{news} GP RELEASE Greens, at 2007 nat'l meeting, vow to get 51 ballot lines in 2008

Mon Jul 16 11:33:42 EDT 2007

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Subject: [media-states] GP RELEASE Greens, at 2007 nat'l meeting, vow to get 51 ballot lines in 2008
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:36:21 -0700 (PDT)

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Sunday, July 15, 2007

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
mclarty at greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
starlene at gp.org

Greens at national party meeting pledge to seek
51 ballot lines for 2008

• West Virginia's Mountain Party joins the Green
Party

• More updates from the Green Party's 2007
meeting in Reading, Pa., July 12-15

READING, PA. -- The 2007 national meeting of the
Green Party of the United States
is underway in
Reading, Pennsylvania, with over 300 state
delegates, party leaders, and other Greens from
nearly every state convening for party business,
workshops, and preparations for the 2008 national
election.

The meeting was hosted by Reading Greens, Berks
County Greens ,
and the Green Party of Pennsylvania
. Jennaro Pullano,
Green candidate for Mayor of Reading
, was on hand to
welcome Greens from all over the US.

Former Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney will screen
the movie 'American Blackout'
and take
questions from Greens on Sunday afternoon at the
Green Party's meeting site, the Abraham Lincoln
Wyndham Historic Hotel, in the Presidential
Ballroom at 2:00 pm today (Sunday, July 15). The
address of the hotel is 100 North Fifth Street in
downtown Reading, 877-999-3223
.

Highlights of the Green Party meeting:

• The Green Party of the United States announced
its goal of 51 ballot lines in every state and
the District of Columbia in preparation for the
2008 election, with a pledge to commit party
resources for this purpose. 19 states (including
DC) currently have ballot access. More
information: 

• The West Virginia Mountain Party
was admitted to the
Green Party as a state affiliate. There are now
46 state parties (including the District of
Columbia) affiliated with the Green Party of the
United States.

• On Saturday, July 14, consumer advocate and
former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and
former Green candidate Carl Romanelli, who ran
for the US Senate in 2006, spoke at a press
conference and party rally about Pennsylvania's
grossly unfair and antidemocratic election laws,
and about how state Democratic politicians and
lawyers have abused the court system to block
them from running and even penalized them for
submitting ballots. The Green Party will post
links to video clips of speeches by Mr. Nader and
Mr. Romanelli, as well as other party events, at
the party's web site .

• Dr. Janet Eaton of the Green Party of Canada
spoke to US Greens at
length on the "Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America" (SPP), calling it a
secretive deal between Presidents George W. Bush
(US), Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Canada), and
President Vicente Fox (Mexico) to create an
international trade alliance with no
congressional oversight or public scrutiny. Dr.
Eaton warned that SPP, which is built on the
foundation established by NAFTA, is a dire threat
to environmental, labor, and economic protections
and that it would expand global corporate power
at the expense of democracy. Dr. Eaton
recommended transnational Green political
opposition to SPP, with a special effort to
inform the public about the deal, since it has
received minimal mainstream media coverage,
especially in the US.
http://www.greenparty.ca/en/policy/documents/deeper_look_spp
http://www.greenparty.ca/en/policy/spp_FAQ
Green Party International Committee:
http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/

• The Green National Committee (GNC) elected new
members of the party's steering committee: Phil
Huckelberry (Illinois), Jason Nabewaniec (New
York), and Kristen Olsen (Minnesota). Budd
Dickinson (California) was reelected, as was
secretary Holly Hart (Iowa). Steering committee
members who will keep their seats until the 2008
national meeting are Liz Arnone (New Jersey),
Sarah 'echo' Steiner (Florida), and treasurer
Jody Grage (Washington).

• On Friday evening, July 13, the Green Party
hosted a forum for candidates for the Green
Party’s 2008 presidential nomination. The
following candidates spoke:
Jared Ball http://www.voxunion.com
Sheila Bilyeu (web site TBA)
Dan Imperato (web site TBA)
Michael "Jingo" Jingozian
http://www.resetamerica.com
Jesse Johnson (web site TBA)
Jerry Kann http://kannforpresident.net
Kent Mesplay http://www.mesplay.org
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyawaisifza-Curry (for
Vice President) (web site TBA)
Gail Parker http://www.gailparker.us
Joe Schriner http://www.voteforjoe.com
Kat Swift http://www.prezkat.info

The following candidates did not attend the
event, but are still seeking the nomination:
Elaine Brown http://www.elainebrown.org
Paul Kangas (web site TBA)
Anita Rios (web site TBA)

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers

'Green for a Change': 2007 Green Party National
Meeting in Reading, Pennsylvania, July 12-15
http://www.gp.org/meeting2007
http://www.gpanc.org

'Open Letter to Michael Moore' from the Green
Party on 'Sicko,' health care reform
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_07_09.shtml
http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0710-03.htm

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