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MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release:
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Contact:
J. Roy Cannon
Green Party of Delaware
981-2652
jcannon11@comcast.net
Green Party of Delaware to Hold Annual Convention
National Green Party leader and Green Party of Delaware 2002 candidate
for Attorney General to address Greens.
Wilmington, DE: Green Party of the United States
co-chair and activist Anita Rios and Vivian Houghton GPDE 2002 candidate
for Attorney General are slated to speak at the 2003 Green Party of
Delaware annual meeting with other notable state Greens . Touted as Oan
invitation to all who see the existing two-party system as a snake with
two heads!š, the convention will be held at St. Paulšs Hall, 4th and
Jackson Street, Wilmington, Delaware this Saturday, May 31, 2003 from
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM and is open to the public.
AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Gathering
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Call to order (Karen Lienau, Chair, GPDE Coordinating Council)
Additions to and vote to approve proposed agenda
Approval of 2001-2002 Annual Meeting Minutes (Paul Toomey, Clerk, 2001 -
2002 Annual Meeting)
Opening Remarks (Karen Lienau)
9:15 - 10:00 AM
GPDE Coordinating Council 2002-2003 Annual Report
State of GPDE - Karen Lienau
Treasurers Report - Kass Sheedy
Green Party of the United States National Report - J.Roy Cannon
USGP Media Report - J. Roy Cannon
Newark Local Report - Bernie August
Kent County Local Report - Vince Sottile
Sussex County Local Report - Gerry Gray
Wilmington Local Report - John Atkeison
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Introduction of and speech by Anita Rios, Co-Chair of the Green Party of
the United States
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Introduction of and speech by Vivian Houghton, 2002 Green Party
candidate
for Attorney General
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Proposals from the floor
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Nomination and Election of GPDE Officers - J. Roy Cannon
Instant Run-off Voting election process
Nomination for At-Large Coordinating Council Member (1) one, two
year term
Acceptance speech by nominees
Discussion and vote by membership to elect At-large Coordinating
Council Member
Nomination for National Representative to the Green Party of the
United States (1) one, two year term
Acceptance speech by nominees
Vote by membership to elect National Representative to the Green
Party of the United States
11:30 - 12:30 PM
Workshops
Building Minority Membership - Anita Rios
Campaign School - Vivian Houghton
12:30 - 12:50 PM
Communications and Outreach Committee Report - Bob Bohm, Vivian
Houghton, John Atkeison, David Colton, J. Roy Cannon
12:50 - 1:00 PM
Closing Remarks and adjournment - Karen Lienau
*After party at Grotto's, 1819 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Green Party of Delaware
P. O. Box 6044
Wilmington, Delaware 19804
(302)738-9963
greenpartyde@yahoo.com
http://www.gpde.org
Green Party of the United States
1314 18th Street, Lower Level
Washington, D.C. 20036
info@greenpartyus.org
866-41GREEN (toll free)
http://gp.org
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