[GPRI] FW: [usgp-dx] Wow-"Greens and Nader camapigned on anti-immigrant racist platform!" in Pawtucket, RI

Tue Mar 13 13:30:26 PST 2007

I think some of you attended, can one of you write a letter?  greg
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From: Scott McLarty <scottmclarty at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:25:35 -0700 (PDT)
To: national comm affairs <natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org>
Subject: Re: [usgp-dx] Wow-"Greens and Nader camapigned on anti-immigrant
racist platform!" in Pawtucket, RI

Fred Bergen might be a certified loon, but
uninformed readers might still get the wrong
impression from the article.

Local Greens should consider the article an
opportunity to get a positive mention of the GP
into the newspaper and clarify the party's
position on immigration.

If one or two Greens write to the newspaper with
a correction and a summary of the GP's real
position, it might get published.  Someone should
contact the reporter who wrote the article and
say "Here's the real Green position on
immigration, etc.....  In the future, if you have
any questions about where Greens stand on any
particular issue or about our candidates, give me
a call."

We should always look for ways to turn minor
irritations into major advantages for the GP.

Scott

--- Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Before we go to crazy on this, Fred Bergen is a
> person who commands little
> respect in the activist community in RI,
> reporters may not know no one pays
> him any mind. Do note that Brian Chidester
> immediately cut him off, at least
> that is how it appeared in the article, so
> people may get the impression Mr
> Bergen has it a bit off.  Greg gerritt gpri
> 
> 
> on 3/13/07 4:29 PM, Rebecca Rotzler at
> rrrotzler at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > *Greens Blast Anti-Immigrant Bills, Urge
> Repeal of NAFTA*
> > 
> > GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
> > www.GP.org <http://www.gp.org/>
> > 
> > Tuesday, April 11, 2006
> > 
> > Contacts:
> > Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator,
> 202-518-5624, mclarty at greens.org
> > Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator,
> 916-995-3805, starlene at greens.org
> > 
> > *Greens join protests against punitive
> anti-immigrant bills, urge repeal of
> > NAFTA*
> > 
> > WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party candidates
> and members across the U.S. have
> > spoken out against proposed immigration
> bills, and are participating in
> > various rallies and other actions to protest
> punitive legislation, such as
> > House Bill 4437, directed at undocumented
> immigrants and those who assist
> > them.
> > 
> > "We call on Congress and state legislatures
> to reject laws that turn people
> > into criminals for seeking a better life for
> themselves and their families,"
> > said Carol Brouillet, Green candidate for
> Congress in California's 14th
> > District <http://www.carolforcongress.org>.
> "Congress should police those in
> > high office who abuse power, rather than
> attack the most vulnerable members
> > of society who have been underpaid and
> exploited, and have done the most
> > back-breaking labor to put food on our
> tables."
> > 
> > Many Green Party members support 'El Gran
> Paro Americano 2006: Un dia sin
> > immigrante' ('The Great American Boycott
> 2006: A day without an immigrant')
> > general strike and boycott planned for May 1
> to demonstrate the economic
> > clout of immigrants
> <http://www.nohr4437.org>.
> > 
> > "This country was founded on immigration,"
> said Rae Vogeler, Wisconsin Green
> > candidate for U.S. Senate
> <http://www.voterae.org>, who attended a rally
> in
> > Madison in support of immigrant rights on
> April 10 and has spoken out
> > against two bills in her state, Wisconsin
> Senate Bill 657 and Assembly Bill
> > 69. "With the exception of American Indians,
> we are all immigrants or
> > descendants of immigrants. Yet, there are
> several bills at the state and
> > national level that will be devastating to
> immigrants, as well to
> > lower-income U.S. citizens. These bills
> discriminate against those least
> > able to afford and obtain documentation of
> legal residency status, whether
> > they be immigrants, or citizens of the United
> States."
> > 
> > Greens emphasized the role of international
> trade pacts, which benefit
> > corporate elites at the expense of labor,
> human rights, and environmental
> > protections, in recent immigration to the
> U.S.
> > 
> > "If we're really concerned about the flow of
> new immigrants into the U.S.,
> > we'd address the damage cause by NAFTA," said
> said Sundiata Tellem, co-chair
> > of the Green Party's national Black Caucus.
> Mr. Tellem, a Texas Green, is
> > married to an immigrant. "International trade
> authorities have allowed
> > transnational corporations to slash wages,
> disrupt other nations' economies
> > by dumping U.S. products on their markets,
> privatize water and other public
> > goods and services, and pollute the land.
> Many new immigrants, especially
> > those who arrive impoverished and without
> documentation, are fleeing
> > nightmares in their home countries. We urge
> all Americans to stand up for
> > their safety and for the rights of working
> people who are already citizens
> > of the U.S., and join the Green Party's call
> for repeal of NAFTA and similar
> > trade pacts."
> > 
> > Green Party leaders also called for passage
> of immigrant reform legislation,
> > such as the American Families Act, which
> contains provisions that allows
> > families to unite, including same-gender
> couples and their families. Greens
> > note that many people fleeing into the U.S.
> have done so to escape sexual
> > abuse, repression based on gender, and
> anti-gay and anti-transgender
> > violence.
> > 
> > "Hostile anti-immigrant laws, walls along the
> border, workplace raids, and
> > armed vigilantes have put an ugly face on our
> nation," said Rebecca Rotzler,
> > co-chair of the Green Party of the United
> States and an indigenous American
> > (Eskimo). "America at its best welcomes those
> who come here for economic
> > security, political asylum, and escape from
> ethnic, sexual, and religious
> > discrimination."
> > 
> > MORE INFORMATION
> > 
> > Green Party of the United States
> > http://www.gp.org
> > 1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
> > Washington, DC 20009.
> > 202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
> > Fax 202-319-7193
> >
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