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Celebrate Earth Day with the Green Party!

2010-03-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

Join the Los Angeles Greens for special guest speakers and vegetarian potluck on Wednesday, April 21 at 7pm.

Please join us and bring a friend! Bring a vegetarian item or drinks if you can. Please no plastic and try to bring your own reusable serviceware to minimize clean-up (if not, we have dishes, glasses and utensils available).

And save the date for our May meeting:
Celebrate National Hemp History Week with the Green Party on Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm.
We'll have special guest speakers and a vegetarian potluck.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Join us at LA Greens Wed mtg, March 17 - bring snacks to share!

2010-03-16T14:38:00.001-07:00

LA Greens mtg at Peace Center (address below)
Wednesday, March 17, 7pm

- Review of ballot measures Prop 13 & Prop 14

- Update on Playa Vista Phase 2

- local Green Party Candidate Campaign updates and the GPCA Voter Registration Drive - Earth Day celebrations in April; possible Earth Day speakers for our April mtg

- Proposal to host a hemp history awareness campaign in May

Please join us and bring a friend! Bring a vegetarian item or drinks if you can. Please No plastic and try to bring your own reusable serviceware to minimize clean-up (if not, we have dishes, glasses and utensils available).

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Next LA Greens Meeting - This Wednesday 2/17

2010-02-15T14:54:00.000-08:00

Join us this Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at the LA Greens monthly meeting. This month will include discussion of a proposed statewide voter registration drive; Green Party of Californian Plenary, US Green Party Annual National Mtg; updates from the 2010 Green Party Candidates present or represented; updating our LA Greens website. If time permits we'll discuss designs for the new 2010 LA Greens T-shirt.

Please join us and bring a friend! Bring a vegetarian item or drinks if you can. Please No plastic and try to bring your own reusable serviceware to minimize clean-up (if not, we have dishes, glasses and utensils available).

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Meet Green Gov. Candidate Deacon Alexander at the LA Greens Meeting

2010-01-19T07:57:00.000-08:00

At the LA Greens meeting this Wednesday, January 20 (7pm), we'll have a Q & A with Deacon Alexander. Alexander, a candidate for governor of California, is one of two Green Party candidates who have announced their intention to run for the position. Laura Wells is also collecting signatures to be in the primary, which will take place on June 8.

You'll also have a chance to meet 2010 Assembly candidates at the meeting.

The meeting begins at 7pm, and Deacon Alexander is scheduled to speak at 8pm.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Make 2010 the Green Dream Year: LA Greens mtg Jan. 20, 7pm, bring snacks to share!

2010-01-12T21:28:00.000-08:00

Make 2010 the Green Dream Year Join us at the LA Greens meeting Wednesday, Jan 20, 7pm, at the Peace Center (details below).

RUN!!!!!
Internal election time: we will have LA Greens' elections for 2 co-facilitators--gender balanced: a man and a woman to run the meetings-- and Treasurer and Secretary. (Half of our steering committee positions are elected in Jan. and half in July). Please run for office!

DESIGN!!!
Those present will design the new LA Green Party shirt! Lisa Green will print them (after she collects all the signatures to get on the ballot!). The cost to make the shirt is $7 a shirt for organic cotton (covering costs only) or $9 a shirt for hemp.

OUTREACH!!
What ways can we increase our visibility? Single Payer Healthcare events, Marriage Equality events, Environmental protection events, animal rights events, etc? Join in this discussion and let's get our Green Party name more visible again within the community. VOLUNTEER!!!!!
Lisa Green, our Assembly Candidate in the 53rd District, will give a campaign update and ask for volunteers to make calls following up with Green Party voters that she has already left campaign info with, etc. Only an hour or two a week of your time would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.votelisagreen.net/

SIGN!!!
Linda Piera-Avila will bring petitions for statewide Green Party candidates--we need your signatures to get them on the ballot!

**** Please become an LA Greens' sustainer or make a one-time donation.
We are all volunteers and our group is very frugal. We need your donations to continue purchasing outreach and campaign materials.
Go to: http://www.losangelesgreens.org/support.html

Bring some vegetarian snacks or drinks to share with the group if you can.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

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

Party with the LA Greens on Dec. 16

2009-11-25T16:36:00.000-08:00

Party with the LA Greens at our annual Holiday Potluck (Vegetarian) Party on Wed, Dec. 16, 7pm at the Peace Center, with the political comedy of LA Green Derek Iversen

Get a palm reading for a small donation from Wizzard of Venice, Mad George a Master Palm Reader and Psychic; and Lisa Green, 2010 Assembly Candidate, will offer sacred feminine healing techniques for a small donation to the LA Greens, plus more surprise guests!

Bring a vegetarian item or drinks if you can. Please No plastic and try to bring your own reusable serviceware to minimize clean-up (if not, we have dishes, glasses and utensils available).

**** Please consider the LA Greens in your holiday gift-giving. Become a monthly sustainer or make a one-time donation.

We are all volunteers and our group is very frugal. We need your donations to continue purchasing outreach and campaign materials.

Thank you and Happy Holidays from the LA Greens!

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

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

Join LA Greens for Monthly Meeting Wednesday, 10/21

2009-10-21T08:03:00.000-07:00

Join LA Greens at our meeting this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7pm at the Peace Center.

Our member Linda Piera-Avila was recently appointed to the newly formed Santa Monica Urban Forest Task Force. Yay Linda-- all your hard work running for Santa Monica City Council last year paid off with visibility and clout!! (See below for first mtg. info of the Urban Forest Task Force, which is open to the public.)

German Green Party member Birgit Czerny, a physician in Frankfurt, Germany, will be our guest. We look forward to meeting her and hearing Green Party news from Europe.

And we'll talk about ongoing candidate efforts--we have at least 3 candidates so far from our local running for office in 2010!!

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Bring vegetarian snacks or drinks if you can to share.

Register Green, Vote Green, Live Green!

(To see Linda in action at the first meeting of the Santa Monica Urban Forest Task Force: Wed., Oct. 28 at 6:30 at the Ken Edwards Center on 4th St. in Santa Monica, between Broadway and Colorado. It is a public meeting so all are welcome.)

LA Greens Healthcare Debate - Wednesday 9/16

2009-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

Is Single Payer Universal Healthcare the only REAL healthcare reform?

This Wednesday, Sept. 16, Susie Baldwin of the Physicians for a National Healthcare Program, a 20 year champion for Single Payer Universal Healthcare, will debate the topic at the LA Greens meeting.

The program will include details on Single Payer, the difference between it and the Public Option, SB810-State of California's Single Payer Universal Healthcare Senate Bill, a short film from Healthcare for All, plus more.

Join us at our meeting, Sept 16th @ 7pm, at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Please bring a vegetarian potluck item if you can. Children are welcome.

Michael McCue for Los Angeles City Council

2009-08-26T19:00:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles Greens endorse Michael McCue for Los Angeles City Council. The District 2 special election is on September 22nd.

California Constitutional Conventon events Friday and Saturday

2009-07-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

California Constitutional Convention events sponsored by RepairCalifornia.org:

Santa Monica: A Constitutional Convention for California?
Friday, July 17, 2009
6:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (followed by a community reception)
Broad Stage | Santa Monica College
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Cost: Free
Los Angeles Constitutional Convention Town Hall
Saturday, July 18, 2009
8:30 a.m. Registration | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Program
USC - Davidson Conference Center (Embassy Room)
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: $25 (lunch provided)

Meeting this Wednesday

2009-07-14T08:20:00.000-07:00

Join LA Greens at our monthly meeting this Wednesday, July 15, 7pm at the Peace Center.

We'll discuss a voter registration drive and candidate efforts--we have at least 3 candidates so far from our local running for office in 2010!! And Michael McCue from Studio City is running for Los Angeles City Council in the special September '09 election to fill Wendy Gruel's seat.

Our mid-year internal elections for 3 of our 7 officers are here: we will be electing our LA Greens Media Person, Volunteer Coordinator, and Events Coordinator.

We'll have updates on Green Party activities from the county, state and national level. The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the U.S. is this month in North Carolina and Assembly Candidate Lisa Green from our local will be attending.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The
Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are
welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Bring snacks or drinks if you can to share. See ya!

Reminder: Hike Instead of Meeting this Month

2009-06-16T20:38:00.000-07:00

There is no 3rd Wednesday meeting this week for the LA Greens. Instead, you are invited to join the LA Greens on a hike this Sunday. See details below.

L.A. Greens Summer Solstice Hike - Sunday, June 21, 10 AM, Solstice Canyon, Malibu

2009-06-10T21:55:00.000-07:00

-Free Event-
When: Sunday, June 21, 2009, 10:00 AM
What: L.A. Greens Summer Solstice Hike: "Welcome to Rivendell"
Where: Solstice Canyon, Malibu (a unit in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area) directions/map
Why: Instead of our monthly June meeting, please join the L.A. Greens for a Summer Solstice hike at Solstice Canyon in Malibu!
Update: if possible, please RSVP by email to lindap_a@verizon.net

Enter park off Corral Canyon Road and gather in the main parking lot, (see directions below).
Bring a sack lunch and an optional reading to share about the solstice or nature.
Since parking is limited, *please* try to arrange carpools.

About the hike: "Welcome to Rivendell"

For those of you not versed in Tolkien or Lord of the Rings lore, Rivendell is the magical home of the elves. Solstice Canyon reminds me of what our local version of Rivendell might be like! Watch for elves and hobbits to pop out from behind the trees at any time! (Of course, I'm still waiting for Prince Aragorn!) What better way to celebrate the Summer Solstice than to revel in nature and invoke the Elves of Rivendell!

We will head up to the enchanted Tropical Terrace along the canyon floor, for an easy 1.1 mile hike each way. Minimal elevation gain, lots of shade and a year round stream. In true hobbit fashion, we will go slowly and look at nature around us. I will bring my plant and bird identification books if people want to know more about what we might see. Upon arrival at Tropical Terrace, we will rest, snack and look at the mini waterfalls.

Bring a hat, sunscreen, bug repellent, good hiking shoes, lots of water, binoculars and cameras if you like and a cloak if you have one (just kidding about the cloak!). Also bring a sack lunch to leave in your cooler in the car to eat afterwards.

Optional: bring a reading about the solstice or nature in general to share with others during or after lunch. Tolkien would be proud! I will also bring my Lord of the Rings board game if any die hards want to hang out longer and play.

Friendly dogs on leash ok. Clean pit toilets, no sinks for handwashing. Like Gollum, cell phone service is unpredictable.

Directions:

From the Westside, take the I-10 freeway west until it becomes Pacific Coast
Highway (PCH).
Continue north on PCH to Malibu Canyon Road.
At Malibu Canyon Road and PCH, continue north on PCH, but start your odomenter.
2.3 miles north of Malibu Canyon Road, turn right onto Corral Canyon Road.
(There will be a Union 76 station on the northwest corner.)
Go 0.1 mile and turn left into Solstice Canyon.
Go slowly for 0.2 miles on the narrow park road until you come to the main parking area.
We will meet in the amphitheater.

If coming from the Valley, check for road closures as I saw a sign recently that said that Malibu Canyon Road was to be closed that day from 8-4. You may want to take Topanga Canyon Road over to Pacific Coast Highway and then follow the above directions.

Note:
Please try to carpool as the parking lot at Solstice is small. Another option is as follows: At the intersection of PCH and Malibu Canyon Road, there is the Malibu Bluffs Park, with a large parking lot. Consider consolidating cars trips to Solstice by meeting there and then just taking one car from your group to Solstice Canyon.

Questions? Call me.
Linda
310-395-4044

LA Greens Mtg. Wed, May 20

2009-05-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

Join LA Greens at our meeting this Wednesday, May 20 meeting, 7pm at the Peace Center.

We'll discuss plans for our June Summer Solstice hike on a weekend afternoon (in place of the regular June mtg) so hopefully we'll get to meet some folks in June who can never make the Wed. meetings!

Craig Thorsen, co-chair of Green Party of the United States, will tell us what's going on at the national level and ways to get involved in national Green Party committees and activities.

And we'll talk about voter registration and candidate efforts--we have at least 3 candidates so far from our local running for office in 2010!!

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The
Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are
welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

Bring snacks or drinks if you can to share. See ya!

California Greens Say "No" To 1A - 1F

2009-05-04T19:29:00.000-07:00

The Green Party of California is urging Californians to vote "no" on all propositions on the May 19 special ballot, calling the plan a "rotten deal."

The Green Party of Alameda County has put together a voter guide with analysis of the ballot measures. You can download it at acgreens.org.

Celebrate Earth Day with the LA Greens on April 15

2009-04-09T22:18:00.000-07:00

"Water Justice and Preparing for Peak Water" -- Wed., April 15, 2009 7PM

For Earth Day 2009, the Los Angeles Greens will host a panel of speakers discussing important and timely water issues in California.

Our two guest speakers are Rev. Hannah Petrie and Conner Everts.

The Rev. Hannah Petrie will speak on water justice issues. She is associate minister at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena, CA. She also serves on a state-wide UU water issues team.

Conner Everts is the executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance and co-chair of the Desal Response Group. He is chair of Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER) with its annual water policy conference and on the Board of Water for California, as well as other organizations. Conner was elected to the Casitas Municipal Water District and president of the Ojai Basin Management Ground Water Agency. His most important work is as elder advisor to the Environmental Justice for Water and with the Southern California Steelhead Coalition helping remove dams on the streams where he caught fish as a youth and hopefully others can in the future.

Los Angeles Greens' meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Free parking is available behind the building. This is a vegetarian potluck. Bring some food if you can! And bring your own utensils/plate if possible to minimize waste/clean-up.

Greening California 2010 Strategy Session - This Saturday

2009-03-23T18:45:00.000-07:00

Greening California 2010 Strategy Session
Los Angeles City College
Saturday, March 28
855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
come via the subway to Vermont / Santa Monica Blvd.

Hosted by the Green Party of California's Campaigns & Candidates Working Group
Event open and free to the public • $5 or more donation requested to cover costs
Please RSVP to strategyretreat@cagreens.org so we can have an idea of how many will be attending.

Schedule:
Morning: Green Party Strategy
Afternoon: Greening California - Issue Pillars for 2010

LA Greens Event - March 18 @ 7pm

2009-03-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, March 18, the Los Angeles Greens are proud to welcome Josh Tickell, director of the hit new film, Fuel.

If you haven’t heard about Fuel yet, you will. As the film’s website, www.thefuelfilm.com says, “Fuel is a vital, superbly assembled documentary that presents an insightful overview of America's troubled relationship with oil and how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's--and the world's--addictive dependence on fossil fuels.”

Winner of the 2008 Sundance Audience Award winning documentary film, Fuel is garnering a lot of praise and buzz. With glowing reviews from the L.A. Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and MTV Movies, just to name a few; and a recent appearance with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show; Josh is riding a wave of excitement about our energy future that his film insightfully explores.

In addition to being a filmmaker, Josh Tickell is also an activist and author. His latest book is Biodiesel America – How To Achieve Energy Security, Free America From Middle- East Oil Dependence and Make Money Growing Fuel. The book offers a complete energy roadmap to wean the United States from fossil fuels. Copies of the book will be available for signing at the event.

One of the Green Party’s Ten Key Values is Ecological Wisdom. Josh’s new film Fuel demonstrates steps that we can take, through the way we use energy, to improve our environmental stewardship. That's why we’re pleased and honored to feature Josh Tickell as our speaker this March.

Please join us as we hear from Josh, watch a few clips from Fuel, and engage him in a lively Q & A. Josh will be introduced by his mom, Deborah Dupre, a lifelong human rights advocate! Refreshments and snacks are vegetarian potluck; please bring some with you, and bring a friend too!

Details
What: Director Josh Tickell
When: March 18 @ 7pm
Where:
The Peace Center
8124 W. Third St.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Price: Free! (Donations accepted)

Election notes

2009-03-01T09:10:00.000-08:00

The Los Angeles Greens are not making endorsements for the March 3 election.

We debated Measure B, the proposal to put solar panels on LA City buildings, at our Februrary meeting, but the measure had enough problems that we were deadlocked on whether to endorse it. We like the idea of putting solar panels on LA's public buildings, but we don't like the closed process or centralized nature of this proposal. The proposal also lacks crucial details such as how much it will cost. We hope that whether the measure passes or fails, the City Council will work to encourage decentralized adoptation of solar in Los Angeles.

Also, Alex Walker has withdrawn his candidacy for State Senate (the primary in this special election is set for March 24).

Update on LA Greens meeting tomorrow

2009-02-17T19:50:00.000-08:00

For those of you who are planning on joining us for our LA Greens meeting tomorrow, please note that we will be meeting on the second floor of the Peace Center, instead of our usual room on the first floor. Also, parking will be extremely limited.

We expect an exciting and productive meeting. As a reminder, the topics of discussion will be Health Care and Measure B, the Los Angeles Solar Power ballot measure.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Free parking is available behind the building.

Free LA Greens Solar Energy Event - Feb 18 @ 7pm

2009-02-13T19:26:00.000-08:00

Come learn about Measure B, the multi-billion dollar solar project proposal that is part of the March 3 Los Angeles city election. We'll debate the pros and cons of the measure with special guest Giana Young, an organizer with AGENDA.

We'll also discuss national universal health care proposals that will be coming to Congress soon (see details below).

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Free parking is available behind the building.

LA Greens Health Care Event - Feb 18 @ 7pm

2009-02-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

In 2008, the census reported that more than 45 million Americans lacked health insurance. With the economy continuing to worsen and unemployment rising quickly, that number is likely to be significantly higher this year. Universal access to affordable, high quality health care has never been more important.

The national Green Party platform states, "Health care is a human right, not a privilege," and calls for Canadian-style single-payer universal health care. Greens believe single-payer systems are the best way to guarantee this human right.

In his campaign, Barack Obama promised to pass health care reform that will "provide affordable, accessible health care to all." The president's plan relies on new options and regulations, but individuals and businesses will continue to buy their own health care insurance.

With his election, the United States is as close to passing health care reform as it has been in a decade. But is President Obama's plan the right way forward? On Wednesday, February 18, the LA Greens will debate President Obama's health care plan.

Solar Energy for Los Angeles
The LA Greens will also discuss Measure B, the controversial solar energy initiative that will be on the ballot in Los Angeles on March 3.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Free parking is available behind the building.

LA Greens Endorse Boycott of Forever21

2009-02-05T08:42:00.000-08:00

The Forever21 corporation wants to construct a facility on the South Central Farm and continue to contract factories that regularly violate labor laws. In solidarity with the South Central Farmers and the Never Forever21 coalition, the LA Greens endorse the No More Warehouses rally on Saturday, February 21 in Pasadena. Click the link above for more information.

LA Greens Meeting Jan 21

2009-01-13T08:27:00.000-08:00

The next Los Angeles Greens meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21.

At the meeting we'll review our 2008 goals and 2009 agenda/goal setting. We'll also hear about LA Green Alex Walker's special election campaign for state senate.

LA Greens will also be holding elections for four of our internal offices: Female and Male Co-Facilitator (they run our meetings), Treasurer and Secretary.

Bring some snacks and drinks to share if you'd like.

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7pm
Peace Center, 8124 W. Third Street, Los Angeles
(limited parking behind the building)