State Green Party Press Release

Pacific Greens to Nominate Candidates at Portland Convention.

PACIFIC GREEN PARTY OF OREGON
PGP: http://www.pacificgreens.org

May 17, 2004

For more information contact:
Joanne Cvar, PGP Co-Chair, 541-563-3615, cvar@oregonvos.net
Seth Woolley, PGP Elections Administrator, 503-282-1261, seth@positivism.org

The Portland Metro Chapter of the Pacific Green Party of Oregon will host the statewide PGP nominating convention at Portland State University on June 5th and 6th. Registered PGP members are eligible to vote, but for this convention, party members must have been registered as a Pacific Green Party member as of April 28, 2004. Party members will select nominees for partisan offices and vote on Oregon's preference for the Green nominee for President of the United States. Balloting for these candidates will take place on Saturday June 5, with registration scheduled to begin at 8:30 A.M. in Room 071, Cramer Hall. Welcoming ceremonies begin at 9 A.M., followed by candidate presentations and panel discussions featuring issues such as campaign financing, instant-runoff voting, and the Green Party's role in the 2004 presidential election.

On Sunday June 6th, the convention will begin at 9 A.M. Voting for a new slate of 2004-05 state Coordinating Committee members and for delegates to the Green Party presidential nominating convention will be limited to PGP supporting members. A supporting member is a party member who has donated either sufficient dues or volunteer labor to the Party over the last year and attended at least one previous convention. Sunday's schedule will also include discussion of PGP chapter issues, development of 2004 campaign strategies, and a proposal for a resolution supporting the immediate withdrawal of US troops and corporate contracts from Iraq.

For early-comers to the convention, the Metro chapter will host a welcoming reception on Friday June 4th beginning at 7 P.M. at the Rose and Raindrop Pub, 532 SE Grand AV. All activities and events are free and open to the public. Please visit the PGP website, www.pacificgreens.org, to download copies of the agenda, supporting materials for this convention, and maps. For more information or to inquire about child care, you may also call 503-235-0300.