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WHEN: Thursday, June 27,
at 11 a.m.
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WHERE: The Liberty Bell in
Philadelphia, on Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets, part
of Independence National Historical Park.
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SPEAKERS: Michael Morrill,
Green Party candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania; Dean Myerson,
Political Coordinator of the Green Party of the United States; Cheri
Honkala, Kensington Welfare Rights Union.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green
Party of the United States and the Michael Morrill Campaign for
Governor of Pennsylvania will hold a joint press conference on Thursday,
June 27 at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
At the press conference, the Green Party of the United States will
discuss the party's 2002 Midterm Convention, which is set to take place
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, July 21.
The convention will be held at the Holiday Inn -Independence Mall, 400
Arch Street in downtown Philadelphia. The phone number at the hotel, for
reservations only, is 800-843-2355. Press conferences will also take
place the convention, and will feature prominent Green candidates and
officeholders (names, times, and other details to be announced).
Delegates from the party's 34 member states, Green candidates for state
and local office, and other guests and observers will attend the
meeting.
On Friday evening, July 20, the convention will hold a rally for Greens
and Philadelphia progressive and community activists, with keynote
speakers Ralph Nader, the Green Party's 2000 presidential candidate, and
Medea Benjamin, who heads Global Exchange and who ran for the U.S.
Senate in 2000 as a California Green.
Contacts:
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com
Michael Morrill Campaign: 570-372-0503
Convention contact:
Dean Myerson, Political Coordinator,
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN, cell (301) 651-5168,
GPHQ--at--gp.org
MORE INFORMATION
The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org National office: 1314
18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Convention information http://gpus.org/convention.html.
Press credentialing for the convention: download an application at http://gpus.org/documents/credentials3.pdf.
Index of Green Party candidates in 2002 http://www.gp.org/patience.html
The Michael Morrill Campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania http://www.michaelmorrill.org
570-372-0503
Kensington Welfare Rights Union http://www.kwru.org
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