I guess it makes sense that the Lavender GREENS would endorse the Green party endorsed candidates in 2 and 9, just like the Stonewall DFL endorsed both DFL endorsed candidates in 2 and 9 (Letofsky and Schiff, respectively)
If anyone would like more information about Gary Schiff's stance of GLBTIQ issues, please see his resume from the last four years. Heidi Quezada Neighbors for Gary Schiff Standish" On 11/6/05, David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some will see in the election guide in the paper that > there are two candidates who have been awarded > endorsement by Minnesota Lavender Greens. > > Minnesota Lavender Greens unanimously endorsed Cam > Gordon and Dave Bicking in their respective races for > city council. > > We are pleased that these two candidates sought out > our endorsement and pursued us and encouraged us to > again endorse this year. We came up with a tough > endorsement process at a rather late date but these > two candidates considered it important enough to rise > to the challenge. > > In fact, we put up such a course for candidates that > they are the only two to date to have successfully > completed all facets of our endorsement process. > > Lavender Greens is honored to have committments from > these two candidates in writing that demonstrates a > strong committment to utilizing public policy in > addressing problems facing the gay,lesbian, bisexual, > transgender, intersex and queer inviduals in our > community. > > We focused on issues on which the candidates can most > directly have an impact including police training > aimed at addressing police abuse and improved police > community relations around glbtiq concerns, equity for > glbtiq public employees, the needs of homeless people > who are disproportionately glbtiq, people with > HIV/AIDS, the needs of glbtiq youth, and continued > support for the city department of health and human > services which has historically been ahead of higher > levels of government in responding to public health > issues affecting city residents including those > disproporationately or specifically impacting glbtiq > residents. > > For those of you in Ward 2 and Ward 9 who would like > more information on these candidates positions on > glbtiq issues before you vote this Tuesday, I would be > happy to forward you the respective candidates > questionaires(they are too lengthy for the list). > > David Strand > Loring Park > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto: [email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
