Author: gpabqmetro

There are several marches or rallies in January 2023:

MLK Commemorative March, Saturday, January 14, 10:00 a. m. from University & MLK NE (UNM) to Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque

Stop the War Machine, (UNCONFIRMED), Saturday, January 14, 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m., San Mateo & Gibson SE. Close Gitmo demonstration. Note: protest was Friday, January 13th.

Stop Rio Rancho Compressed Natural Gas Storage Facility, Friday, January 20, noon to 1:00 p. m., in front of NM Gas Co. office, 7120 Wyoming NE, Albuquerque

Women’s March, Sunday, January 22, 2023, noon to 2:00 p. m., at UNM Bookstore, Central & Cornell. Civic Plaza (338 Marquette Ave. NW) in ABQ.

And the Concentration and Control of World Capital

Join the VFP-ABQ Chapter meeting to hear Peter Phillips, former Director of Project Censored and Editor of Censored, for this presentation and discussion, Monday, January 9, 2022, 5:30 p. m. MST. on Zoom.

Check out the GP Eco-Action Webinar on Plastics, recorded in November 2022 with Beyond Plastics organizer, Alexis Goldsmith. Is plastic the new coal?

The FBI raided the homes of members and officers of the Uhuru Movement and the African People’s Socialist Party in July 2022. There is an expectation of indictments in early 2023. Meet four people who were targeted in a virtual meeting on January 9, 2023, 5:00 p. m. MST. You must register to attend.

Since Moe Maestas moved to the state senate, the House seat to which he was elected in November 2022 is open. HD16 is on the West Side of ABQ. The deadline for applications is Friday, January 6, 2023, at noon. The selection of someone to fill the seat for the term ending December 31, 2024, will be on Monday, January 9, 2023 at a special administrative meeting of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners beginning at 10:00 a. m. on Zoom. More information at https://www.bernco.gov/blog/2022/12/28/bernco-commission-seeks-applications-sets-special-meeting-to-fill-new-mexico-house-district-16-seat-2/. Eligible Greens are encouraged to apply.

Listen to these Greens who were elected to local offices and get inspired. Webinar is Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 p. m. MST at www.gp.org/live.

Local Regular Elections will occur statewide in 2023. These are typically non-partisan elections and include positions on school boards and conservancy districts among others. Please contact GPAMA if you live in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, or Valencia County and are interested in running for local public office. LET’S GO GREENS!

THANK YOU, ENRIQUE, for challenging the corporate duopoly and representing minor or alternative parties well. ¡Rumbo al futuro!

Please GOTV for Enrique’s bid for HD19 in the final days of the campaign. Volunteer at https://forms.gle/DZtNAFC67VpjmeW46.

The campaign could use some more door knockers, phone and text bankers, and people to stand at polling places with signs. ¡Vamos Enrique!

UPDATE: Em Ward, a long-time Green, applied to fill the vacant state senate seat. She has a long history of peace and environmental activism. Her background in both medicine and engineering gives her a rare combination of skills and will make her an effective advocate for her district. She will be guided by the Four Pillars (Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Peace/Non-violence, and Grassroots Democracy) and will not be indebted to party bosses and corporate donors. If you live in Bernalillo County, please send an e-mail to the Board of Commissioners in support of her application:

• to: commission@bernco.gov
• subject line: Em Ward for SD26
• before: 5:00 p. m., Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

THANK YOU

The resignation of Jacob Candelaria from his state senate seat leaves a vacancy that the Bernalillo County Commission will fill at their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 15. Eligible Greens are encouraged to apply (and let us know). Information at https://www.bernco.gov/blog/2022/10/28/correction-bernco-commission-seeks-applications-for-open-legislative-seat/.

Public Scoping Meeting, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 6pm – 8pm, Marriott Albuquerque, 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE. More information at https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-and-usda-forest-service-host-public-scoping-meetings-bears-ears-national-monument.

DEMONSTRATION Friday, October 14, 4:00 p. m.

400 Gold SW in Albuquerque then to 300 Central Ave SW

Join with Veterans for Peace, Stop the War Machine, and the Raging Grannies.

The smaller party and independent candidates often are intentionally denied coverage and opportunities to alert voters to other options and introduce ideas. This frequently occurs when commercial media produce debates. Scattered across the country, however, are opportunities for Green Party candidates–next week, the Green candidate is included in a televised congressional debate in Connecticut.

Sometimes, we create our own media and share it as widely as we can. One of the headline candidates for Greens in 2022 is Matt Hoh, running for U. S. Senate from North Carolina. He has a series of video chats with notable figures, e. g., Margaret Kimberley and Chris Hedges, including tonight’s chat with Jill Stein. You can find other videos on his youtube channel.