Lily Benavides, Green Party of NJ’s candidate for Governor announces 21-County Strategy for Write-In Campaign

The uni-party of the Democrats and Republicans isn’t listening to the people! For more information, contact Madelyn Hoffman, campaign manager for benavidesforgovernor2025at mrhlepaix@gmail.com or 973-876-1023 Barry Bendar, Green Party of New Jersey Elections Chairat bbendar@gmail.com or 609-276-3183or Lily Benavides at benavidesforgovernor2025@gmail.com or 862-243-2741 The Benavides for Governor campaign today announced their 21-county strategy to publicize the BenavidesforGovernor write-in campaign, after the Morris…

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GPNJ Statement on the Transitioning of Assata Shakur

On Thursday, September 25, Black Liberation Army (BLA) and former Black Panther, Assata Shakur transitioned at the age of 78. Shakur had been a resident of Cuba since her liberation from a NJ state prison in November, 1979, after being convicted of the murder of one, and assault of another, NJ state trooper in 1973.

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US Supreme Court “Green Lights” Racial Profiling

One week ago today, by a vote of 6 -3, the US Supreme Court ruled that ICE agents in Los Angeles could stop people if they “look like” they might be “undocumented.” Lily Benavides, Green Party of New Jersey’s candidate for Governor in 2025 responds:

“They can call it whatever they want but we all know it’s racism, pure and simple. They don’t even hide it anymore. How is it possible that in this century something so awful can be approved by the major legal authority of this country?”

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Reflections on 2017 and Building Green in 2018

The Green Party of New Jersey wishes all of our activists and partners a happy and revolutionary New Year! 2017 was a banner year for GPNJ. Our biggest success was in Brick, where Green candidate Jessica Clayton won her race for school board. Jessica ran on a platform of issues her community cares about, a…

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Green Party of New Jersey Condemns Endorsement of Assemblyman Parker Space by the New Jersey Herald

The Green Party of New Jersey strongly condemns the New Jersey Herald’s endorsement of Assemblyman Parker Space. In addition, the Green Party of New Jersey demands the removal of editorial staff responsible for the utterly inappropriate and unacceptable language published in justification of their endorsement of Assemblyman Space. In August of this year, Space made…

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Our Values Are Not Corporate Values

In the wake of the statements made by former interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile in her recent book, the Green Party of New Jersey would like to remind the citizens of New Jersey that we take no corporate money, and our grassroots organizing approach prevents big party bosses from making shady deals. Why does that…

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Green Party Candidates Debate, Dominate the Stage and Conversation 

     Much of the statewide focus this election season has been on the gubernatorial debates, which excluded the five candidates who did not raise at least $430,000, such as Green Party candidate Seth Kaper-Dale. While protesting the closed debates that took place on October 10th and October 18th, Kaper-Dale spoke about his campaign: “We…

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