Our next Adopt a Highway trash pickup is Saturday, February 6 at 10:30am. Meet us in front of the Emanuel AME church on 5th Avenue. Afterward we’ll have lunch at the Pizza Hut next door. Please RSVP if you’d like to join us!
January 7, 2010
The Charleston Green Party now meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month! Time and location remain the same: 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 20. Please join us as we make plans for the upcoming precinct meeting and county convention.
Also, mark your calendars for our next Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup on Saturday, February 6!
January 4, 2010
Our first meeting of 2010 is Monday, January 4, 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd in West Ashley. Join us in the cafe as we plan for 2010. And feel free to bring a friend!
The next SC Green Party Steering Committee meeting is Saturday, January 9 in Columbia. Time and place are TBA so watch for updates. This meeting is open to the public. If you are interested in attending and need a ride, please let us know.
December 6, 2009
Our December meeting is Monday, December 7, at 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd in West Ashley. We will begin preliminary planning for our upcoming precinct, county, and state conventions.
Bring a friend and join us!
November 2, 2009
November meeting and announcements
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November monthly meeting
Our November Charleston Green Party meeting is Monday, November 2, 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd. Bring a friend and join us in the cafe!
Other announcements:
Adopt-a-Highway
Our next Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup is Saturday, November 7 at 10:30am. Meet us in front of the Emanuel AME Church on the corner of 5th Ave and St Andrews Blvd. Details and directions can be found on our Adopt a Highway page.
SC Green Party Coordinating Committee meeting
The next SCGP Coordinating Committee meeting is Saturday, November 14, 1-3pm, at the at the new Black Caucus Community Center, 2523 Read Street, Columbia, SC 29204. All are welcome to attend; Coordinating Committee members have voting privileges.
Vigil to close the SOA
The Green Party is planning on a large presence at the annual vigil to close the School of Americas/WHINSEC (aka School of Assassins), and many GP members from several southeastern states will be attending. Members of Charleston Peace are arranging carpooling from the Charleston area – for info, contact anna (at) charlestonpeace.net
October 15, 2009
Greens to join mid-October protests against US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Here in Charleston, we will hold a silent candlelight vigil in remembrance of those killed in these ongoing senseless wars while demanding full withdrawal, not further escalation. Join us on Saturday, October 17, 7pm at the fountain in Marion Square (corner of King and Calhoun Streets). Bring yourself, several friends, candles in jars or flashlights (it will be windy!), and signs.
Eugene Platt announces 2010 candidacy for State House district 115
Eugene Platt, Charleston Green Party member and the only Green serving in an elected position in the state of South Carolina, has formally announced his candidacy for State House Seat 115 in 2010. Currently, Platt serves on the James Island Public Service District Commission. He has held that position since 1993 and most recently was reelected in 2008 as the top vote-getter among eight candidates.
Platt pledges, if elected, to be one of the strongest voices in the State Legislature for working families. To that end, he would not even wait until the Legislature convened in 2011 to introduce legislation to end South Carolina’s status as a so-called “Right to Work” state—he would pre-file such a bill. Platt notes that “Right to Work” states have not fared nearly as well economically as those states which honor workers with fewer restrictions on their rights to form and use unions to ensure fair pay, good working conditions, and health care.
Platt, a product of the public schools of this state—from elementary school through the University of South Carolina—would be a strong supporter of those schools. To that end, he is unequivocally opposed to the use vouchers that use public funds for private school education. He also says State college tuition increases should not exceed the general rate of inflation.
Naturally, as a Green, environmental and social justice issues are among Platt’s chief concerns. On numerous occasions he has spoken out against unbridled development. Irresponsible developers do not consider him their friend.
Platt says the criminal justice system must be completely revamped, focusing on the safety of law-abiding citizens. To that end, the State Highway Patrol should be increased by at least 100 new troopers to insure the safety of our highways. At the same time, recognizing that capital punishment compromises our corporate morality and has no place in a civilized society, he would work to end it in South Carolina—and the nation. (The United States is one of the very few democracies that still impose capital punishment, putting it out of step with most of the civilized world.)
State House District includes most of James Island and Folly Beach. Platt, a progressive Green, expects to face both a conservative Republican and a centrist Democrat in the November 2010 election. He says he is encouraged by growing disenchantment about both major parties being expressed by voters not only in House District 115, but all across America. Voters want true altenatives—and they are truly ready to “Live Green, Vote Green.” This is reflected in the fact that the Green Party is the fastest growing political party in the United States!
Eugene Platt
Green Candidate for State House Seat 115
For additional information about the candidate and the Green Party, visit these websites:
http://www.voteplatt.com
http://www.gp.org
October 5, 2009
October Green Party Meeting
Monday, October 5, 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd.
Bring a friend and join us for our monthly meeting. We’ll be in the cafe.
Israel/Palestine delegation report of the Occupation
Wednesday, October 7, 7pm at Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street
Join us for a 20 minute DVD of the protest site Bil’in to commemorate Bassim Abu Rahma. This DVD, put together by Friends and Justice and Popular Committee in Bil’in, gives an excellent overview of the extent of oppression on the lives of Palestinians throughout Israel and the West Bank. Following the DVD, North Charleston resident Karen Clarke will share slides of her recent trip to Palestine and Israel. There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of discussion.
Sponsored by: Amnesty International Charleston,Charleston Peace, and Charleston Green Party
James Yee
Sunday, October 18, 4pm at Gage Hall, 4 Archdale Street
Our friends at the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry will feature James Yee at their monthly meeting. Everyone is invited to attend.
James Yee served as the Muslim Chaplain for the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. When Captain Yee advised camp commanders on detainee religious practices and objected to the cruel and degrading abuses to which the prisoners were subjected, he was falsely accused of spying, espionage, and aiding the alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners. He was arrested and locked in the naval brig in Hanahan, SC for 76 days in solitary confinement, subject to much of the same treatment, such as sensory deprivation techniques, that had been imposed on the Guantanamo detainees he had been ministering to. After months of government investigation he was cleared and exonerated of all criminal charges. He resigned from the Army in 2005 with an honorable discharge and has publicly exposed the abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and the failures of U.S. military justice.
He will detail what really goes on at Guantanamo and tell the world about how he struggled to prove his innocence.
James Yee’s talk is sponsored by the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry along with the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International.August 24, 2009
The minutes from the SC Green Party annual meeting have been posted. Charleston Green Party was well represented along with attendees from Columbia and the upstate.
Karen Clarke recently returned from a trip to Palestine and Israel. The Post & Courier printed a Q&A and Karen has shared the unedited version with us here: Q and A with Karen Clarke. Plans are being made for Karen to speak about her trip and we will let you know once we have more info.
September is a busy month for the Charleston Green Party. Please plan on joining us at these events!
Saturday, September 12
10:30am, Adopt a Highway, 5th Avenue
Join us for our next Adopt a Highway trash pickup in West Ashley. Details and directions can be found on our Adopt a Highway page.
Monthly meeting
Since the first Monday of September is Labor Day, we will hold our monthly meeting following the trash pickup and NOT on Monday at Earth Fare. The exact time will depend on how quickly we finish the pickup, so do plan on helping! Meeting location will be at one of the nearby restaurants. If you can not attend the pickup but want to attend the meeting, give us your phone number so we may let you know when and where we are meeting!
Sunday, September 20
1:00 – 6:00pm Charleston Peace One Day Festival, Brittlebank Park
Charleston Green Party will have a table at the festival to distribute literature, pins, and more. Please plan on taking a shift.
Sunday, September 27
12:00 – 6:00pm Charleston Green Fair, Marion Square
Charleston Green Party will be leafletting at the fair. Please plan on taking a shift.
Future events
November 7, Adopt a Highway, 5th Avenue
November 20-22, Vigil to close the SOA, Fort Benning, GA
The Green Party is planning on a large presence at the annual vigil to close the School of Americas/WHINSEC (aka School of Assassins), and many GP members from several southeastern states will be attending. It is NOT too early to make your plans, especially if you need a hotel room.
August 6, 2009
If you wish to carpool from Charleston, please let me know asap! Post a comment, email charlestongreens@gmail.com, or call 843-763-7304
Please join us for the annual state convention of the South Carolina Green Party in Columbia on Saturday, August 8th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. We will be meeting at the new Black Caucus Community Center, 2523 Read Street, Columbia, SC 29204.
The community center is near the corner of Read Street and Two Notch Road. From the State House, at the corner of Gervais and Assembly, go east on Gervais, past Bull Street and Harden Street, and then turn left on Millwood Avenue (following the signs for Highway 1). Go north 8/10 of a mile on Millwood (it turns into Two Notch Road as you pass Forest Drive), and then turn left onto Read Street. Go west on Read Street for a short while, past Harper Street, and 2523 will be on your right.
Everyone is encouraged to attend!
Registration will begin at 1:45. The main items on the agenda are the elections for the Steering Committee and a discussion of SCGP goals for 2009-2010.
a. Report from Steering Committee on 2008-2009
b. Election of Steering Committee members
c. Reports from Locals
d. Setting SCGP Goals for 2009-10
e. Organizing for action at state and local levels
f. Adjournment
August 3, 2009
Our August meeting is Monday, Aug 3, 7pm at Earth Fare on Folly Road Blvd. We’ll be in the cafe so please plan to join us!
Here are a few of the upcoming events we are planning for:
- State SCGP Meeting 8/8, Columbia
- Adopt a Highway 9/12, 5th Ave
- Peace One Day Festival 9/20, Brittlebank Park
- Green Fair 9/27, Marion Square
- SOA vigil & protest 11/20-22, Fort Benning GA
