Sites of the 2008 national presidential nominating conventions
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.
Venues
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]
Theme
The theme of the convention was, "Live Green, Vote Green".[2]
Events
July 10
Main Events
Introductory news conference and a reception for international Greens.[2]
GPUS Budget & Finances in General: Input, Q&A, and more (presented by Jody Grage and Jim Coplen)
Selling Yourself Without Selling Out (hosted by Scott McLarty)
A Clear Path Towards Dismantling and Ending All "ism" (Racism, sexism, classism and white privilege) within the Green Party by 2012 (facilitated by Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza-Curry)
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
Kent Mesplay[2] of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee
Kat Swift[2] of Texas, co-chair of Texas Green Party
Balloting
Running mate
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]
References
Official Press Release
^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 r s"Green Party LogoInformation 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.
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^ a b c d e f g h"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. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^ a b"Green Party Presidential Convention | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ a b"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.