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This is an open invitation to
Greens around the country and all over the world to
join us on Saturday, August 28th, 2004 in New York
City for "A Green World is Possible: A Festival of
Non-Violence, Ecology, Democracy, Social and
Economic Justice" at Washington Square Park in the
West Village of Manhattan.
If you or your organization is
interested in participating, volunteering, or
donating to A Green World is Possible Festival,
please contact us the Green Party Office in
Manhattan at 212-240-0501 or via email:
info@greenpartyoffice.org.
Please plan your logistics with
A Green World is Possible in mind. We are committed
to finding housing for all Green Party members and
groups. If you need housing please email
greenpartynyc@hotmail.com.
List of speakers and
performers:
When: Saturday, August 28th (Noon to 6 pm)
Where: Washington Square Park, New York City
The Green Party Office in Manhattan working in
conjunction with the Green Party of the United
States and the Green Party of New York State is
proud to announce the list of speakers and
performers for "A Green World Is Possible" festival
to be held Saturday, August 28th from Noon to 6pm in
historic Washington Square Park.
After months of negotiation with
the city of New York Parks and Police departments a
small group of dedicated Green Party activists were
able secure the necessary permits to hold their
response to the Republican National Convention, with
the aid of the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Billed as a safe and peaceful
festival of the four pillars of the worldwide Green
Party movement, organizers hope to provide festival
goers with a variety of music, speakers, and
informational tables reflecting many of the
important issues our members are working on. Among
the activities planned for the festival are free
Yoga classes, a Presidential mudsling, a 20ft tall
Pinocchio George Bush and old time soapbox free
speech areas.
Among the speakers confirmed for
A Green World Is Possible are Jason West, Green
Party Mayor of New Paltz, NY, David Cobb, Green
Party Candidate for President, David McReynolds,
Green Party Candidate for U.S Senate in New York,
Medea Benjamin, founder of Global Exchange and Code
Pink, Peter Camejo, Independent candidate for
Vice-President with Ralph Nader, Charles Shaw, Peace
Action Committee of the Green Party of the
U.S.,Gloria Mattera, Co-Chair of the Green Party of
New York State, Rebecca Rotzler, Green Party Elected
Official from New Paltz, NY, Dana Beal, marijuana
activist and founder of Cures Not Wars, Efia
Nwangaza, Candidate for US Senate in South Carolina,
Bill Douglas, 9-11 Truth Project, Rebecca White,
Candidate for State Senate in Brooklyn, New York,
Mark Borino, Candidate for New York State Assembly
in Brooklyn, Evergreen Chou, Candidate for New York
State Assembly in Flushing, Queens, Susan Metz,
Candidate for New York State Assembly in Prospect
Heights, Brooklyn, Michelle Tingling Clemmons, DC
Statehood/Green Party Candidate for Shadow US
Congressperson for the District of Columbia.
A musical tribute to the
activist history of Washington Square Park will be
MCÕd by the infamous Yippie Pie Man Aaron Kay and
will feature political singer/songwriter David
Rovics, along with number of local New York City
musical acts: the Stockyard Stoics, Casey Neil Trio,
rapper Tah From Da Bush, The Byzintines, CIti-zen
and Black Dawn.
For more info or to register for
press coverage of A Green World Is Possible Contact
Daniel Starling at 347-693-9955 or at
info@greenpartyoffice.org
or Charles Shaw at 773.671.7770,
cshaw@gp.org.
Schedule:
Green World is Possible
Schedule
Washington Square Park. NYC
Saturday, August 28
Noon-6pm
Noon-1:00 welcome and intro by MC and music and
performers
1:00 Gloria Mattera 5 minutes (Green Party of New
York StateCo-chair)
1:05 Dave McReynolds 10 minutes (U.S. Senate
candidate from NY)
1:15 Efia Nwangaza 10 minutes (U.S. Senate candidate
from SC)
1:30 Peter Camejo 10 minutes
(independent candidate for Vice President) (intro by
Howie
Hawkins)
1:40 special guest 5 minutes
1:45 Jason West 5 minutes (Mayor of New Paltz, NY)
1:55 Rebecca Rotzler 5 minutes (Village Trustee of
New Paltz, NY)
2:00-2:30pm music and performers
2:30 Medea Benjamin 10 minutes (Global Exchange/Code
Pink)
2:40 MicheleTingling-Clemmons 10
minutes (DC Statehood Green candidate)
2:50 Bill Douglas 10 minutes
(9-11 Visibility Project)
3:00 Charles Shaw 5 minutes
(GP-US Peace Action committee)
3:10 David Cobb 15 minutes
(GP-US candidate for President)
3:30-4:00 music and performers
4:00 Dana Beal 5 minutes (Cures Not Wars)
4:05 Judy and Joya Berezin 5 minutes (visit to
Palestine)
4:10 Dave McReynolds 5 minutes
(U.S. Senate candidate for NY) 4:20 Rebecca White 5
minutes (NY state candidate)
4:25 Susan Metz 5 minutes (NY state candidate) 4:30
Evergreen Chou 5 minutes
(NY state candidate)
4:35 Mark Borino 5 minutes (NY
state candidate) 4:40 David Cobb 15 minutes
(GP-US candidate for President)
5:00-6:00 music and performers
Music by political singer/songwriter David Rovics,
along with a number of
local New York City musical acts: the Stockyard
Stoics, Casey Neil Trio,
rapper Tah From Da Bush, The Byzintines, Citi-zen
and Black Dawn. |
