Green Party of Orange County General Meeting Sunday, Oct. 6th, 2013, 2-3 PM at the Irvine Ranch Water District Community Meeting Center
(If you haven't been to a meeting in the last year or so, please see the map at: http://www.ocgreens.org/IRWDmap.jpg ) Featured Speakers: Green Party 2014 candidate for Governor Luis Rodriguez and Green Party candidate for State Controller Laura Wells Luis Rodriguez is new to Green Party, but a powerful champion for social justice, grassroots organizing, sustainability, and nonviolence. Noted social commentator, awarded Chicano writer, mentor and mediator to youth, Rodriguez was 2012 Justice Party Vice Presidential running mate with Rocky Anderson. Co-founder of Network for Revolutionary Change, Luis Rodriguez brings a strong social conscience to the Green Party, and hopes his Governor's campaign will empower poor, disenfranchised, and forgotten Californians. Laura Wells is the California Green Party's top vote-getter. In 2002 and again in 2006, she garnered nearly half a million votes in her State Controller run. In 2010 Laura was the candidate for Governor. At a gubernatorial debate that excluded third party candidates, Wells was arrested as she attempted to watch the debate. Laura's key proposals in her State Controller campaign are for a State Bank to invest in California, not Wall Street, and to tax the rich in order to reverse a decades-long push that lowered taxes on the super-rich and raised taxes on the rest of us, a move that greatly increased the inequality of wealth, power, and opportunity. An informal houseparty/fundraiser for these two Green Party candidates will be held nearby in Irvine after 5:00 pm. Directions will be available at General Meeting, or by contacting Sandy Stiassni, dad...@sbcglobal.net, 714-269-7225. The GPOC County Council meeting will immediately follow the General Meeting. All attendees are welcome to stay and view the business aspects of running the Green Party during the County Council meeting. ********************** Grassroots Democracy, Social Justice, Ecological Wisdom, Non-Violence: The Green Party! Green Party of Orange County meets at the Irvine Ranch Water District Community Meeting Center: 15500 Sand Canyon Ave. in the City of Irvine (about half-way between the 5 and 405 freeways) If you can share a ride or need a ride to our meeting, please contact Bea Tiritilli: tiritilligr...@sbcglobal.net. Ron Rodarte, Liaison to ROV rroda...@cox.net David Keulen, Secretary djk...@gmail.com http://www.ocgreens.org GREEN LINE: (949) 559-7336 P.O. Box 53561 Irvine, CA 92619-3561 THE IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT NEITHER SUPPORTS NOR ENDORSES THE ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE THE DISTRICT'S MEETING ROOMS, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE AS A PUBLIC SERVICE. ****************************************************** ****************************************************** . ____________________________________________________________ New BlackBerry® Z10 Discover the BlackBerry Z10, built to keep you moving. Get it today. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/524ed4903d2e5548f14b8st01vuc