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This was posted to the National Committee email list. It speaks for itself, so I won't try to add to it. Nothing behind the "Read more!" link on this one.

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The following resolution was passed in open meeting of the Green House Outreach Local, in a near unaminous vote, July 20:

The GH Outreach Local supports the Flint-HVGreens resolution in its entirety. We urge the SCC to come to a vote on this resolution and have requested that our two representatives vote in favor of the resolution.
The five provisions of the Flint-HVGreens resolution are listed below:

The Green Party of Michigan:

1. Expresses its support for Stephanie Loveless in her attempt to gain membership in National Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United States (GP-US); and,

2. Agrees with the July, 2005, finding of the National Lavender Greens Caucus Officers and Representatives that the "National Women's Caucus's denial of membership to Stephanie Loveless [is] a violation of the Green Principles of Social Justice, Respect for Diversity,and Feminism, as expressed in the 10 Key Values"; and,

3. Recalls it own interpretation of the key value of feminism: "Greens are feminists, which means that we believe in the equality of women and men (regardless of sexual orientation) . By extension, it also means that we affirm the right of all people to
self-definition. Each person has the right to choose a culture, and to exhibit all (legal) aspects of its corresponding lifestyle"; and,

4. Upholds the platform of the GP-US which states, in part: "We support the right of all persons to self-determination with regard to gender identity and sex"; and,

5. Concurs in, and calls upon the National Committee to enact, the recommendation of the GP-US Accreditation Committee "that the accreditation of the National Women's Caucus be suspended."

Nearly all of us of the GH Outreach Local reached the conlusion a while back that the shameful two years of stonewalling on Ms. Loveless's application and the refusal to provide an answer, all of this must come to an end. The time for that ending to take place is now.