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Welcome to the Diablo Progressive!

Special 10th District Congressional Race

August, 2009

Volume I, No. 1

Inside this Issue

Contributors This Issue

Mary McIlroy

Peace & Freedom Party

Jeremy Cloward, Green Party

Craig Peterson, Diablo Greens

Editorial Staff

Christy Gale,

Sharon Peterson,

Jeanne-Marie Rosenmeier,

Diablo Greens

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Mary McIlroy -- Peace & Freedom Party

Why I'm Running

Many times, when I tell people I'm active in the Peace and Freedom Party, I get comments like, "Oh, I'm registered that, because it sounds nice," or, "I registered that because I like peace and I like freedom."  I registered Peace and Freedom in 1987, after being "Decline to State" for several years.  I wanted to commit to a party.  So why Peace and Freedom?

Peace and Freedom is a multi-tendency, ballot-status socialist party.  We don't closely define socialism, as a party, but are open to all who think that capitalism is the problem, and that the working class has the answers to the problems that face us.  We have been in the forefront of most of the political, economic and social struggles of today.  We are a feminist party, and oppose sexism in all its guises.  We call for complete gender equality, in the workplace and the home.

...see FULL ARTICLE...

Jeremy Cloward -- Green Party

Why I Am Running

I am running for the 10th Congressional District seat of California to the United States House of Representatives because I want to help bring into existence the ideas that I think will help us create a "more just and equal society."

For example:

I think that all people should have access to affordable health care coverage.  In the United States, we spend some $7,000 per person on health care coverage which is more money per capita than any other nation in the world yet more than 40 million people in our country are without health care.  In fact, the US is the only developed nation in the world not to provide universal health care coverage to its citizens.  It is time to recognize universal health care as a fundamental right for all citizens of the United States.

...see FULL ARTICLE...

Moving forward in 2009

The Diablo Valley progressive community is made up of separate, independent groups that seldom touch base with each other, even when goals overlap, while the greater community dismisses us as "radicals to be ignored."

The Diablo Greens (an affiliate of the Green Party of Contra Costa) would like to help build cooperative relationships among progressive groups in the Diablo Valley.  By combining the strengths of our progressive groups, we hope we can not only get the attention of current officeholders, but also elect candidates for office that represent our progressive values.

Green or not, please join us in this effort to make the Diablo Valley more progressive.