Events at the Green Party's 2015 Annual National Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, will include a forum for Green candidates competing for the party's nomination and a rally for justice in front of the Ferguson Police Department's headquarters.

The meeting will take place on the South Campus of the University of Missouri-Saint Louis from Thursday, July 23, to Sunday, July 26.

Many of the meeting events are open to the media and general public. A credentialing page for reporters, bloggers, and other members of the media interested in covering the events, including press conferences, has been posted online (http://2015greenpartyconvention.org/media-credentials).

The meeting will feature Green Party panels, workshops, meetings of the Green National Committee (not open to the media and public), and other events. Green candidates running in 2015 and 2016 and Green elected officials are expected to attend.

Many of the events will be aired on the Green Party's Livestream channel. Except for the rally in Ferguson on Saturday afternoon, July 25, all events will take place on the UMSL campus.

The party's keynote speaker at the Saturday luncheon will be media activist James Lane, who ran for Congress in New York's District 11 earlier in 2015 (http://www.votejameslane.org).

The forum for Green presidential candidates will take place Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Candidates seeking the 2016 Green presidential nomination (as of early July 2015) include Darryl Cherney, William P. Kreml, Kent Mesplay, and Jill Stein. For more information about the Green Party's nomination process, visit the web site of the Green Party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee (http://www.gp.org/pcsc-mission-statement).

Schedule of Events for the Media

Thursday, July 23, 4 p.m. Press Conference: Introduction to the Green Party's 2015 Annual National Meeting

Friday, July 24, 9 a.m. Press Conference with Green candidates and officeholders, guest speakers (participants TBA)

Friday, July 24, 11 a.m. Press Conference with Green candidates and officeholders, guest speakers (participants TBA)

Friday, July 24, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Presidential Forum with declared candidates for the Green nomination

Saturday, July 25, 12:15 p.m. Luncheon, with keynote speaker James Lane (http://www.votejameslane.org)

Saturday, July 25, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Rally in front of Ferguson Police Department, 222 South Florissant Road, Ferguson, Missouri; Green leaders and local activists will speak (more details TBA)

Details for all of these events are subject to change. A follow-up advisory with updates will be published before the meeting.

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191

Green candidate database and campaign information: http://www.gp.org/election-news
News Center http://www.gp.org/newsroom
Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/newsroom/speakers-bureau
Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/ballot-access-committee
Video Page http://www.gp.org/newsroom/green-videos
Green Papers http://www.greenpapers.net/
Discussion Forum https://secure.gpus.org/secure/GreenPartyForum
Google+ http://www.gp.org/google
Twitter http://twitter.com/GreenPartyUS
Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
Facebook page http://www.gp.org/facebook

Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog

Green Shadow Cabinet http://greenshadowcabinet.us

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-904-7614, [email protected]
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, [email protected]
Tamar Yager, Annual National Meeting Committee, 502-296-3849, [email protected]

When: Thursday, July 23, to Sunday, July 26, 2015

Where: University of Missouri-Saint Louis, South Campus, in St. Louis, Missouri
Campus maps: http://www.umsl.edu/maps.html

Web site: http://2015greenpartyconvention.org
Media Credentialing: http://2015greenpartyconvention.org/media-credentials
Events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/348483265348364
Green Party Livestream Channel: http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
Registration: http://signups-gpus.nationbuilder.com/2015_anm

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