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Thanks and Youtube
Thank you to all who attended and made last weekend’s Green, Labor, and Healthcare Conference a success. We could not have been more pleased with our wonderful speakers, musical guests, and attendees, and hope to continue to see you all, and more, at future events.
Additionally, please take a moment to visit our new Youtube channel. Currently, we’re working on uploading clips and segments from the Conference. If you missed it this is a great way to see what you missed, and what you can expect to see in the future.
Green Party to Host Regional Conference on Healthcare and Labor
2/18/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GREEN PARTY TO HOST REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTHCARE AND LABOR
Asbury Park, NJ – The Green Party of Monmouth County and the Green Party of New Jersey (GPNJ) will host a conference addressing healthcare and labor issues on Sunday, February 27, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, 1401 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ. The event, which will be held at the Dauphin Grille within the hotel, includes a full buffet lunch and live music by singer-songwriters Jeff Saxon and special guest Tom Neilson.
Registration is $50 per person, with subsidies available to those who require a discount. Contact registrar David Petrovich at njdgreen@aol.comor 732-571-9464. The event home page can be accessed at:http://tinyurl.com/6x848w6.
Keynote speakers include Maryland pediatrician Margaret Flowers, M.D., Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program; Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York State in 2010; and Hugh Giordano, a labor organizer with the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 152, in Philadelphia;.
“Sooner or later the country is going to have to reduce the wastefully high cost of corporate for-profit health insurance,” said Steve Welzer, a member of the Green Party’s state executive committee. “A single-payer system (Improved Medicare for All) would eliminate the corporate insurance middle-man, cut the price and expand coverage to include dental and vision, and assure that every American enjoys guaranteed quality health care. A goal of the Feb. 27 conference will be to educate the public about the real issues in order to counter the propaganda that dominated the debate last year.”
“The Green Party message on healthcare is eminently reasonable,” added Lynn Petrovich, C.P.A., who will present a “Rip-off Report” on hospital accounting at the event. “Our “sick” care system, which places profits before people can no longer be tolerated and it is up to Americans to demand change.”
Synergy and mutual support among labor activists, healthcare reformers, and those committed to the building of a green economy will be a common theme throughout the conference presentations.
Media Contact: David Petrovich, njdgreen@aol.com; 732-571-9464
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Party Affiliation
Are you a member of the Green Party? Does your political affiliation on record with the State reflect that? If not, and you’d like to change it, click here or on the image below.
Print the form, select your desired affiliation, and send it to:
NJ Division of Elections
P.O. Box 304
Trenton, NJ 08625-0304
Greens, Labor, and Healthcare Conference
On February 27, 2011, the Green Party of Monmouth County will be hosting a Greens, Labor, and Healthcare Conference at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, NJ. For details, please click here or email us.
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Meetings
The Green Party of Monmouth County will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss jobs, foreclosure, healthcare, and alternative energy. If you are a member of the greens, or an interested citizen, we encourage you to attend!
Please check the Meetings page for more specific information regarding the date, time, and location. To obtain a rough estimate of the number of attendees we ask that you RSVP by clicking here! Thanks!
A Place For Green Policy?
Thanks to the individuals over at The Story of Stuff, here’s a great, informative, educational video about the beauty and personal cleaning products we use day-in and day-out.
Want to know what you’re putting into your body, and how the government feels about it? Check out the video below.
This is a great area for Greens to be vocal on a policy level. Where there is NO regulation, the Greens can lobby for policy that is beneficial to individuals, and the environment, alike.
Want more information, or to learn more about the issue? Check out The Story of Cosmetics.
BBQ!
Are you a Monmouth County resident and interested in attending a BBQ to get (re)acquainted with the Monmouth Greens?
If so, click here, or on the image below, and fill out our RSVP form!
There will be food, fun, guest speakers, music, and plenty of good, intelligent conversation!
If you cannot make the event because of a conflict on the date, August 7th, please email us by clicking here and letting us know if you would be able to make a date at the end of August!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Regards, Monmouth Greens
