[GPCA Updates] GP ADVISORY Green Party to hold 2009 national meeting in Durham, NC, July 23-26

[Green Party of California Updates]

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, June 10, 2009



Green Party to hold 2009 national meeting in Durham, North Carolina, July 23-26

• National meeting web page: http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM

• Media credentialing page for the meeting: http://www.gp.org/forms/media


WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States will hold its
2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, from Thursday,
July 23 to Sunday July 26.  The meeting will take place on the campus
of North Carolina Central University.

State Green Party delegates, party leaders, candidates, officeholders,
and others will gather in Durham for a weekend of plenary sessions
covering party business, numerous workshops, social events, committee
meetings, and other events.  Many of the events are open to the
public.

Press conferences will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 23 and
24 (schedule to be announced).  Reporters and photographers are
invited to the press conferences and other events.

The meeting will be hosted by the North Carolina Green Party
(http://www.ncgreenparty.org).  Health care and the need for a
Single-Payer national health plan will be among the major issue
focuses of the meeting.

North Carolina Central University (http://www.nccu.edu), the nation's
first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans,
is currently celebrating its 100 year anniversary.  For information
about Durham, visit the city's online Visitors' Guide and Information
Center (http://www.durham-nc.com).

A web page for the 2009 national meeting (http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM)
has basic information for registration and contacts.  More
information, including the meeting schedule, guest speakers, and
special events, will be announced soon.

The Green Party's last national meeting was the 2008 Presidential
Nominating Convention in Chicago, Illinois, at which Cynthia McKinney
and Rosa Clemente were chosen as the party's presidential and
vice-presidential nominees.


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Tally of Green election victories
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/election-results.html
• Green candidate news http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

Green Pages, Vol. 13, No. 1
The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog


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