Outreach and Exploratory Candidate questionnaire for the 2016 GPUS presidential nomination
Submitted by Sedinam Kinamo Christin’s Moyowasifza Curry on 12/0/2015 to the the GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee
1. Are you interested in seeking the Green Party 2016 presidential nomination? Are you considering seeking the nomination, but have not yet made up your mind? What factors are you taking into consideration?
Yes, I am seeking the Green Party nomination for President. Diversity is the key to survival in nature; and we are part of nature, our party lack’s diversity.
Leading by example is key, thus as President cannot pass legislation, yet as POTUS I would take unilateral action to save our planet.
2. What do you believe the goals should be of the 2016 GPUS presidential campaign? If you were the GPUS presidential nominees, how would your campaign work to achieve them? (Will your campaign succeed?)
Yes, I am seeking the Green Party nomination for President. Diversity is the key to survival in nature; and we are part of nature, our party lack’s diversity.
Leading by example is key, thus as President cannot pass legislation, yet as POTUS I would take unilateral action to save our planet.
As the only Black American female Green Party Presidential Candidate must really ask the below questions;
1.What is the “criteria” you will personally use to vote for POTUS in November 2016 election?
2. What do you want our nation (American) to feel, look and be @ 300 years old?
3. What is the most critical issue for you as an American?
4. What will be your “expectations” of the 2016 POTUS?
5. What historic knowledge as well understanding about “we”(any group that’s being address) must the next POTUS “get”?
It is my duty to ask you, listen and be what ‘we the people’ have requested!
3. Please list five issue areas that you feel are most important and what would you do about them. (Who are you?)
Our campaign is has been having a very important dialogue within our national party.
Our campaign to win the 2016 Green Party Presidential Nomination is focused on 5 areas’ to ensure “we Greens” are ready to lead the nation forward;
1. Ending so the wrongly called misconception of “White Privilege and White Supremacy “
a) First within our own selves (Green Party) over the 6 months (February – July 2016) via a Public Affairs Campaign Consciousness Movement.
b) Nationally 3 year’s (November 2016 – October 2019) within our nation political party has the moral right to lead this nation.
c) Globally 4 years (November 2019 – October 2022)
d) Dealing with “Cognitive Dissonance”.
Turns out, the hardest people to convince they should be voting in their own best interests are NOT poor people, but the last remaining Middle Class white folks who feel privileged enough to believe (erroneously) they have a vested interest in the Status Quo.
Endless war. Austerity. Privatization of schools and prisons, for profit.. Cuts to the social Safety Net. An “all of the Above” energy Strategy accelerating Global Climate Change. A Continuation of Mass Incarceration and the war on drugs, including Marijuana. “Free” Trade policies increasing Corporate power and eroding sovereignty. The erosion of Civil Liberties. Hillary Clinton is for all of these policies just as the GOP frontrunners for their party’s nomination. And Hillary has already said she is not in favor of re regulating Wall Street. No Glass Steagall for you!
Sorry folks. You’ve been had by Corporate Democrats who have much more in common with Neo conservative Republicans than progressive populists like Bernie Sanders. Or yourselves, for that matter..
But you keep voting for them. Democrats are fond of pointing out how stupid and insane Republican voters are for voting against their own best interests. If the definition of “insanity” is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result, how are Democrats who vote for Hillary any different? Voting for establishment Democrats who have the same basic interests as the GOP is equally insane.
2. Browning the party given the fact that by the end of this century our nation is projected to be a majority Brown one.
a) In 2008 I ran as Vice President to set up a training program for People of color to start off as VP to ensure they would be equipped to run and lead.
3. The Green Economy Path to community ownership of all basic essentials.
a) Fight For 15. 64 million people make under $15 and we’re taking the fight to the corporations and politicians who can change that.
4. Conducting a the first American Surey@300 years old July 4th, 2076
5. Dismantling Capitalism to end the assault it is raining on Mother Earth!!!
a) By first documenting the lost of the indigous people lives, land and resources
b) The same for the enslavement of Black folks. Black Liberation is a very important and serious ongoing struggle in the United States of America.
4. What parts of the GPUS platform do you feel most closely aligned with? What parts do you disagree with, if any? Are there parts you would improve upon and how? (Who are we?)
I am in complete alignment with the Ten Key Values. I am in general agreement with the platform. My objective in joining the Green Party was and is about building a permanent third political party in the United States of America that isn’t corporate fund nor controlled. This has been my worked the past 13 years (2002-2015) with the Green Party United State (local, state, and national). I see the way forward must be for “we Greens” must emphasize a direct action strategy and tactical plan with the current traditional electoral political system that is geared toward women, people of color, independents and progressives in a clear and measurable manner.
Our campaign is focused on ensuring every registered Green Party member is an effective “ambassador of change” of the permanent structural change “we Greens” seek in and for our nation before our nation turn 300 years old July 4th, 2076. “We Green’s” are individual, local, regional, state and national key link in the “change network” that we move our nation over the next 60 years.
4a. The GPUS platform contains specific planks that address how presidential elections are conducted and financed (gpus.nationbuilder.com/democracy#DemPoliticalReform). Do you support or oppose these planks and if you support them, how would you include them in your campaign, if at all?
I am in complete agreement with this.
f. Abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct national election of the president by Instant Runoff Voting. As a step in that direction, support National Popular Vote legislation which would guarantee the Presidency to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia), which would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes — that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538).
I certainly agree that the debates should be open to third parties. However, offering public financing and then revoking it because someone doesn’t want to debate is a bit of micro-managing and not necessarily one of the key issues I’d bring before a prospective candidate. What if someone wants to boycott a debate because an abject racist is running and they won’t be on the same stage as this person, or because they see the election is rigged. Election functions are boycotted around the world all the time for various reasons. That clause is broad sweeping and could have unforeseen consequences. However, I can agree with the general principle and spirit as stated above.
g. Create a new publicly-funded People’s Commission on Presidential Debates, and open its presidential debates to all candidates who appear on at least as many ballots as would represent a majority of the Electoral College and who raise enough funds to otherwise qualify for general election public financing. Any candidate who refuses to participate in such debates would lose general election public financing for their candidacy. Amend federal law to remove the non-profit tax exemption status that allows corporations to fund the existing Commission on Presidential Debates and other such exclusive privately controlled debate entities.
I certainly agree that the debates should be open to third parties. However, offering public financing and then revoking it because someone doesn’t want to debate is a bit of micro-managing and not necessarily one of the key issues I’d bring before a prospective candidate. What if someone wants to boycott a debate because an abject racist is running and they won’t be on the same stage as this person, or because they see the election is rigged. Election functions are boycotted around the world all the time for various reasons. That clause is broad sweeping and could have unforeseen consequences. However, I can agree with the general principle and spirit as stated above.
h. Amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to change the percentage of the presidential popular vote required for a new party’s candidate to receive first time General Election public funding from 5% in the previous General Election to 1%; and change the percentage of the presidential popular vote required for a new party to receive public presidential convention funding from 5% for its candidate in the previous general election to 1%.
I agree with this statement.
5. What in your background qualifies you to be a credible presidential candidate? What assets would you bring to your campaign in addition to those already existing within the Green Party? (What do you have to offer?)
My C.V. is on line via Linkedin.
Trained on techniques of “Popular Education”. Popular educators facilitate groups, assisting them to identify their strengths and abilities to change their social conditions. One of the leading exponents of education for social change in recent years has been the Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire.
Popular education begins on a local level, with logical debate focusing on the problems, or deficiencies of society. This discussion searches for answers to conflict between individuals and within their everyday lives. Popular education is most often initiated from outside a community by:
* Identifying the problems, expectations and expressed needs of a community;
* Identifying areas of change relevant to the groups’ needs;
* considering the community’s history, its local power base and economic distribution;
* Understanding why there are those who are disadvantaged, or oppressed.
A strategic thinker & planner; has earned a reputation as an innovative world class communications expert, meeting/event/campaign planner with thorough, superior organizational abilities, talents, excellent interpersonal communications patterns, facilitation, interpretation, presentation and speech writing skills. She holds several relevant advance degrees. Has a 35-year proven track record in program/project management (conceptualizing, designing, developing, producing, managing, implementation, monitoring and evaluating) principles, theories, concepts, methods and techniques in community, public and media affairs & relations; has worked for clients in business, trade, promotions, investment, educational, social, environmental, political, economic, cultural exchange and heritage based programs/projects on every level (local, statewide, nationally, international and cyber space); posses the ability to manage projects in a multicultural and interagency team environment. Her relationship with the Ghana and her people started pre birth; she was raised in a Pan African family and community South Central-Los Angeles, California ensuring her experience in Africa would be fruitful.
Ghana has been her second home for the past 27 years (1988- 2015). It is her vision that an employee-owned community, public and media affair & relations firm open in Ghana, West Africa. As the concept creator and founder of SCCG, she sees “the opening doors and turning on the lights” of the new firm after a three year development process as reaffirmed her belief that with hard work, conviction and sincere commitment to realistic goals, visions can become reality. Strategist for the People People’s National Convention (PNC) the third largest political party in Ghana; West Africa, Laid the ground work for PNC to gain three elected members of parliament. It was the first time in the history of the nation a third party won 3 seats; a real political feat took place! The only person to seek the candidate for Green Party vice Presidential nomination in 2008.She also was the Campaign Manager for McKinney/ Clement 2008! I’ve lived in; Ghana, West Africa, Paris, France, Mexico as well had the joy of living in New Orleans 9th ward for 9 months…She know Seattle, Washington well because of her father has resident there for several decades.
6. Presidential campaigns are legally independent entities from the political party whose nomination they received. Yet most successful political campaigns meld candidate and party synergistically. If you were the GPUS nominee, how would you envision that working relationship? (How can we work together?)
I would endorse and offer support for other Green Party candidates, as well as encourage, through leadership, other GP members to run, especially for School Boards. I would fundraise for ballot access, as much as possible. I intend to be an inspiration to get people, especially people of color and youth, to register for the Green Party and to run for and hold office.
6a. The Green Party both supports transparency in campaign finances and privacy rights for donors guaranteed under local, state and federal law. Given that according to federal law, it is public information that all donors of $200 or more are listed on each presidential candidate’s campaign finance report, Given that such information can only be legally used for fundraising by a political party, if the list is donated to the party by the candidate as an in-kind donation; and given that candidates may donate such lists to political parties as in-kind contributions, without any limit as per the reported in-kind value of such a list; would you donate your list of all donors of $200 or more to the GPUS after the election, and if you planned on doing so, would you give your donors an opt-in/opt-out option to have their information shared with the Green Party after the donation to your campaign is made?
Yes two times
7. Do you believe that an independent party like the Greens can succeed in the US? How would you define such success? How can it happen? (Will we succeed?)
We are an international party in 90 nations we are already successful internationally. Our campaign will grow our party to look like America. .Success can be defined by Gaining 7% of the vote and changing the language by aligning with our national Green Party with folks of color truly as sisters and brothers.
7a. How would you respond as a candidate to the accusations of ‘spoiler’ that are often leveled at Green candidates, especially for president (optional to answer this one)
No answer
8. There is some interest within the Green Party of having the party’s nominee run together with a Green Cabinet, that would feature prospective cabinet members and federal agency heads that would serve in your government, should you be elected president. Such an approach could demonstrate what a Green government might be like and would do so during the election, promoting transparency. It could expand the number of people campaigning, with Cabinet members on the road and in the press in addition to the nominees. What do you think of this approach? Who might hold positions in a Green Cabinet? How would you see your candidacy interacting with those individuals during the campaign? (How might we connect the dots?)
As long as it’s inclusive of folks of color.
9. Can we publish your reply on the GPUS website in a public section reserved for such responses?
Yes
Our campaign to win the 2016 Green Party Presidential Nomination is focused on 5 areas’ to ensure “we Greens” are ready to lead the nation forward;
4. What parts of the GPUS platform do you feel most closely aligned with? What parts do you disagree with, if any? Are there parts you would improve upon and how? (Who are we?)
I am in complete alignment with the Ten Key Values. I am in general agreement with the platform. My objective in joining the Green Party was and is about building a permanent third political party in the United States of America that isn’t corporate fund nor controlled. This has been my worked the past 13 years (2002-2015) with the Green Party United State (local, state, and national). I see the way forward must be for “we Greens” must emphasize a direct action strategy and tactical plan with the current traditional electoral political system that is geared toward women, people of color, independents and progressives in a clear and measurable manner.
Our campaign is focused on ensuring every registered Green Party member is an effective “ambassador of change” of the permanent structural change “we Greens” seek in and for our nation before our nation turn 300 years old July 4th, 2076. “We Green’s” are individual, local, regional, state and national key link in the “change network” that we move our nation over the next 60 years.
4a. The GPUS platform contains specific planks that address how presidential elections are conducted and financed. Do you support or oppose these planks and if you support them, how would you include them in your campaign, if at all?
…..f. Abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct national election of the president by Instant Runoff Voting. As a step in that direction, support National Popular Vote legislation which would guarantee the Presidency to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia), which would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes — that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538).
• I am in complete agreement with this.
…..g. Create a new publicly-funded People’s Commission on Presidential Debates, and open its presidential debates to all candidates who appear on at least as many ballots as would represent a majority of the Electoral College and who raise enough funds to otherwise qualify for general election public financing. Any candidate who refuses to participate in such debates would lose general election public financing for their candidacy. Amend federal law to remove the non-profit tax exemption status that allows corporations to fund the existing Commission on Presidential Debates and other such exclusive privately controlled debate entities.
• I certainly agree that the debates should be open to third parties. However, offering public financing and then revoking it because someone doesn’t want to debate is a bit of micro-managing and not necessarily one of the key issues I’d bring before a prospective candidate. What if someone wants to boycott a debate because an abject racist is running and they won’t be on the same stage as this person, or because they see the election is rigged. Election functions are boycotted around the world all the time for various reasons. That clause is broad sweeping and could have unforeseen consequences. However, I can agree with the general principle and spirit as stated above.
…..h. Amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to change the percentage of the presidential popular vote required for a new party’s candidate to receive first time General Election public funding from 5% in the previous General Election to 1%; and change the percentage of the presidential popular vote required for a new party to receive public presidential convention funding from 5% for its candidate in the previous general election to 1%.
• I agree with this statement.
5. What in your background qualifies you to be a credible presidential candidate? What assets would you bring to your campaign in addition to those already existing within the Green Party? (What do you have to offer?)
• My C.V. is on line via Linkedin.
Trained on techniques of “Popular Education”. Popular educators facilitate groups, assisting them to identify their strengths and abilities to change their social conditions. One of the leading exponents of education for social change in recent years has been the Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire.
Popular education begins on a local level, with logical debate focusing on the problems, or deficiencies of society. This discussion searches for answers to conflict between individuals and within their everyday lives. Popular education is most often initiated from outside a community by:
* Identifying the problems, expectations and expressed needs of a community;
* Identifying areas of change relevant to the groups’ needs;
* considering the community’s history, its local power base and economic distribution;
* Understanding why there are those who are disadvantaged, or oppressed.
A strategic thinker & planner; has earned a reputation as an innovative world class communications expert, meeting/event/campaign planner with thorough, superior organizational abilities, talents, excellent interpersonal communications patterns, facilitation, interpretation, presentation and speech writing skills. She holds several relevant advance degrees. Has a 35-year proven track record in program/project management (conceptualizing, designing, developing, producing, managing, implementation, monitoring and evaluating) principles, theories, concepts, methods and techniques in community, public and media affairs & relations; has worked for clients in business, trade, promotions, investment, educational, social, environmental, political, economic, cultural exchange and heritage based programs/projects on every level (local, statewide, nationally, international and cyber space); posses the ability to manage projects in a multicultural and interagency team environment. Her relationship with the Ghana and her people started pre birth; she was raised in a Pan African family and community South Central-Los Angeles, California ensuring her experience in Africa would be fruitful.
Ghana has been her second home for the past 27 years (1988- 2015). It is her vision that an employee-owned community, public and media affair & relations firm open in Ghana, West Africa. As the concept creator and founder of SCCG, she sees “the opening doors and turning on the lights” of the new firm after a three year development process as reaffirmed her belief that with hard work, conviction and sincere commitment to realistic goals, visions can become reality. Strategist for the People People’s National Convention (PNC) the third largest political party in Ghana; West Africa, Laid the ground work for PNC to gain three elected members of parliament. It was the first time in the history of the nation a third party won 3 seats; a real political feat took place! The only person to seek the candidate for Green Party vice Presidential nomination in 2008.She also was the Campaign Manager for McKinney/ Clement 2008! I’ve lived in; Ghana, West Africa, Paris, France, Mexico as well had the joy of living in New Orleans 9th ward for 9 months…She know Seattle, Washington well because of her father has resident there for several decades.
6. Presidential campaigns are legally independent entities from the political party whose nomination they received. Yet most successful political campaigns meld candidate and party synergistically. If you were the GPUS nominee, how would you envision that working relationship? (How can we work together?)
• I would endorse and offer support for other Green Party candidates, as well as encourage, through leadership, other GP members to run, especially for School Boards. I would fundraise for ballot access, as much as possible. I intend to be an inspiration to get people, especially people of color and youth, to register for the Green Party and to run for and hold office.
6a. The Green Party both supports transparency in campaign finances and privacy rights for donors guaranteed under local, state and federal law. Given that according to federal law, it is public information that all donors of $200 or more are listed on each presidential candidate’s campaign finance report, Given that such information can only be legally used for fundraising by a political party, if the list is donated to the party by the candidate as an in-kind donation; and given that candidates may donate such lists to political parties as in-kind contributions, without any limit as per the reported in-kind value of such a list; would you donate your list of all donors of $200 or more to the GPUS after the election, and if you planned on doing so, would you give your donors an opt-in/opt-out option to have their information shared with the Green Party after the donation to your campaign is made?
• Yes two times.