[From David on Formosa] Green Party candidate for the Taipei City No. 6 District by-election, Calvin Wen (溫炳原), spent 26 hours in a camphor tree on the site of the Old Songshan Tobacco Factory (松山菸廠) in Taipei to protest and prevent its removal. The protest began on Friday afternoon as Green Party Taiwan members discovered [...]
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Illinois’ special Green primary, taking place today, gets some coverage
Image by minvervah via Flickr [From Independent Political Report] Today is the day for the Green Party in Chicago – the special primary taking place to fill the fifth district congressional seat vacated by current White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel includes four Green candidates. Turnout is expected to be very low, probably not [...]
Tony Juniper selected as Green Party General Election candidate for Cambridge
[From Rupert's Read] Radiohead star Thom Yorke backs Juniper to be “a great Green Party MP” The Green Party today announces that Tony Juniper, recent Director of Friends of the Earth, has been selected as General Election candidate for Cambridge. There will be a press launch at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, starting at 11.30am Wednesday [...]
