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Green National Convention Prepares for Presidential Nomination on Saturday. |
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Friday, June 25, 2004 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator (Cell) 202-487-0693,
202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org Contest is Between Nomination of David Cobb and Endorsement of Ralph Nader. PRESS EVENTS: Summary for Saturday, June 26 (detailed
schedule below):
MILWAUKEE, WI -- 750 to 800 delegates from 47 states are expected at Forward 2004! Green National Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they will participate in the selection of the Green Party's presidential candidate. The competition for Green support has narrowed to a choice between the nomination of David Cobb and an endorsement of Ralph Nader. "The outcome of tomorrow's vote is still uncertain, but one thing is clear: This convention will produce a ticket that truly represents the Green grassroots," said Ben Manski, Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States. "The floor rules are set up so that the will of the majority of delegates will be carried out," said Jody Grage Haug of Washington, a member of the Presidential Campaign Support Committee. Several of the Green candidates participated in a contentious forum Thursday evening, June 24 at the Midwest Center. Peter Camejo, a Green candidate for the nomination and Ralph Nader's choice as running mate, spoke for Mr. Nader. David Cobb has chosen Green activist Pat LaMarche of Yarmouth, Maine as his running mate. Ms. Lamarche ran for governor of the state of Maine in 1998 and re-established ballot access for the Maine Green Independent Party by receiving over 5% of the votes cast. The Maine Green Independent Party recently announced that 2% of Maine voters are registered Green, the highest percentage of any state. DETAILED SCHEDULE 9-10 a.m. - PRESS BRIEFING & PRESS CONFERENCE with Green presidential candidates (Milwaukee Hyatt Regency, Gilpatrick Room) 9: 00 a.m., continuing throughout the day at the Midwest Center 9:05 a.m. - Welcome to Convention 9:10am - Introduction of Andy Gokee 9:22 a.m. - Intro Credentialing Committee Chairs 9:25 a.m. - Report & Approval of Credentials 9:35 a.m. - Intro Platform Committee Chairs 9:38 a.m. - Platform Report & Approval (Note: the schedule below is tentative and subject to the outcome of successive rounds of voting by Green delegates) 10:00 a.m. - Introduction of Election Administrator 10:03 a.m. - Restatement of Rules by Election
Administrator 10:13 a.m. - Candidate Speeches 11:15 a.m. - First Round of Voting by Delegates Noon - Lunch (or Presidential Acceptance Speech) 1:30 p.m. - Second Round of Voting 2:15 p.m. - Break (or Presidential Acceptance Speech) 2:45 p.m. - Third Round of Voting/Endorsement Round/Vice-Presidential Round 3:30 p.m. - Break (or Presidential Acceptance Speech) 4:00 p.m. - Fourth Round of Voting/Endorsement Round/Vice-Presidential Round 4:45 p.m. - Break (or Presidential Acceptance Speech) 5:15 p.m. - Endorsement Round/Vice-Presidential Round 6:00 p.m. - Break (or Presidential Acceptance Speech) FOLLOWING the Presidential and Vice Presidential Acceptance Speeches: -- PRESS CONFERENCE one half hour following the speech, featuring the presidential and vice presidential nominees/endorsees (Milwaukee Hyatt Regency, Gilpatrick Room) -- Welcome of International Green Observers - 3 minutes -- Matt Gonzalez, President, Board of Supervisors, San Francisco RALLY 7:30 p.m. - Welcome 7:35 p.m. - Introduction of Former Milwaukee Mayor
Frank Zeidler 7:38pm - Former Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler 7:48 p.m. - Intro Jason West 7:51 p.m. - Jason West, Mayor, New Paltz, NY 8:01 p.m. - Introduction of Jim Green 8:04 p.m. - Jim Green, comedian 8:10 - Introduction of Kara Mullen 8:13 p.m. - Kara Mullen, Fundraising Director, Green Party of the U.S. 8:23 p.m. - Introduction of Efia Nwangaza 8:26 p.m. - Efia Nwangaza, Candidate, U.S. Senate, South Carolina 8:36 p.m. - Introduction of Dr. Agha Saeed 8:39 p.m. - Dr. Agha Saeed, National Chairman, American Muslim Alliance 8:49 p.m. - Introduction of Presidential Candidate 8:52 p.m. - Presidential candidate 9:22 p.m. - Introduction of Vice Presidential Candidate 9:25 p.m. - Vice Presidential Candidate 9:40 p.m. - Introduction of Ken Burns 9:43 p.m. - Ken Burns, rock & roll musician 9:46 p.m. - Introduction of Medea Benjamin 9:56 p.m. - Medea Benjamin, Founder, Code Pink 9:59 p.m. - Introduction of Matt Gonzalez 10:09 p.m. - Matt Gonzalez, President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors 10:19pm - Introduction of Diverse 10:23pm - Diverse, Hip Hop Artists 11:05pm - Wrap up MORE INFORMATION search: prty, elct |