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Date Received: 2009-02-27 16:46
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: : G R E E N W E E K : : Kia Ora, Greenweek comes out regularly during the Parliamentary year and keeps Green supporters up to date with the latest from our nine Members of Parliament and on Green issues. You are welcome to send snippets that may interest other GreenWeek readers to Alison Coleman: [Email] <mailto:[Email]> . : : L A T E S T N E W S : : THIS WEEK'S VIDEO/AUDIO Watch the latest Green video update <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php , in which Russel discusses this week's Job Summit and the Green New Deal. GREENS RELEASE INPUT TO JOB SUMMIT Jeanette this week publicly released the Party’s Green New Deal paper. "This Friday’s Job Summit poses a unique opportunity to lead the New Zealand economy in a new sustainable direction," she commented. :: Read Jeanette's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . :: Read the Green New Deal <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php paper (PDF). FITZSIMONS TO PASS CO-LEADERSHIP TORCH IN JUNE The Green Party’s Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons announced this week that she will step down from her leadership position in June. :: Read Jeanette's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . :: Read Jeanette's personal statement <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php (Word format). :: See Jeanette speak on video <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . JOBS BELONG HERE, NOT IN CHINA Government procurement practices are costing Kiwi workers their jobs. The Army's decision to allow a $2 million clothing contract to shift from Levin to China highlights the gross inadequacy of Government procurement practices. :: Read Sue B's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . RMA ATTACKS ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL VANDALS National’s repeated attacks on the RMA are creating a culture in which it is OK to destroy rivers and the environment. :: Read Russel's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . KEVIN HAGUE AT WELLINGTON’S ‘OUT IN THE SQUARE’ Green Party MP and long-time campaigner on gay and lesbian rights, Kevin Hague, will be staffing a Green Party stall at Wellington’s ‘Out in the Square fair’ this Saturday 28 February. :: Read Kevin's event listing <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? The Greens called for more leading women’s organisations to be included in this week's Job Summit. :: Read Catherine's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . MEDICAL MISHAP REPORTING SHOULD INCLUDE AGED CARE Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is calling for the reporting of medical mishaps in the health system to cover aged care homes. :: Read Sue K's press release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . : : F R O G S W E E K : : Confusing the Superfund with superannuation <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php The New Zealand Superfund was only ever set up to help pay the superannuation bill through the prudent investment of Government surpluses. Now those surpluses have turned into deficits, it’s remarkably imprudent to be borrowing to fund investment abroad. Read the comments here <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . : : S N I P P E T S : : Poor communities get helping hand with adaptation <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Helping the world's poorest communities adapt to climate change. [SciDev] Snippets <http://www.greens.org.nz/docs/greenweek/images/greenweek-snippets.gif> Obama focuses on green economy <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Guardian] Save the whale (again): Secret plan to lift hunting ban <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Independent] Vital signs of a warming world <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Multimedia backgrounder from MSNBC. Last Rites for a Lake <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Turkey's largest lake is dying as a result of garbage dumping, erosion, dirty streams and the warming climate. [Treehugger] Germany: Green Jobs Will Shorten Recession <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Green jobs could help shorten the country's worst post-war recession. [Reuters] Gold 101: Hard Rock and Death Metal <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Some nuggets about America's dirtiest industry. [Mother Jones] Oceans are the new atmosphere <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php We've used the Earth's oceans as waste dumps, as all-you-can-eat buffets, and as global highways. But if they crash, we crash.[WorldChanging] Coming up: Property Rights and Sustainability Conference <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php To be hosted by the NZ Centre for Environmental Law and the Uni of Auckland Law Faculty . 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