Green 'Peace Slate' of Candidates at Green National Meeting in Tucson, July 27-30

Green Party of the United States
www.gp.org
Welcome page: http://www.gp.org/welcome.shtml 
National meeting page: http://www.gp.org/meeting2006

Monday, July 24, 2006

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org 
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@greens.org 
Claudia Ellquist, Chair, Green Party of Pima County, 520-622-3339, ellquist.co.atty@juno.com

Green 'Peace Slate' candidates to speak at the Green Party's national meeting in Tucson, Arizona, July 27-30

• Media credentialing page: http://www.gp.org/forms/media

• Schedule of press conferences below; Green candidates for congressional, state, and local office will be featured

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Candidates from the Green Party's 'Peace Slate' will be featured during the party's 2006 annual national meeting in Tucson Arizona, from Thursday, July 27 to Sunday, July 30.

Hosted by the Pima County Green Party and titled "El Futuro es Verde / The Future is Green," the meeting will take place at the Historic YWCA Building, four blocks from the University of Arizona.

"Greens are running aggressive campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate this year, and are challenging Democrats and Republicans in Congress on their support for the Iraq War and for the Bush Administration's disastrous Middle East policies," said Steve Kramer, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.

"Greens have called for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Our Peace Slate represents the wishes of the majority of Americans, who want a quick end to the Iraq occupation. Our message in 2006 is this: a vote for the candidates of the two war parties -- Democratic and Republican -- is a vote for war. If you oppose the war on Iraq, vote Green," Mr. Kramer added.

Members of the press are encouraged to cover the meeting. Reporters attending the meeting can visit <http://www.gp.org/forms/media> to fill out the Media Credentials Registration Form, and may also register on site.

Delegates from state Green Parties will participate in the meetings of the party's National Committee, while Green candidates, campaign organizers, and party activists from across the U.S. will attend campaign workshops and organizing meetings.

For Green campaign listings, news, photos, and web sites, visit the Green Party's candidate spotlight page <http://www.gp.org/2006elections> and the Green elections database <http://www.greens.org/elections>, which lists all 2006 candidates.

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
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"El Futuro es Verde / The Future is Green"
National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States in Tucson, Arizona, July 27-30, 2006
http://www.gp.org/meeting2006 
http://www.pimagreens.org/gpusanm/index.html 
Media credentialing: http://www.gp.org/forms/media 
2006 Green candidates: http://www.gp.org/2006elections 
http://www.greens.org/elections