[GreenNotes] GreenNotes - 11/3/2007

[Tom Brown]

Please circulate widely. Contact us to include your announcement in 
GreenNotes.

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PROGRESSIVE EVENT CALENDAR

* Nov 3 - Canvass 1st District for Kathleen Petitjean

* Nov 4 - Green Up! Step It Up! rally

* Nov 4 - Portage Avenue Salon

* Nov 6 - Election Day

* Nov 6 - SPECIAL INVITATION - Green campaign party

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LAST CHANCE TO CANVASS FOR KATHLEEN

Today, Saturday, Nov. 3, is the last chance to help Kathleen Petitjean 
canvass the 1st District in South Bend.

Canvassers meet at 2:00 PM at Tom Brown's house, divide in teams of two 
and head to their assigned precincts with flyers. Volunteers walk the 
district from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, placing Kathleen's flyers behind doors 
and under door mats.

Last week we ran out of flyers. But it won't happen today! Kathleen has 
1000 freshly printed flyers ready to distribute in the 1st District 
today and tomorrow at the Green Up! Step It Up!  rally downtown.

Tom's address:
 
  1213 Humboldt St.
  South Bend
 
Call 574-298-2706 for directions.

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GREEN UP! STEP IT UP! RALLY

[Adapted from Laura Fuderer's announcement]

Come march with us to protest global warming and demand that government 
do something about it!

We're marching from two different places, one at Notre Dame and one at 
IUSB, and the two groups will meeting up downtown where there will be 
speakers from the Green Party, Sierra Club and Rep. Joe Donnelly.

Here are details:

At 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4, a group will meet at the Peace Pole in front 
of the Schurz Library on the IUSB campus and will walk along the St. Joe 
River to the Jon Hunt Plaza in downtown South Bend, right in front of 
the Morris Performing Arts Center.

At 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov 4., a group will meet at the main circle adjacent 
to the Law School and Alumni Hall on the Notre Dame campus and will walk 
to the Jon Hunt Plaza downtown. There will be a police escort for the 
"Notre Dame/SMC group" because of the number of streets needing to be 
crossed. The walkers should obey all traffic signals and proceed down 
Notre Dame Avenue to South Bend Avenue, turning right at Club 23, head 
downhill to Colfax, taking Colfax across the bridge to downtown. [Those 
driving to campus for the walk could park in the bookstore lot and 
gather at the main circle or meet up with the marchers as they head 
south along Notre Dame Avenue.]

We have two goals: one is to draw attention to the problem and the other 
is to present one solution -- a petition to the mayors and Councy 
Commissioners to sign on to the "Cool Cities Campaign" (a.k.a. "U.S. 
Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement."

http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/

Hope to see you there!

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PORTAGE AVENUE SALON THIS SUNDAY

Come one, come all to the Portage Ave. Salon THIS SUNDAY from 7pm onwards. 

Come for good conversation, company, and community, especially after the 
invigoration of the Step It Up Rally!

BYOB & a veggie-friendly dish to share (optional).

The address: 611 Portage Ave.

Yours, Lily & Karl

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SPECIAL INVITATION: GREEN ELECTION DAY CELEBRATION AT FIDDLERS HEARTH

Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, is almost upon us. Join the Green 
Party candidates to celebrate the campaign close and the election.

The party is open to candidates, campaign workers, supporters and well 
wishers, and it begins 6:30-ish, after the polls close, at Fiddlers Hearth.

Greens have reserved seats by the stage. The house TV will be tuned to 
election news. There is space for 15-18 people, and we can obtain more. 
Let us know if you plan to celebrate with us.

Call Tom Brown at 574-298-2706.

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KEY VALUES OF THE GREENS

1. Ecological wisdom
2. Social justice
3. Grassroots democracy
4. Non-violence
5. Decentralization
6. Community-based economics
7. Feminism
8. Respect for diversity
9. Personal and global responsibility
10. Future focus

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