{news} Fwd: DC ADVISORY Green pres. candidates, Ralph Nader at forum in DC, Feb. 2

[Tim McKee]

Green News DC <dcsgp9 at hotmail.com> wrote:  From: Green News DC <dcsgp9 at hotmail.com>
To: <dcsgpnews2 at yahoo.com>
Subject: DC ADVISORY Green pres. candidates, Ralph Nader at forum in DC,
Feb. 2
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:15:33 +0000


THE DC STATEHOOD GREEN PARTY
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org

For immediate release:
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Contact:
Scott McLarty, DC Statehood Green Party Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty at greens.org
Contacts for the February 2 presidential forum:
Jane Zara (District of Columbia), 202-483-9303
Tom Yager or Tamar Byczek Yager (Virginia), 703-534-2187


Green presidential candidates gather in Washington, DC for a forum on Saturday, February 2 at Busboys & Poets

• Ralph Nader, who recently announced his 2008 Exploratory Committee, will speak after the candidates' forum

• Time: Saturday, February 2, at 10 am

• Location: Busboys & Poets, 14th and V Streets, NW in Washington, DC


WASHINGTON, DC -- Candidates for the Green Party's nomination will participate in a public forum in Washington, DC on Saturday, February 2.

• Candidates Jesse Johnson, Kent Mesplay, and Kat Swift will speak at the forum. Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowaisfza-Curry, who is seeking the Green Party's vice presidential nomination, will also speak.

• DC native Jared Ball, who withdrew from the Green presidential race to support candidate Cynthia McKinney, will speak on Ms. McKinney's behalf.

• After the candidates' forum, Ralph Nader will speak and answer questions. Mr. Nader, who recently announced his 2008 Exploratory Committee , will appear as a guest speaker.

Reporters and photographers will be welcome. The event will take place 10:00 am at Busboys & Poets, 14th and V Streets, NW, near the U Street/African American Civil War Memorial Stop on the Metro Green Line. The phone number for Busboys & Poets is 202-387-POET.

The February 2 event is sponsored by the DC Statehood Green Party , Maryland Green Party , and Green Party of Virginia . The DC Statehood Green Party has major party status in the District.

The Green Party has opened a new web page featuring videos of Green presidential candidates and debates . The party will choose its presidential and vice presidential nominees at the 2008 Green National Nominating Convention in Chicago, July 10-13.

The following candidates will be on the DC ballot in the February 12 primary:

• Jared Ball http://www.jaredball.com

• Jesse Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMxgYnmdHfg

• Cynthia McKinney http://www.runcynthiarun.org http://www.americanblackout.org/

• Kent Mesplay http://www.mesplay.org

• Ralph Nader http://www.draftnader.org (Howie Hawkins of the Green Party of New York State has consented to serve as a 'placeholder' candidate on the DC ballot until Mr. Nader announces his intentions for the 2008 election)

• Kat Swift http://www.bexargreens.org/katforprez


MORE INFORMATION

The DC Statehood Green Party http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
• Green candidates for the White Houseon the February 12 primary ballot DC http://www.gp.org/press/pr-state.php?ID=14

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Video of Green presidential candidates http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/presidential-videos.php
• Green candidate database for 2007 and other campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Media credentialing http://www.gp.org/committees/media/kit.shtml


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