Greens say eviction of Asian-owned businesses at Alameda Square is economic injustice, unfair corporate welfare

DENVER, CO (September 30, 2003)– The Green Party of Colorado today denounced the proposed eviction of Asian-owned businesses at Alameda Square in west Denverintended to make way for a Wal-Mart ‘Supercenter’. “Wal-Mart has evidently been operating behind the scenes to have the site condemned in order to have the current tenants evicted, and is demanding a $10 million tax subsidy from the city to develop the site,” said Bruce Meyer, Denver Greens co-chair. “Apparently Mayor Hickenlooper has been sold a bill of goods by his economic advisory team. Wal-Mart is infamous for its poverty-level wages, its harassment and discrimination of women, its virulent anti-union stance and its connection with sweatshop labor overseas.”
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Colorado Greens call for legislators to recite Bill of Rights at the start of each day’s legislative session.

DENVER, CO (September 4, 2003)– The Green Party of Colorado today announced a proposal to require all legislative members of the State Assembly to recite the entire Bill of Rights at the start of each day’s session.

“The recent attempt by Colorado leaders to force teachers and school children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning has stunned Colorado citizens into the realization that these leaders need a fundamental understanding of the restraints on government power enshrined in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution,” said Alison Maynard, Colorado Green Party co-chair.
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DENVER, CO (July 25, 2003)– The Colorado Green Party joins citizens from around the country, who are forming citizen weapon inspection teams for northeastern Colorado missile silos. The day long citizen watch effort – to take place Saturday, July 26 – is coordinated by Colorado Communities for Justice and Peace. The inspiration for this event comes from the Dominican nuns, Sisters Ardeth Platte, Carol Gilbert and Jackie Hudson, who were recently convicted of the crime of symbolically disarming an illegal nuclear missile silo located in Weld County. The sisters begin serving lengthy prison sentences on July 25, and the action is meant to let the government know that they cannot silence these courageous voices of dissent.
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House bill portrayed as ‘leveling political playing field’ does not address minor party needs

DENVER, CO (March 14, 2003) — The Green Party of Colorado expresses firm opposition to HB 1142, which passed the Senate State Affairs Committee earlier this week. The bill would force minor parties to rewrite their bylaws, hold state primaries and meet the same requirements as major parties. A one-size-fits-all approach to nominating candidates is not appropriate for all political parties.

“What works for major parties with hundreds of thousands of members is not appropriate for parties with 5,000 members,” said Brad Klafehn, Colorado Green Party Treasurer. “It’s still not clear what problem this legislation is trying to solve. Minor parties like how they nominate candidates now – at statewide nominating conventions. It is an efficient, democratic, and low-cost process.”

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