On Wed., March 4, 7 p.m., the Babylon Green Party gathering will feature Camillo "Mac" Bica, Ph.D., the coordinator of Veterans for Peace of Long Island speaking about the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Ave., Babylon, For directions to the Babylon Green Party gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo. com. Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

Bica will be discussing what is developing as President Obama's plan for fighting the "war on terrorism." The question is whether what Obama is offering the American people is truly change and hope for peace or merely a continuation of the Bush policy of occupation and destruction.

Babylon Green Party gatherings are held on the first Wednesday of every month. The April 1, gathering will feature Scott Carlin, the founder of the Long Island Climate Solutions Network speaking about Global Warming: How Immediate is the Crisis?

The Green Party is an alternative party to the Democrats and Republicans. The four pillars of the Green Party are: Nonviolence/ Peace; Grassroots Democracy; Social and Economic Justice; and Ecological Wisdom.

For more information about Green Party activities, go to www.gpsuffolk.org or call Green Party of Suffolk Chair Roger Snyder at 631-351-5763. You can enroll in the Green Party by checking the box marked "Other" on the voter registration form and writing in the word "Green" on the line next to it.