Green Party of Allegheny County -

February Meeting

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:43:09 -0500

Start: 2012 Feb 2 - 7:00pm

End: 2012 Feb 2 - 9:00pm

Description:

Dear friends of the Green Party of Allegheny County,

I wish to extend a warm invite to you for the upcoming GPoAC General Assembly meeting on Thursday, February 2nd.

At this meeting we will hold elections for party officers and delegates and discuss actions for the year 2012 (Earth Day picnic, pride parade march, elections and campaigning, occupy Pittsburgh and much more).

The general assembly will take place at the Citizen Power building, second floor, located at 2121 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2105 from 7 PM to 9 PM.

I hope you can join us,
Robert Piemme
Secretary, 412-784-0256

January Meeting

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:15:41 -0500

Start: 2012 Jan 5 - 7:00pm

End: 2012 Jan 5 - 9:00pm

Description:

Please join us for our monthly General Assembly meeting on Thursday, January 5th from 7 to 9 PM. We will be discussing and planning a wide range of actions, including: the 2012 elections, party officer elections, the upcoming state meeting and much more.

We will be meeting at the Citizen Power building, located at 2121 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2105 (on the second floor).

Help Us Name Our New Newsletter

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:53:11 -0500

Allegheny Green Report

50% (1 vote)

Green Chronicle

0% (0 votes)

Green Allegheny Times

50% (1 vote)

The Greens News

0% (0 votes)

None of the Above/Other

0% (0 votes)

Total votes: 2

A New Website Is Coming!

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:26:55 -0500

Start: 2011 Nov 22 - 12:00am

Description:

Dear Green friends,

We are pleased to announce that a new website design is coming to the GPOAC.ORG! The new design will feature a blog, regular articles about local issues, photos, member's profiles and much, much more.

We hope to unveil the new design on or before Thursday, December 1st. Please be sure to check back with us soon and we hope you enjoy the new website.

Outreach to Occupy Pittsburgh

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:25:48 -0500

Start: 2011 Nov 17 - 10:00pm

Description:

Outreach to Occupy Pittsburgh

We Greens agree with much of what the Occupy Pittsburgh movement stands for – transparency in government, grassroots democracy and people's power, protection of the environment, peace and prosperity for all peoples. Robert Piemme, secretary of the GPoAC, is organizing a trip to the Occupy Pittsburgh camp on Saturday, November 19th (the time is not yet set) to hand out Green Party papers and meet the occupiers. This is part of a friendly outreach to fellow progressives and environmentalists to let them know the there is a Green Party presence in Pittsburgh and that we support them. If you would like to join us, please call Robert at 412-784-0256 or send us an email.

We Need Your Help!

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:17:47 -0500

Dear friends of the Green Party of Allegheny County,

we are working on a brand new website that will include regular articles, updates on our events and gatherings, local progressive news and will feature a blog, photos, videos and much more.

We are asking for your help in two ways:

1.The GPoAC is putting together a newsletter and we are looking for a name. Several ideas have been submitted to us so far. If you have a suggestion, please let us know! In December we will have a consultative poll to see what name(s) are the most popular and will choose a name at our December 1st meeting.

2.Secondly, we are looking for current members of the Green Party to share their story of why they are Greens. We are asking people to submit their own personal story of why they choose to be “Green”, how they came to join the Green Party, their involvement in progressive action -in short a mini biography of “Why I Am a Green.” These stories will be posted on our newly updates website. We also ask that you send us a photo of yourself to include in the story.

Thank you very much,
Robert Piemme
Secretary, Green Party of Allegheny County
412-784-0256

House panel OKs drilling rules

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:42:43 -0400

The following is a newspaper article taken from the Post Gazette

House panel OKs drilling rules
Local ordinances would be voided under plan put forth by Republicans

Thursday, November 03, 2011

By Laura Olson, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau

HARRISBURG -- Local rules for gas drilling would be null and void under the Marcellus Shale legislation swiftly approved by a House panel on Wednesday, highlighting a key obstacle in crafting a drilling oversight measure.

The bill's party-line vote immediately drew criticism for the meeting's hasty announcement hours after a draft of the measure was posted on the General Assembly's website.

The panel approval marked the first steps that the House has taken this session toward an assessment on drillers and tougher regulations.

It also means that both the House and Senate have bills primed for quick floor votes when the General Assembly returns to session on Nov. 14.
» A website for ongoing coverage, resources, comments and more.
» Follow the Post-Gazette's coverage of the Marcellus Shale on Twitter at @pipelinePG.

The House GOP-drafted measure closely matches the impact fee plan outlined by Gov. Tom Corbett and the environmental protections suggested by his Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission. It also includes a provision to use royalty dollars from gas wells on state-owned land to fund environmental initiatives.

Help a Local Green Candidate

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:04:31 -0400

Start: 2011 Nov 8 - 7:00am

End: 2011 Nov 8 - 9:00pm

Description:

Help a local Green candidate in Allegheny County get elected! Robert Piemme, the current Secretary of the GPOAC and a long time peace, disarmament and UNICEF activist is running for a seat on Aspinwall borough council, the town where he has lived since 1997. He is one of four candidates (two Democrats and a Republican) running for three 4 year term seats.

Mr. Piemme has received positive results from his campaign and was recently featured in the October 27th issue of the Herald Newspaper.

We are looking for volunteers to help past out campaign cards outside the voting stations in Aspinwall on election day, Tuesday November 8th. Even you can only volunteer for an hour, it is deeply appreciated. Voting is from 7 AM to 8 PM. Results should be in by 9 PM. A small gathering, with refreshments, will be held at Robert's house from 7:30 to 9:30.

If you are interested, please contact Robert at 412-784-0256 or email him at rob.piemme at yahoo.com

October 6th Monthly Meeting -Come Join Us!

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:46:56 -0400

Start: 2011 Oct 6 - 7:00pm

End: 2011 Oct 6 - 9:00pm

Description:

October Meeting

Please join us for our regular General Assembly meeting on Thursday, October 6th from 7 to 9 P.M. We will be meeting at the Citizens Power building, located at 2121 Murray Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2105 (on the second floor). On our agenda we have:

-Report on the Green Party Dinner Fundraiser
-Treasury Report for September
-Discussions on peace activism, healthcare, ecology etc.
-Upcoming Thomas Merton Center Award/Dinner
-Upcoming Events and Actions

and much more!

Also, we have decided that, as a small gesture of remembrance to Mahatma Gandhi, we will have some special Indian refreshments. October is the month of Gandhi's birth.

Please join us for this gathering -we welcome visitors and new Greens, as well as other activists- it is sure to be enjoyable meeting.

Thank you so much,

Robert Piemme
Secretary, GPOAC
412-784-0256

September General Assembly Meeting

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:16:12 -0400

Start: 2011 Sep 1 - 7:00pm

End: 2011 Sep 1 - 9:00pm

Description:

The Green Party of Allegheny County will holds its monthly General Assembly meeting for September on Thursday, September 1st at 7 PM. Items on the agenda include: local elections, upcoming healthcare/social justice events, a report on Libya, discussion on the upcoming fundraiser dinner and more!

As usual, refreshments will be served -this time some delicious hummus and pita bread.

Green Party members and friends, as well as those who are simply interested -all are welcome to attend.

When? Thursday, September 1st from 7 to 9 PM
Where? Citizen Power building, 2121 Murray Ave, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh PA, 15217

The "Seoul Food" Fundraiser-Dinner , JOIN US!

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:18:55 -0400

Start: 2011 Sep 9 - 6:00pm

End: 2011 Sep 9 - 8:00pm

Description:

The Green Party of Allegheny County is holding a fundraiser-dinner on Friday, September 9th at the Green Pepper Korean restaurant.

There will be a quest speaker from the Green Energy Cooperative discussing alternative energy. A wonderful Korean buffet will be served, including such dishes as Dwen Jarng Chigae (vegetarian stew) and Bull Go Gi (sliced beef in a sweet marinade).

Join friends and members of the Green Party and other environmentalists, progressives and liberals and have a fun time. The cost is $30 per person and all monies (after restaurant costs) go towards funding the progressive actions of the Green Party.

The Basics

Green Pepper Contemporary Korean Lounge and Bistro
2020 Murray Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (between Beacon ST. and Hobart ST.)

6 PM to 8 PM, Firday September 9th

Please RSVP by September 1st (this helps us with the planning)

Make checks out to “Green Party of Allegheny County” and send them to: Green Party of Allegheny County, P.O. Box 6934, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
or pay in cash or check at the event

$ 30 per person

Contact Robert Piemme rob.piemme at yahoo.com or 412-784-0256 for more information / to rsvp

Eyewitness Libya -Cynthia Mckinney Speaks

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:47:11 -0400

Start: 2011 Aug 21 - 2:00pm

End: 2011 Aug 21 - 5:00pm

Description:

The “Eyewitness Libya” campaign is coming to Pittsburgh and 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate and former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is the keynote speaker. Ms. McKinney traveled to Tripoli, Libya earlier this year to investigate the events of the NATO war against the Libyan people.

This event is being sponsored by the ANSWER coalition, the Thomas Merton Center and other groups. The Green Party of Allegheny County is posting this information here as it is a relevant issue for Greens and peace activists in general.

The Basics

Sunday, August 21st, 2 pm to 5 pm

Monumental Baptist Church, Hill District, 2240 Wylie Avenue

Call Robert Piemme for more information 412-784-0256

What Topic Would You Like to Hear About at the Sept. 9th GPOAC Seoul Dinner?

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:54:53 -0400

Alternative Energy

21% (3 votes)

Justice for Jordan/Police Accountability

21% (3 votes)

Local Environmental Group

7% (1 vote)

Marcellus Shale

14% (2 votes)

Death Penalty

7% (1 vote)

Civil Liberties

7% (1 vote)

War on Terror

0% (0 votes)

Real ID/Ballot Access/Voter's Choice Act

21% (3 votes)

Total votes: 14

July Green General Meeting

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:28:10 -0400

Start: 2011 Jul 7 - 7:00pm

End: 2011 Jul 7 - 9:00pm

Description:

On Thursday, July 7th, from 7 to 9 PM the Green Party of Allegheny County will hold its monthly General Assembly meeting.

We have a lot on the agenda for the evening -We will discuss local elections, hear a report on the June 12 Pride Event and upcoming events in the Pittsburgh area.

Agenda:

Meeting Opens
Report on the June 12th Pride Awareness March
Report on the June 12 GPPA Meeting
Discussion on planning for the Seoul Food Dinner on Sept. 9th
Thomas Merton Center 2011 Award Dinner for Environmentalist Dr. Vandana Sheva
Treasurer's Report
Website Updates
Local Elections
Meeting Closes

We invite you to attend!

The meeting will take place at-
Citizens Power building
2121 Murray Ave, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh PA, 15217

On Thursday, July 7th from 7 to 9 PM
Please call Robert Piemme at 412-784-0256 for more information.

Pride Awareness March -June 12th

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:44:58 -0400

Start: 2011 Jun 12 - 12:00pm

End: 2011 Jun 12 - 1:00pm

Description:

The Pride Awareness March will take place on Sunday, June 12 starting at 12 noon until 1 PM. This year, Green Party members will march in solidarity with the GLBT community and show support for social justice. If you are interested in joining Green Party members, please call GPAC Secretary Robert Piemme at 412-784-0256 for more information.

The March starts at Blvd. of the Allies between Smithfield and Grant Streets.