Rich Whitney & Laurel4Congress Benefit Brunch May 8 in Riverside

The laurel4congress.org campaign is pleased to announce there will be a joint benefit with Rich Whitney in the form of an open house/brunch at Laurel’s house in Riverside, 203 Parkview Rd. on Saturday, May 8.

Meet Illinois Green Party candidates for Governor and Representative to Congress in the 3rd District, Rich Whitney and Laurel Lambert Schmidt, Saturday May 8 from 11 am to 1 pm!

Saturday is be Fair Trade day! We’ll try to be Green in what we serve: fair trade coffee and tea, local free range eggs, bagels from a union shop, and more.

There is a $20 suggested donation. Residents and friends of the 3rd Congressional District plus folks who want to volunteer with either campaign are cordially invited.

Our house is a four minute walk from the Metra Burlington line’s Hollywood/Zoo stop. If you’re driving we’re one block west of First Avenue and one block south of Riverside Brookfield High School.

Please respond by calling 773-991-8751.

–Laurel

Lipinski is silent on Immigration Reform

Rep. Daniel Lipinski has remained silent on what is a hot button issue with voters in the 3rd Congressional District. Except for Native Americans who migrated to the Americas before the dawn history and except for African Americans, who were brought here as slaves, WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS or the children of immigrants.

As a Green, I support Comprehensive Immigration reform, but as a citizen of my planet as well as my country I know that immigration reform means:

• Keeping families together
• Restoring due process
• Eliminating racial profiling
• Creating paths to citizenship
• Ensuring equal rights for all workers
• Ending raids and deportations

Arizona has it wrong. Stand up on May 1 to make it right! There will be a demonstration and march in Chicago’s Union Park at one pm on that day.

Vote for justice for all workers! Vote Green!

Vote Laurel Lambert Schmidt for Congress in Illinois’ 3rd District this November!

Laurel will work to:

End Foreign Wars and bring our troops home now
Support Human Needs through public education and single payer health care.
Preserve Our Environment and Curb Global Warming by investing in clean, renewable energy and transportation
Spend Money for Jobs rather than Corporate Bailouts
Stop Corporate Dominance of Elections and Lawmaking

Dump Dan Lipinski! *
Vote Green in 2010