tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post1772672535149468171..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: Science and Public PolicyWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-58436847029952858712006-12-20T22:03:00.000-08:002006-12-20T22:03:00.000-08:00That is right.
The purpose of these other groups...That is right. <br /><br />The purpose of these other groups is to change minds. The purpose of the Green Party is to get people elected so that we can change laws. <br /><br />As for other groups, I was added today to the Environmental Water Caucus.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-45775710328991325452006-12-20T13:14:00.000-08:002006-12-20T13:14:00.000-08:00And Peter Thottam with ANSWER, National Lawyers Gu...And Peter Thottam with ANSWER, National Lawyers Guild and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP); and Byron and Rebecca with interfaith groups, specifically Jewish and Muslim, etc.<br /><br />Thanks, Wes, you've just clarified for me why I respect these people. It's a pretty good indicator if someone is way involved in internal disputes and they aren't doing anything visible outside the party... then ..well you get it. ;-)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615222358806080694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-16761589053827989632006-12-20T13:03:00.000-08:002006-12-20T13:03:00.000-08:00Oh, and p.s. many Greens were there at the very be...Oh, and p.s. many Greens were there at the very beginning helping at Arlington West Memorial. <br />http://www.arlingtonwestsantamonica.org/<br /><br />Sally and Peter are diehard Greens, though they never attend our meetings because of a conflict and aren't on email lists or internal party crap. <br /><br />They are artists and became filmmakers to make a film about Arlington West. Most people would probably not think of them as Greens first, though they were very vocal in support of Nader and lost a lot of their progressive friends over it.<br /><br /> Most people in LA know them as the heart and soul of the progressive, peace movement in Los Angeles for 3 decades.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615222358806080694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-48764781262763286212006-12-20T12:51:00.000-08:002006-12-20T12:51:00.000-08:00I agree with you somewhat, though I find most of t...I agree with you somewhat, though I find most of the hardcore activist Green Party members in Los Angeles that I respect ARE involved in groups outside the party:<br /><br />Linda with South Central Farmers and Hotel Workers, Patrick with LAANE and Hotel Workers, Zack started the Santa Monica Critical Mass bike ride and networks at Green Drinks, Tracy with KPFK, Denise with renters rights, and so on. And they are doing this partly to make the Green Party visible in those areas that the party supports.<br /><br />And I'm always encouraging newer Greens to be Seen Being Green, that is, make the party visible in your other activist work. Often 1 or 2 Greens are in a group and they never mention it, thus losing an opportunity to recruit Greens with their goodworks.<br /><br />I just ran into a longtime Green at the Alt. Auto Expo. He was unable to attend our meetings for several years as the he sat on the Ex. Comm of the Sierra Club which met the same night. His plan was to get the Green Party more visible in leadership of the Sierra Club. I should invite him to speak at a meeting now and tell us what transpired.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615222358806080694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-23452171427207092422006-12-20T07:21:00.000-08:002006-12-20T07:21:00.000-08:00That is a good find, Lisa. Anyone else can find i...That is a good find, Lisa. Anyone else can find it <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/interference/a-to-z-guide-to-political.html"><br />here. </a><br /><br />I am increasingly of the opinion that others, unencumbererd with politlcal baggage acutally do something while Greens tend to sit around and talk about it.<br /><br />A good example of activisim diverted is that of Charlotte Casey. She was once a member of the Santa Clara County Council. She wrote for Green Focus. Now, she is often qoted in the media as an organizer for <a href="http://www.southbaymobilization.org/">South Bay Mobilization. </a> There is nothing wrong with that. It is just an example of the fact that actuall doing something as a Green means getting outside the Green Party to do accomplish your ends.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-45680424960527687282006-12-20T05:41:00.000-08:002006-12-20T05:41:00.000-08:00Check out the
The A to Z Guide to Political Inter...Check out the <br />The A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science<br />by Union of Concerned Scientists<br /><br />http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/interference/a-to-z-guide-to-political.htmlLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615222358806080694noreply@blogger.com