Butch Ware

Ware has likened Hamas's 2023 surprise attack on Israel to Nat Turner's Rebellion, viewing Hamas as a resistance group against Israel's illegal occupation.{{Cite news |last=Flegenheimer |first=Matt |date=2024-10-23 |title=Jill Stein Won't Stop. No Matter Who Asks. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/jill-stein-harris-trump.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ggOyQ |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=The New York Times}}

On October 11, tweeted "...Oppressed people don't have a RIGHT to resist occupation, we have a RESPONSIBILITY to resist."{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=J. I. |date=2024-10-28 |title=Jill Stein's running mate celebrated violence against Israelis |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2024/10/jill-stein-rudolph-butch-ware-green-party-violence-israel/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US}}

Informed by Black radical tradition, Ware is an anti-Zionist and believes that Zionism is rooted in white supremacy.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b8EvI-NK-U&feature=youtu.be |title=How exemplary violence is used by colonisers and is being used in Gaza {{!}} Rudolph Ware {{!}} UNAPOLOGETIC |date=2024-05-11 |publisher=Middle East Eye |access-date=2024-11-03 |via=YouTube}}

Dr. Butch Ware is a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ civil rights, firmly committed to full inclusion, respect, and justice for all communities. He has repeatedly affirmed his support{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2024 |title='I am neither a Pro-life "abortion banner" nor a transphobe' |url=https://www.gp.org/neither_a_pro_life_abortion_banner_nor_a_transphobe |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}} for the life and dignity of LGBTQ+ individuals. Ware acknowledges the historical leadership of LGBTQ+ activists in the fight for social justice and remains dedicated to defending their rights in all spheres of society.

His campaign aligns with Green Party values of full bodily autonomy, gender justice, and anti-discrimination protections{{Cite web |title=Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression |website=Green Party of California (GPCA) |url=https://www.cagreens.org/platform/sexual-orientation |access-date=2025-05-01}}{{Cite web |title=Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity |url=https://www.gp.org/transgender |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}}

In an interview with YouTuber The Black Authority in late October 2024, when asked "do you agree with the idea of biological males playing in female sports",{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFEotnczUW4 |title=Butch Ware Calls The Black Channel |date=2024-10-30 |last=The Black Authority |time=50:32 and 48:57 |access-date=2024-11-07 |via=YouTube}} Ware stated: "I don't think that biological males should play in female sports. I think it gives an unfair [...] competitive advantage."{{cite news |last1=Ring |first1=Trudy |title=Jill Stein's running mate, Butch Ware, makes transphobic remarks |url=https://www.advocate.com/election/jill-stein-running-mate-transphobia |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=The Advocate |date=November 1, 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=2024-11-04 |title=Jill Stein's Green Party running mate opposes trans inclusion in women's sport |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/04/jill-stein-butch-ware-running-mate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/1uTEX |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=PinkNews}} Ware has stated that his comments were taken out of context by media outlets, Tweeting, "The remarks in question, presented in a hostile interview, were misrepresented through selective editing to suggest otherwise. In context, I was engaging in what I thought was a discussion of a nuanced policy on Olympic inclusion based on information shared by the IOC, not making a statement against trans inclusion."{{Cite web |last=Ware |first=Buch |date=November 2, 2024 |title=My full statement as a single thread |url=https://x.com/ButchWare/status/1852779905630765354 |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=Twitter}}

When questioned{{Efn|48:57 [...] [Interviewer:] do you believe there should be any limits on

49:03 abortion then[?] [Ware:] of course there should be limits on everything there there isn't there's almost nothing that should be

49:08 left you know completely un unregulated

um you know uh but you know I think that that a lot of the kind of common sense

49:15 um you know uh uh uh regulations that most Americans agree on as a you know

49:21 essentially 6040 issues you know something like 16 weeks and and and other such you know I won't go into kind

49:28 of the the the fine points on it but of course there have to be um limitations there have to be regulations of of of

49:34 abortion without any question [...]}} on legal limits for abortion in the United States, Dr. Butch Ware affirms support for reproductive rights, aligning with Green Party values that recognize a woman's inalienable right to make decisions about her own body.{{Cite web |title=Reproductive Rights |website=Green Party of California (GPCA) |url=https://www.cagreens.org/platform/reproductive-rights |access-date=2025-05-01}}{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Green Party Calls For Mass Mobilizations To Protect Reproductive Rights |url=https://www.gp.org/green_party_calls_for_mass_mobilizations_to_protect_reproductive_rights |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}} Ware believes that safe, legal, and accessible abortion is a fundamental right, and that restricting access disproportionately harms young, poor, and marginalized women.{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2024 |title="I am neither a Pro-life 'abortion banner' nor a transphobe." |url=https://www.gp.org/neither_a_pro_life_abortion_banner_nor_a_transphobe |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}}

The Green Party's  platform to reproductive rights, which he esposes  includes expanding access to contraception, comprehensive sex education, and public health initiatives to reduce unwanted pregnancies.{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Green Party Calls For Mass Mobilizations To Protect Reproductive Rights |url=https://www.gp.org/green_party_calls_for_mass_mobilizations_to_protect_reproductive_rights |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}} They support government funding for reproductive healthcare, including abortion services, to ensure that economic barriers do not limit any woman's ability to make choices about her body.{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Protect and Expand Access to Abortion Services |url=https://www.gp.org/protect_and_expand_access_to_abortion_services |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}}

Ware, is a firm advocate for aggressive climate action and a just transition to renewable energy.{{Cite web |title=Climate Change — Media |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/tag/Climate+Change |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}} Deeply aligned with Green Party values,{{Cite web |title=III. Ecological Sustainability |url=https://www.gp.org/ecological_sustainability |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}}{{Cite web |title=Green New Deal |url=https://www.gp.org/green_new_deal |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}} Ware views the climate crisis as a human-made disaster exacerbated by corporate greed and political complicity. He rejects the notion that wildfires, extreme weather, and environmental collapse are mere flukes, instead attributing them to decades of fossil fuel dependence and deregulation.{{Cite web |title=Watch Now: Dr Butch Ware's Vision for California in Exclusive Tavis Smiley Interview |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/watch-now-dr-butch-ware-live-on-tavis-smiley-kbla-1580 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}}

Ware's gubernatorial campaign prioritizes ending California's reliance on fossil fuels, holding corporate polluters accountable, and investing in clean energy solutions.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/ca.greens/p/DEn2fPHSFdC/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.instagram.com}} He has criticized both major political parties for bowing to Big Oil, citing the millions of dollars in lobbying that have stalled real climate action. Ware also advocates for climate justice, recognizing that Black, Brown, and working-class communities suffer first and worst from environmental destruction. He has pledged to fight corporate real estate interests that exploit disaster-stricken areas and ensure that recovery efforts center community resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and long-term environmental protections.{{Cite web |title=Dr Butch Ware (Green Party) Launches Campaign For California Governor 2026 |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/dr-butch-ware-green-party-launches-campaign-for-california-governor-2026 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}}

Through his campaign, Ware aims to dismantle the fossil fuel industry's grip on California politics and usher in a future where environmental policy is driven by science, justice, and public good—not corporate profits.

Ware is a staunch advocate for immigrant rights and has centered his campaign on ending California's cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).{{Cite web |title=Dr. Butch Ware Takes a Stand Against Governor Newsom's ICE Collaboration |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/dr-butch-ware-green-party-launches-campaign-for-california-governor-2026-7r34t |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}} Ware has strongly condemned Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to veto AB 15, a bill aimed at limiting the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's (CDCR) collaboration with ICE.{{Cite web |title=AB 15- INTRODUCED |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB15 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |language=en}} He has criticized the long-standing racial profiling and civil rights violations by ICE, arguing that the agency's actions undermine constitutional protections and disproportionately harm asylum seekers and immigrants fleeing economic, ecological, and political crises—many of which he attributes to U.S. foreign policy and corporate exploitation.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-03-21 |title='The Only Way to Resist is to Resist': Eight Takeaways from Butch Ware's FloodGate Interview |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-only-way-to-resist-is-to-resist-8-takeaways-from-butch-wares-floodgate-interview/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Palestine Chronicle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2025 |title=Dr. Butch Ware Takes A Stand Against Governor Newsom's Ice Collaboration |url=https://www.gp.org/butch_ware_for_california_governor |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Green Party US}}

He believes that state cooperation with ICE not only disrupts immigrant communities but also erodes public trust in law enforcement, making neighborhoods more vulnerable to systemic injustice. As part of his campaign platform, Ware has pledged to enact policies that shield immigrant communities from federal overreach, advocating for a California government that serves all residents equitably, regardless of immigration status.{{Cite web |title=Stream Now: 94.1 KPFA Hard Knock Radio {{!}} Butch Ware on Culture, Resistance & Building Power |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/941-kpfa-butch-ware-on-culture-resistance-amp-building-power |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |title=Watch Now: Dr. Butch Ware Calls for Organized Resistance & Hope at the Peace and Justice Center |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/event-recap-dr-butch-wares-impactful-visit-green-party-vp-candidate-connects-with-california-communities |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |title=Watch Now: Breaking the Duopoly and Building Third Party Power on Across The Spectrum |url=https://www.butchware4gov.com/media/watch-now-dr-butch-ware-on-breaking-the-duopoly-and-building-third-party-power |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=B.Ware For Governor |language=en-CA}}

Ware is a Muslim convert.{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Brooke |date=2024-08-17 |title=US: Jill Stein announces Muslim convert as VP running mate at online event |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/us-jill-stein-announces-muslim-convert-vp-running-mate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/iwZWL |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=The New Arab}} Ware stated in a podcast with The Thinking Muslim that he converted to Islam at the age of just 15 after being introduced to it by the autobiography of Malcolm X and then reading the Quran. He follows West African Sufi traditions and stated that "the Sufi tradition that I know tethers together spirituality with social justice".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17XMaRTc0E&ab_channel=TheThinkingMuslim |title=US Elections: Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware |date=2024-11-01 |last=The Thinking Muslim |access-date=2024-11-07 |via=YouTube}}

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• {{cite book |last1=Ware |first1=Rudolph T. |last2=Wright |first2=Zachary Valentine |last3=Syed |first3=Amir |title=Jihad of the Pen: The Sufi Literature of West Africa |date=2018 |publisher=American University in Cairo Press |isbn=978-977-416-863-5 }}Reviews of Jihad of the Pen:
• U Chinedu Amaefula, African Studies Quarterly, {{ProQuest|2424657574}}
• Wendell Marsh, The Journal of African History, {{doi|10.1017/S0021853721000153}}
• Eliza Tasbihi, Journal of Islamic Studies, {{doi|10.1093/jis/etab038}}

• {{cite book |last1=Ware |first1=Rudolph T. |title=The Walking Qurʼan: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa |date=2014 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |id={{Project MUSE|31232|type=book}} |isbn=978-1-4696-1431-1 }}Reviews of The Walking Qur'an:

• Anouk Cohen, Bulletin critique des annales islamologiques (in French), [https://hal.parisnanterre.fr/hal-03068445]
• Emad Hamdeh, American Journal of Islam and Society, {{doi|10.35632/ajis.v32i1.961}}
• Muhammed Haron, African Historical Review, {{doi|10.1080/17532523.2016.1227605}}
• David E. Skinner, Islamic Africa, {{doi|10.1163/21540993-00602010}}, {{JSTOR|90017388}}
• Alden Young, "A Revisionist History of West Africa", Books & Ideas, [https://booksandideas.net/A-Revisionist-History-of-West-Africa.html]

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• [https://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/bware/ Faculty website]
• {{cite web |title=Christopher Brown and Rudolph Ware |url=https://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/rudolph-ware-and-christopher-brown?nref=90283 |work=The New York Public Library }}

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