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Carbondale, IL— Rich Whitney, Green Party gubernatorial candidate, will join protesters on Thursday afternoon at an anti-deportation rally in Chicago, IL. Each day there are approximately one thousand people who are deported from the United States. The event, which will occur outside the Cook County Jail, is being held to protest the enactment of Arizona’s SB1070. Mr. Whitney and fellow Green Tom Tresser will address those in attendance during the rally.
Thursday, July 29
Who: Green Party Gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney
What: Anti-Deportation Rally
When: 4-6 pm
Where: Cook County Jail
Corner of California and 26th St.
Chicago, IL.
Rich Whitney is a 55-year-old civil rights and employment lawyer from Carbondale. As a lawyer, he has fought for working people who have lost their jobs or had their rights violated. A founder of the Illinois Green Party, he has long been politically active in support of the labor, health-care reform, environmental, civil rights, and peace movements. In 2006, he served as the Green Party’s first candidate for Governor, winning over 360,000 votes and making it possible for Illinois voters to have a third choice on the ballot statewide.
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1 Good luck ----- Fly to 'Mass Ochusettes' .......... Lake // Jul 30, 2010 at 4:52 am
How serious is the Doctor Jill Stein 4 Governor Campaign out of Boston?
As a non greenie on the west coast and not a fan of the stumbling, bumbling MD I get her up dates all the time, even when her Democratic Party staff does not know one day from another.
So why when I sampled the local green orientated North East blogs (stopping at seven) NOT ONE has a hint of the Stein effort ———— much less the current break it or make it considerations.
Hello, hello! Hello, hello?
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