[okeefe-updates] New petitioning schedules and events

Wed Mar 27 19:16:29 EST 2002

JAMES O’KEEFE FOR TREASURER CAMPAIGN UPDATE

IN THIS E-MAIL:

1) LEXINGTON PETITIONING PARTY TOMORROW!
2) LAWRENCE PETITIONING PARTY THIS SATURDAY!
3) GREAT BARRINGTON PETITIONING KICK-OFF THIS SATURDAY!
4) FRAMINGHAM PETITIONING KICK-OFF THIS SATURDAY!
5) WESTERN MASS VOLUNTEER DAY—SUNDAY, APRIL 7
6) THIS WEEK’S PETITIONING AWARD GOES TO JAMAICA PLAIN
7) (UPDATED) GREATER BOSTON PETITIONING SCHEDULE
8) OUTSIDE GREATER BOSTON PETITIONING SCHEDULE

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1) LEXINGTON PETITIONING PARTY TOMORROW!

Volunteer extraordinaire Diane Carr has graciously agreed to host a petitioning 
party tomorrow night, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. Lexington resident and Green Party 
gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein will attend and Brian Sandberg will give a 
short petitioning training.  Attendees will not petition tomorrow, but will be 
asked to sign up to petition during future weekends. The party will be both fun 
and informational, and everyone is invited to attend.

The party will be held at 255 East Emerson Rd., in Lexington.  For more 
information, call Shelley at 617-628-2922 or Diane at 781-863-8972.

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2) LAWRENCE PETITIONING EVENT THIS SATURDAY!	

The Lawrence Greens are hosting a large petition-gathering event on Saturday, 
March 30th. Meet at the Bernstein Book Store at 10:30 for coffee and donuts.  
Then, go out and gather signatures in pairs from 11 to 2. The Lawrence Greens 
are trying to reach 500 signatures for each candidate on this day—come out and 
help them reach that goal!

The Bernstein Bookstore is located at 468 Essex St., Lawrence. For directions 
or more information, call Tennis at 978-688-3569.

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3) GREAT BARRINGTON PETITIONING KICK-OFF THIS SATURDAY!

This Saturday, March 30 the Great Barrington volunteer crew is getting together 
for their first full day of training and petitioning. Meet at the Great 
Barrington Senior Center at 10 a.m. for the fun! For more information, call 
Larry Klay at 413-243-4783 or Sean Stanton at 413-528-2092

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4) FRAMINGHAM PETITIONING KICK-OFF THIS SATURDAY!

Framingham petitioners will gather together this Saturday at noon for their 
first big petitioning day! Don’t miss it—there will be a short training 
followed by petitioning at the Bread and Circus on Rte. 9 in Framingham. For 
more information, contact Elin Calver at 508-877-8926 or Brian Sandberg at 617-
628-7513.

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5) WESTERN MASS VOLUNTEER DAY—SUNDAY, APRIL 7

Join Jill Stein, James O’Keefe, Anthony Lorenzen, and Green Party state 
representative candidate Michael Aleo, for a Western Mass volunteer day in 
Northampton. Help get out the vote for Aleo’s special election on the ninth, 
and help gather signatures for all of the statewide Green Party campaigns. Have 
fun and meet your fellow Western Mass Green Party volunteers!

For more information, call Tom at 617-628-7493.

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6) THIS WEEK’S PETITIONING AWARD GOES TO JAMAICA PLAIN

Jamaica Plain had an extremely successful petitioning event last Saturday and 
gathered over 130 signatures for each of the three statewide Green Party 
candidates. Thank you to Rich Macchi, Ofer Levy, Emily Harting, and all of the 
volunteers who came out and made the day possible.

Jamaica Plain is continuing to collect signatures every Saturday and Sunday at 
noon, and every Monday evening at 5:30. If you didn’t make it last Saturday, 
it’s certainly not too late! For more information, see the schedule below or 
call Rich at 617-293-5327.

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7) (UPDATED) GREATER BOSTON PETITIONING SCHEDULE

(Alphabetical by town or neighborhood)

Allston/Brighton
Meet at Harrell’s Renaissance Café every Saturday at 11 a.m. and every Sunday 
at 11 a.m. Harrell’s--155 Brighton Avenue at the corner of Brighton and 
Harvard. For more information, call Ken at 617-789-4751 or Peter at 617-787-4336

Back Bay/Downtown
Meet at the Symphony area Bread and Circus this Saturday, March 30, for the 
first day of Back Bay petitioning! Training will be provided. Bread and Circus--
15 Westland Ave. For more information, call Shelley at 617-628-2922.

Brookline
Petitioning every Saturday; regular schedule and meeting place to be announced. 
For more information, call Irv at 617-731-8725.

Harvard University
Starting April 6, the Harvard Greens will meet in Harvard Square every Saturday 
and Sunday from 1-3 p.m. Come to an informational meeting and training on April 
2 in Locker Commons room 29 (in the basement of Memorial Hall). For more 
information, contact Steve at 617-493-7343.

Lexington
***Petitioning kick-off scheduled for 7:30PM, Thursday, March 28, at 255 East 
Emerson Road, Lexington, Tel. Tel. 781-863-8972.***

After that, there will be regular weekend petitioning. Regular schedule and 
meeting place to be announced. For more information, call John at  781-862-6498

Medford
Petitioning every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. No regular meeting 
place as yet—call Jeff for more information. For more information, call Jeff at 
781-367-4454 or Chris at 781-396-2584.

Newton/Waltham
Petitioning every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No regular meeting 
place as yet—call Dan for more information. For more information, call Dan at 
781-894-5544.

Somerville/Cambridge
Meet at the Davis Square office every Saturday at noon, Sunday at noon, weekday 
evenings (flexible). The Davis Square office is at 240B Elm St., in Somerville. 
For more information, call Clare at 617-628-7513

Jamaica Plain
Meet at the JP Licks every Saturday and Sunday at noon; meet at the Green St. T 
stop every Monday at 5:30 p.m. JP Licks is at 674 Center Street, and the Green 
St. T stop is at 150 Green Street at the corner of Green and Amory. For more 
information, call Rich at 617-293-5327

8) OUTSIDE GREATER BOSTON PETITIONING SCHEDULE

(Alphabetically by city/town)

Amherst/Northampton
Petitioning every Saturday and Sunday. Regular schedule and meeting place to be 
announced. For more information, call John Pepi at 413-268-9276.

Cape Cod
The mid-Cape Greens are petitioning every Monday, Friday, and Saturday. Please 
contact Peter White at 508-778-4288 for more information.

Pittsfield
Petitioning planning meeting this Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. at the Siberian 
Café. For more information, call Mike Castranova at 413-499-0715.

Plymouth
The Plymouth County Greens are organizing a petition drive locally and need 
your help! Please contact Brian Sandberg at 617-628-7513 for more information.

Springfield
Petitioning every weekend. Regular schedule and meeting place to be announced. 
For more information, call John Pepi at 413-268-9276

Westport/Fall River/Dartmouth area
The Westport/Fall River/Dartmouth area folks are petitioning this Saturday from 
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call David Deonne at 508-674-5194.

If your town isn’t listed here, don’t worry! If you’re in Western Mass, call 
Tom at 617-628-7493; if you’re in Eastern Mass (other than Greater Boston), 
call Brian at 617-628-7513.

James O`Keefe
Green Party candidate for Massachusetts State Treasurer
www.jamesokeefe.org | 617-628-2922 | info at jamesokeefe.org
Office Address: 240B Elm St., #B2, Somerville, MA 02144
Mailing Address: PO Box 441031, Somerville, MA 02144