Green Party Annual Meeting

Posted on July 11th, 2008 in Politics.

Well the Green Party Annual Meeting is underway in Chicago. On Thursday there were workshops and meetings of GP-US committees as well as state caucuses. The Presidential Nominating Convention is all day Saturday at the Chicago Symphony Center.

There are more workshops and caucuses scheduled for today, as well as Platform Hearings this morning (the Convention also votes on the GP-US platform). This afternoon the Green National Committee meets. The main items seem to be committee reports and the election of Steering Committee members (co-chairs and a treasurer).

At 7 pm there is the Presidential Candidate Forum. I had hoped to be able to blog live from there, but with limited phone and wifi access from the Palmer Hotel, this seems not likely (unless something changes). We will see about blogging from the Symphony Center from the convention.

Not a lot of news yet. Rosa Clemente being Cynthia McKinney’s VP pick was creating some buzz. I’m both a GNC representative from NY, and a delegate to the convention, so I’ll post updates of interest. -RS

 

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  1. drewprittNo Gravatar (blog author) says:

    Added on July 11th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    I hope you will read this editorial on my blog at :

    http://pointsbypritt.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/an-open-note-to-the-green-party/

    Its my opinions and mine alone. Let me emphasize no one asked me to write this but as you know I call them as I see them.

    I hope you will read it and join with me in encouraging other Green Party National Convention Delegates to read this editorial. I believe very existence, after this election, currently of the whole Green Party is at stake in which direction the party chooses this weekend.

    Thanks!

    Drew Pritt

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