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Monday, June 21, 2004
Contacts:
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- .The Green Party of the United
States will feature Green candidates and officeholders and Green officials
from other nations at several press conferences during Forward 2004!, the
Green National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 23-28. The
schedule of press events and speakers, which remains subject to change, is
printed below.
The Friday, June 25 press conference featuring Green
guests from other nations is titled 'Greens in World Politics 2004.'
Party officials and officeholders from six continents will discuss the
progress of Green politics in their respective countries and globally.
Reporters planning to attend the convention are
encouraged to make arrangements and to visit the media credentialing web
page <http://www.gp.org/forms/media/>
as soon as possible, if they haven't done so already.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for media at the Green National
Convention
THURSDAY - JUNE 24 (Hyatt Regency, Room: Gilpatrick
ABC)
3-4 p.m. - PRESS CONFERENCE
Welcome to the convention and briefing on the convention's theme,
schedule, and rules Speakers: Green Party officials
FRIDAY - JUNE 25 (Hyatt Regency, Room: Gilpatrick ABC)
10-11 a.m. - PRESS BRIEFING & PRESS CONFERENCE
with Green congressional candidates
Moderator: Masada Disenhouse, Coordinated Campaign Committee Terry Baum,
House, 8th Congressional District, California Bob Kinsey, 4th
Congressional District, Colorado Scott Summers, US Senate, Illinois Efia
Nwangaza, US Senate, South Carolina
11 a.m.-12 noon - PRESS CONFERENCE
with state and local Green officeholders
Moderator: Annie Young, Parks & Recreation Board, Minneapolis,
Minnesota JoAnne Bier-Beemon, Drain Commissioner, Charlevoix County,
Michigan Brian Benford, Common Council, Madison, District 12, Wisconsin
Kevin McKeown, Mayor Pro-Tempore, Santa Monica, California
4-5 p.m. - PRESS CONFERENCE
featuring Green guests from other nations
Remarks will be English, except with translators as noted (*)
Moderators : Tony Affigne & Julia Willebrand, co-chairs of the
International Commitee Lynette Tremblay, Deputy Leader, Green Party of
Canada for Québec (*) Jorge González, Past President and Founder, Green
Party of Mexico Alex Gonzáles, President of the Green Party of Peru (*)
Miguel Angel Pimentel, President of Green Party of the Dominican Republic
Per Gahrton, Member of European Parliament, Sweden Panu Laturi, Member of
Parliament, Finland Dan Boyle, Member of Parliament, Ireland Ane Aadland,
founding member and former co-spokesperson, Green Party of Norway Ram
Ouedraogo, President of the Green Party of Burkina Faso (*) Boaz Wachtel,
President of the Green Leaf Party of Israel Maitalal Gurung, International
Secretary of the Nepal Green Party Nick McKim, Member House of Assembly of
Tasmania, Australia Ian Ewen-Street, Member of Parliament, New Zealand
Grazia Francescato, President of the European Green Party
6-7 p.m. - PRESS CONFERENCE
with state and local Green candidates
Moderator: Juscha Robinson, co-chair of the Coordinated Campaign Committee
JoAnne Beemon, Drain Commissioner, Charlevoix, MI
Claudia Ellquist, County Attorney, Pima, AZ
Henry Lawrence, County Commissioner, Bay County, FL
Audrey Thayer, City Council, Bemidji, MN, cell 218-209-1617
SATURDAY - JUNE 26 (Hyatt Regency, Room: Gilpatrick
ABC)
9-10 a.m. - PRESS BRIEFING & PRESS CONFERENCE
with Green presidential candidates
10:00 am - 11:00 am - Speeches by presidential
candidates (Midwest Center Ballroom)
11 a.m. -- Voting by delegates for the Green Party
nomination (Midwest Center Ballroom)
7 p.m. (estimate) - PRESS CONFERENCE
with nominees for President, Vice-President , and national Green Party
leadership
7:30-11pm - Acceptance speeches and rally
SUNDAY - JUNE 27 (Hyatt Regency, Room: Gilpatrick ABC)
9-9:30 a.m. - (tentative) PRESS BRIEFING
Speakers: Green Party officials
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Green Party Rally & March for
Jobs & Peace
MORE INFORMATION
The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
1711 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
FORWARD 2004! Green National Convention & Presidential
Candidates
http://www.gp.org/convention/process.html
Media credentialing for the convention
http://www.gp.org/forms/media/
Green National Convention PRESS KIT
http://www.gp.org/committees/media/press_kit.pdf
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