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A St. Paul Green got the following letter to the editior published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 22, 2008, page 7B.
[Heading:] Council's runoff voting action defies law
Let the will of more than 7,100 St. Paul citizens be heard. They signed a petition to put instant-runoff voting on the ballot in St. Paul in November. City Council members (except Russ Stark) went against the will of the citizens they were elect[ed] to serve when they chose to ignore the signatures and not put IRV on the ballot (“Instant-runoff voting put on hold” July 30).
Summer is the perfect season to get out in public and tell your neighbors about real choice. As Greens, we support electoral reform that empowers voters to make their real choices heard at the ballot box and in government. This summer, that means supporting the campaign to use Instant Runoff Voting for local elections in St. Paul. With instant runoff, voters are freed from concerns about "spoiled elections" and candidates are encouraged to campaign on issues and record, instead of mudslinging. Learn more.
Of course, the Green Party itself represents real choice. Distinct from the two major corporate parties, Greens also support:
This summer, you can join the Green Party's efforts to promote real choice at a number of public events:
Ayd Mill Road Green Party of St. Paul Resolution - May 2008
Whereas the city council and the Coleman administration maintain that the preferred alternative for the project is the two lane extended to St. Anthony as determined by the city council in April 2000,
Whereas the federal environmental impact study failed in its most basic purpose which is to study the preferred alternative,
Interested in helping to bring Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) to St. Paul, but don't know how? Join Troy Trooien, GPSP/4th CD lead activist on IRV at an open training on April 30. The training will bring you up to speed on the state of the campaign and take you through some of the grassroots campaigning tactics we'll need in spades in order to win.
Merriam Park Public Library
Public meeting room - basement
7pm - 8:15pm
April 30
All interested IRV supporters are welcome.
GPSP/4th CD would like to invite you to a town hall meeting on the health care issue with Representative Erin Murphy (district 64A). The event is sponsored by the Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition and Unity Church.
Saturday, April 12th, 12:30 - 2:30
Unity Church - Unitarian
732 Holly Ave, St. Paul
FFI: Ted Lentz - 651-222-8117
The 4th Congressional District caucus on March 4 drew a total of 44 people, representing most of the state senate districts within the east Metro area. Among them were a number of new faces as well as some familiar ones that we had not seen for a while.
by Diane J. Peterson
On Sunday, January 27, at Rondo Library in St. Paul, a free showing of Michael Moore's two-hour documentary on the woeful state of health care in America, "Sicko" was shown to an audience of library patrons under the sponsorship of the St. Paul Greens. I and three other St. Paul Greens served free buttered popcorn and lemonade (both organic), provided literature on the universal single-payer bill in the Legislature, and provided a forum for audience members to dialog informally after the movie. We obtained six signatures on the declaration form in favor of health care reform conforming to prnciples of universal access. The form came from the Minnesota Universal Health Care Coaltiion (of which the Green Party of Minnesota is a member). The audience was almost entirely people of color, not more than 35. One woman, a Wellstone Action supporter, told me she had received our flyer advertising the free movie at the Martin Luther King rally on Marshall Avenue on Monday, January 21. So, at least one person came as a result of our 300 flyers distributed at that Monday event. Most viewers only saw part of the movie, including the on-duty St. Paul police officer. I also showed the extra short-take videos on the "Sicko" DVD, and I think those were well-received. They expanded on the themes of the movie, including the national health-care bill, HR 676.
Cast your vote in Green Party nominations for President and US Senate at the St. Paul and 4th Congressional District Caucus. Our caucus is on the traditional night in March, rather than February as some parties are now doing.
Hamline-Midway Library
1558 W. Minnehaha Ave.
Midway, St. Paul
