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Sreemoti Mukerjee-Roy. 10/25/2010
With the environment and the mid-term elections on everyone’s mind, Lokvani had an opportunity to talk with the Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein at this year’s Boston GreenFest. Jill has become synonymous with the GRP, which was formed in 2003, when the Rainbow Coalition Party joined with the Massachusetts Green Party. GRP is an affiliate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) which is a federation of state Green Parties, committed to environmentalism, non-violence, social justice, and grassroots organizing. Their issues cover universal health care, corporate globalization, alternative energy, election reform, and decent, living wages for workers. The organizers of the GreenFest had invited all three gubernatorial candidates to a debate. Jill graciously and cheerfully accepted the challenge and spoke passionately, engaging the audience. She touched upon the environment, clean energy, sustainable and renewable energy, green jobs, and education, among other things, and outlined her goal of providing an alternative to the traditional two party-system, Afterward, she spoke with Lokvani. You mention green jobs. What are green jobs? Are these related strictly to the environment? Would you mind elaborating on this? What do you mean by sustainable and renewable? We also want the jobs created to be clean not just for the environment alone but also for our social communities. That is why we are against the governor’s proposal to build the casino. Why are you against the Governor’s casino? It will create some jobs and revenue for the state – both much needed. In this economy, don’t you think any plan to do that can only help? What can your supporters do to make your campaign a success? Get the word out. Volunteer. We have a number of volunteer opportunities. If you are interested, call our offices. Donate. We are asking our supporters to own this campaign. Make it their own. We do not accept any donations from lobbies and corporations. We are running a clean campaign and it is owned by the residents of the Commonwealth. And finally, get out and vote for us in November! ![]() You may also access this article through our web-site http://www.lokvani.com/ |
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