Green Party of Ohio Platform July 2010
The GPO is affiliated with the Green Party U.S. (GPUS), the Green Party with FEC (Federal Election Commission) status, formerly called the “Association of State Green Parties,” the web page is www.gpus.org .
You can view the platform of the GPUS at www.gp.org .
Useful national & international Green Party Links. This web page contains information on Green Party U.S. election history along with a listing of current Green office holders. www.globalgreens.info .
Local Environmental Organizations
The Izaak Walton League of America, one of the country's oldest conservation organizations, is dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife. The Cincinnati Chapter of IWLA meets the third Tuesday of each month at their lodge on the beautiful Little Miami Scenic River. For more information, please visit the web page for the OHIO DIVISION of the IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE of AMERICA http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/wellerville/702/ohiodivision.html/
Earth Save Cincinnati promotes healthy diets for healthy people and a healthy planet. They have a vegan/raw foods/vegetarian potlucks and other local activities. Read about them at http://cincinnati.earthsave.org or call the information line at (513) 929-2500.
Imago, Inc is an environmental education organization founded in 1978. Imago's purpose is to educate communities of people about sustainability, with a particular focus on the urban environment; and to develop models for sustainable living as part of the education process. Read more at http://www.imagoearth.org (513) 921-5124 imago@imagoearth.org
Cincinnati Chapter of the Audubon Society of Ohio is a group of conservation minded individuals dedicated to protecting the environment and the preservation of wildlife, with particular interest in birds, and promoting an appreciation of nature. You can read more about them at home.earthlink.net/~audsocohio or contact them at (513) 741-7926.
The Sierra Club's local organization is called the Miami Group. You can read about the local group at http://ohio.sierraclub.org/miami/ or contact them by phone at (513) 841-0111. You can learn more about the Ohio Chapter of the Sierra Club at http://ohio.sierraclub.org/ or call (614) 461-0734
Highlands Nature Sanctuary - Three Sisters Rocks - Rocky Fork Creek
Forest Protection Organizations
The Highlands Nature Sanctuary is actively buying up land in south central Ohio to restore wilderness to the Ohio landscape, and save a portion of the once-grand Eastern Deciduous Forest. With low overhead and aggressive land-buying, they are a rapidly-growing and effective organization. Educational workshops and guided hikes available. Read about them at www.highlandssanctuary.org , call them at (937) 365-1935, or send email to director@highlandssanctuary.org
Buckeye Forest Council works on state and national forest issues in Ohio. Read about them at their web site www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org or contact them by email at info@buckeyeforestcouncil.org or call them at (740) 594-6400
Heartwood works on forest issues in the region that include Ohio forests. Read about them on their web site www.heartwood.org
Native Forest Council works on national forest issues. Read about their work at www.forestcouncil.org
The email address for the SWOH based “Protect Biodiversity in Public Forests is PBIPF@fuse.net
TransAtlantic Business Dialog CEO's in Cincinnati November 2000 - "Ask Me About the TABD" Public Education Campaign headed up by the Green Party
Trade, Economic, & Social Justice Issues
The best source of information on foreign trade issues is the web page of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch www.tradewatch.org
The email address for the SWOH based Ohio Fair Trade Campaign is OFTC@fuse.net
The “Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center,” founded in 1985, is a coalition of faith-based organizations and individuals who work together to educate around justice issues, take collaborative action and do public witness. They address local, national and international concerns focusing on economic justice, women's issues, human rights, racial equality, peace and the environment.
Their goals are:
- to deepen awareness of justice as integral, not optional, to our faith response.
- to network participating organizations and to collaborate with other concerned groups for stronger public witness and impact on justice and peace issues.
- to plan and carry out programs of education and action which affect structural injustice.
Their office is at the Peaslee Center in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine area, and their phone number is 513-579-8547.
Meeting with a Legislative Assistant in ex-Congressman Portman's DC Office
Government Sites
Contact information for members of Congress from Southwest Ohio can be found on our About Us page.
The League of Woman Voters of the Cincinnati Area's web page will provide links to many government sites - www.lwvcincinnati.org
The best general information source on legislation in the U.S. Congress is http://thomas.loc.gov
The Republican party runs the U.S. House of Representatives. The Weekly Floor Briefing can be accessed online each week the U.S. House is considering legislation at: http://www.GOP.gov/committeecentral. This is the information that is sent to the staff members of the GOP members of Congress. Keep tabs on what they're doing!
Progressive News and Information Sites
WWW.commondreams.org is a wonderful source of news and views for progressives. It has dozens and dozens of articles from folks like Molly Ivins, Barbara Ehrenreich, and other progressive columnists. It also has links to a variety of progressive organizations and magazines that are consistent with Green Party values.
WWW.MotherJones.com is the web site for The Foundation for National Progress was founded in 1975 to educate and empower people to work toward progressive change. The nonprofit FNP publishes Mother Jones magazine.
WWW.progressive.org is the web site for the magazine, The Progressive has existed since 1909. Its insightful articles are written by a variety of progressives.
Environmental news in a week day, daily publication giving short summaries of the day's news using a style they call, “Gloom and doom with a sense of humor.” http://www.gristmagazine.com The GRIST MAGAZINE is a project of Earth Day Network, http://www.earthday.net .
XRay (http://www.goxray.com/) is Cincinnati's progessive magazine. Every month it explores local arts, culture and news with a hip, edgy style. It is a free magazine, available at over 250 locations in the Cincinnati Metropolitan area, and is designed to merge the concepts behind community and alternative news publications. A member of the Independent Press Association.
Cincinnati CityBeat (http://www.citybeat.com/) covers news, public issues, arts and entertainment of interest to readers in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Truthout - one of the largest, non-profit independent news organizations on the internet. Based out of Los Angeles, CA Marc Ash, Editor/Publisher. You can subscribe to Truthout for free: join-truthout@lists.truthout.com
Southwest Ohio Green Pac
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