Join us for our next meeting:

Tuesday, November 18, 6.30PM at Casa Aztlan (1831 S. Racine), 2nd Floor

For more information call Dorian at 312 315 4950 or email dbreuer@yahoo.com

Greens Endorse Progressive Slate for Benito Juarez H.S. Local School Council in Pilsen

Make your voice heard! Vote on November 13, 2008 at Benito Juarez H.S. (215 between 6AM and 7PM.

The Pilsen/Chicago S.W. Side Greens endorse the progressive slate for Local School Council at Benito Juarez H.S. To get involved, call Cuahutémoc Morfín at (312) 287-6610. Those candidates are:

# 1 Luz Velazco -- Mother and resident of Pilsen for more than 15 years. Member of the council of the school Benito Juárez for the past 10 years. As a council we have made the expansion of secondary Benito Juárez in conjunction with the community and the school administration. My priority is that our young people graduate from high school so they can continue their studies at the University. I want you together as a community, as parents do the Benito Juárez one of the best secondary in Chicago.

# 2 Elizabeth Medina -- Mother of three daughters now at the Benito Juárez and a resident of Pilsen for more than 15 years. As a member of the council one of my priorities will be what our son (a) s study in a safe environment free from violence. Will work hard for students to confine themselves to cutting classes and parents are informed promptly when their children are not present in school.

# 12 Antonia Salinas -- Mother and resident of Pilsen for more than 25 years. Member of the council of the school Benito Juarez for the past 10 years. Together we have managed to push the current expansion, which is very necessary for our children to have a better quality education. My priority is to achieve progress in school academically out of status to remove evidence. Fight to argue that in the Benito Juárez to provide healthy food for our children.

# 29 Cuahutémoc Morfin -- Father and a resident of Pilsen for more than 28 years. A graduate of the Benito Juárez in 1991. My priority is that all young people graduate from high school. In 2006, the school council of the Benito Juárez together with the community and the school administration, which pushed for the board of education eventually approve and begin the expansion of Benito Juárez. United we can ensure that our children receive a decent education, free of drugs, violence, school dropouts and the Benito Juárez is a secondary recognized as one of the best academically.

# 33 Moises Moreno -- Born and raised in Pilsen, a product of public schools, newly graduated from college. My priority will be to promote educational programs after school, advocate for students who are at risk of dropping out and working with parents, teachers and community to provide services and programs at Benito Juárez

En Espanol:

# 1 Luz Velazco -- Madre y residente de Pilsen por mas de 15 años. Miembro del concilio escolar de la Benito Juárez por los últimos 10 años. Como concilio hemos logrado la expansión de la secundaria Benito Juárez en conjunto con la comunidad y la administración de la escuela. Mi prioridad es que nuestros jóvenes se gradúen de la secundaria para que puedan continuar sus estudios en la Universidad. Quiero que juntos como comunidad, como padres hagamos la Benito Juárez una de las mejores secundarias en Chicago.

# 2 Elizabeth Medina -- Madre de tres hijas actualmente en la Benito Juárez y residente de Pilsen por mas de 15 años. Como miembro del concilio una de mis prioridades será el que nuestros hijo(a)s estudien en un ambiente seguro y libre de violencia. Trabajare fuerte para que los estudiantes se limiten a cortar clases y se informe a los padres con rapidez cuando sus hijos no estén presentes en la escuela.

# 12 Antonia Salinas -- Madre y residente de Pilsen por mas de 25 años. Miembro del concilio escolar de la Benito Juárez por los últimos 10 años. Juntos hemos logrado impulsar la actual expansión, la cual es muy necesaria para que nuestros hijos tengan una mejor educación de calidad. Mi prioridad es lograr avanzar a la escuela académicamente para sacarla fuera de estatus probatorio. Luchare para abogar que en la Benito Juárez se sirva comida saludable para nuestros hijos.

# 29 Cuahutémoc Morfín -- Padre y residente de Pilsen por mas de 28 años. Graduado de la Benito Juárez en 1991. Mi prioridad es que todos los jóvenes se gradúen de la secundaria. En el 2006, el concilio escolar de la Benito Juárez juntos con la comunidad y administración de la escuela, presionamos para que la junta de educación finalmente aprobara y iniciara la expansión de la Benito Juárez. Unidos podemos lograr que nuestros hijos reciban una educación digna, libre de drogas, violencia, deserción escolar y que la Benito Juárez sea una secundaria reconocida como una de las mejores académicamente.

# 33 Moises Moreno –- Nacido y criado en Pilsen, producto de las escuelas públicas, recién graduado de la universidad. Mi prioridad será promover programas educativos después de clases, abogar por estudiantes que están en riesgo de desertar y trabajar con padres, maestros y comunidad para proveer servicios y programas adecuados en la Benito Juárez.

November 4, 2008: The Pilsen/S.W. Side Greens ran several local, grassroots candidates for public office!

JACK AILEY, Candidate, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner

Jack is a licensed electrician, former steelworker, and activist for clean air in the Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods. B.A. from Oberlin College 1968.
Program:
* Institute treatment for bacteria at all sewage treatment plants
* Develop and institute long range plans for water conservation, comprehensive treatment for all contaminants, separation of sewage and storm water runoff, and localized treatment of waste water.
* Eliminate any influence of "connections" in hiring and contracts
www.greens4mwrd.org

PALOMA ANDRADE, Candidate for Clerk of Cook County Circuit Court

Paloma Andrade is a candidate for Cook County Circuit Clerk. Paloma is the Green Party Committeeperson for the 14th Ward, a graduate of Kelly High School and Robert Morris University (Business Management with a concentration in accounting) and a Student of Dominican University working in a (Masters in Education). Paloma is a member of Concerned Women of America, an active member of the South Side United Local School Council Federation. Paloma lives in the Brighton Park neighborhood. vote4paloma.com

HOWARD KAPLAN, Candidate for Cook County Board of Review, 2nd District

Howard Kaplan is an Occupational Therapist by day, and an activist for cleaner, safer streets in his free time, working to promote better conditions for bicyclists, pedestrian, and transit users through a variety of strategies and organizational affiliations. His attraction to work with the diverse communities of the west side brought him to settle in the Little Village/Marshall Square neighborhood in 2002. Howard has experienced first-hand how property owners are currently deprived of the power to advocate for themselves in the 2nd review district. * Fairness transparency, and a level playing fieldfor homeowners in property tax appeals * No special favors for corporations or "well connected" lawyers

ANTE MARIJAN, Candidate, Illinois 2nd Legislative District

Ante Marijan is a life long resident of the 2nd District which consists of Pilsen, Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Little Village, and the Back of the Yards communities. He is the Green Party committeeman of the 11th Ward and is a local school counsel member of the Armour School. He is an advocate of imp[roving education and cleaning up the environment. Ante lives in the Bridgeport neighborhood. 11thwardgreens.org

The Pilsen Greens endorse:

MARCH MAY FIRST - MARCHA PRIMERO DE MAYO

For the Rights of Immigrants and All Workers

We Demand:
# Equal Rights in the Workplace for All Workers
# The Right to Unionize
# Employee Free Choice Act
# Fair Wages
# End the Occupation of Iraq
# Equal Access to Education
# Universal Health Care

May 1st, 2008
International Workers Day
Dia Internacional de los Trabajadores

Pilsen Greens ran two candidates for office in 2006!

Dorian Breuer - votebreuer.org	Roberto Cepeda - roberto.pilsengreens.org

Clean our children’s air!

Concerned neighbors of the H. Kramer Brass Foundry have come together to ensure that emitters like H. Kramer do not risk the health and saftey of the children and residents of Pilsen and the enviornment through their operations.

Concerned neighbors of H. Kramer got together at the end of 2004 to start to gather more information about any ill health effects from pollution in and around Pilsen. For information call: 312-315-4950

The Pilsen/Southwest Side Greens helped form P.E.R.R.O., the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization. PERRO has worked hard since November of 2004 to engage the Pilsen and Chicago community to clean up pollution from area toxic emmitters like H. Kramer. Please visit the PERRO website for more information. For the Press and the Public, see background on the plant and the campaign:

1. See an Indymedia Story about pollution at the plant: Chicago Indymedia Story on H. Kramer
2. Watch a video of the plant polluting: H. Kramer Pollution Video
3. For an environmental impact report on H. Kramer see: Scorecard.org Report

Informacion sobre nuestro evento en espanol.
Limpien el aire de nuestros hijos!

De la compañía H. Kramer sale humo de la chiminea y de las ropturas en las paredes del edificio. Este humo es contanimación que nos afecta a todos. El humo de la chiminea esta vigilado oficialmente mientras el humo que sale de las paredes es oficialmente ignorado. En es este humo contaminado tiene plomo, el cual es causante del retardo mental y cancer en nuestros hijos.

Vecinos precupados al rededor de la compañía H. Kramer Brass Foundry han formado grupos para juntar información acerca de como afecta a nuestra salud de este aire contaminado. Necesitaa mos ayuda para informar a todos de la afectación en nuestra coo munidad. Si quiere mas información o le gustaría ayudarnos vengan a nuestro foro comunitario.
Para mas información llame a: (312) 315-4950.