I’ll be posting a few photos later today or tomorrow about the protest aginast the Oil Executives Annual Conference in Salt Lake yesterday.
KCPW, local public radio station, covered the event:
Peace Activists Protest Big Oil Conference – includes audio clip in which Julian Hatch, the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah U.S. Senate Candidate, is interviewed.
Highly respected County Council Member Cort Ashton, the incumbent Republican in the Salt Lake County Race in which I am seeking election, has decided not to seek re-election.
Ashton cites “wearing too many hats” as the reason for not running again. Ashton is the VP of a private title company, has a family, and is active in the LDS church.
There are two other candidates who will compete for the Republican slot, Jeff Allen (who wins the endorsement of Ashton) and former state legislator Russell Cannon. Nate Hendricks is running on the Democrat ticket along with me on the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah ticket.
I have to say this for Mr. Ashton: One of the reasons that made him realize he was too busy, was that
After lengthy County Council meetings, he notes nonpolitical business often forces him to log up to 100 miles in his car. Kudos to Mr. Ashton for being environmentally responsible!
Two articles appeared in today’s Utah papers:
Ashton withdraws from race: 4 hopefuls left for S.L. County Council
Ashton won’t seek re-election to council–Too busy: County chairman is endorsing political newcomer Republican Jeff Allen
Articles appearing in today’s News about Utah Legislature
Salt Lake Tribune
With guv’s signature, Lori’s Law now official–In honor of murder victim: It upgrades minimum for first-degree felony murder from five years to 15 years
Huntsman stalls on big bills: He leaves many controversial bills until last, as clock ticks
Deseret News
Huntsman to decide fate of 30 bills today
Utahns fail quiz on own legislators
Utahns support Huntsman tax plan, removal of the food tax
Veto of lands bill sought
Huntsman signs bill to reduce food tax
News articles appearing today on Utah Political campaigns
Salt Lake Tribune
Ashton won’t seek re-election to council–Too busy: County chairman is endorsing political newcomer Republican Jeff Allen
Five vie for Clearfield mayor job
Nov. 7 ballots all begin with today’s caucuses
Commissions losing three women–County government: Weber’s Cain, Davis’ Page and Box Elder’s Rees are stepping down
Deseret News
Caucuses spur cities to juggle meetings
Gardner given 2 days to collect signatures
Ashton withdraws from race: 4 hopefuls left for S.L. County Council
Last-minute filers join races
Utah County hopefuls file for seats
March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, United Nations
1891
A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia.
1960
South African police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville near Johannesburg. The demonstrators were protesting the establishment of apartheid pass laws which restricted movement of non-whites. In Sharpeville itself, 69 were killed and 176 wounded when police opened fire on the crowd, 63 of them shot in the back. In the aftermath of the Sharpeville massacre, protests broke out in Cape Town and elsewhere and there were further casualties. Overall, 13,000 were jailed.
Last week I filed to run for Salt Lake County Council in my district. I decided to run because I have never run for office and I feel that everyone should at least once in their life.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my platform and will be formalizing that more as time progresses, but something really struck me at the panel discussion on Saturday night that Cliff Lyon (the moderator) stated. He communicated to the audience that all people holding and running for public office should be having as their platform their position on the Iraq war and the U.S. administration’s policies – from the Town Recorder up. I was happy to hear Cliff say this because I have been wondering how I would incoporate such into a county race platform. Hearing what he said made it click for me.
I will be thinking about how to incorporate the war issues into my platform over the coming weeks. My campaign website is up and running and will contain more information soon:
Happy Vernal Equinox!
This week’s Carnival of the Green springs into action on baloghblog, a site dedicated to sustainable ideas, and progressive news items.
This week’s COTG items include posts on
Happy springtime reading!
This Report is from the Troops Out Now Coalition
Towards the end there is a list of more coverage from various news sources.
Across the Globe Thousands March to Say “Troops Out Now!”
Worldwide protests condemn U.S. occupation of Iraq
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday, the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The day saw demonstrations in more than 20 countries, from South Africa to Iceland, and in dozens of cities across the U.S.
In New York City, the day’s events began at 11 am with local protests at recruiting centers throughout the city, with more than 100 rallying at the recruiting station in Harlem at 125th St.
At 1:00 pm, more than 7,000 rallied in Times Square to demand the “immediate, complete, unconditional” withdrawal of all occupying forces from Iraq. After the rally in Times Square, they marched to the United Nations demanding no war on Iran and that the survivors of Hurricane Katrina have the right of return to New Orleans and the other devastated areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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March 20
1685
Johann Sebastian Bach born. (1685)
1815
Switzerland declares perpetual neutrality
1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is first published.
1965
Selma to Montgomery march begins.
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The new political arm of the Green Party of Utah has launched its website, Desert Greens.
Parts of it are still under construction, but should be updated often.
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Tagged desert greens, Green Party, key values, orrin hatch, politics, Utah
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 