Woo-frickin-hoo!!!!!!!!

From the Jill Stein for Governor campaign:

Dear friends and supporters,

YOU DID IT!  YOU blew past the $100,000 we needed to ensure our place in the media consortium debate. Our voices will be heard! Voters will get to hear real vision and practical proposals for our common wealth and common health – not just the petty bickering of Beacon Hill insiders avoiding real issues.

AND THAT’S NOT ALL!  Today just before the 5 p.m. deadline campaign staffers turned in qualifying contributions of over $129,000 to the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) – exceeding the required threshold for state matching funds. We are optimistic that the application will be approved, and we will keep you posted. If it is approved, we will have qualified our campaign for public financing, and every dollar we raise between now and the end of October will be matched by the state.

No matter what happens, though, it’s clear that a groundswell for democracy is rising up in this campaign. People sacrificed, people dropped everything, people put their lives on hold to make sure that we reached the threshold for debate inclusion and would not be silenced by the corporate press – and that we qualified for public finance matching funds. Your hard work and inspiration made it happen. Money is continuing to come in from all over the commonwealth, from everyday people who are fed up with the bailouts, layoffs, ripoffs and payoffs, and who are ready for  the healthy, secure green commonwealth that’s within our reach today!

Thank you again, on behalf of my campaign and that of my running mate, Rick Purcell, for everything you’ve done. This is just the beginning. There are five and a half weeks until November 2nd!  Let’s catch our breath and jump in to the next round. With your determination, we’ve consistently beaten the odds. Let’s keep it up – and on November 2nd, let’s give the Commonwealth an election night they won’t soon forget.

Upward,

jill

PS – Join me and other campaign supporters for “The Beans, Rice & Cornbread Jazz & Blues Breakfast New Orleans Style!” that our friend, Mel King, has put together today, Saturday, Sept 25, from 10am-1pm.  The event will benefit The South End Technology Center, and will take place at The Columbus Avenue AME Zion Church, 600 Columbus Ave.  Mel King is the founder of the Rainbow Coalition Party (the Rainbow in “Green-Rainbow”) and a veteran leader in the struggle for social and economic justice.  After the breakfast, we’ll head to the Beantown Jazz Festival to flyer and talk to voters.  If you’d like to join the fun, call Field Director Dante Comparetto at (508) 740-4092.