African-American History Celebration in Philadelphia, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King; Malcolm X Park, West Philly. Community Volunteering Family Participation. L to R: Walter Montazue, Vice Pres., Friends of Malcolm X Park; Gregorio PAC Cojulun, Jr., Pres., Friends of Malcolm X Park is in the middle. And front row from R to L: Mike Rosenberg, National Delagate, Green Party, Isabelle Buonocore, City Committee, Phila., Representative, Green Party, Hillary Aisenstien, State Committee, Chair, Green Party, and working together at the X Park in honor of King's speech as King's speech helped get a law passed that protected the civil rights of all Americans.
King’s Day at Malcolm X Park;
Green Machine 2007
by Van Stone vspfoundation@yahoo.com (215) 747-8746
Gregorio PAC Cojulun, Jr., the real life "PAC Man" does it again. This time around it’s Cojulun and the Friends of Malcolm X Park cleaning in Honor of the late great Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King was an African-American leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He spoke in front of 250,000 black and white Americans in Washington, D.C. The Friends of Malcolm X Park talked to the young and the old about what is your dream? While raking leaves and picking up trash together. Cojulun, President of the Friends of Malcolm x Park and Mr. Walter Montazue, Vice President of the Friends of Malcolm X Park are just a few of the major contributors who helped guide the Malcolm X Memorial Park, Pine St. to Larchwood Ave., 51st St. to 52nd St., West Philadelphia, back to its current grandness. Walter, is a direct decedent of the long family line of the famous Montazue’s during French History. The park gives us future hope.
Dr. King’s speech, "I Have A Dream" was about his dream of a better America and or in other words the United States. In his dream, everyone is treated fairly, everyone gets along, and everyone is free. In the United States, people speak generally of the Green Party, but there is actually more than one national-level Green political organization in the United States. Probably the two best-known national Green Party organizations in America are the Green Party USA and the Green Party of the United States. In Philly we are interested in the Green Party of the United States, or in short, GPUS. A person who believes in the Green Party, without announcing the inclusion of the word "America", accepts government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and is exercised directly or through elected representatives; political or social equality; green party spirit. As of the year 2001, the Green Party has been a much larger known Third Political Party and more visible Independent party. The Federal Election Commission in 2001 recognized the Green Party as a national committee of a political party. This actually means that where ever there is a city in our country there should be a City Committee that is operating having elected members to represent folks needs. The Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the Green Party all have representatives doing some volunteering throughout Philadelphia in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. For days and times of future volunteering activity by these parties you can contact their main offices to know how you can join them in the work.
The history of the one Green Party dates back to its’ foundation in the year 1984, originally called the Green Committees of Correspondence. In 1991 a split occurred. And the Green Party United States of America begun. UN-connected with the Green USA now led to the embrace of the new and improved organization, The Autonomous State Green Parties (ASGP). At this stage, it is organized as an informal project between 1992 and 1992. Afterwards, the idea of a national organization of state-based parties was formed. You, dear reader, may recall that the Green Parties (ASGP) carried by a small group of organizers recruited Ralph Nader for the1996 presidential campaign, beginning in1995. Most registered voters who changed parties from either Democratic or Republican to newly affiliation Green by the end of that 1996 election disappointedly switched back to Democratic or Republican. While the party still stands as we know it for Grass Roots Democracy, Social Justice, Nonviolence, and Ecological Protection certain individuals who registered Green in 1996 did very little to help communities learn about the Green Party. And very few today have ever heard of the Green Party Green Machine. It’s very important to note that political status in the United States has lead to Black History celebrating a rich heritage and the likes of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Greens/GPUSA lost its political party status with the Federal Election Commission. It had reported no income or expenditures for some time. Because an FEC committee exists to regulate expenditures on political activity, there was no need for the committee any more. The Greens/GPUSA now exists as a political organization, not a political party. Members of this issues group of course participate in elections if they choose to support a candidate for any particular public office. However, it appears that this particular Green Party can not be as explosive as the Third Party, Green Party.
Today, right here in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, the City Committee, Phila. Green Party not only has proper structure of the party or attitudes toward elections, it is a visible representation of people who feel Philly needs more family celebrations, community workshops, youth voter registration education, crime reduction projects, parents, teachers, reading specialist, and Ward leadership all over Philly who are using our Democracy to build better Philadelphians. If you need additional information on the Green Machine, Green Party, Philadelphia, email one of it’s local representatives, Isabelle Buonocore at: isabellebuonocore@hotmail.com. Hope you enjoyed your King Day Celebration.
