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Hawkins to Kick Off General Election Campaign in Syracuse
For immediate release: September 18, 2019
Notice of News Conference
Date: Wednesday, September 19
Time: 10 AM
Location: Steps of Syracuse City Hall
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor, Frank Cetera for Syracuse City Council at Large
Hawkins to Kick Off General Election Campaign in Syracuse on Wed. Sept. 19 at 10 AM
Syracuse resident Howie Hawkins will kick off his gubernatorial campaign for the general election with a news conference at Wednesday, September 19 at 10 AM on the steps of Syracuse City Hall.
Hawkins will outline why he is Plan B both for the 500,000 who recently voted for Cynthia Nixon and the better choice for liberals who presently think Cuomo is their candidate.
Hawkins will be joined by Frank Cetera, who is the Green Party candidate for Councilor-at-Large in Syracuse.
Hawkins will discuss his agenda on climate, single-payer healthcare, upstate cities, and replacing Cuomo’s property tax cap with increased state revenue sharing with local governments in order to cut property taxes.
Hawkins, Dunlea Campaign in Hudson Valley, Westchester
For immediate release: September 15, 2018
Hawkins, Dunlea Campaign in Hudson Valley, Westchester on September 15
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will kick off his 2018 general election campaign on Saturday, September 15 with stops at the weekly protest at the CPV Power Plant in Orange County, and visits to the Mt. Kisco Street Festival and Yonkers River Festival.
Hawkins, who finished third in the 2014 general election, is campaigning on a Green New Deal, repairs to the MTA subway system, single payer health care, fully funding education, and expanded rent control and affordable housing.
He will be joined by Mark Dunela, the climate and anti-poverty activists who is running for State Comptroller to focus on combating corruption and divesting the state pension fund from fossil fuels.
In Yonkers, they will be joined by Green Attorney General candidate Michael Sussman, the veteran civil rights attorney who is the most experienced litigator running for AG.
Hawkins to Speak about November Elections In Rochester Sept. 13
For immediate release: September 13, 2018
Notice of Media Availability
Date: Thursday, September 13
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor
Location: Flying Squirrel Community Center, 285 Clarissa St. Rochester
Time: 7:00 PM
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will speak at the monthly meeting of the Monroe County Green Party this Thursday, September 13th at 7 PM. The event will be at the Flying Squirrel Community St., 285 Clarissa St. Rochester.
In addition to speaking about the primary, Hawkins will speak about the Green New Deal to move to a sustainable, full employment economy by transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2030. He will also speak on education reform and single payer health care. The talk will be livestreamed https://www.facebook.com/events/493508577789285/.
Hawkins is calling for four regional debates for the Gubernatorial candidates in the general election.
Howie Hawkins on Primary Election Night
For immediate release: September 12, 2018
Media Advisory
Who: Howie Hawkins
When: 6 to 8 pm, September 13, Primary Election Night
Where: Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St, Rochester, New York
Green Party Candidate for Governor, Howie Hawkins will be in Rochester as the guest speaker for the Green Party of Monroe County's monthly meeting in September. It's the night of the Democratic Primary, so we will be discussing what voters should do in November.
We'll also be discussing electoral reform and what needs to be done at the Federal, State, & Local levels. Join us for this discussion. An evening with Howie Hawkins is always enlightening.
As always, Green Party meetings are free and open to the public as well as accessible.
When the meeting is over at 9pm, come with us next door at Clarissa's to watch the election results come in, socialize, and strategize.
For more information on the Howie Hawkins campaign for Governor, visit www.HowieHawkins.org
Hawkins Has Best Gubernatorial Plan to Revive Upstate Economy
For immediate release: September 10, 2018
Notice of Media Availability
Location : Little Falls: Faces of Astarte, 407 Canal Pl,
Time: September 10, 2-4:30PM
Location: Utica, The Empowerment Center, 230 James St.
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Hawkins Has Best Gubernatorial Plan to Revive Upstate Economy
Howie Hawkins the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today his call for a Green New Deal was the best gubernatorial plan to increase upstate jobs, wages, and business development. Hawkins also wants to lower property taxes by getting rid of the local property tax cap and replacing it with increased state revenue sharing with local governments.
Hawkins said his Green New Deal for New York would improve the business climate better than Democratic and Republican policies. It would revitalize the public sector and help workers and small businesses by lowering the costs of living and doing business by more cost-effective delivery of public services and improved infrastructure. “Public services and infrastructure provide the public avenues that make private commerce possible,” noted Hawkins.
Hawkins Joins Call for 100% Clean Energy, Off Fossil Fuels, Carbon Tax
For immediate release: September 8, 2018
Notice of Media Availability
Date: Saturday, September 8
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor, Mark Dunlea for Comptroller
Location: Troy Farmers Market
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Rise for Climate rally, Governor’s Mansion, Eagle St
Time 11:00 AM
Location: Albany Jazz Festival, Corning Preserve
Time: 1 PM to 3 PM
Hawkins Joins Call for 100% Clean Energy, Off Fossil Fuels, Carbon Tax, Green New Deal
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, will participate in the Rise for Climate rally at the Governor’s Mansion in Albany today at 11 AM.
The Green New Deal - moving to 100% clean energy by 2030 combined with a sustainable full employment economy - is the centerpiece of Hawkin’s campaign. Hawkins was one of the first candidates to call for a ban on fracking in his 2010 Gubernatorial run.
Hawkins in Buffalo to Discuss Education, Child Lead Contamination
For immediate release: September 5, 2018
Notice of Media Availability
Date: Thursday, September 6
Location: in front of BUILD Academy, 340 Fougeron St., Buffalo 14211 (near Genesee and Moselle)
Time: 11:30 AM
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor
Date: Thursday, September 6
Location: in front of BUILD Academy, 340 Fougeron St., Buffalo 14211 (near Genesee and Moselle)
Time: 11:30 AM
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor
(Hawkins will speak at the candidates forum in the Buffalo Public Library at 1 Lafayette Square at 6 PM.)
Hawkins in Buffalo to Discuss Education, Child Lead Contamination
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, will hold a news conference on Thursday September 6 at 11:30 AM in front of the BUILD Academy, 340 Fougeron St. 14211 (near Genesee and Moselle).
Hawkins will outline his educational reform agenda, including his support for increased state funding for Buffalo Schools, the end of the use of standardized testing to evaluate schools, teachers and students, and ending state takeover of schools using receivership.
He will outline his plans to desegregate schools in Buffalo and statewide. New York has the most segregated schools in the country.
Hawkins will also discuss his call for increased state action to protect children from lead contamination, with Buffalo having one of the highest rates for child lead poisoning in the state and for the state to release the inspection reports on oil bomb trains that travel through Buffalo.
BUILD Academy is a pre-K-8 grade school on Buffalo's East side. BUILD is one of only two schools statewide that will now have an independent receiver, appointed by Commissioner Elia and paid $90,000, by Buffalo, for part-time work. It is also located in an area with the highest rates of lead poisoning among children.
At 6 PM, Hawkins will speak at a candidates forum at the Public Library (at 1 Lafayette Sq btwn William & Broadway). It is sponsored by the NAACP, NAN, Urban League Young Professionals, Association of Black Social Workers, WNY Peace Center, Poor People’s Campaign-WNY, and others.
Hawkins Labor Day Activities
For immediate release: September 3, 2018
Notice of Media Availability
Date: Monday, September 2
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor and a retired member of the Teamsters Union, will march in the annual Labor Day parade at the State Fair in Syracuse.
Hawkins will then attend the annual Capital District Solidarity Labor Day picnic at Cook Park in Colonie. Mark Dunlea, the Green Party candidate for Comptroller, will also attend.
Hawkins has issued a Labor Day Statement: New York Workers Need a Raise. It is posted at http://www.howiehawkins.org/ny_workers_deserve_a_pay_raise.
Location: Syracuse New York, Gate 4, State Fair, Syracuse NY
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Location: Cook Park, Shambrook Parkway Colonie New York
Time 2 to 4 PM
Time 2 to 4 PM
Hawkins to March in Labor Day Parade in Syracuse at 10 AM
Attend Capital District Solidarity Labor Day Picnic in Colonie at 2 PM
Attend Capital District Solidarity Labor Day Picnic in Colonie at 2 PM
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor and a retired member of the Teamsters Union, will march in the annual Labor Day parade at the State Fair in Syracuse.
Hawkins will then attend the annual Capital District Solidarity Labor Day picnic at Cook Park in Colonie. Mark Dunlea, the Green Party candidate for Comptroller, will also attend.
Hawkins has issued a Labor Day Statement: New York Workers Need a Raise. It is posted at http://www.howiehawkins.org/ny_workers_deserve_a_pay_raise.
Hawkins to Respond to Democratic Primary Debate with Livestream
For immediate release: August 28, 2018
Hawkins to Respond to Democratic Primary Debate with Wednesday, Aug. 29 Livestream,
Thursday press conference in Albany at Capitol at 11 AM
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will hold a livestream broadcast following the August 29th Gubernatorial primary debate to respond to the issues raised.
His response to the debate will be livestreamed on his Facebook page on Wed. Aug. 29 at 8:15 PM. https://www.facebook.com/HowieHawkinsForGovernor/
Hawkins will also hold a media availability outside the LCA press rooms on the 3rd Floor of the State Capitol on Thursday Aug. 30th at 11:00 AM.
He will hold a news conference in Glens Fall outside the Crandall Public Library at 3 PM, followed by a Meet and Greet at 6 pm to 9 pm at the Burlap and Beams Wedding Barn at 242 Cameron Rd in Athol.
Hawkins, a co-founder of the national Green Party, is a retired teamster from Syracuse who has been an organizer in movements for peace, justice, labor, the environment, and independent working-class politics since the late 1960s. He finished 3rd in both the 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial elections.
Hawkins to Visit State Fair on August 27
For immediate release: August 27, 2018
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, will brave yet another upstate heat wave to greet visitors to the state fair on Monday August 27 outside the main gate entrance at 4 PM.
Hawkins, who is running on a Green New Deal calling for increased action on climate change and securing the rights to a decent job, affordable housing, comprehensive health care, and a good education, will be available for media interviews.
He will discuss his ideas related to the development of the I-81 corridor, an issue raised by the County Executive during her visit last week to the State Fair with Governor Cuomo last week. Hawkins supports rebuilding the I-81 corridor as a community grid, with a mixed-income, mixed-use, walkable neighborhood that is serviced by public transportation.
He will also discuss his plan to tax the rich in order to pay for state mandates and increase state revenue sharing so fiscally stressed local governments like Syracuse can fully fund their services while cutting property taxes.
The state fair was plagued by mismanagement and corruption during the early part of Cuomo’s tenure. He has since pumped an estimated $100 million of state tax dollars into upgrades at the fair, while nearby Syracuse, with the most concentrated poverty for blacks and Latinos of any city in the nation, has received no state aid from the Cuomo administration to address its poverty and crumbling infrastructure.
Hawkins, who is running on a Green New Deal calling for increased action on climate change and securing the rights to a decent job, affordable housing, comprehensive health care, and a good education, will be available for media interviews.
He will discuss his ideas related to the development of the I-81 corridor, an issue raised by the County Executive during her visit last week to the State Fair with Governor Cuomo last week. Hawkins supports rebuilding the I-81 corridor as a community grid, with a mixed-income, mixed-use, walkable neighborhood that is serviced by public transportation.
He will also discuss his plan to tax the rich in order to pay for state mandates and increase state revenue sharing so fiscally stressed local governments like Syracuse can fully fund their services while cutting property taxes.
The state fair was plagued by mismanagement and corruption during the early part of Cuomo’s tenure. He has since pumped an estimated $100 million of state tax dollars into upgrades at the fair, while nearby Syracuse, with the most concentrated poverty for blacks and Latinos of any city in the nation, has received no state aid from the Cuomo administration to address its poverty and crumbling infrastructure.