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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Greetings Fellow Greens!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You are receiving this announcement because you have, at
some time in the past, expressed interest in the Green Party, and are (we
believe) in some proximity to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fredericksburg</st1:City></st1:place>
area. If this assumption is incorrect, we’re very sorry and will
remove you from our local list – just send me a personal email (address
below).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I know the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fredericksburg</st1:City></st1:place>
local branch of the Virginia Green Party has been somewhat dormant over the
past couple of years, but I’d really like to make one last attempt to
kick-start it again, before we decide to close up shop. If you have any
interest in the following topics, we’d truly appreciate your attendance
at our “re-organization” meeting, scheduled for <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Sunday, March 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2pm</span></b>, at the
downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fredericksburg</st1:City></st1:place>
library.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The topics:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Campaign Reform and Ballot
Access<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Anti-Discrimination Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Voting Rights and Civic
Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Corporate
“Personhood” and Tax Policy<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Unemployment and
Veterans’ Benefits<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Privatization and Deregulation
Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Environmental Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>School Nutrition and
Commercialization Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Education Policy and Teacher
Compensation<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Consumer Rights and Predatory
Lending Practices<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Telecommunications Policy<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Small Business Taxes and
Incentives<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There are local aspects to all of these issues, so I
encourage you to help identify these by bringing a list of specific, relevant
local problems, policy changes, referendum suggestions, debate or protest
opportunities, or other actions you believe would improve the quality and
fairness of life for all in our area. Our immediate goal at the local level is
not to tackle big-picture, national actions, but rather to identify a couple of
important but achievable local projects that will build our identity and
momentum over time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We know there are a number of other great local
organizations working on these issues (Virginia Organizing Project, Sierra
Club, etc.), but our strategy is a little different than theirs. Rather
than relying on public outcry alone, or depending on major-party career politicians
to listen to our arguments with one ear, while their other is on the phone with
corporate campaign contributors, we provide a mechanism by which honest local
citizens can take direct control of an issue by <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>running for office</span></i></b>. Unlike most
political parties, our bylaws <u>specifically forbid the acceptance of
corporate campaign contributions</u>. But this means that once we find good
issues, and candidates who are willing to take on those moneyed interests who
continue to thwart progress on these issues, the rest of us need to kick into
high gear and support these candidates and causes, with our time, our
donations, and our voices! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So please join us for this important meeting, and bring your
like-minded friends! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Fredericksburg</span></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Green Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>
Re-Organization Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'>
Sunday, March 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2:00pm – 4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Meeting Room #2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>
<st1:place w:st="on">Central Rappahannock</st1:place> Regional Library Main
Branch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1201 Caroline St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Fredericksburg</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">22401</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For more information about the Fredericksburg Green Party,
visit our website (such as it is) at: <a
href="http://www.vagreenparty.org/fredericksburg">http://www.vagreenparty.org/fredericksburg</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks, and looking forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Dr. Christopher
Fink, FGP Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:fgp@vagreenparty.org">fgp@vagreenparty.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please forward this announcement to those whom you believe
would be interested, but take note: This is more of an internal meeting than a
general interest meeting, and public advertising has been kept to a
minimum. I’ve limited distribution of this announcement to existing
FGP or GPVA members because I want to make sure we have a functioning
organizational structure in place first, so that once we do open up the doors
to the general public, the committees and tasks will already have been defined,
so they can get started working right away! Alternatively, if nobody
shows up at this meeting, we’ll know that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Fredericksburg</st1:City></st1:place> is DOA politically, and we can
save our advertising dollars by sending them back to the state party.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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