Join us for the first of two annual meetings of the statewide Green Party! This year Cook County will be hosting at the Oak Park Public Library (834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL), where we've reserved a private presentation room and three break-out rooms for group sessions.

The spring and fall meetings feature guest speakers, discussion panels, platform and bylaw discussions, candidate presentations, and more.

Mark your calendars now -- and help let us know how many guests to plan for by RSVPing on Facebook or the ILGP Events page!

PROPOSED AGENDA

9:00 am - 9:30 am Registration

9:30 am - 9:50 am Welcome, Introductions, Select Facilitator, Approve Agenda

9:50 am - 10:30 am Proposals to Amend ILGP Bylaws
Breakout Session: Urban Agriculture, Julie Samuels and others TBA

10:30 am - 10:45 am GPUS Delegation reports

10:45 am - 11:00 am Reports from Chapters

11:00 pm - 12:00 pm Panel: Beating the Barriers to Success in the Inner City
- Tammie Vinson, CTU Black Caucus
- Kohme Parrett, Director, South Side Organizing, Increase the Harvest
- Marlon Chamberlain, FORCE
(Fighting to Overcome Records & Create Equality)
- other speakers TBA

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Reports from Officer

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Nomination of Officers & Green National Committee Members
& brief remarks from Candidates

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Election of Officers & GNC Members

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm ILGP Platform: Open Discussion
Breakout Session: “A Way Out”--The Opioid Overdose Crisis
- Chelsea Laliberte & Laura Fry, live4lali.org
- additional speaker TBA

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm 2017 ILGP Candidates Panel

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm ILGP Strategy Session: 2017 Election and Beyond

FUNDRAISING DINNER

Khyber Pass, 1031 Lake Street, Oak Park

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner, a keynote speaker, presentation of the Houghes-Houghton Award, and socializing