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"Time for a Party": Candidate Scott Laugenour's Address to the GRP Berkshire Regional Convention

This is the prepared text of a speech that I gave at the Berkshire Regional Convention of the Green-Rainbow Party on June 19, 2010 in Pittsfield. I am running for State Rep in the 4th Berkshire District. For more information on my campaign, please click here to visit my web site.

Other speakers at the event included JD Hebert, who spoke on homelessness; Nick Stanton, who discussed Transition Towns; Mark Miller, candidate for State Rep in the 3rd Berkshire District; and Jill Stein, candidate for Governor.--Scott

Hello!

My name is Scott and I am the Green-Rainbow candidate for State Representative this year in the 4th Berkshire District. My full name, which voters in the district will see on the ballot in November, is Lee Scott Laugenour. But my friends and family call me Scott, and you should, too. Thank you fellow greens, new members, and guests for joining us today.

I came to the party a little over two years ago when my husband Mark and I came to this very location for the regional convention in 2008. I made some phone calls to learn more about the party and began attending the local chapter meetings here in Pittsfield, and from those days on my family grew: Celia ... Mike ... Jeff ... Gordon ... Jamie ... and Wanda. They welcomed Mark and me to the party and to a political home and to new friendships. I love you all.

But in a political fight where different ideas for public policies compete for voter support we need more than love. We're challenging established paradigms and established power. History teaches us that this always means a fight and a struggle. There is the adage that says that life is not fair, which may be true, but public policies and laws in a democratic society should be fair to all. Our political fight will be forward-looking; it will be about building a healthy, just, green future. Our political fight is more visible than ever this year and we will keep that visibility before the voters. The establishment will soon see that there is some spirited grit in these greens.

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