Poverty

NYC HPD Inspectors Alfred Benway CPM2/Fire Inspector and Bernard Marshall CPM2/Architect inspecting structures in Jackson County, Mississippi after hurricane katrina in 2005.

NYC HPD Inspectors Alfred Benway CPM2/Fire Inspector and Bernard Marshall CPM2/Architect inspecting structures in Jackson County, Mississippi after hurricane katrina 2005.

Friends Helping Friends and the Citywide Youth Crusade
Presents:
Community Mobilization Against Drugs, Violence &
Poverty!

@ the First Genesis Missionary Baptist Church
at 292 Hudson Avenue
Starting at 1pm on Saturday, December 16th

Featuring:

Hernan Escalante, Rochester Safe Start Outreach
Coordinator, will be talking about the effects
witnessing street violence or domestic has on kids,
how we can help children exposed to violence and
community resources available in the community.

Members of the Rochester Police Department, will be
present to discuss recent RPD initiatives and to

Thanksgiving Day is much more than turkey, trimmings, and football.

President George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Tim Wise, author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son , spoke last Monday as part of the annual Four Freedoms week held at St. John Fisher College.

Hawkins for US Senate
Media Release
http://www.hawkinsforsenate.org/

May 20, 2006
For More Information: Sally Kim, (518) 364-2968, green_sallyk@yahoo.com
Howie Hawkins 315-425-1019, hhawkins@igc.org

Hawkins Wins Green Nomination for US Senate vs. Clinton

Malachy McCourt Wins Nomination for Governor

Peace, Global Warming, Health Care Top Green Election Agenda

(Albany) Longtime peace activist Howie Hawkins easily won the Green Party nomination Saturday afternoon to face Hillary Clinton in the race for Senate.

The Green Party launched its effort to reclaim official ballot status in New York State by nominating author and Irish activist Malachy McCourt for Governor. McCourt, winning in a landslide, is widely viewed as having the name recognition and public support needed to get over the 50,000 votes need for Governor.

Also nominated for statewide office was labor and lesbian activist Allison Duncan; attorney Rachel Treichler, a former Green Party Congressional candidate, for Attorney General; and, former New York City Mayoral candidate Julia Willebrand for Comptroller

Hawkins will challenge Clinton over the war in Iraq. The Greens support bringing the troops home immediately and believe that President Bush should be impeached for lying to the country about the reasons for the illegal invasion. "We have to stop going to war for oil," stated Hawkins.

In Iran, Hawkins supports diplomacy rather than military confrontation. Hawkins supports the nuclear disarmament of all countries.

Hawkins, a member of the Teamsters Union, won 12,616 votes among Green Party State Committee members, which is weighted based on the prior Gubernatorial election results. Sandor Hicks, a 9/11 Truth Activist, won 2,778 votes. Steve Greenfield, a New Paltz resident, finished third with 2,752 votes.

Hawkins and the Greens will challenge the two major parties, including both Bill and Hillary Clinton, for failing to respond to the growing threat posed by global warming. Hawkins supports major investments in energy conservation and efficiency, as well as an investment in renewable energy sources such as solar and technology. The Greens believe such investments will produce much needed job creation, especially in upstate New York.

Other key green issues in the 2006 election include abolition of the death penalty, same-sex marriage, reproductive freedom, living wage jobs, immigration rights, mass transit and agriculture sustainability. The Greens support the shutdown of nuclear power plants, starting with Indian Point.

Hawkins supports shifting more of the tax burden at the state and federal level to the wealthiest taxpayers and polluters rather than low and moderate income Americans. Hawkins opposed the recent Congressional vote for a $70 billion tax cut package that overwhelmingly favored the rich. Hawkins believes that a fairer tax system would allow for increased state and federal funding of schools, reducing the burden on local property taxpayers.

"Every politician tells you that they want to cut taxes. What they don't tell you is that they want to cut taxes for the rich while cutting essential services and shifting more of the tax burden onto working families," added Hawkins.

While the Greens failed to retain ballot status in 2002 when Stanley Aronowitz fell eight thousand votes short (41,797) of the 50,000 mark, they successfully sued in federal court to retain the right to enroll as Greens. 36,141 New Yorkers are presently enrolled Greens. The Greens will need to collect 15,000 signatures from registered voters (of any party) to get on the ballot this fall.

Howie Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for US Senate, called on Congress to reject the proposed $70 billion tax cut that will primarily benefit wealthy Americans. The cuts have already been approved by the House and a Senate vote is expected shortly. “The agreement will provide an average annual tax cut of just $20 to Americans in the middle of the income spectrum, while showering tax cuts that average $42,000 on people who make more than $1 million a year. The Greens are opposed to the Robin-hood-in-reverse policies of our two major parties,” stated Hawkins.

School children are setting up gardens to feed the poor and to give fresh produce to food banks. Volunteers needed from around the country.