California Green Peter Camejo, a three-time candidate for governor who described himself as “green on the outside, red on the inside — a watermelon,” has died at 68 . The “red on the inside” is from him being a long-term Socialist before helping found California’s Green Party.
His activism included free speech, migrant labor rights, and, obviously, environmentalism.
His Progressive Management Asset Inc. in Oakland pioneered in ethical investing, allowing investors to avoid companies involved in animal testing, weapons or sweatshop labor. He also created the first environmentally screened fund — the Eco-Logical Trust — for a major Wall Street firm, Merrill Lynch. (Before starting PMA, Camejo worked at Merrill, who booted him when they found out about his political leanings.)
Read the whole obit to understand why we need independent, non-duopoly candidates at local, state and national levels.
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