PEACE. JUSTICE. CLIMATE ACTION. with Green Party candidate Sean Dougherty
Episode 15 of Redneck Gone Green
Howdy folks,
Our guest for the Nov 14, 2023 episode of Redneck Gone Green will be Sean Dougherty, an actual anti-war candidate for US Congress. As always, I have written a short piece below.
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Onward to the world we deserve,
David Cobb (he/him)
Why I put my pronouns in my email signature
Sean Dougherty for Congress
Peace
Ceasefire in Gaza
Homes not Bases
End War Profits
Justice
Democratic Economy
Welcome Immigrants, Reduce Displacement
Expand/Protect Civil Rights
Climate Action
No New Oil & Gas
Green New Deal
Clean & Safe Energy
Publicly funded elections
They keep donating, so they must be getting something
His opponents donations come from fossil fuel corporations and military contractors
We don’t know how much money Panetta actually gets from dirty industries
He has at least $2.5 million in the bank
He is paid not to give us peace and a stable climate
Campaign Goals
Shift the Overton window
Educate Incumbent Jimmy Panetta’s constituents about his dirty money and bad votes
Make Panetta look extreme
Cluster munitions
New drilling projects
Corrupt donations
About Sean Dougherty
Sean has been working as an engineer since the late 90’s, helping to create consumer products, like smartphones and laptops. He and his wife have lived in Santa Cruz for nearly a decade and have a toddler, who Sean describes as “objectively the smartest and bestest person to have ever walked the earth.” Sean wants his kid to have a habitable planet when he’s grown.
He became politically active during the Iraq War and the Occupy movement. After the 2016 election, he became involved with political campaigns, including joining the advisory group of Santa Cruz for Bernie and providing free tech and data services to a variety of local campaigns, including city council, Democratic Central Committee (DCC), and district supervisor races. He currently serves as co-chair of the Membership and Outreach Committee of the California Green Party.
Sean was a Democrat until a few years ago, but I came to the conclusion that real change, particularly at the Federal level, isn’t possible within the two major parties. These parties are owned by the very corporations and billionaires that are making money from the destruction of ecosystems, perpetuation of wars, and exploitation of people. If we’re going to bring sanity to our nation, we’re going to have to do so outside of those parties.
We can end the wars and take aggressive climate action. We can provide our people homes, healthcare, and education. But to do so, we must reject corporate control. With your support, I believe we’ve got a shot at taking on the incumbent. Please join me in fighting for a real democracy controlled by the people and for the people, not the corporations.