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July 2008 Green Party convention in Chicago
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The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10–14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center.[1] This served as both the venue for the National Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center on July 12.[2]
The theme of the convention was, "Live Green, Vote Green".[2]
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Main Events
- Introductory news conference and a reception for international Greens.[2]
- Welcome Reception with International Greens[3]
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Additional Events
- Credentialing Committee meeting[3]
- Accreditation Committee meeting[3]
- Diversity Caucus meeting[3]
- Platform Committee meeting[3]
- Lavender Caucus meeting[3]
- International Committee Meeting[3]
- Ballot Access Committee Meeting[3]
- National Women's Caucus[3]
- New York State Caucus[3]
- Bylaws, Rules, Policies & Procedures (BRPP) Committee Meeting[3]
- California State Caucus[3]
- Workshops:[3][4]
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Main events
- National Committee Meeting
- News conferences for elected Greens, Green presidential candidates, and candidates for other offices[2]
- Presidential Candidates Forum.[2] moderated by Rich Whitney[2][5][citation needed]
- Evening reception with John Nichols[3]
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Other Events
- Morning Yoga[3]
- Eco-Action Committee meeting[3]
- Presidential Candidate Support Committee meeting[3]
- Outreach Committee meeting[3]
- Black Caucus meeting[3]
- Dispute Resolution Committee meeting[3]
- Disability Caucus meeting[3]
- Youth Caucus meeting[3]
- Maine State Caucus meeting[3]
- Latino Caucus meeting[3]
- Workshops[3][4]
- Fundraising 101 (featuring panelists LaVerne Butler, Angel Torres, George Martin, David Cobb, Jody Grange, Emily Citkowski, Tamar Yager)
- The Role of Peace Movement in an Election Year (presented by Bruce Gagnon, Steve Shafarman and moderated by Ann Wilcox)
- What is Central to the Green Message: Ecology? Democracy? Social Justice? (presented Gloria Mattera, Ben Manski and John Rensenbrink, moderated by Mary Beth Sullivan)
- Sustainable Activism (presented by Alison Duncan)
- The 60th Anniversaries of the Palestinian Catastrophe (Nakba) and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Green Party's Response
- The Constitutional MAP for Voter Disenfranchisement
- Update on NAFTA and the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)
- The Law of Diminishing Returns as a Principle for Deciding How to Deal with the Need to Reduce Consumption to Restore the Environment
- Organizing Online for Everyone
- Campaign Fundraising
- Candidate Messaging
- Making Green Food Choices – How our diet affects animals and the environment
- Democratizing the Electoral College
- Endless War and the Military-Industrial- Governmental Complex
- Red, Black, Brown and 'Green': Positive Solutions to the Issues of Poverty, Immigration and Environment Destruction
- A Democracy Movement for the U.S.A.
- The Basic Income Guarantee - and the Power of Green Economics
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Main events
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Main events
- National Committee meeting with the new presidential nominee[3]
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Other events
- Morning meditation led by Lewie Pell of the Network for Spiritual Progressives[3]
- Green Alliance Meeting[3]
- Workshops:[3]
- Agrarian Revival at the End of Cheap Oil
- What to say when you're called a spoiler: instant runoff voting & proportional representation
- LGBT Activism: Recent Victories and Future Goals
- History of US-Iranian Relations and Its Impact on Current Tensions Regarding Iranian Nuclear Power
- Strategic Thinking for Campaigns
- Elections for Radicals
Malik Rahim Kathy Kelly
Notable speakers included:[2][3][4][6][7]
Presidential nomination[edit]
The presidential nomination took place July 12 at Chicago's Symphony Center.[2]
On stage at the Symphony Center after Cynthia McKinney accepted the presidential nomination Illinois delegation at the convention
- Withdrew
Jared Ball
of
Maryland
, college professor and journalist
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Kent Mesplay
[2]
of
California
, California Delegate to the Green National Committee
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Kat Swift
[2]
of
Texas
, co-chair of Texas Green Party
After McKinney's nomination, the convention delegates selected her stated choice of running mate, Rosa Clemente, for the vice-presidential nomination through a voice vote of delegates.[12]
- ^ Venue Options - Green Party National Convention 2008 - Chicago, Illinois Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Information for media covering the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention in Chicago, July 10–13". gpus.org. Green Party of the United States. May 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Green Party 2008 National Convention". www.gwu.edu. George Washington University. 2008. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Green Party 2008 National Convention". www.gwu.edu. George Washington University. 2008. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Hardy, Ronald (July 11, 2008). "GP Convention – candidate forum". www.greenpartywatch.com. Green Party Watch. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Green Party Presidential Convention | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Green National Convention: Live Green, Vote Green". www.usmlo.org. U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organizarion. 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Scott, Jeffry (April 23, 2012). "Cynthia McKinney back and running for her old congressional seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Statement of candidacy - McKinney, Cynthia". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "Dem Convention Day 2 redacted tweets ... DAY 2 of the 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION met in the Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "2008 Green Convention".
- ^ Daily Greens: Green Party VP Rosa Clemente - Vote and Acceptance. Video.google.com. July 12, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
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