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Events & Meetings


June 2013


Regular Meeting of GPoWC

Thursday, June 20th - 2013
5:00PM - snacks
5:30-7:00 Business

(Agenda being prepared. Submit your items.)

Location:
ReSources - Sustainable Living Center - 2nd Floor
2309 Meridian Street
Bellingham, WA



Will you run for office, as a Green Party candidate next year?


"The Green Party is no longer the alternative, the Green Party is the imperative"
~ Rosa Clemente

Green Party News


Elections of 2013:
Our GP Candidate::


Bob Burr

Bellingham City Council, At-Large


May 2013 meeting Agenda was a powerful (and troubling) presentation by : Patricia Ross,
   City Councillor in Abbotsford, BC.

About the proposal by Metro Vancouver in Canada to build a huge garbage incinerator - which would inject toxic discharges into our air.

We will begin to form a Whatcom action group, in opposition.

Stay tuned...

Recent meeting Agendas included:

* Presentation on "Trans-Physics in the Art of Nonviolent Direct Action." (Ellen Murphy) Non-violence is one of the Green Party's key values.
* Presentations on Drones
* Resolution regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership
* Identifying local candidates for 2013 and beyond, planning for party support.


The Coal Shipping Terminal

Concerns about the environmental and health harm of the proposed Gateway Pacific coal export terminal, were submitted by members.
You may now review the submitted comments and the FAQ:
EIS FAQ

Review the Comments

Thank you to those who submitted your comments for the Scoping study - last day was Jan 22.


Thank you for your Votes in Nov 2012 for:
Jill Stein for President,   JillStein.org

and for Howard Pellett for
WA House, Dist 40   Pellett.net



Mission Statement


The Green Party of Whatcom County works with you through political activity and education to implement our key values at all levels of government for generations to come.

 


Ten Key Values

*Respect for Diversity
*Feminism and Gender Equity
*Social Justice
*Grassroots Democracy
*Non-Violence
*Ecological Wisdom
*Decentralization
*Community-Based Economics
*Personal & Global Responsibility
*Future Focus


Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
~ Albert Einstein


Why the Green Party now?

Only the Green Party accepts no corporate donations, and hence is not beholden to corporate interests