Recent Press Releases & Announcements
October 14, 2006, Going to Hell and Back to Get the Green Message Out
Campbell Also Teams Up with "Bottom of Ticket" Local Candidate
Offers DeVos Jr., Granholm "Un-Catch-22" So They Can Join CMN Debate Oct. 18 in Troy
Douglas Campbell, two-time candidate for governor of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), has been criss-crossing the state to bring the people the Green message of "Peace, Jobs, & Justice". Today, he traveled to Hell -- and back -- taking his campaign door-to-door in that famously-named Michigan community, before an AARP gubernatorial candidate forum on health policy at the EMU Convocation Center in Ypsilanti and more grassroots campaigning in Ann Arbor with Ward 3 City Council candidate Pete Schermerhorn.
[full release & contact info] ["Un-Catch-22" agreement]
October 13, 2006, David Sole, Green Party U.S. Senate Candidate to Lead Demonstration Against Exclusion of Anti-War Position from Senate Debates
Sunday, October 15, 10:00 AM, at WGVU Studios Located at 301 W. Fulton Ave., Grand Rapids, 11:00 AM
Sole Also to Speak at Green Party Election Rally, Saturday Oct. 14 at 4 PM at Kent-Ionia Labor Union Council Hall, 918 Benjamin Ave., NE, Grand Rapids
David Sole, Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, will be leading a demonstration of supporters at the U.S. Senate candidates debate on Sunday, October 15, at 10:00 AM at the WGVU studios in Grand Rapids. The demonstration will protest Sole's exclusion and by extension the censorship of the majority anti-war position from this so-called debate.
October 10, 2006, Still Waiting for a Real Debate -- Knock WOOD
Green Candidate Campbell Ready to Talk Peace, Jobs, & Justice in GR
Dares DeVos Jr., Granholm to Join Three-Way Debate at CMN in Troy Oct. 18
"Last Monday night at 'KAR,
You couldn't see the big guy thar --
Still, he'll be there at WOOD tonight . . .
Why does he give them such a fright?"
Douglas Campbell, two-time candidate for governor of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), will be at WOOD TV8 (120 College Avenue SE, Grand Rapids) tonight -- ready to make a real debate out of what could otherwise be just another dull hour of seeing Dick and Jen reciting their TV Spots.
October 10, 2006, Statement on Crisis in Korea from David Sole, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate
Washington Created the Crisis; It Must End It
Stop War Threats; No Sanctions against the DPRK!
Respect Korean Sovereignty--Sign a Peace Treaty Now!
October 6, 2006, U.S. Senate Candidate, David Sole, to Explain Why He Represents a Real Alternative for Michigan in Washington
Press Conference Wednesday, October 11, on the State Capital Steps Beginning at 11:00 a.m.
David Sole, United States Senatorial candidate on the Green Party ticket, is the only person seeking this office who represents the majority viewpoint in the state of Michigan and the country by opposing the war in Iraq. According to the latest polls taken by major media organizations, less than 35% of the people support the Bush administration's military adventures.
October 3, 2006, Michigan Voters Lose First TV Debate
Public TV Denies Public Access to Green Candidate Campbell
Viewers See, Hear Less Than Half the Story of the Governor's Race
Pundits may spin and dispute over who won Michigan's first televised gubernatorial debate Monday night. But the clear losers were the voters and taxpayers of Michigan -- who were denied the chance to learn about three of the five candidates in the race . . . and had to pay for the event, too.
Douglas Campbell, two-time candidate for governor of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), was turned away by Michigan Public Broadcasting station WKAR-TV as he went to check in for the debate, which had been touted for its open format. Barred from the public airwaves by a public television station, Campbell spoke instead to the press and crowd outside the studio on his campaign's message of "Peace, Jobs, and Justice".
[full release & contact info] [PR packet]
October, 3, 2006, David Sole, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate, Files Federal Election Commission Complaint over Exclusion from Senate Debate
David Sole, Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, today filed a Federal Election Commission complaint over his exclusion from the U.S. Senate candidate debate scheduled for October 18 at the Detroit Economic Club.
In a letter requesting inclusion in the debate, Sole stated: "I am running a serious statewide campaign for the U.S. Senate and am on the ballot in Michigan. My campaign is particularly focused on opposition to the U.S. wars and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, in contrast to Michael Bouchard's and Debbie Stabenow's support for these wars. As a result, my campaign reflects the majority position of the people on this critical issue, a position that should be heard and reflected in any true campaign debate."
October 2, 2006, Meadows Kicking Off Weeklong Tour of Northern Michigan Tuesday
Will Be Joined by Other Green Candidates Throughout the Week, Oct. 3-9
Lynn Meadows, the Secretary of State candidate for the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), kicks off a week's tour of Northern Michigan on Tuesday, October 3.
Lynn's first stop on Tuesday is at The Arc of Midland. There she looks forward to finding out how this group of voters with disabilities feel about the new Automark Voter Assist (AVA) terminals, and how the new equipment worked for them.
September 26, 2006, Campbell Accepts Three TV Debates
Green Candidate Looks Forward to Facing Four Rivals
Douglas Campbell, two-time candidate for governor of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), has accepted the schedule of three televised debates in the governor's race: a no-rules open discussion among the candidates Monday, October 2 at WKAR in Lansing; a more formal debate at WOOD-TV 8 in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, October 10; and a town-hall forum Monday, October 16 at WDIV-TV in Southfield.
Broadcasts of all three debates are scheduled to start at 8pm. A joint candidate appearance, not televised live, has also been arranged for a luncheon at the Detroit Economic Club Thursday, October 12.
August 6, 2006, 28 Michigan Greens Will Stand on the Ballot November 7 for Peace, Jobs, and Justice
20 Nominated Over the Weekend at GPMI State Convention in Shaftsburg; 8 More in Caucuses
Party Renews Opposition to "Civil Rights" Scam MCRI, Hunting of Michigan's Bird of Peace; Also Says "No" to Hasty, Fiscally Irresponsible Repeal of SBT
The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) nominated a score of candidates for this fall's general election, and took positions on three statewide issues, at its 2006 state convention at Woodhull Township Hall in Shaftsburg.
The twenty candidates from the convention join eight more who were already nominated in local and county caucuses. All will campaign on the party's central theme for 2006: "Peace, Jobs, and Justice."
Several candidates nominated at the convention are members of a "Stop the War" slate of peace activists from across Michigan. They joined with the Greens to give more voters across Michigan more chances to voice their opposition to the perpetual-conflict policies of politicians as usual.
July 27, 2006, Cranes for Peace event to be held August 6 at Marshall Peace Park
On the 61st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, join us in hanging up 1,000 origami cranes as paper symbols of living peace -- and lets talk about what we can do to keep peace alive.
[media advisory & contact info]
January 29, 2006, National Green Party Will Respond to "State of the Union"
GPUS Rebuttals to Be Posted on Party Web Site
Greens Nationwide and from Michigan Can Be Available to Offer Comments
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) will be responding to George W. Bush's 2006 "State of the Union" address Tuesday evening.
Representatives of GPUS will emphasize the party's demands to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq immediately -- and for an investigation and impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
Greens will also discuss the failed Medicare prescription-drug bill, and will present their ideas about how to address the need for single-payer National Health Insurance, energy policy, and global warming.
January 25, 2006, Post-Address Statement by the Green Party of Michigan (After Granholm State of the State & Republican Reply)
The people of Michigan know the state of our state. Folks need jobs good enough to sustain a good economy. They yearn for integrity, for deep change in how the system operates . . . and for whom. They want to vote for something more than the lesser of two evils or the bigger of two corporate tax cuts. Michigan needs a party *of* the people a party inspired *by* the people a party working *for* the people.
But a party cant be *for* real people and working families if its parked in the deep pockets of corporations that see human beings as just another kind of profit center. A party cant be *for* small farmers and consumers if it feeds at the trough of agribusiness and factory-farm special interests. A party cant be *for* the little people if its hooked on big money. A party has to choose sides.
Were on *your* side. Were the Green Party of Michigan.
January 24, 2006, Michigan Greens Respond to "State of the State"
MGTV Will Show Greens' 20-Minute Issue Discussion Wednesday, Thursday After Granholm, GOP Speeches
Leaders of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) will present the party's view of the state of the state on Michigan Government Television Network (MGTV) this week.
The 20-minute Green response, taped last week, is scheduled to be shown on MGTV at 8:20pm Wednesday evening and 12:20pm Thursday afternoon. Both times, Greens will appear after the Granholm "State of the State" speech and the GOP reply.
