5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GREEN PARTY www.mngreens.org/locals/M5D FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, May 16, 2004 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE ENDORSING CONVENTION MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The 5th Congressional District Green Party will hold its endorsing convention on Sunday, May 23, 2004 to consider endorsing candidates wishing to run as Greens in the 2004 elections. The meeting will be held at Park House, 2120 Park Ave, Minneapolis starting at 12:00 PM. Darrell Gerber, chair of the local party, says, "Despite this being a light year for local elections we have had several candidates approach us seeking endorsement for state house and Minneapolis School Board races. We also have a candidate seeking Green Party endorsement in a race for the 5th Congressional District seat currently held by Martin Sabo." The endorsing convention will begin with an hour long "Candidate Meet-and-Greet" at noon before moving on to formal candidate speeches, question and answer periods, and the vote on endorsement by Green Party members.
The Green Party has long advocated for the use of alternative voting methods in public elections that allow for more democratic elections. The 5th District Greens will be using Instance Runoff Voting (IRV) in the endorsing votes. Gerber notes, "We believe it's important for us to use the electoral reforms we're advocating. IRV has worked very well for us in the past and we'll continue to use it internally as well as advocate for its adoption for public elections." Minnesota's 5th Congressional District includes the communities of Columbia Heights, Crystal, Fort Snelling, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hilltop, Minneapolis, New Hope, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Spring Lake Park, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, and most of Hopkins. The goals of the 5th Congressional District Green Party are to engage in electoral politics and social action to promote the values of Ecological Wisdom, Social and Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence and to help create a more democratic, just and sustainable society where people live in harmony with the Earth and each other. For more information contact: Darrell Gerber, Chair 612-824-7366, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lisa Boyd, Spokesperson 612-379-1227, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.mngreens.org/locals/M5D Contains information about the candidates seeking endorsement. Resource for IRV: www.fairvotemn.org REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
