Peace & Freedom Party
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Peace and Freedom Party
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| Founded | June 23, 1967 |
| Ideology |
Pro-peace politics Feminism Eco-socialism Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 100
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| Seats in the House |
0 / 435
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| Governorships |
0 / 50
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| State Upper Houses |
0 / 1,921
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| State Lower Houses |
0 / 5,410
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| Website | |
| www.peaceandfreedom.org | |
The Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) is a single state left-wingpolitical party, with affiliates and former members in more than a dozen American states, including California, Florida, Colorado, Indiana, Utah and Hawaii, but none now have ballot status besides California. Peace and Freedom's first candidates appeared on the ballot in 1966 in New York; but the Peace and Freedom Party of California which was organized in early 1967, gathering over 103,000 registrants which qualified its ballot status in January 1968. (California Secretary of State Report of Registration January 1968)
Peace and Freedom Party has appeared in other states as an anti war and pro civil rights organization opposed to the Vietnam War and in support of Black Power, farmworker organizing, Women's Liberation, and the Gay rights movement.
In 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 the party's presidential candidates were Leonard Peltier,Ralph Nader,Roseanne Barr and Gloria La Riva, respectively.
According to its main website peaceandfreedom.org , the party "is committed to feminism, socialism, democracy, ecology, and racial equality" advocating "to build a mass based socialist party throughout the country." It is a strong advocate of environmentalism, aboriginal rights, rights to sexuality, health care, abortion, education, housing, employment and a socialist-run economy.
The Peace and Freedom Party grew out of the Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the mid 1960's. Unhappiness with the Democratic Party's support for the war in Vietnam and the Democrats' failure to effectively support the civil rights movement was a major factor in the decision to build a new party.
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