Over 140 Men on Hunger Strike Against ICE Detention in Essex & Hudson
For Immediate Release January 4, 2021 Contact: Tania Mattos, Freedom for Immigrants tmattos@freedomforimmigrants.com (646) 354-0065 Marlene Nava Ramos, Critical Resistance marlene.n.ramos@gmail.com (929) 390-8606 Over 140 Men on Hunger Strike Against ICE Detention in Essex & Hudson Despite Threats and Retaliation by Guards and ICE Kearny & Newark- As of the morning of Monday,…
Read MoreCommunity Organizations Coming Together for Noche De Resistencia Popular (Night of Popular Resistance)
For Immediate Release December 18th, 2020 Contact: Carlos Castañeda, Cosecha NJ carloscastaneda1124@gmail.com (908) 487 8148 Jorge Torres, NDLON jtorres@ndlon.org 203-278-2729 Kathy O’Leary, Pax Christi NJ kolearypcnj@gmail.com (973) 610-1684 The Hunger Strikes At Bergen Have Ended, But Support for Their Resistance Continues- Community Organizations Coming Together for Noche De Resistencia Popular (Night of Popular Resistance)…
Read MoreOver 100 Organizations Call For Release Of “All People At The Bergen County Jail To Protect Their Health & Well Being”
ABOLISH ICE NY-NJ COALITION December 14th, 2020 Media Contacts: Rebekah Entralgo, rentralgo@freedomforimmigrants.org Kathy O’Leary, kolearypcnj@gmail.com Over 100 Community & Faith Based Organizations Call For The Release Of “All People At The Bergen County Jail To Protect Their Health & Well Being” HACKENSACK, NJ- In response to the hunger strike by people in ICE detention…
Read MoreShame on Hudson County
For Immediate Release- November 25, 2020 Contact: Madelyn Hoffman, Communications Chair, Green Party of New Jersey 973-876-1023 or gpnjcommunicationschair@gmail.com Hudson County Freeholders Shamefully Vote to Renew 10-year Multimillion-Dollar Contract With ICE Freeholders’ vote fails to uphold their commitment from 2018 to phase out the contract with ICE by 2020. NEW JERSEY — Despite unrelenting…
Read MoreChris Hedges on Exclusionary Debates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2020 Contact: Madelyn Hoffman, Green Party candidate for US Senate, hoffmanforussenate@gmail.com (973)876-1023 Barry D. Bendar, Elections Chair, Green Party of NJ, electionschairgpnj@gmail.com 609-276-3183 Madelyn Hoffman, Green Party of NJ candidate for U.S. Senate, Decries Media Collaboration to Exclude Independent Candidates for U.S. Senate from Any Meaningful Debate “This…
Read MoreGreen Party U.S. EcoAction Committee Calls for Biden Executive Action on Climate
WASHINGTON — The Green Party of the United States EcoAction Committee has joined hundreds of other climate groups in urging President-elect Biden to take bold executive action on day one of his administration to treat climate change as a national emergency. Green Party of the United Stateswww.gp.org For Immediate Release:November 27, 2020 Contact:Mark Dunlea, Green Party…
Read MoreIndependent Candidates For US Senate in NJ Hold Debate
After being excluded from any official debate discussions, the 3 independent candidates for US Senate held their own debate on the evening of October 14th. Featured was the Green Party of NJ’s own Madelyn Hoffman. They covered topics from banking reform, to space exploration, to the Green New Deal. The Republican and Democratic…
Read MoreHowie Hawkins Meet and Greet in Garwood Oct 2.
Howie Hawkins is the original Green New Dealer! Howie was the first candidate to run on a fully developed Green New Deal in 2010, combining an Economic Bill of Rights to jobs, income, housing, health care, and education with 100% clean energy by 2030 in order to reconstruct the economy for economic justice and climate…
Read MoreHawthorne Ward 3 “Meet & Treat”
As the Cayetano For Council campaign continues to build momentum ahead of the mail-in ballots due to arrive October 5th, it is announcing a very special event for the town: A Hawthorne Ward 3 “Meet & Treat” Friday, October 2nd from 4-7pm rain or shine. The campaign is partnering with Shaker Ice Cream…
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