For Immediate Release

     January 24, 2000 /Alternative Tentacles/ -- Much to his surprise, 
Jello Biafra was nominated for the Green Party Presidential Primary in 
New York State.  Biafra, former lead singer/songwriter of the seminal 
political punk band Dead Kennedys, accomplished spoken word performer, 
and renowned social commentator, will be an official candidate in the 
March 7 election.  Also on the ballot are consumer advocate Ralph Nader, 
Stephen Gaskin, founder of The Farm - a commune in Tennessee, and Joel 
Kovel, a doctor, peace activist, and college professor.

     No stranger to politics, Jello Biafra ran against Diane
Feinstein in the 1979 San Francisco Mayoral race, where he finished in
fourth place with over six thousand votes (3.5% of the total).  In June
1986, criminal charges for "Distribution of Harmful Matter to Minors"
against Dead Kennedys' Frankenchrist album thrust Biafra into the
spotlight as a spokesperson on First Amendment rights.   It marked the
first case in history to try a recorded work for obscenity.  The trial
ended in a hung jury and the judge ultimately dismissed the case.

     Biafra joined forces with other concerned musicians, including
Frank Zappa, to combat the PMRC (Parent's Music Resource Center), an
organization dedicated to forcing the de-facto censorship of musical
lyrics.  Biafra locked horns with PMRC leader Tipper Gore twice on the
Oprah Winfrey Show; he has also appeared on Donahue, Crossfire, and
Politically Incorrect.  After numerous musical and spoken word albums,
Biafra continues to perform internationally, stirring his fans with
scathing political insights paired with razor sharp wit.

     Biafra is owner/founder of Alternative Tentacles Records, a
respected independent label.  ATR recently celebrated its twentieth
anniversary, and boasts more than two hundred, often controversial,
releases to date.

     Jello Biafra, a registered Green Party member in California for
several years, has chosen Mumia Abu-Jamal, an award-winning journalist
currently in prison on death row, as his vice-presidential running
mate.  This decision will focus attention on Abu-Jamal's case and on
opposition towards the death penalty in general.

     The following list outlines the other key points of Biafra's
platform.  Biafra does not plan to actively campaign.  For further
information concerning the Green Party (including volunteer positions)
contact Craig Seeman at (718)797-0045 or cseeman@earthlink.net.  Direct
press inquiries related to Jello Biafra or Alternative Tentacles Records
to Michelle at (415)282-9784 or michelle@alternativetentacles.com.


 Jello Biafra's Platform for 2000 Green Party Presidential Primary
(State of New York - March 7):

- Enactment of a maximum wage
- Payback through free healthcare, education and public transportation
- Withdrawal of the US from NAFTA and the World Trade Organization,
  ideally forcing their dissolution
- A moratorium (or at least mandatory labeling) of irradiated and
  genetically engineered "frankenfood"
- End the "War on Drugs", disband the DEA, and commute the prison
  sentences of all small time drug offenders to "time served"
- Abolish the military and CIA, and destroy all nuclear weapons
- Shift the United States Government to Parliamentary rule, with
  proportional representation, and a sixty day limit on election campaigns

- "None of the Above" option on all ballots, whereby a majority of
  dissatisfied voters can force a new election
- Allow taxpayers to choose exactly where the government directs their
  money
- Citizen election of police officers
- Legalize squatting in abandoned buildings
- Eradicate all SUV's!!!!!!!!