Removing Pesticides from Our Public Spaces – www.gp.org

Public areas such as parks, playgrounds and schoolyards are routinely sprayed with various chemicals to control insects and plants. Evidence has mounted showing that these chemicals damage human health. Pesticides tend to be used disproportionately in African American communities. These chemicals also have unintended consequences for humans, animals and plants. The webinar will explore the health concerns associated with pesticides, alternatives to their use, and most importantly, what communities have done to reduce the use of unhealthy chemicals

Source: Removing Pesticides from Our Public Spaces – www.gp.org

Memorandum of Support for the New York Health Act (A6058/S5474) | Howie Hawkins for our Future

Green Party of Onondaga County, March 30, 2019 The Green Party of Onondaga County supports the New York Health Act (A6058/S5474) because it will guarantee all medically necessary services to every resident, including vision, dental, hearing, reproductive health, drug treatment, mental health, and long-term care.  The Green Party of Onondaga County currently has 1,045 enrolled…

Source: Memorandum of Support for the New York Health Act (A6058/S5474) | Howie Hawkins for our Future

Pittsburgh region groups demand more from Biden – www.gp.org

As President Biden visits Pittsburgh on March 31st to promote his “Build Back Better” campaign, Pittsburgh region organizers, advocates, and activists publicly remember many years of broken promises by leaders and elected officials of the Democratic Party, decades in which the rhetoric of justice and human rights diverged wildly from the bipartisan realities of endless war that devours our resources and has displaced millions of refugees. We remember the bipartisan abandonment of workers and unions in service to corporate donors. We refuse to forget the bipartisan building of the mass incarceration system and enablement of police violence against people of color. We remember that both parties accepted massive campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry and richly repaid the favors with trillions of dollars of direct subsidies and deregulation threatening our very future existence as a species.

Source: Pittsburgh region groups demand more from Biden – www.gp.org

Pittsburgh City Council candidate Connor Mulvaney receives two key endorsements – www.gp.org

Mobility activist Connor Mulvaney received two key endorsements this week in his run for Pittsburgh City Council District 4.    The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA) endorsed Connor on March 15 after a vote by their General Assembly, encompassing delegates representing all the local Green Parties in the state. “I’ve been following the start-up of Connor’s campaign with excitement as he brings great energy to both the GPPA and progressive Pittsburgh politics necessary for all of Pennsylvania. I very happily voted to endorse him,” said GPPA Co-chair Tina Olson.

Source: Pittsburgh City Council candidate Connor Mulvaney receives two key endorsements – www.gp.org