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Calhoun, Hillsdale, and Jackson Counties Local
People and planet over profit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2020
For more information:
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Monika Dittmann Schwab, Local Contact/SCMiGreens
John Anthony La Pietra, Co-Founder/SCMiGreens
South Central Michigan Greens to Meet Saturday,
January 18 1-3pm at Emmett Township Biggby's
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On Agenda: Recapping 2019 Contacts with Activists,
Scheduling Local Activities for New Election Year
The South Central Michigan Greens local will hold its monthly meeting
1-3pm on Saturday, January 18 at Biggby's Coffee, 1125 East Michigan
Avenue, west off I-94's Exit 104 in Emmett Township near Battle Creek.
Co-founder John Anthony La Pietra of Marshall hopes to have updated
information from some of the area activist groups who shared their
causes with the local in 2019 -- Committee to Keep Rives Rural, Pledge
to Repeal, and Extinction Rebellion of Southwest Michigan.
La Pietra will report on the newly approved schedule of 2020 statewide
meetings of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI), including the next
meeting March 7 in Grand Rapids and the state nominating convention June
20 at Lansing Community College-West.
The national Green Party of the United States will hold its Presidential
nominating convention at Wayne State University in Detroit July 9~12.
The local plans to host 2020 Labor History Walks in Marshall around both
US and international Labor Days (May 1 and September 7).
The local meeting is an event on Facebook:
Information on the Emmett Township Biggby's can be seen at:
The South Central Michigan Greens local serves Calhoun, Hillsdale, and
Jackson Counties. Anyone in the area who is interested in discussing
the Green Party's values and platform is welcome to attend either
meeting. For more details and news about the SCMiG local, please visit
its Facebook page:
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The Four Pillars of GPMI:
Grassroots Democracy
Social Justice
Ecological Wisdom
Non-Violence
For our Ten Key Values, add:
Community-Based Economics
Decentralization
Feminism
Future Focus/Sustainability
Personal and Global Responsibility
Respect for Diversity
