iSwitched.org

“Why we joined the Green Party and how we’re working within it to change the world “

Includes an article by friend and Green compatriot, Kevin McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem of Santa Monica.

This excellent, just-launched site promises to be a fun, useful resource for Greens and for organizing.

Although the posting directly following this criticizes the Green Party for its lack of organization, two things remain important. 1) In the words of a friend who works for an ad agency, “Greens have a great brand”. In other words, everyone knows who we are. 2) As Saul Alinsky said, “Power is not only what you have, it’s what the enemy thinks you have”. Our influence greatly outweighs our numbers.

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Greg Palast and MLK III oppose touchscreen voting

From the Greg Palast listserv

“Petition: stop the Florida-tion of the 2004 election.

Today, there is a new and real threat to voters, this time coming from touchscreen voting machines with no paper trails and the computerized purges of voter rolls.

Join SCLC President Martin Luther King III and investigative reporter Greg Palast in a nationwide petition drive through Working Assets, to oppose the “Florida-tion” of the 2004 Presidential election. Sign this petition! Pass it on!

A complete copy of the petition will be delivered by Working Assets to Attorney General John Ashcroft.”

Full petition and more info

Sign the petition

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Code Pink protest against Clear Channel and FCC

“Join CodePink this Thursday, May 29, for a protest at Clear Channel radio stations everywhere to stop the FCC from deregulating the media on June 2. Join planned protests and phone-in campaigns in Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles or contact your local CodePink for details on protests in your area:”

In L.A. the protest is at noon at KFI AM 640 Radio, 610 S. Ardmore Ave (1 blk northeast of Wilshire & Normandie, east of Western)

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Exxonmobil busted by Greenpeace Global Warming Crimes Unit!

“Global Headquarters Shut Down Day Before Annual Meeting

Business at the international headquarters of the world’s most powerful company ground to a halt this morning as the Greenpeace Global Warming Crimes Unit converged on ExxonMobil’s compound in Irving, Texas. Some members of the Unit are positioned across the entrance while others have entered the building to serve a list of charges against the company. The move comes as ExxonMobil’s Board of Directors and international executives attempt to gather from across the world for tomorrow’s Annual General Meeting”

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