Draft GPUS Platform Amendment Section Changes

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CHAPTER 1: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY

Delete section called "Community." Content is added to "Community Economic Involvement" section in Chapter 4 and scattered throughout the other chapters as well.

Combine "Domestic Security" section from Chapter 1, "Religious Freedom and Secular Equality" from Chapter 2 and "War on Terrorism" from Chapter 2 into a new section called "Civil Liberties" in Chapter 1.

CHAPTER 2: SOCIAL JUSTICE

Remove section called "Civil Rights and Equal Rights."

All subsections of "Civil Rights and Equal Rights" from 2004 platform shall become stand-alone sections.

Move "Education and Arts" section from Chapter 2 "Social Justice" to Chapter 1 "Grassroots Democracy." Separate them into two distinct sections.

Move "Media Reform" section from Chapter 2 "Social Justice" to Chapter 1 "Grassroots Democracy."

Delete section titled, "Economic Justice/Social Safety Net."

CHAPTER 3: ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Change name of Chpater 3 from "Economic Sustainability" to "Economic Justice"

Delete section called called "Small business and the self-employed." Transfer positions into the "Green Jobs" section.

Separate section called "True cost pricing and Fair Taxation" in Chapter 3 into two sections.

Move "Trade" section from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3.

Delete section on "True Cost Pricing." Relevant planks moved to "Fair Taxation" section.

Delete section on "Anti-trust Enforcement." Content moved to "Citizen control over corporations."

CHAPTER 4: ECOLOGICAL WISDOM

Change name of Chapter 4 from "Ecological Sustainability" to "Ecological Wisdom."

Delete section "Economics Justice" section. It's content has been added to other areas of Chapter 4.

CHAPTER 5: NON-VIOLENCE

Create Chapter 5 "Non-violence."

Move "Peace and disarmament" section from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."

Move "A real road to peace in the Middle East" from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."

Move "Demilitarization of space" from Chapter 1 "Democracy" to Chapter 5 "Non-violence."

Separate section called "Advanced Technology and defense conversion" in Chapter 4 into two sections. Keep "Advanced Technology" in Chapter 4. Move content "Defense conversion" to Chapter 5 "United States" section.

OUTLINE OF NEW 2010 PLATFORM

I. INTRODUCTION

II. 10 KEY VALUES

III. CALL TO ACTION

IV. Chapter 1: Grassroots Democracy

A. Political Reform

B. Education

C. Arts

D. Media Reform

E. Civil liberties

V. Chapter 2: Social Justice

A. Health Care

B. Labor

C. Women's Rights

D. Racial Discrimination

E. Indigenous Peoples

F. Justice for Native Hawaiians

G. Sexual Orientation and Gender Equity

H. Rights of the disabled

I. Youth Rights

J. Veterans Rights

K. Consumer Protection

L. Environmental Justice

M. Welfare

N. Criminal Justice

O. Population

P. Immigration and Emigration

Q. Housing and Homelessness

VI. Chapter 3: Economic Justice

A. Ecological Economics

B. Measuring Economic Progress

VII. Chapter 4: Ecological Wisdom

A. Climate Change

B. Energy

C. Agriculture

D. Water

E. Oceans

F. Forests

G. Ethical Treatment of Animals

H. Land Use

I. Transportation

J. Toxics

K. Biological diversity

VIII. Chapter 5: Non-violence

A. United States

1. Peace and Disarmament

2. Domestic Peace

B. Africa

C. Americas

1. Colombia

2. Cuba

3. Haiti

4. Mexico

5. Peru

D. Asia-Pacific

1. Afghanistan

2. Burma

3. China and Tibet

4. Pakistan

E. Middle East

1. Iran

2. Iraq

3. Palestine and Israel

F. United Nations

G. Space

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