol and his
recent turnaround on offshore drilling prove that he,
like John McCain, will not challenge the power and
profits of the energy industry. We need the kind of
national leadership on energy and the global warming
threat that's represented by our presidential and
congressional Green candidates."

Exelon, a nuclear power company, is among Barack Obama's
top corporate donors. Oil industry contributions to
Democrats and Republicans in 2008 are already soaring,
while the percentage gap between contributions to the
two parties' candidates, though consistently higher for
Republicans, has begun to diminish (Source:
www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E01).

Greens said that two factors are behind the demand for
drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR)
and in offshore areas, purportedly to reduce dependence
on foreign oil:

(1) The oil companies are manipulating prices to create
fear among Americans to win support for drilling in
these areas. In fact, Canada increased its exports to
the US by almost 100 million barrels between 2005 and
2007, thanks to an oil boom in Alberta's oil sands, and
oil companies have posted record profits recently.

Naomi Klein has written that "drilling in ANWR would
have little discernible impact on actual global oil
supplies, as its advocates well know. The argument that
it could nonetheless bring down oil prices is based not
on hard economics but on market psychoanalysis: drilling
would 'send a message' to the oil traders that more oil
is on the way, which would cause them to start betting
down the price." (The Nation, July 21, 2008)

(2) Popular fears over gas prices have given the oil
industry greater leverage over measures to curb global
warming at a time when fossil fuel consumption must be
drastically reduced.

Furthermore, Exxon Mobil, Texaco, BP, and other
companies are using their increased leverage during the
gas price panic to win oil production contracts in Iraq,
which will prolong the US occupation indefinitely. Sen.
Obama, while promising a reduction of US troops in Iraq,
would leave a residual occupation force to protect
"American interests," which means US control over Iraqi
oil resources.

The Green Party has strongly opposed ANWR and off-shore
drilling and trading of carbon caps, and favors bans on
new coal fired-power plants, new nuclear power plants
(as well as early retirement of current nuclear
reactors), and all mountaintop coal removal. The party
endorses a reduction by 90% of mercury emissions from
coal-fired power plants by 2012, targeted carbon taxes,
investment in renewable noncarbon-based energy
technology, and reduction of CO2 and SO2 emissions by
80% by 2020. These and other policies are listed in a
recommendation for environmental action for a Green
President's first 100 days in office:
www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=58

"America's first energy priorities must be conservation
and efficiency. The Green Party has an effective plan to
reorganize the economy, create millions of new jobs in
conversion to safe clean energy, conservation, and
expansion of public transportation to replace car
traffic," said Rosa Clemente, nominated by the Green
Party as Cynthia McKinney's running mate for Vice
President of the United States (www.rosaclemente.com).
"Such an effort should be comparable to America's
concerted and internationally cooperative effort to
defeat the Axis powers during World War II. But this
time we'd be uniting for peace, since global warming
threatens the security of the entire world in the
coming decades."

"Without such an effort, the disaster we witnessed in
New Orleans during and after Katrina will take place on
a global scale. Billions of people will see their homes,
livelihoods, health, and lives threatened, while
corporate interests exploit the devastation for more
money and power," added Ms. Clemente.

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information
www.gp.org/elections.shtml

Green Party News Center
www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign
http://votetruth08.com

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"PEOPLE AGAINST OILIGARCHY" DEMONSTRATION PLANNED

Submitted by John Reynolds of the Mercer County Greens

The People Against Oiligarchy (PAO) coalition is
organizing to build toward an anti-big-oil demo in the
fall; this action has been endorsed by GPNJ. Organizing
was initiated by a joint effort of New York and New
Jersey Greens. Here is their release:

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People Against Oiligarchy, a broad-based coalition which
has recently formed to oppose the oil barons who have
hijacked our democracy, is organizing a November
demonstration in New York City to protest extortionate
gasoline prices and runaway oil company profiteering.

The coalition has issued an open invitation to legendary
recording artist and outspoken black-power leader,
Professor Griff of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, to
appear as a featured speaker at the rally. Other
speakers who are being invited include Stanley
Aronowitz, the country's most prominent labor
sociologist, who was the Green Party's 2002 New York
State gubernatorial candidate, and film celebrity and
activist, Susan Sarandon.

People Against Oiligarchy is a regional coalition that
brings together Greens from New Jersey and New York,
youth organizers, activists from the peace and social
justice movements, and representatives from
environmental organizations, faith communities, and
organized labor.

The Bergen County Green Party initially issued the call
for a mass rally to protest the oiligarchy's gasoline
price gouging and oil and gas profiteering. The
coalition draws the connection between Big Oil and
militarism; the connection between Big Oil and
Washington's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and possible
war against Iran; and the connection between Big Oil and
the catastrophic degradation of the earth's environment.

"The military-industrial-Big-Oil complex has hijacked
our government and our democracy," said Gary
Novosielski, the chair of the Bergen County Green Party.
"The power-hungry oiligarchs, in their insatiable quest
for ever-higher oil profits, threaten the planet and its
peoples with global warming, endless wars for empire
leading to global environmental catastrophe."

Arthur Rosen, who had originally proposed the idea of a
joint New York / New Jersey anti-Big Oil rally, added,
"We need an energy sector that works to meet the needs
of our communities, and of ordinary working people, not
an energy sector run to squeeze out unprecedented profits."

New York City native and activist, Dr. Tony Gronowicz,
the 2005 Green Party candidate for New York City mayor,
elaborated, "We need to switch to renewable energy
sources such as solar, wind and wave, and to generate
most of our power locally to get ourselves off the grid.
We need to invest in mass transit, and in alternatives
to the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine. We
need an economic planning model, and a regional planning
model, where people can work and shop and enjoy
recreation close to their homes instead of having to
constantly use their cars for lengthy trips for routine
activities. In short, we need to bust the oil cartels,
take back our government and our democracy from the
oiligarchy, and empower ordinary working people."

According to Novosielski, the coalition's first mass
demonstration protesting Big Oil is planned for mid-
November in the Rockefeller Center area. This
demonstration has already been endorsed by the Green
Party of New Jersey (GPNJ), several NYC-based Green
locals, by the Workers' International League (WIL), and
is attracting the interest of several other
environmental, progressive, and labor organizations
whose endorsements are forthcoming.

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GELLMAN COMMENTS ON PROPOSED NJ ENERGY MASTER PLAN

Below is the statement made by Michael Gellman of the
Camden County Greens at the July 17 public hearings on
the Energy Master Plan for New Jersey:

Governor Corzine,

My name is Michael Gellman and I am a resident of Cherry
Hill. I am a member of the Green Party and in 2007 ran
as a candidate for NJ State Assembly in the 6th
district. As a candidate, my platform focused on clean,
safe and renewable energy production and increased
energy efficiency for the state. This message resonated
well with all of my constituents.

I am here tonight to first commend you for your
leadership in passing the Global Warming Response Act,
and to continue taking aggressive action to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by investing in clean, safe and
renewable energy sources.

Secondly, I would like to express my sentiments on the
Energy Master Plan that your administration is
proposing. I appreciate that the plan focuses on meeting
our energy needs by investing in alternative energy
sources such as wind and solar. However, the proposed
plan still includes the option of building new
conventional power plants, such as coal and
nuclear plants.

I do not feel that these are the best investments that
NJ can make for a secure energy future to meet the
energy needs of all our residents in a safe and
affordable manner. Conventional power plants are the
most expensive forms of producing energy, which rely on
an expensive infrastructure to deliver energy to end-
users, they are vulnerable to natural disasters, and
they are a dirty and unsafe means of production.

Alternatively, there are many more ways to both reduce
demand and to increase investments into cleaner and
safer energy production.

The cheapest and easiest solution to meeting our energy
needs is to reduce demand by increasing efficiency.
There are several approaches to becoming more efficient,
including strengthening the building code and promoting
the use of energy efficient technology and appliances.

Furthermore, energy efficiency can also be gained in the
way electricity is produced. Conventional power plants
are an extremely inefficient way to produce energy. A
better alternative is co-generation, or the generation
of electricity in small-scale plants that also capture
heat for heating and cooling purposes.

In addition to increasing efficiency, we should invest
more resources into clean, renewable energy production
such as wind and solar to produce electricity and
geothermal for heating and cooling needs.

I would like to refer you to two reports for additional
information. The first is "Powering New Jersey's Future;
a clean energy strategy for replacing the Oyster Creek
and Salem Nuclear Power Plants " by Environment NJ (2007).

Second, is "Forget Nuclear," by Amory Lovins, a cost-
benefit analysis of several sources of energy including
coal, nuclear, co-generation, wind and increased
efficiency. Briefly, this analysis shows that nuclear is
the most expensive form of energy production while the
cheapest sources of energy are increased efficiency
followed by co-generation and wind.

The benefits of this analysis are measured in terms of
CO2 emissions displaced per dollar spent. The analysis
again shows end-use efficiency to have the biggest
benefit, followed by co-generation and wind. Nuclear
energy provides the smallest benefit.

In a struggling economy where financial resources need
to be managed more judiciously, NJ should invest in
energy sources that provide the biggest impact for the
lowest prices. In sum, NJ should invest in energy
sources that are clean, safe and renewable and provide
the greatest benefit to all our residents. Coal and
nuclear power plants should not be included in the
energy master plan.

Thank you for this opportunity to testify and for
considering these suggestions.

Sources:

1. "Powering New Jersey's Future; a clean energy
strategy for replacing the Oyster Creek and Salem
Nuclear Power Plants " by Environment NJ
www.environmentnewjersey.org/uploads/Oh/yf/Ohyf4-b-MKAA1Ozq3TRi9w/Powering-New-Jerseys-Future-A-Clean-Energy-Strategy-for-Replacing-the-Oyster-Creek-and-Salem-Nuclear-Plants.pdf

2. "Forget Nuclear" by Amory Lovins
www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid467.php

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GPNJ COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE TO MEET

Steve Welzer has volunteered to motivate the revival of
the GPNJ Communications Committee, which has the
responsibility of publishing the GreenGram, maintaining
the party Web site, issuing press releases, and
developing outreach literature (in conjunction with
other committees).

Toward that end a conference call meeting will be held
on August 21. Please participate if you are interested
in any of the above important functions:

Thursday night, Aug. 21 - 8:30pm to 9:30pm

Number to call: 712-432-1630
Code to enter: 166863#

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TOWARD REORGANIZING THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

by Joe Fortunato

I have long felt that we could do better if we had an
organized membership drive.

First, we have made many contacts over the years with
people who have not become members. These people should
be contacted again, especially in light of the
presidential campaigns, and specifically asked to join
and advised of the benefits of joining the Green
community. (We need to deepen our own understanding of
these benefits, first, imo, and perhaps even create some
more). They should be asked to join by paying dues and
should also be encouraged to register as Greens,
especially now, without a Democratic primary on the
horizon. This effort would have the added benefit of
providing an opportunity for political struggle over the
question of McKinney vs. Obama.

Second, I would contact every County Coordinator and ask
who among their contacts should be personally contacted
to join. Then, the Membership committee should call
and/or email those individuals.

Third, I think Nick Mellis hit on something important
when he pointed out the success he had petitioning among
Black women for McKinney. Certainly there is a pride
factor among Black (and Latina) women that a national
political party has chosen a Black woman and a Latina as
national candidates.

Fourth, we should rebuild damaged or neglected
alliances, such as with groups like Peace Action and
POP. Individuals in these groups should be encouraged to
join our party.

Fifth, we should set county by county goals for
membership and registration. Every county could
designate someone to work with the MemCom to achieve
these goals.

Sixth, we should reach out to both McKinney supporters
and Nader supporters who are not yet members and
encourage them to join the organization which will carry
on the struggle after November 4 - GPNJ!

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NEWS FROM OUR LOCALS

Bergen County

The Bergen County Green Party is sponsoring a forum on
Wednesday, September 10, at the Ethical Culture Society
in Teaneck (on Larch Avenue). Space is limited, so
please call 201-357-4616 to make a reservation.

The forum is entitled: "Israeli/Palestine Conflict:
What's Next?" Confirmed speakers include: Norman
Finkelstein, Larry Hamm and Issa Mikel. A Q&A period
will follow the presentations.

Endorsing organizations include: Bergen Peace and
Justice Coalition, WESPAC Foundation, and Deir Yassin
Remembered (list in formation). Refreshments will be
served at 7:00pm and the forum will begin promptly at 7:30pm.

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Essex County

The Essex Greens held a very successful fundraising
party the last weekend in June in the very green
backyard of members Ted Glick and Jane Califf. Fifty
people attended and enjoyed the beautiful weather, the
potluck food, music by Catherine Moon and Maria
DeStefano, and political comedy by Dave Lippman.
Several hundred dollars was raised. It was an
all-around good event!

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Monmouth County

Submitted by Rich Fuller
Coordinator, Green Party of Monmouth County

On August 10 I met with Keyport's community support
group, "Cultural Harmony." This group had been created
to foster programs, education and cooperation among
minority groups in that town and its surrounding towns.
Attendees included a veteran ESL teacher, an adjunct
professor of Arabic, a handful of Latinos,
representatives from both of the corporate parties as
well as myself. I had sought and received permission
to do a ten-minute presentation on the Green Party.

Business items covered that day included cases of Latino
workers who had not been paid for work done over several
months despite frequent promises from a local
contractor. This contractor eventually threatened to
kill one of the laborers who was seeking his back pay.
Such a terroristic threat was instrumental in providing
the police with grounds to put him in jail.

I explained to the group how the Green Party differed
from the two corporate parties by briefly explaining
each of the Ten Key Values in English. Because I knew
that the group has been predominantly Latino, I
distributed copies of the Ten KV in Spanish and English,
side-by-side. I also distributed a green sheet that had
the names and Web sites of Cynthia McKinney, Rosa
Clemente, GPUS, and GPNJ plus my name, title and phone
number. I also gave a one minute "commercial" on the
benefits of listening to Amy Goodman and Democracy Now
and included a reference to Pacifica and Link TV where
DN is videocast twice daily.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH GPUS

Job Title: Fundraising Assistant
(several positions are open in all regions)

The Green Party of the United States needs people to
help with our fundraising program in selected regions.
At this time the position will primarily involve phone
solicitations with minimal administrative tasks. This is
a part-time consultant position paid as an independent
contractor.

The position requires that the Assistant work with Staff
and the Fundraising Committee to set realistic goals and
fundraising targets. Continuation of the contract will,
in part, be determined by whether or not a monthly
target is reached - within the context of an overall
evaluation of the strength of the monthly work package.
The contract can be cancelled with 30 days notice by
either the Assistant or GPUS.

Responsibilities

--Work with the Fundraising Manager on the development
of a monthly work package and progress of phone
campaigns.
--Complete required database and paperwork.
--Target donors under and up to the $500 level
(occasionally the coordinator may target larger donors)
and prospects with the goal of raising their commitment
level and/or building our Sustainer Program.

Qualifications

--Experience with phone banking or other fundraising is
essential. The Assistant should have previous experience
working with the Green Party and/or similar
organizations and be able to enthusiastically promote
the Green Party and Green campaigns.
--Work schedule is flexible, although the Assistant
should be able to spend most of their time during early
evenings and weekends when people can be reached at home.
--Must have access to a computer and necessary office
equipment. GPUS will reimburse for up to $25 per month
for long distance and for actual postage and copy
expenses that can be documented.

Pay Schedule

Months 1-2 - $200 per month plus 20% commission on all
donations received within 30 days of pledge. It is
expected that this position obtain at least $750 in the
first month and at least $1000 in the second month.

All other months will be paid on a commission basis as follows:
40% - Credit/debit card donations or donations with no
follow-up or tracking needed
33% - Donations received within 30 days of pledge
20% - Donations received after 30 days from date of
pledge and up to 90 days after the pledge
25% - Sustainers for every month (up to 12 months) a
donation is received as long as the assistant is
employed. First payment must be received within 60 days
of pledge to qualify for commission.

Resumes should be emailed as an attachment to:
tamar <at> gp.org. For further information, contact
Tamar Yager at 202-319-7191 or at the above email address.

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