The Green-Rainbow Party provides a clear alternative to two-party corporate dominated politics. In Massachusetts we're aiming to become the second party, challenging one-party Democratic rule by promoting sensible policies that serve the public's interests, not the narrow interests of the wealthy and well-connected few.
We are working to turn the social, economic, and environmental crises we face today into springboards to the healthy, prosperous and just future we all deserve.
The Green-Rainbow Party is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S.
You need to be able to follow the money. And to follow the money you need to be able to not have to worry about where that money trail leads you. That means you have to be independent of the parties, the interests, the insiders and the lobbyists that are running Beacon Hill and not have to worry about who you are going to embarrass or what contribution you are going to imperil. I’m the only candidate who refuses contributions from lobbyists, corporations, and companies that pay for those lobbyists. I can follow the money no matter where it leads.
The Green Rainbow Party was a strong presence once again at the Boston GreenFest exposition, a two-day event held annually at Boston’s City Hall Plaza. This year, the GRP’s focus was on promoting our candidates along with our new Democracy Days initiative. The revitalized Boston Local took the lead in manning the table, assisted by campaign volunteers and others from the Boston metro area.
The highlight of the event was what was billed as a “gubernatorial debate,” to which all four candidates were invited. Only the TRUE environmental candidate showed, and Jill Stein turned the hour into a lively town-hall style meeting, fielding questions about the “bottle bill,” Cape Wind wind-farms, the blistering effects of current economic policy in recessionary times, and the role of the GRP in re-creating a thriving democracy. Dr. Stein’s introductory remarks covered the opportunity presented us by a number of converging crises, arguing that climate change and recession allow us to transform our economy by creating new jobs in energy and conservation, local agriculture, a medical infrastructure based on prevention, and public transportation.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Tim Cahill began his closing statement in Monday’s first gubernatorial debate with a plea to be included – along with Green-Rainbow party candidate Jill Stein – in subsequent debates. Then he and Stein went on to show, with their contributions to the debate on Cape Wind, that they bring thoughtful, distinct perspectives the voters deserve to hear.
Laugenour would legalize marijuana
By David Scribner
LENOX – Scott Laugenour, the Green-Rainbow Party candidate running for state representative against Democratic incumbent William F. Pignatelli in the fourth Berkshire district that includes all of South County, has called for the legalization of marijuana, both as a way of undermining covert drug trafficking and as a way of providing a taxable income stream for the area’s farmers.
‘It’s time for marijuana to be legalized and removed from the black market,” he declared. “Let’s allow our communities’ entrepreneurs to apply for licenses so that they may expand their business and profit from the sale of marijuana and related paraphernalia. And let’s collect fair and reasonable excise taxes on it.”
Please join Dr. Jill Stein, Rick Purcell, and Prof. Nat Fortune to hear what candidates of real integrity - who are not running on lobbyist money - have to say about building a healthy, secure green future. Now, more than ever, we need an alternative to the corporate business as usual policies supported by the three corporate Gubernatorial candidates.
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BOSTON, August 4- Jill Stein, Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor, held a press conference outside the State House this morning to announce that her supporters had gathered enough signatures to qualify her for the November ballot. Stein and her running mate, Rick Purcell, needed 10,000 certified signatures to qualify. At the press conference, Stein projected that she would have approximately 12,000 certified signatures in total. This includes over 9,000 certified signatures already returned to the campaign from town halls, and several thousand more that were submitted in the past 48 hours, in advance of the 5 p.m. deadline yesterday. The following is an excerpt from her remarks:
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LENOX, Mass. — Lee Scott Laugenour, candidate for state representative in the 4th Berkshire District, endorsed the legalization of marijuana.
Laugenour commented Tuesday within a discussion thread on the subject of marijuana legalization. Last week, he responded to a candidate questionnaire from the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition, answering YES to the following two questions:
From the latest Jill Stein for Governor newsletter:
"Dear friends and supporters,
Please come to the State House this Wednesday morning to join me for an important campaign announcement. As many of you know, our volunteers have spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours collecting signatures across the commonwealth this summer in order to qualify the Green-Rainbow Party's statewide candidates for the November ballot. On Wednesday morning, we will be announcing the results of our efforts. It would be great to have you there.
FALL RIVER — While lawmakers and citizens await the prospects of a casino bill, candidate for governor Jill Stein says that so-called green jobs — a central part of her platform — would be a far more beneficial to the economy than any jobs involving gaming.
July 26, 2010. For Immediate Release
The Green-Rainbow Party calls on the Massachusetts Legislature to adopt, without delay, "An Act to stabilize neighborhoods" (H 4595, a.k.a. "the foreclosure bill"). As summarized by City Life/Vida Urbana & MAAPL, the bill
"...would prevent foreclosing banks from evicting tenants `no-fault' in buildings banks own after foreclosure. The law would only affect foreclosing banks, not subsequent owners. The proposed law would not require state funding. It will help homeowners facing foreclosure by making banks make a good faith offer for a loan modification to prevent foreclosure or the bank will have to wait an additional 60 days up to a total of 150 days before it can foreclosure. This will provide incentives for more good faith negotiation by banks."
The legislation will also make mortgage fraud a criminal action and assist localities in rehabilitating foreclosed properties.
The state Senate has passed the same legislation unanimously, and the GRP stands with other organizations, including City Life/Vida Urbana and The Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending, in urging the legislature do likewise. With foreclosures across the state forecast to top 12,000 this year, the bill requires immediate action, as the legislative session expires at the end of the week.
Michael Horan, Green-Rainbow Party co-chair, urged state legislators to "focus on matters of real and pressing importance to the citizens of the commonwealth."
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