Appeal to Progressive Californians

An Appeal to Progressive Californians

We urge you to join with us and ACT NOW to support the ballot status of a reinvigorated left voice – the Peace and Freedom Party. Without P&F there would be no democratic socialist alternative on California’s 2002 ballot.

In July alone, P&F gained 5,000 new registrations. If it is to compete in next year’s election, another 14,000 voters must register with Peace and Freedom by Oct. 2.

We, the undersigned, are supporting P&F’s effort because we support the issues it will bring before the public and/or we favor the expansion of the democratic process by including more parties – and viewpoints – into the electoral arena.

Most of us believe a left party that expresses the needs of working and poor people, regardless of sexual orientation, especially people of color and women, should be on the ballot to address the issues confronting Californians, such as:

We need a clear voice that will counter the energy ripoff with a demand for a democratically-run public power agency.
We need an insistent voice that will demand an end to the prison-industrial complex, repeal of the three-strike law, release of political and economic prisoners, an end to police abuse in our communities and an end to state executions of the poor, and predominately Black and Latino prisoners.
We need a tireless voice that will speak up for poor and working women and their right to control their own bodies, for their right to raise their children without being forced to work for corporations.
We need a militant voice that will stand up for workers and their unions against scabs and neoliberal globalization, and for peoples needs not corporate profits.
We need a caring voice that will fight for free health care, free quality public education, a decent rent-controlled home and a basic income for all Californians.

If you currently are not registered to vote or are registered Democrat, Republican or independent, we urge you to register Peace and Freedom and ask your friends and co-workers to register P&F.

You can download a voter registration form at <http://www.peaceandfreedom/eng_vote.pdf> (write in “Peace and Freedom” in Box 7), or pick up a form at your local library or post office. If you can help support this campaign financially, please send a check to P&F at the address listed below.

We want to thank you for doing your part to extend the democratic process by guaranteeing that this important voice of the left is on the California ballot.

From:*
(*Organization for identification purposes only)

Noam Chomsky - Professor, Author

Juan Gonzalez - Journalist

Gerald Horne - Author, Fire This Time: The Watts Uprising & the 1960s"

Manning Marable - Professor, Columbia University

Michael Parenti - Author/lecturer

Howard Zinn - Author, "Peoples’ History of the United States"

Paul Banke - former World Boxing Champion
Alan Benjamin - Editor, The Organizer Newspaper
Carl Bloice - California Nurses Association
Ron Daniels - Veteran Social & Political Activist
Manzar Foroohar - Prof., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Tonette Garcia - SEIU 250
Ted Glick - IPPN National Coordinaton
Andrea Houtman - AFSCME 800
Robert J. Huot - Prof. Emeritus, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Nick Jones - former UFW Boycott Director
Janice Jordan - California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Tracy Larkins - Democratic Ends
Jim Lauderdale - SEIU 347
Eric Mann - Director, Labor Community Strategy Center
Yolanda Miranda - Organizer, AFSCME 1108
Bill Mitchell - TV Host
Michael Novick - Author, "White Lies, White Power"
Kwazi Nkrumah - UC-AFT
Enrique Ochoa - Prof., Cal State L.A.
Ed Pearl - founder, Ashgrove Club
Maggie Phair - Socialist Party USA
Gary Phillips - National Writers Union
Gonzalo Santos - Prof., CSU Bakersfield
Dr. Lester Silverman
Jim Smith - Editor, L.A. Labor News
John Van Eyck - SEIU 250
Sue Wheaton - Alliance for Democracy
Sabina Virgo - President, AFSCME 2620
Steve Zeltzer - Labor Video Project

Additional (Since Labor Day):

Anita Chan - graduate student, MIT
Rosylin Dean & Alan Traugott - Community activists
David McReynolds - 2000 Socialist Party presidential candidate
John Delloro - SEIU 399
Marc Rich - United Teachers Los Angeles
Steven L. Robinson, labor lawyer
Michael Kozart - UCLA-based physician
Peter Marcuse - Prof., Columbia University Grad School of Architecture
Eric Mar - Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
Kathy Lipscomb - SEIU 250
C.T. Weber - CSEA, SEIU 1000
Angel A. Torres, IPPN National Steering Committee
Li'i Furumoto, MEChA de UCLA
Walt Contreras Sheasby - L.A. County Council, Green Party of California and Interim Coordinating Committee, the Green Alliance
Mike Varady - Peace and Freedom member, journalist and activist primarily on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (glbt) issues
Zola Muhammad - Vice-Chair, San Diego County Peace and Freedom Party

To add your name and organization (for id purposes only)
to the "Appeal," send an email to <>.

To download a one-page "Appeal to Progressive Californians" in pdf format,
click here: <http://www.lalabor.org/Appeal.pdf>.

Paz y Libertad

Sponsored by the Peace & Freedom Organizing Committee
PFOC@www.lalabor.org • 310-399-2215 • POBox 644, Venice, CA 90294


	Dear friend, Peace and Freedom is approaching the final month before the Oct. 2 deadline for regaining ballot status. As you can see from the “Appeal” below, we have a real chance to make it. As part of the final push, we’d like you to review and sign the “Appeal” to help Peace and Freedom return to the ballot. It will be distributed on the internet and as a flyer for use with registration activity throughout September. Please your agreement to us as soon as possible (include organization, for identification purposes only). Download the "Appeal" - pdf format
		P&F Organizing Committee home page
An Appeal to Progressive Californians We urge you to join with us and ACT NOW to support the ballot status of a reinvigorated left voice – the Peace and Freedom Party. Without P&F there would be no democratic socialist alternative on California’s 2002 ballot. In July alone, P&F gained 5,000 new registrations. If it is to compete in next year’s election, another 14,000 voters must register with Peace and Freedom by Oct. 2. We, the undersigned, are supporting P&F’s effort because we support the issues it will bring before the public and/or we favor the expansion of the democratic process by including more parties – and viewpoints – into the electoral arena. Most of us believe a left party that expresses the needs of working and poor people, regardless of sexual orientation, especially people of color and women, should be on the ballot to address the issues confronting Californians, such as: We need a clear voice that will counter the energy ripoff with a demand for a democratically-run public power agency. We need an insistent voice that will demand an end to the prison-industrial complex, repeal of the three-strike law, release of political and economic prisoners, an end to police abuse in our communities and an end to state executions of the poor, and predominately Black and Latino prisoners. We need a tireless voice that will speak up for poor and working women and their right to control their own bodies, for their right to raise their children without being forced to work for corporations. We need a militant voice that will stand up for workers and their unions against scabs and neoliberal globalization, and for peoples needs not corporate profits. We need a caring voice that will fight for free health care, free quality public education, a decent rent-controlled home and a basic income for all Californians. If you currently are not registered to vote or are registered Democrat, Republican or independent, we urge you to register Peace and Freedom and ask your friends and co-workers to register P&F. You can download a voter registration form at <http://www.peaceandfreedom/eng_vote.pdf> (write in “Peace and Freedom” in Box 7), or pick up a form at your local library or post office. If you can help support this campaign financially, please send a check to P&F at the address listed below. We want to thank you for doing your part to extend the democratic process by guaranteeing that this important voice of the left is on the California ballot. From:* (Organization for identification purposes only) Noam Chomsky - Professor, Author Juan Gonzalez - Journalist Gerald Horne - Author, Fire This Time: The Watts Uprising & the 1960s" Manning Marable - Professor, Columbia University Michael Parenti - Author/lecturer Howard Zinn - Author, "Peoples’ History of the United States" Paul Banke - former World Boxing Champion Alan Benjamin - Editor, The Organizer Newspaper Carl Bloice - California Nurses Association Ron Daniels - Veteran Social & Political Activist Manzar Foroohar - Prof., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Tonette Garcia - SEIU 250 Ted Glick - IPPN National Coordinaton Andrea Houtman - AFSCME 800 Robert J. Huot - Prof. Emeritus, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Nick Jones - former UFW Boycott Director Janice Jordan - California Coalition for Women Prisoners Tracy Larkins - Democratic Ends Jim Lauderdale - SEIU 347 Eric Mann - Director, Labor Community Strategy Center Yolanda Miranda - Organizer, AFSCME 1108 Bill Mitchell - TV Host Michael Novick - Author, "White Lies, White Power" Kwazi Nkrumah - UC-AFT Enrique Ochoa - Prof., Cal State L.A. Ed Pearl - founder, Ashgrove Club Maggie Phair - Socialist Party USA Gary Phillips - National Writers Union Gonzalo Santos - Prof., CSU Bakersfield Dr. Lester Silverman Jim Smith - Editor, L.A. Labor News John Van Eyck - SEIU 250 Sue Wheaton - Alliance for Democracy Sabina Virgo - President, AFSCME 2620 Steve Zeltzer - Labor Video Project Additional (Since Labor Day):* Anita Chan - graduate student, MIT Rosylin Dean & Alan Traugott - Community activists David McReynolds - 2000 Socialist Party presidential candidate John Delloro - SEIU 399 Marc Rich - United Teachers Los Angeles Steven L. Robinson, labor lawyer Michael Kozart - UCLA-based physician Peter Marcuse - Prof., Columbia University Grad School of Architecture Eric Mar - Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education Kathy Lipscomb - SEIU 250 C.T. Weber - CSEA, SEIU 1000 Angel A. Torres, IPPN National Steering Committee Li'i Furumoto, MEChA de UCLA Walt Contreras Sheasby - L.A. County Council, Green Party of California and Interim Coordinating Committee, the Green Alliance Mike Varady - Peace and Freedom member, journalist and activist primarily on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (glbt) issues Zola Muhammad - Vice-Chair, San Diego County Peace and Freedom Party To add your name and organization (for id purposes only) to the "Appeal," send an email to <>. To download a one-page "Appeal to Progressive Californians" in pdf format, click here: <http://www.lalabor.org/Appeal.pdf>. Paz y Libertad Sponsored by the Peace & Freedom Organizing Committee PFOC@www.lalabor.org • 310-399-2215 • POBox 644, Venice, CA 90294