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Green Party of Michigan Update - Jan 3, 2012

1. GPMI's Cary Neuville-Justice in State Rep 51 District Special Election
2. Move to Amend tours Michigan
3. State & Local Meetings and Events
4. GPUS News


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1. GPMI's Cary Neuville-Justice in State Rep 51 District Special Election

GENESEE COUNTY-Cary Neuville-Justice was selected by the state central
committee of the Green Party of Michigan to be their nominee in the
special election to fill the seat of recalled Republican state
representative Paul Scott.

Neuville-Justice, an MBA and tax professional from Linden, was
appointed by the Linden City Council to the Board of Review in 2004 and is
still serving today. She is a third generation resident of Linden.

The winner of the Feb 28th election will serve a ten month term ending
Dec. 31st, 2012. The 51st State House District boundaries will be redrawn
next year.

Contributions can be sent to:
Friends of Cary Neuville-Justice
P.O. Box 125
Linden, MI 48451

Phone: 313-815-2025

Cary will be attending the Flint Greens Meeting on Jan 12, more info below.


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2. Move to Amend tours Michigan featuring 2004 GPUS Presidential
Candidate David Cobb

On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election
Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled
by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings
are people; corporations are legal fictions.

MovetoAmend.org is a coalition supported by hundreds of organizations and tens
of thousands of individuals dedicated to ending the illegitimate legal
doctrines that prevent the American people from governing ourselves.

At these events, David Cobb will tell the story of the Constitution as it
pertains to corporate personhood and illegitimate but legal corporate
constitutional rights, followed by about an hour of facilitated discussion/Q&A.

Detroit:
Monday Jan 9 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cass Community Commons
4605 Cass Ave (at Forest)
Detroit MI 48201


Traverse City:
Wednesday an 11 7pm - 9pm
Milliken Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College
1701 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Public Welcome
No Charge, but donations appreciated
For more information go to www.liwda.org


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3. State & Local Meetings and Events

# Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr March and Rally

Monday, Jan 16th noon - 5pm
Central United Methodist Church, 23 E Adams Ave, Detroit, MI 48226-1648

This year will mark the ninth annual MLK Day Rally & March in downtown
Detroit on Monday, Jan. 16 at Noon. The event was established to reaffirm
the peace and social justice legacy of the martyred civil rights leader who
would have been 83-years-old. The theme for 2012 is "the Struggle for Jobs,
Peace and Economic Justice" and will enjoy the participation of many activists
from throughout the metropolitan area.

The rally will start at noon in the sanctuary of the Central United Methodist
Church, followed by a march through downtown Detroit, and culminating in a
cultural celebration on the second floor of the church.

www.mlkdetroit.org
info@...
313-405-2185


# Detroit Greens - http://www.detroitgreens.org

The Detroit Greens meetings are held monthly.
on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 -8:00pm.

info@... or 313-623-4709 for more info.


# Flint Greens - http://www.flintgreens.org/

Flint Greens will be meeting at Good Beans Cafe, from 6p.m. to 8p.m.,
on the second Thursday of the month. Good Beans Cafe is located at
328 N. Grand Traverse, at the corner of First Avenue, in Flint.

All Flint Greens meetings are open to newcomers, visitors are welcome!


# Hillsdale County Greens http://www.hillsdalecountygreens.org

Hillsdale County Greens meet the third Monday of each month,
at 6:00 p.m. at Volume I Books, 98 N. Broad Street in Hillsdale.
Store phone is: (517)437-2228.
For more information, people can visit our website.


# Traverse Bay Watershed Greens & Northwestern Michigan College Greens
- http://www.nrec.org/greens/

Meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 P.M. at the Horizon
Shine Cafe, 243 East Front Street, Traverse City - public welcome


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4. GPUS News


# Green Party welcomes news of troop withdrawal from Iraq, urges further
steps for peace

WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders welcomed the news of the withdrawal
of US troops from Iraq by the end of December, calling the presidential
order more than eight years overdue. Greens urged President Obama to let
the troops come home to be with their families for the holiday, rather
than stationed or redeployed elsewhere.

Greens noted that the withdrawal is the result of the Iraqi government's
insistence and that the Obama Administration was initially reluctant to
comply with the agreement (http://j.mp/urSsw0).

[more: http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=466 ]


# Greens urge President Obama to condemn police brutality against Occupy
protesters

WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party leaders called for strong national condemnation
of the brutal actions of police forces in their treatment of Occupy Movement
protesters in several cities.

"We encourage political leaders, beginning with President Obama, to express
revulsion and anger at the violent and destructive behavior of police in
their handling of nonviolent protesters, and to take whatever action they
can to prevent such brutality. We urge all Americans to understand that
police forces that use military tactics and are unaccountable for their
actions represent a threat to our freedoms," said Howie Hawkins, co-chair of
the Green Party of New York State.

[more: http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=465 ]


more GPUS news at: http://www.gp.org/press.shtml


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Please visit http://www.migreens.org for more information on how to get
involved locally!

Green Party of Michigan
548 South Main St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 663-3555
Email: info@...


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