A28 Video: Rebecca says “Impeach Bush!”

Rebecca’s endorsement of Mayor Jason West

From WikiPaltz: the collective knowledge of New Paltz and beyond

Dear Village of New Paltz Residents,

It has been a pleasure serving the community as a trustee and Deputy Mayor for the past 4 years. I greatly appreciate the comments from those I have spoken to who are disappointed that I am not seeking another term, even the person who seem surprised that I “took it seriously!” Many in the community have also asked which mayoral candidate I am endorsing, and I appreciate the fact that people are looking for feedback and not simply paying attention to the negative statements being made about candidates. The answer is, yes, I am supporting Jason West.

Having been a member of Jason’s campaign team in prior years, four years ago he and I agreed that we would continue in our tradition as Greens

History of the New Paltz Green Team

Below is an excerpt from the Green Party of Monroe County blog, written by Jason Nabewaniec. The piece is focused on Rebecca Rotzler’s colleague Jason West. Though, it has interesting vignettes about Rebecca Rotzler’s work as a green and as an elected official:

Posted: Friday, March 30, 2007

“Mayor Jason West to Run for Re-election”

I remember the first time I heard of Jason West, it was April of 2003. I got an email forwarded on from a friend in our local Green Party, it said that in New Paltz, New York, a slate of Greens were running for Village office…I didn’t really think about it again. Well, at least not until I got the next email. The email that said they won, they all won. A Green will be a mayor in New York! Greens got elected. Now, I am fairly optimistic but I figured it would be a while before we started winning even the small races.

This idea of elected officials was a new idea to us. I thought we could and should be winning small races, I just didn’t expect us to be winning anytime soon. Oddly enough, 5 months later I was expecting us to win a seat on the City Council. Dare to hope.

At our next canvassing effort, we probably had about 30 volunteers in an abandoned parking lot. Our candidate for City Council held up a newspaper with that famous picture of Jason, Rebecca, and Julia leaning on the fence. He said what makes this picture so special, and so amazing, is these 3 Greens are elected officials, these Greens won an election in New York. The whole Green electoral landscape in Rochester really changed shape at that moment. People believed that we could find small races and win them…

In the weeks following the New Paltz victories, we heard stories, possibly tall tales, of the old guard, the Democrats, and the media freaking out about what a Green Mayor would do to their wonderful Village over the next four years. To be fair, not all of them thought he would last four years, or even a year. We heard the inaugural celebration included solar powered speakers, vegan/organic snacks, and of course, puppets! We heard the joy and celebration amongst Greens and the fear amongst the Democrats.

Speech from “Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush”

Rebecca’s speech at the “Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush” in NewYork City.

You can vote for Rebecca Rotzler now!

There is an IRV ballot set up for Green Party Presidential Candidates.

Please go there and vote for Rebecca Rotzler as your number one choice!

The poll is here:
DemoChoice Green Party President Poll

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rotzler, for U. S. President

Just a note: The DemoChoice poll is unofficial and separate from the Green Party. Not sure the biases. Hope we can send lots of Rebecca Rotzler supporters there.

2006 Village Board Meeting

Photo from the New Paltz Oracle: Mayor Jason West, 2nd from right and Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rotzler, right, serving on the New Paltz Village Board.

Photo by Douglas Godio.

Rebecca in WikiPaltz

New Paltz has its own community Wiki, called WikiPaltz. Here is Rebecca Rotzler’s portrait from WikiPaltz.

Rebecca Rotzler at Camp Casey, Summer 2005

                                                                                                                                                    From an August 2005 Peace Action Committee announcement: Rebecca Rotzler and son Lorin Rotzler pose with Cindy Sheehan, center, at Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas.

2004 Milwaukee Convention: Rebecca tabling

Photo courtesy of Karen’s Cottage