HM 40: Study Office of Peace

This memorial sailed through committee with positive public comment and positive reception from committee members. Unfortunately, it sat on the House Calendar for the remainder of the session and did not get a vote. With Governor Luján Grisham promising a special session to address violence, we hope to get another shot at getting a feasibility study on creating a state-wide office devoted to distributing curricula and training in non-violent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and peer counselling. We will also work in the interim to get the feasibility study done without passage of the memorial. Note the previous efforts were toward creating an office directly. The name of the office in future efforts could change again (has also been Peacebuilding) to emphasise non-violence and violence reduction as well as peacebuilding.

COP 16: Biodiversity

Learn more from Global Greens (Biodiversity Working Group): https://globalgreens.org/cop16-overview/

Key demands are securing financing to put the adopted framework into effect, respecting human rights, and integrating nature and climate. Read more: https://globalgreens.org/step-up-for-biodiversity-our-cop16-demands/

More Webinar News (Good Stuff)

First, here is a link to the edited panelist presentations for the Immigrant Justice webinar presented on February 5th.

https://greenpartyofnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Immigrant-Justice-Panel.mp3?_=1

Second, please consider attending the upcoming GPAX webinar on February 17, at 5:30 p. m. MST. The discussion will be about U. S. Foreign Policy, including covert and over operations. Speakers include Matthew Hoh, Butch Ware, Daniel Kovalik, and Jill Stein. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nG2cJo_3SG2ODCL4ojfFMQ#/registration

Webinars August 6 and 7, 2024

Never Again!: Remembering the Atomic Bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This GPAX webinar is Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 5:30 MDT on Zoom.  Register at

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucu-hqz8pHtZysAqFZvCO59JvGEnTbx0H

GPAX will present a webinar on the growing danger of global nuclear war resulting from expanding regional conflicts involving the U.S.

Panelists* will address the history of the nuclear weapons threat starting with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks and growing through the Cold War until the current period of extreme danger.  The Doomsday Clock is now set to 90 seconds before midnight.

*Madelyn Hoffman, John LaForge, Gerry Condon, Ann Suellentrop, and Haig Hovaness

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Registration for Free Speech on Trial! on Wednesday, August 7, 6:30 pm MDT is also on Zoom.

 

Greens Getting Media and Creating Their Own

The smaller party and independent candidates often are intentionally denied coverage and opportunities to alert voters to other options and introduce ideas. This frequently occurs when commercial media produce debates. Scattered across the country, however, are opportunities for Green Party candidates–next week, the Green candidate is included in a televised congressional debate in Connecticut.

Sometimes, we create our own media and share it as widely as we can. One of the headline candidates for Greens in 2022 is Matt Hoh, running for U. S. Senate from North Carolina. He has a series of video chats with notable figures, e. g., Margaret Kimberley and Chris Hedges, including tonight’s chat with Jill Stein. Find more videos of Matt making waves on his youtube channel.