Schedule of Press Conferences for Green Party National Meeting,
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
Wednesday, July 26, 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
Schedule of press conferences at the Green Party's national meeting in Tucson, Arizona, July
27-30
Green candidates for congressional, state, and local office will be featured. Other events included a vigil led by Women In
Black and a 'Saturday Night Fiesta' featuring musicians Dave Lippman and
Anne Feeney, with special guest George Shrub, the world's only singing CIA agent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Press conferences will feature Green candidates, officeholders, and
party leaders during the Green Party's 2006 annual national meeting in Tucson Arizona, from
Thursday, July 27 to Sunday, July 30. The schedule is appended below.
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, 738 North 5th Avenue (corner of East
5th Avenue and East University Boulevard), four blocks from the University of Arizona.
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.
Along with the candidates listed to speak at the press conferences, other Green candidates will be
present and available for interview. All details, including the list of Greens speaking at
the press conferences, are subject to change.
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 3-4 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Introduction to the Tucson meeting; news about the Green Party
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 11-11:45 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE with Congressional Candidates
Kathleen Culver, Tennessee candidate for the U.S. House, 7th District http://www.kate4congress.com
Byron De Lear, California candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, 28th District
http://www.delearforcongress.org
Julian Hatch, Utah candidate for the U.S. Senate http://www.hatchforsenate.org
Bob Levis, Wisconsin candidate for the U.S. House, 5th District http://www.boblevis.org
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1-1:45 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE with State and Local Candidates
Julia Willebrand, Ed.D, for State Comptroller of New York http://juliaforcomptroller.org
Howard Switzer, for Governor of Tennessee http://www.h4gov.com
Deanna L. Taylor, for Salt Lake County Council (District 5), Utah http://www.deannataylor.org/
Arizona Green Party candidates (to be announced)
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 3-3:45 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE National Women's Caucus: Green Party Women Candidates
Moderators: Nan Garrett and Kat Swift, caucus spokespersons
Jill Bussiere, for Wisconsin State Senate, District 1 jdt@itol.com http://www.votejill.org
Other candidates to be announced
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 11-11:45 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE with State and Local Officeholders
Moderator: Mike Feinstein, former Mayor of Santa Monica, California
Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, California
Rebecca Rotzler, Deputy Mayor of New Paltz, New York
Jeff Peterson, Polk County Board of Supervisors, 5th District, Wisconsin
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1-1:45 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE International Greens
Moderator: Julia Willebrand, co-chair of the International Committee
Justine McCabe, co-chair of the International Committee
Other speakers to be announced
OTHER EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 5:00 p.m.
Peace Vigil, at First Christian Church, sponsored by Women in Black
Contact: Claudia Ellquist, 520-622-3339, ellquist.co.atty@juno.com
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Border Issues Dinner at First Christian Church Featuring a discussion of immigration issues from
an Arizona border perspective, with a closing tour of the ramada where all the names of those
who died crossing are listed
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Night Fiesta
The Green Party of the United States presents musicians Dave Lippman and Anne Feeney, with
special guest George Shrub, the world's only singing CIA agent, at Zuzi's Theater, 738 North
5th Avenue (in the old 'YWCA')
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
Welcome page: http://www.gp.org/welcome.shtml
1711 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
"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
