by Andrea Merida | Sep 1, 2015 | All News, Featured
Note: it was announced on August 31, 2015, that Mt. McKinley in Alaska would be renamed “Denali,” the original name given by Native Americans. By Bob Kinsey Mt. Denali = Good. Mt. McKinley = bad. The name, Mt. McKinley just celebrates a President who began a war with...
by Andrea Merida | Aug 7, 2015 | Elections & Candidates, Featured
The Annual Meeting of the Green Party of Colorado is coming at the end of this month! On August 29, representatives from across the state will convene on the Corky Gonzales Library in Denver. For the Green Party voter, these meetings are important for a couple of...
by Andrea Merida | Jul 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
STATUS: APPROVED BY CONSENSUS 1. Basic Info Date proposed: 6/25/15 Name of the sponsor(s): Andrea Merida, co-chair Denver Greens; Harry Hempy, co-chair Greater Boulder Greens; Lawrence Dunn, co-chair, Adams-Jeffco Greens 2. Title: GPCO Endorses Colorado Community...
by Andrea Merida | Jun 29, 2015 | All News, Featured, Stay Informed
Two weeks, two news cycles, two stories that gripped the nation. Race and sexuality. Very personal issues. Definitely not topics that we want to disregard, or make light of. But what DIDN’T we talk about as a nation? Isn’t there something that happened...
by Andrea Merida | Mar 13, 2015 | Featured, Stay Informed
With the de facto 2016 presidential primaries starting, the twin parties are already scrambling to decide which corporate “leader” they will be following off the edge of a cliff. There isn’t enough lipstick on the planet to make this group of hogs look appealing, but...
by Andrea Merida | Nov 30, 2014 | Stay Informed
We recently discussed some of the major differences between Democrats and Greens on this blog. Although the previous post outlined serious disagreements on policy matters, it did not cover the larger institutional and structural changes that divide the two parties....
by Andrea Merida | Nov 19, 2014 | Stay Informed
A great many people out there are (sadly) predisposed to the idea that Greens are nothing more than a “second” Democratic Party that exists for no purpose except to gratuitously spoil races and ensure the Republican will win. Every time a Green runs for office, the...
by Andrea Merida | Nov 16, 2014 | All News, Featured, Stay Informed
Democrats are Weak on Renewable Energy Reports are in that Senator Bennet (D) is ready to get on board with the Keystone pipeline. Now, that didn’t take long, did it? Of course, this would NEVER be an issue with a Green in office. The GPCO Releases an Official...
by Andrea Merida | Nov 15, 2014 | Elections & Candidates, Events
Free and Equal is hosting a Voting Methods & Election Integrity Symposium today from 9am-4pm. Harry Hempy will be speaking today. You won’t want to miss this! Check out the livestream here! http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6754733/events/3590076...
by Andrea Merida | Nov 12, 2014 | Elections & Candidates
by Susan Hall, co-chair of the Greater Boulder Greens The 2014 midterm elections are now over. Thank you to all the Green Party laborers, activists, writers, speakers, researchers, debaters, analyzers, techies and contributors for making the world a more inclusive and...