State Green Party Press Release

Wisconsin Green Party Second Summer Gathering to be Held on the Banks of the Mississippi.

Wisconsin Green Party
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org

August 18, 2004

Wisconsin Contacts:
Jill Bussiere, WIGP, 920-388-0529, c: 920-255-2175 jdt@wisconsingreenparty.org
Jessica Thill, La Crosse Area Greens, 608-782-1359

Highlights Include a Joint Fundraiser for Fall Candidates with Minnesota Greens, and Endorsement of Wisconsin Green State and Federal Candidates

The Wisconsin Green Party's second Summer Gathering will take place the weekend of August 20-22 at Perrot State Park near Trempealeau. The first Summer Gathering was held the summer of 2003, at Rivers Edge Campground in Stevens Point, August 22nd to 24th. This year's attendees will be meeting along the banks of the Mississippi.

One of activities planned for the weekend is a joint fundraiser with local Greens in Winona, Minnesota, Saturday night, at Holzinger Lodge. The funds raised will benefit the campaigns of Minnesota and Wisconsin Green Party candidates for the fall.

"I love it that we will be working with the Minnesota Greens," said Jessica Thill, one of the organizers of the Summer Gathering. "Issues, such as the health of the river, often cross political boundaries, and so our efforts must cross them too."

Endorsement of Wisconsin Green state and federal candidates is planned for Saturday's agenda. The Wisconsin Green Party will have 6 state and federal candidates on the ballot on November 2nd, and 4 local candidates in addition to David Cobb and Pat LaMarche, the Green Party of the United States presidential and vice-presidential nominees.

"The Gathering will be a chance for Greens from across Wisconsin to come together to camp, meet each other, and discuss important issues from the local to the international," said Brian Lutenegger, Co-chair of the Four Lakes Green Party of Dane County. "Although there are a few business items on the agenda, the Summer Gathering agenda allows for more time for participants to relax than our Fall and Spring Gatherings."

The Wisconsin Green Party is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States, and stands on the four pillars of Social & Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, and Ecological Wisdom.

For more information about the Summer Gathering, visit
http://wisconsingreenparty.org/

Directions to Holzinger Lodge
Take Hwy 35 to Centerville, turn left onto Hwy 54 to Winona. Cross bridge into Winona, turn right. Go one block to stop sign. Turn left onto Huff Street. Follow Huff Street - cross Hwy 14/61 -- turn right at T in road. Follow signs to Holzinger Lodge.

From Hwy 14/61: Turn West onto Huff Street at lights. Turn right at T in road. Follow signs to Holzinger Lodge.

For more information:
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org
http://www.GP.org