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Illinois Green Party to hold state meeting in Champaign-Urbana July17-19; will recognize statewide Green candidates
ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, July 9, 2009
Illinois Green Party to hold state meeting in Champaign-Urbana July
17-19; will recognize statewide Green candidates
Contact:
Phil Huckelberry
Illinois Green Party Chair
309-268-9974
Patrick Kelly
Illinois Green Party Media Coordinator
773-809-4547
The Illinois Green Party will hold a state party meeting on July 17-19
in Champaign-Urbana, with the majority of events held at the Illinois
Terminal station. The primary purpose of the meeting is to recognize
statewide Green candidates for the February 2010 primary election.
The meeting will also include workshops on running for office,
political issues, and party building.
"This meeting is going to gear us up for the 2010 election and kick
off an effort to bring real change to Illinois," said Phil
Huckelberry, Illinois Green Party Chair. "With the corruption and
gridlock on the state level, and the corporate giveaways and broken
promises on the federal level, the Green Party remains the party of
principle, progress, and people. Green Party candidates are able to
put the interests of the people first since they do not accept
corporate campaign contributions. For those who no longer wish to
vote for the parties of Blagojevich and Ryan, we ask you to support
the Green Party."
The meeting, which is open to all Green Party members in Illinois,
will hear from several candidates seeking the Green nomination for one
of the seven statewide offices up for election in 2010. The Illinois
Green Party does not issue endorsements for statewide office during
primary elections, but may extend formal recognition to one or more
candidates for such offices.
Formal recognition is intended to give Green Party members an
opportunity to learn who the legitimate Green candidates are in
advance of the petitioning period which begins on August 4. Green
candidates generally rely on a grassroots volunteer base and
recognition is a vital aspect of connecting candidates to the rank and
file membership.
In 2006, Rich Whitney received over 10% of the vote as the Green
candidate for Governor, making the Green Party one of three
"established" parties in Illinois, which means that the party has full
ballot access for all races across the state in 2010. Whitney has
expressed interest in being the Green candidate for Governor again and
is expected to be at the meeting.
Candidates will make their case for recognition on the morning of July
18th and members will vote that afternoon. A press conference will be
held at 3:30pm (more details about the press conference will be
forthcoming.) A fundraising dinner will be held Saturday evening,
featuring speeches by candidates and other party leaders, a silent
auction, and entertainment.
Workshops will be held throughout the meeting, including Green Health
Care Solutions, the Co-op Alternative, Transition Towns, and Gardening
and Local Food: Practice and Politics. There will also be campaign
school workshops that will touch on topics like fundraising,
petitioning, public speaking, and building a campaign team.
A social mixer will be held the evening of Friday, July 17 at Crane
Alley in downtown Urbana. The meeting will be held at the Illinois
Terminal train station in downtown Champaign on Saturday, July 18 and
at the Eastland Suites in Urbana on Sunday, July 19.
A full schedule and registration information is available online:
"I am excited about this state meeting" said AJ Segneri, Illinois
Green Party Membership Steward. "The Illinois Greens are full of
dedicated people who can work together. We look forward to working
with the people of Illinois to enact sustainable, sensible policies
for the state."
MORE INFORMATION:
Illinois Green Party
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