Sunday, June 14, 2009

Green Party to hold 2009 national meeting in Durham, North Carolina, July 23-26

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

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
Theresa El-Amin, North Carolina Green Party, 919-824-0659, teagreenparty@aol.com
Hillary Kane, Green Party Annual Meeting Committee, 267-971-3559, hillarya@upenn.edu


National meeting web page: http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM

Media credentialing page for the meeting: http://www.gp.org/forms/media


WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday July 26. The meeting will take place on the campus of North Carolina Central University.

State Green Party delegates, party leaders, candidates, officeholders, and others will gather in Durham for a weekend of plenary sessions covering party business, numerous workshops, social events, committee meetings, and other events. Many of the events are open to the public.

Press conferences will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24 (schedule to be announced). Reporters and photographers are invited to the press conferences and other events.

The meeting will be hosted by the North Carolina Green Party (http://www.ncgreenparty.org). Health care and the need for a Single-Payer national health plan will be among the major issue focuses of the meeting.

North Carolina Central University (http://www.nccu.edu), the nation's first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans, is currently celebrating its 100 year anniversary. For information about Durham, visit the city's online Visitors' Guide and Information Center (http://www.durham-nc.com).

A web page for the 2009 national meeting (http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM) has basic information for registration and contacts. More information, including the meeting schedule, guest speakers, and special events, will be announced soon.

The Green Party's last national meeting was the 2008 Presidential Nominating Convention in Chicago, Illinois, at which Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente were chosen as the party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees.


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193

Tally of Green election victories http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html
Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php
Green candidate database for 2008 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
Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

Green Pages, Vol. 13, No. 1
The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog

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