The Green Party of the United States is recognized by the Federal Election Commission.
(Here's the press release.)

Green Party of Contra Costa Bylaws
are available in PDF format

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Our Locals

Delta    Greens   coming soon!

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El Cerrito    Greens  e-mail contact -- or phone -- (510) 526-0972

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EVENTS

REDEVELOPMENT: THE SECRET GOVERNMENT
El Cerrito Monthly Meeting

Monday, July 14 -- Gretchen and Art Lipow are experts on Redevelopment Agencies and the dangers they bring to local communities with outside developers. These agencies consume 12% of all property taxes statewide and have a total state indebtedness of $81 million. They can be created and incur public debt in our name without a vote! Once a project is created, property tax increases are diverted to the agency and away from the school district, counties and cities. See El Cerrito City website, under "Economic Development" for more info on this issue.

33 Revolutions Cafe (formerly Central Perk)
San Pablo Avenue at Central Avenue
(2 blocks West of El Cerrito Plaza BART)
El Cerrito
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free.
COUNTYWIDE MEMBERSHIP PARTY

Saturday, July 26 -- We invite you to join:

Senate Candidate Cindy Sheehan
Mayor Linda Deschambault of Moraga
Hatem Bazian
(UCB professor of Near Eastern Studies/Palestinian issues)
The Ella Baker Center
The Runner Initiative creates more jails and will appear on your November ballot.

33 Revolutions Cafe (formerly Central Perk)
San Pablo Avenue at Central Avenue
(2 blocks West of El Cerrito Plaza BART)
El Cerrito
9:00pm - Midnight
$5-$10 sliding scale -- no one turned away

Sunday, September 14 -- SOLANO STROLL ("STROLL FOR HEALTH"). 26 blocks of free fun -- come visit the Contra Costa Green Party table! Solano Avenue, Albany and Berkeley. 10:00am - 6:00pm.

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GREEN NEWS
Monthly Meeting Changes!!! -- Contra Costa Green Party meetings have moved to the 4th Wednesday of the month. We alternate between 2 sites:

WEST COUNTY: Yummy Chinese Restaurant, 10264 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito.

CENTRAL COUNTY: Panama Bay Coffee Company, 2151 Salvio Street (in Todos Santos Plaza), Concord.

We gather for dinner at 7:00pm. Meeting starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Please join us! To find the next meeting, check out our Green Calendar or click here. Congratulations to Richmond Greens Marilyn Langlois and Jessica Montiel (who's also on your Green Party County Council) on their appointments to the City of Richmond Human Relations Commission! And to Jim Jenkins and Rob Ham on their appointments to the City of Richmond Parks and Recreation and Police Commissions, respectively! And to Ann Cheng on her appointment to the City of El Cerrito Planning Commission!

The Green Party of Contra Costa is proud to announce that we are a member organization of the California Civil Rights Alliance (CCRA), which is "... a statewide civil rights coalition, which includes 25 mainstream organizations from diverse backgrounds, races, religions, and economic status, who have come together to protect the civil rights of all Californians." To learn more about CCRA, please click on the icon below.
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And, please remember to include date, time, location and contact info.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETINGS

Please join us on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 -- LOCATION CHANGE

tim Laidman's house
1722 Lexington Avenue
(1 block from Del Norte BART)
El Cerrito

Gather for Dinner -- 7:00pm
Meeting starts promptly at 7:30pm

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California: Under Corporate Rule
by
Peter Camejo, Todd Chretien, Sarah Knopp, Rachel Odes, Don Bechler, Mehul Thakker, Forrest Hill, and Donna Warren
(with Foreword by Barbara Becnel, Death Penalty Abolitionist and Democratic Candidate for Governor)



Get your copy of this NEW book free for a $15.00 donation to the Green Party of Contra Costa. Contact Craig Peterson (925-671-7025 or compmail@pacbell.net) for more information.

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... PLEDGE BREAK! ...
The Green Party of Contra Costa is solely supported by concerned, progressive citizens. We do not accept corporate donations, nor are we currently receiving funds from the State or National Green Parties.

Please support progressive politics
in Contra Costa.
Just click on the button below. Thank you!

Thank-You Goodies

Introductory Supporter Levels & Premiums

$10 -- "Poppy" Level.
Includes: State Green Party Platform (Policy Directives) plus a Green Party Button.

$25 -- "Manzanita" Level.
Includes: all of the above, plus a Green Party bumper sticker, plus a book -- 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet.

$50 -- "Oak" Level.
Includes: all of the above, plus a Green Party T-shirt --or-- a Green Party Tote Bag.

$100 -- "Redwood" Level.
Includes: all of the above, plus a Green Party T-shirt  --and-- a Green Party Tote Bag!

To join, please make your check payable to
The Green Party of Contra Costa.

Mail your payment to:
Green Party of Contra Costa
P. O. Box 3333
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! BRING THEM HOME NOW!
The Green Party is a party of peace. Please help us, and other progressive groups, work toward a sane, peaceful world. (...more...)

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What's an "Avocado Declaration?"

Click HERE to find out!

For the FIRST TIME EVER, a Green candidate appeared in the major California gubernatorial debates -- all of them!

Thanks to Peter Miguel Camejo, the whole nation heard the Green message!

A letter from Peter Camejo (...more...)

Want to hear (or read) history being made? Click here.

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California Needs
Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)

Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) makes sure that candidates win by an absolute majority of votes. Instead of choosing one candidate, you can rank your choices -- first choice, second choice, and so on. With IRV, all of our votes really count! And, IRV eliminates the "spoiler effect." Vote your beliefs, not your fears. You can read more about IRV here and here.

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HELP WANTED
NEWSLETTER. Writers and distribution people needed for our monthly newsletter, The Green Activist!

To help, please e-mail Craig Peterson or call (925) 671-7025.

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Read All About It!
...Get your Green news here...
Read our monthly newsletter, The Green Activist, online!

And when the mainstream media is just not good enough ... check out our NEW Alternative News page!

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NO MORE WAR!
The Green Party of the United States, the Green Party of California and the Green Party of Contra Costa OPPOSE Bush's "forever war" policy.

Sadly, it's not over yet. To stop the continued suffering in Iraq, and to stop the next war, we must TAKE ACTION NOW

TELL YOUR SENATOR AND YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS WAR POLICY IS WRONG!(You can also check our Government Officials page for contact info.)

Here some organizations you can contact:

Bulletin Board for Peace -- An action calendar for events across the U.S.

Mt. Diablo Peace Center

ActAgainstWar.org -- Direct actions in the Bay Area.

Grandmothers for Peace -- Rossmoor Chapter meets on the 2nd Monday of every month, 10:00am – 12:00pm, at the Del Valle Club House, Rossmoor. Call Gina Kozak at (925) 930-6228 or the Mt. Diablo Peace Center (925) 933-7850 for more information.

Richmond Greens -- Our new affiliate local!

Code Pink
Code Pink -- Bay Area

International A.N.S.W.E.R.
(Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)

Lamorinda Peace Group

Lysistrata Project -- Women of Ancient Greece really knew how to stop a war! The play is still a best-seller. Find a showing near you!

MoveOn.org (Citizens Making a Difference)

Global Exchange

Not In Our Name

Truthout

Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)

Refuse and Resist! (510) 704-5293

United For Peace

Please click here for recommended actions from Global Exchange.

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Put Community-Based Economics to Work!

Local realtor (and Green Party member) Nancy Foster has made a generous offer to her Gren neighbors.

Nancy has pledged $250 per transaction to the Green Party of Contra Costa for all new business generated through a Green Party source.

Need to buy or sell a home? Know soneone else who does? Please contact Nancy Foster (and mention you are a Green Party member):

Nancy W. Foster
(925) 974-1630 x213

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Vision Statement

Human beings are only one part of the interdependent global ecosystem and must learn to live in harmony with nature and with each other. By applying our 10 Key Values, the Green Party of Contra Costa works to build holistic, environmentally sustainable and just communities.

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Contact Us

To contact the Green Party of Contra Costa, please call (925) 695-3112.

Or, send regular mail to:

PO Box 3333
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

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The Green Party's Ten Key Values
(Los Diez Valores Claves
del Partido Verde)

Ecological Wisdom   /  La Sabiduría Ecológica

Grassroots Democracy
La Democracia del Nivel Local

Social Justice & Equal Opportunity
La Justicia Social e Egualdad de Oportunidad

Non-Violence
La No-Violencia

Decentralization
La Decentralización

Community-Based Economics & Economic Justice
La Economía Basada en la Comunidad y Justicia Económica

Feminism & Equality
Feminismo y Equidad

Respect For Diversity
El Respeto para la Diversidad

Personal-Global Responsibility
La Responsibilidad Personal y Global

Future Focus
El Enfoque en un Futuro Sostenible

Click here to examine the Values in depth, as interpreted by the Green Party of the United States (in English).

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