WHAT'S
COMING UP...
Special
Forum - April 20, 2006
IVORY
PERRY
&
the Struggle for a Lead Free St. Louis
Celebrate
Earth Week with a tribute to the pioneer of lead poisoning
prevention in St. Louis. With poisoning rates at 7-10
times the national average, learn what we are-- and
should-- be doing to pressure officials to get the
job done... [READ
MORE]
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Peace to our brother, Paki
Mahdee
(Michael Travis), who died unexpectedly January 22, 2006.
Saluting
the Life and Activism of Paki Mahdee
Paki Mahdee [right] at Black & Green Wednesday, May
5, 2005. Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Barb Chicherio
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PROGRESSIVE NEW
& VIEWS
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
The World Social Forum, a gathering of 120,000 people opposed to
neo-liberalism & a world dominated by capital or imperialism,
but engaged in building a planetarysociety centred on the human
person...[read
more]
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RECENT EVENTS
Just
Say "NO!" to Prohibition
Black
& Green Wednesday - April 5, 2006
After 3 decades, 1/2 trillion tax dollars,
increasingly punitive policies, a court system choked with nonviolent
drug violations, could regulation work better than prohibition?
[read
more]
The
Four Pillars of Economic Justice
Black & Green Wednesday - March
1, 2006
Why and how are local
communities taking control of their destiny in order to promote
economic justice? [read
more]
Political
Strategies in 2006
Black
& Green Wednesday - February 1, 2006
How can elections be used to advance campaigns
for universal health care, drug decriminalization, lead-free homes,
a Civilian Oversight Board and other issues you care about... [read
more ]
Is the
City of St. Louis Removing
Lead from Homes?
Black
& Green Wednesday - January 4, 2006
The City claims 3300 Nebraska as a showcase for lead removal,
yet the Greens and Health & Environmental Justice have found
contrary evidence... [read
more]
The
Reparation Man: Dr. Attorney Robert Brock
Slavery Reparations & Black Citizenship in America
Saturday, December 10, 2-5 pm .[read
more]
Green
Visions of Education
If we could remake the education
system, what would we do?..
Wednesday, November 2, 2005....[read
more]
Mad
Cowboy:
The Documentary film screening and
lecture by Howard Lyman, the Texas cattle rancher turned
vegan! Saturday,
October 15, 2005 [read
more...]
United
We
Eat
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of
the Missouri Rural Crisis Center
Saturday, Sept 24...[read
more]
Crisis
in
the St. Louis Public Schools
Black
& Green Wednesday - October 5, 7 pm
Devastated
by cuts, closings and layoffs since 2003, teachers are leaving...
[read more]
15th
Annual Great Green PESTO
FEAST
One
of the best vegetarian dinners in St. Louis!
Special presentation on the Food Crisis in Africa...[read
more]
THE
WAR FOR OIL: Who
are the real terrorists?
Black
& Green Wednesday Forum -
7 pm, Wed, August 3, 2005
Considering the appalling slaughter in Iraq, the
toll on US military personnel, the assault on people of African
descent, the damage that addiction to oil inflicts on the US environment
and soul, we ask: What can we do to stop the madness? [read
more]
Why
are we not disease-free? Holistic Health Solutions
Black & Green Wednesday Forum - 7 pm, Wed, July 6,
2005
Is the corporate medical system
causing as much ill health as it is curing? Do alternatives exist?
[read more]
Human
Genes in our FOOD?
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- 7 pm, Wed, June 1, 2005
Should Missourians allow the planting of rice containing human
genes? You won't know if human genes are in your food because
it won't be labeled. And your taxes are being used for this...[read
more]
Reflections
on Recent Elections:
Where
should the Green Party go from here?
Black
& Green Wednesday Forum - 7 pm, Wed, May 4, 2005
Willie Marshall's campaign doubled the vote from 10 to 21% in
the recent election for Mayor. What does it take to double it
again, or raise it to 51% for victory? [read
more]
Venezuela
Bolivariana: People
and Struggle of the Fourth World War
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- 7 pm, Wed, April 6, 2005
Will Venezuela be the next country invaded by the US? Come see
and discuss the 76 minute documentary film... [read
more]
Confronting
Police Violence in St. Louis
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- 7 pm, Wed, March 2, 2005
Police misconduct is a serious concern for
St. Louis citizens. Join the final push for passage of the Kennedy
Bill for creating a Civilian Oversight Board to hold police accountable
to the community. Learn the content, obstacles, and timetable...
[read more]
Black
History & the REPARATIONS Movement
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- 7 pm, Wed, Feb 2, 2005
Many groups, including Jews, Japanese, and native populations,
have received reparations that they need to repair and heal themselves
for injuries inflicted by governments and corporations. Congressional
Bill H.R. 40 proposes African-Americans receive restitution
for the 400 year misery of chattel slavery. [read
more]
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Thurs Jan20
Counter-Inaugural Ball!
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On Inauguration
Day, January 20th, don't spend the night alone. You are cordially
invited to join local justice and peace activists at the Counter-Inaugural
Ball, 7 pm at at St. Louis City Hall!. [read
more] |
Building
a Black & Green Alliance
Missouri
Green Party Forum - 1 pm, Sunday, Jan 9, 2005
When
the Democratic administration squanders millions on a sports stadium
while closing public hospitals, trashing the bus system and destroying
public schools, a genuine political alternative is essential.
The Green Party is serious about serving the people.
[read more]
BHOPAL:
20 years
of Environmental Racism
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- 7 pm, Dec 1 , 2004
Join the 20th Anniversary of the worst industrial accident in
human history and the movement to hold the perpetrator accountable.
And it could happen here! [read more]
STOP
Killer Coke in St. Louis
Black
& Green Wednesday Forum - Nov
3, 2004
How can a soft drink kill? Before you take another swig...
consider the charges against Coca-Cola and its bottlers [read
more]
The
Green Alternative in the 2004 Elections
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- Oct 6, 2004
Polluted air, epidemic lead
poisoning, attempted destruction of public schools, closing of
public hospitals, inadequate public transportation, institutional
racism, and squandering of public money on sports stadiums... What
do Green Party candidates have to offer in confronting problems
in the St. Louis area?
[read more]
14th
Annual Great Green Pesto Feast
Presentation on lead poisoning
- Sept 18, 2004
The
Listening Project
Black
& Green Wednesday Forum - Sept 1, 2004
ISLAM:
a Religious and Political Force
Black & Green Wednesday
Forum - August 4, 2004
Mass Incarceration
and Torture in the U.S. & Abroad
Black & Green Wednesday Forum
- July 7, 2004
US Terrorism
in Haiti & Iraq
Black & Green Wednesday -
June 2, 2004
Stalking
the Biotech Tyrant
Confronting
Biorepression with Creative Alternatives
Find out more about the Biodevastation
8 Midwest Conference held Saturday, May 15, 2004.
The
Ongoing Exploitation of Africa
Black & Green Wednesday
- May 5, 2004
Revisiting
Dr. King's Political and Economic Vision
Black & Green Wednesday Forum - April
7, 2004.
News
Media Moguls At War With Their St. Louis Workers
Green Wednesday Forum - February
4, 2004
February 2004
Meetings
Monthly schedule of GGA Meetings.
Biotech
and the Corporate Takeover of Food
Green Wednesday Forum - January
7, 2004
Local Greens
on Working in America
On Thursday January 15, 2004,
St. Louis Greens joined local labor activists at a protest against
“Dick” Gephardt.
Missouri
Green Party Urges Presidential Run in All 50 States
"Such participation is important
for building Green Parties as meaningful alternatives to the corporate
Democratic and Republican Parties."
PRESS RELEASES
WILL
THE CITY DISCUSS LEAD PROBLEMS WITH CRITICS?
Jan 3, 2006
- In October 2005, the advocacy group HEJ issued a “Report Card”
on City of St. Louis lead programs.The City received a “D” on
“Maintenance of a lead safe registry,” a “C-” on “Enforcement
of lead lawviolations,” and an “Incomplete” on “Lead hazard evaluations.”
Now, several community organizations say that the City is rebuffing
their invitations to discuss problems with its lead programs.
CITY
LEAD PROGRAM FAILS TO REMOVE LEAD
Nov 2, 2005
- Evaluation of the first 7 months of pilot lead project
City Health
Department Fails Dragonfly Project Test
From the January 2004 issue of
the Compost Dispatch newsletter.
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