Wednesday, March 31, 2010

[GPBC Journal] Rich Whitney outlines Green economic plan for Illinois - Green Party News

Rich Whitney outlines Green economic plan for Illinois - Green Party News: "Rich Whitney outlines Green economic plan for Illinois

Green Party Watch - 12th Mar 2010

Rich Whitney , the Illinois Green Party’s 2010 candidate for governor who earned over 10% of the vote in 2006, has released a detailed working paper with the title “How we can solve the Budget Crisis in Illinois and build a Full Employment economy with good jobs for all who need them” . By way of introduction, Whitney writes, “ I do not contend that this platform is perfect. I do contend that it presents a far better alternative than anything offered by the candidates of..." Read more

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FREE IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN!

August 2, 2007--Imam Jamil Al-Amin has been moved to federal custody!

Correspondence with the commissioner should be put on hold for now, updates will be announced as they occur

Please keep the Imam and his family in your thoughts and prayers

Read the details on his transfer

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN
(the former H. Rap Brown)
547 West End Pl. SW
ATLANTA, GA. 30310

Real killer confesses--again--to the killing of Kinchen--Atlanta deputy sheriff for whose shooting death Imam Jamil was convicted and sentenced to life in prison! The State refuses to consider his confession, while continuing to keep Imam Jamil wrongfully imprisoned and isolated.

SEE FOR YOURSELF--PHOTOCOPY OF RECENT, FEBRUARY 2007 HANDWRITTEN CONFESSION OF OTIS JACKSON

NEW INFORMATION PROVING INNOCENCE OF JAMIL AL-AMIN!

BLACK CAUCUS MISSION STATEMENT

Adopted March 10, 2004

Statement: The mission of the Black Caucus of the Green Party of the United States (BC-GPUS) is to maximize the participation of men and women of African and African American descent in the political and policy-making process of the Green Party of the United States. It is further to introduce the Ten Key Green Values and the Green Party Platform to the African American community. The mission of BC-GPUS is to increase the participation and election victories in United States electoral politics of African and African Americans who support the GPUS Platform, and to ensure that the GPUS conducts and implements programs that concretize its platform in the interests of communities of African-American and African descent addressing community needs and disparities.

Groundbreaking Study Examines Drug Imprisonment in 198 Counties;

97 Percent Experienced Racial Disparities

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The Vortex: The Concentrated Racial Impact of Drug Imprisonment and the Characteristics of Punitive Counties
12/4/07
Author(s): Phillip Beatty, Amanda Petteruti and Jason Ziedenberg

Topic(s): Adult Corrections, Drug Policy

Full Report Counties Ranked by Drug Imprisonment Rate

Counties Ranked by African American Drug Imprisonment Rate

Counties Ranked by the Ratio of African American to White Drug Imprisonment Rates

"WASHINGTON - New report released today by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) finds that 97 percent of the nation's large-population counties imprisoned African Americans at a higher rate than whites. The report documents racial disparities in the use of prison for drug offenses in 193 of the 198 counties that reported to government entities..."
www.justicepolicy.org

For more information, contact LaWanda Johnson at 202/558-7974 ext. 308 or ljohnson@justicepolicy.org

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[GPBC Journal] Rich Whitney outlines Green economic plan for Illinois - Green Party News

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