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6-4-03 - GREENS WELCOME 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER TO BALTIMORE THURSDAY JUNE 26, 2003.
Press Release 6/4/03 GREENS WELCOME 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER TO BALTIMORE THURSDAY JUNE 26, 2003 WHERE: JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SHRIVER AUDITORIUM 3400 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD. 21218 WHEN: THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 7:00PM. DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM WITH LIVE MUSIC, COMMUNITY TABLING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES. Co-Sponsors: Student Labor Action Committee--JHU, Democracy Rising CALL (410) 467-3070 FOR MORE INFO ON THE EVENT AT JOHNS HOPKINS RALPH NADER WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING AT STEELWORKERS HALL! Thursday, June 26th, 5:30pm United Steelworkers of America Union Hall 540 Dundalk Ave. Baltimore, MD Co-Sponsors: Labor Studies Program of Dundalk Community College, Democracy Rising CALL (410) 285-2703 FOR MORE INFO ON THE EVENT AT STEELWORKERS HALL MORE INFORMATION The Baltimore County Green Party PO Box 101 Baldwin, MD 21013 http://www.baltimorecountygreens.org / dave@baltimorecountygreens.org - END -

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1-25-03 - GREENS CONGRATULATE MATT GONZALEZ ON HIS ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Press Release 1-25-03 BALTIMORE COUNTY GREEN PARTY MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Saturday, January 25, 2003 Contact: Dave Goldsmith, Coordinator 410-480-5256, dave@baltimorecountygreens.org Press Release 1/25/03 GREENS CONGRATULATE MATT GONZALEZ ON HIS ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Members of the Green Party of the United States, including other Greens in elected office, congratulated Matt Gonzalez, who was elected President of San Francisco's 11 member Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, January 8. The position, formerly held by Tom Ammiano, is the second most powerful in San Francisco, after the Mayor, and is elected by the Board itself. Gonzalez is the third U.S. Green to hold such an office. Elizabeth Horton Sheff is currently City Council president in Hartford, Connecticut; Keiko Bonk served as County Council Chair for the Island of Hawai'i in 1995. "At the end of the day, people want city services, accountability and an honorable debate by elected officials who don't abuse the public process to gain ideological advantage," said Gonzalez, who was nominated by conservative Supervisor Tony Hall. 3% of San Franciscan voters are registered Green. Green gubernatorial candidate Peter Camejo received 15.5% of the San Francisco vote in November, 2002, placing ahead of Republican candidate Bill Simon. In 2001, San Francisco voters approved a ballot measure promoted by Gonzalez and the Greens to enact Instant Run-Off voting for city elections. Greens also hold two seats on the San Francisco Board of Education. MORE INFORMATION The Baltimore County Green Party P.O. Box 36001 , Towson, MD 21286 http://www.baltimorecountygreens.org / dave@baltimorecountygreens.org - END -

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1-5-03 - MARYLAND GREEN PARTY RETAINS PARTY STATUS THROUGH 2006.
Press Release 1-5-03 BALTIMORE COUNTY GREEN PARTY MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Sunday, January 5, 2003 Contact: Dave Goldsmith, Coordinator 410-480-5256, dave@baltimorecountygreens.org MARYLAND GREEN PARTY RETAINS PARTY STATUS THROUGH 2006. TOWSON, MD – The Maryland Board of Elections (BOE) certified that the Maryland Green Party had submitted enough valid petition signatures in order to remain a political party in the state. On December 12, 2002, the Maryland BOE certified that the Maryland Green Party had submitted 11,264 valid signatures—1,264 more than the 10,000 required by law. The petitions were gathered by an all- volunteer effort of Green Party members throughout the state. In addition to allowing Maryland voters to affiliate with the Green Party, and candidates to run as Greens, completion of this petition drive guarantees a ballot line for the Green Party’s 2004 Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates in Maryland. “This is an important step for the Green Party. We are committed to running candidates in local and statewide elections in Maryland, and this shows that we are here to stay,” stated Isaac Opalinsky, one of the co-chairs of the Maryland Green Party. “We have already proven ourselves to be a major force in a number of Maryland elections, and it is going to get hard for the two major parties to stay in control. The 2002 election results demonstrate that voters are eager to consider the alternatives,” said co-chair Patricia Cruz. In Baltimore County, the Green Party ran its first candidate in 2002, when Rick Kunkel received 5,464 votes in the new 42nd district—a district with 170 registered Green voters. MORE INFORMATION The Baltimore County Green Party P.O. Box 36001 , Towson, MD 21286 http://www.baltimorecountygreens.org / dave@baltimorecountygreens.org - END -

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11-15-02 - GREEN PARTY WINS MORE RACES IN MORE STATES THAN EVER BEFORE.
Press Release 11-15-02 BALTIMORE COUNTY GREEN PARTY MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Friday, November 15, 2002 Contact: Dave Goldsmith, Coordinator 410-480-5256, dave@baltimorecountygreens.org GREEN PARTY WINS MORE RACES IN MORE STATES THAN EVER BEFORE. TOWSON, MD – Nationally, 37 Greens were elected last Tuesday, and 70 for the entire year, bringing the party's count of officeholders to 171. In Baltimore County, Rick Kunkel, the Green Party candidate for state delegate in Baltimore County, gained over 5,200 votes in the new 42nd district where there were only 150 registered Green voters. Mr. Kunkel’s “Corporations out of Government” message attracted over 35 times as many votes from registered Democrats, Independents, and other voters then from registered Greens. “It is clear that our message resonated deeply with many many people: That corporate money and special interest money has no place in campaigns or in the legislative process. When no one will stand up for universal health coverage, for strong environmental protection, and for a living wage in the electoral forum, we’ve made it clear that the Green Party will be there! From this point on, these issues WILL be heard in Baltimore County elections,” said Rick Kunkel. "Media claims regarding the defeat of a progressive political agenda after last Tuesday's election got it all wrong," said national Co-Chair Ben Manski of Madison, Wisconsin. "Last Tuesday was a defeat for the Democrats, but not for the Green Party. We won more races in more states than ever before," he said. "We're being flooded with messages from disaffected Democrats who now realize that the Democratic Party is not up to representing their point of view," said Dean Myerson, National Green Party Political Coordinator. MORE INFORMATION The Baltimore County Green Party P.O. Box 36001 , Towson, MD 21286 http://www.baltimorecountygreens.org / dave@baltimorecountygreens.org - END -

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9/21/02 - GREEN PARTY IS THE ONLY GROWING POLITICAL PARTY
Press Release 9/21/02 GREEN PARTY IS THE ONLY GROWING POLITICAL PARTY IN US AND FASTEST GROWING POLITICAL PARTY IN MARYLAND Statistics show that only the Green Party gained registered members over the last 2 years in the U.S., and is the fastest growing political party in Maryland. BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – New statistics compiled by the non-partisan Ballot Access News show that in the last two years the Green Party is the only national political party in the U.S. to gain registered members, and the Maryland Green Party is the only political party in the state to have also gained registered members. Nationally, all other parties lost members, ranging from an 18% loss for the Reform Party to a .03% loss for the Republican Party. During this time, the Green Party gained an astounding 27.7%. The only other nationwide category to gain was unaffiliated voters, which grew by 6.7%. "These statistics show that despite the enormous structural hurdles Green Party members face in getting their voices heard, it is only the Green Party which speaks to the great disaffection that so many Americans have with big-money politics as usual," said Baltimore County Green Party Coordinator Dave Goldsmith. “Many people feel disenchanted with a political system they perceive as being controlled by corrupt interests, and so they are increasingly turning to the Green Party for the future of their communities.” Since 2000, when Green Party members in Baltimore and across Maryland collected over 10,000 petition signatures to put the Green Party on the Maryland ballot for the first time in history, the Maryland Green Party leads all other political parties in the state in our rate of growth, with over 3,500 registered Greens in Maryland; in Baltimore County more than 500 citizens have registered with the Green Party. MORE INFORMATION The Baltimore County Green Party P.O. Box 36001 , Towson, MD 21286 http://www.baltimorecountygreens.org / dave@baltimorecountygreens.org - END -

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