?During the convention will be hearing from key candidates seeking office this fall and from hopefuls for next year, including a couple of people considering Green presidential bids.?
After a welcome and opening remarks beginning at 10am, the Party will hear from present officeholders and political candidates, including:
Chuck Turner, who as a current Boston City Councilor has had a significant and powerful impact on the City and has been an anchoring presence for Team Unity. Chuck is a growing voice for justice and communities of color on the Council, and is running to keep his seat this November.
Grace Ross, whose presence in last years? gubernatorial race had a transformative effect on the process, is now seeking to bring to the Worcester City Council that forthrightness, deep insight into policy, understanding of governmental processes, creative problem- solving, collaborative skills and commitment to diversity.
Luc Schuster, who is committed to advancing public schooling?s civic mission through his dual roles as a GED teacher in Boston and a sitting member of the Cambridge School Committee. At 25 years of age, Luc was the second youngest elected member of the Cambridge School Committee and is the GRP?s outgoing Male Co-Chair. ?During the convention will be hearing from key candidates seeking office this fall and from hopefuls for next year, including a couple of people considering Green presidential bids.?
After a welcome and opening remarks beginning at 10am, the Party will hear from present officeholders and political candidates, including:
Chuck Turner, who as a current Boston City Councilor has had a significant and powerful impact on the City and has been an anchoring presence for Team Unity. Chuck is a growing voice for justice and communities of color on the Council, and is running to keep his seat this November.
Grace Ross, whose presence in last years? gubernatorial race had a transformative effect on the process, is now seeking to bring to the Worcester City Council that forthrightness, deep insight into policy, understanding of governmental processes, creative problem- solving, collaborative skills and commitment to diversity.
Luc Schuster, who is committed to advancing public schooling?s civic mission through his dual roles as a GED teacher in Boston and a sitting member of the Cambridge School Committee. At 25 years of age, Luc was the second youngest elected member of the Cambridge School Committee and is the GRP?s outgoing Male Co-Chair.
Rick Purcell, who is campaigning for Holyoake City Council, has committed his public service work to abolishing poverty and opening up the democratic process.
Those in attendance who are exploring possible Green presidential bids in 2008 are:
Cynthia McKinney, the passionate and incisive former Congresswoman from Georgia. Cynthia will address the Green-Rainbow convention as she is being courted by Greens across the United States for a possible run as the Green Party Presidential candidate.
Jerry Kann, Green Party member from New York City, has announced his formal candidacy for the Green Party nomination for President and will address the convention.
Additionally, Joe Lopisi will speak about his potential run for Congress in the 7th CD (Ed Markey-incumbent).
Finally, after workshops on topics of particular concern to Party activists in the morning, we will close with a powerful and unique ?keynote address? by leading experts in the trends of the sub-prime lending debacle and the huge hedge fund interests, peak oil, policies that give developers local governmental control, and huge public and environmentally special land give-aways to large financial interests. This session will be lead by: John Andrews of Massachusetts Coalition of Healthy communities, Jason Wheeler of Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), and with commentary from Grace Ross.
Please join us for whatever exciting pieces of the convention you can and for more information please check out website www.green-rainbow.org.
This post is a press release written and published by the Green-Rainbow Party.
