Here is the latest news from the Green Party of New York. |
Cynthia McKinney Wins Green Party Presidential Nomination! |
Cynthia McKinney has won the nomination of the Green Party of the United States to be its presidential candidate in 2008. At the July 12 GP-US Convention in Chicago she received 313 of 532 total votes. McKinney, a former Member of Congress from Georgia, was picked by Greens from states across the country to be their standard bearer this year. Hip-hop activist and journalist Rosa Clemente was selected to be the vice-presidential candidate of the Greens. McKinney served six terms representing DeKalb County’s 4th Congressional District before moving to California and becoming a Green. About 800 Greens attended the convention at the Chicago Symphony Center. Clemente said she accepted McKinney’s invitation to be her running mate because she believes the former Georgia Congresswoman’s platform addresses issues not addressed by Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. “I chose to do this, not for me, but for my generation, my community and my daughter,” said Clemente, 35, in the statement. “I don’t see the Green Party as an alternative, I see it as imperative.” |
Mission: PETITION! Getting Cynthia McKinney On The Ballot
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We need you to join Greens throughout the State who will pound the pavement and harvest signatures to make sure New York State voters can choose Peace, Justice, and True Prosperity on Election Day. We need 30,000 signatures to put Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente on the ballot and it’s up to us, the Greens, to get them.
The Time is now! Get the petition: McKinney/Clemente Petition (139.3 KiB) Get petitioning instructions: Basic Petitioning Instructions (87.6 KiB) How many can you get? We need to gather over 800 signatures per day to reach our goal. How many will you chip in today? Email Michael now and tell him how many hours and signatures you can commit to, per day!. A Challenge to the Greens in New York State from the Petition Coordinator: Check out this YouTube video for a special challenge from the GPNY Presidential Petition Coordinator. |
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