[statecom-discuss] 2007 National Meeting of GPUS in Reading, Pennsylvania

[Yarden]

The following press released was just received and though it properly 
belongs on the announce list, I am posting it to the most frequently 
opened listserve, and to the Communications people.
Elie Yarden

From: "Diane" <diane at dlighten.com>
Date: Tue Feb 6, 2007  5:01:02 PM US/Eastern
To: <natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org>,	<Natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org>
Subject: [usgp-nc] For Immediate Release: Pullano brings Green Party 
Annual National Meeting to Reading
Reply-To: Diane <diane at dlighten.com>

For Immediate Release

2007 February 6th

Contact:
Jennaro Pullano: 484-645-3959
Dave Baker: 1-800-647-4685/
daveb at gpanc.org

Pullano brings Green Party Annual National Meeting to Reading

GPUS Annual National Meeting at Historic Abraham Lincoln Wyndham

Reading, PA - At a press conference held in the lobby? of the Abraham 
Lincoln Wyndham Hotel and Conference Center, the Green Party of 
Pennsylvania, the Berks County Green Party, and the Pullano for Mayor 
campaign announced that the 2007 Annual National Meeting of the Green 
Party would be held in that location July 12-15, 2007. The meeting will 
bring an estimated 300 + people from all over the country and world to 
Reading, from as far away as Nepal to as close as your next-door 
neighbor. Its primary focus is the three day GPUS business meetings of 
all the Green National delegates, as well as music and informative 
entertainment that will focus on the four pillars of the Green Party: 
social justice, nonviolence, grassroots democracy, and ecology. Green 
candidates seeking various offices, including President in 2008, will 
be highlighted as well.


"This is an exciting moment for the City of Reading and the Berks 
County Greens who have worked so hard to make this happen," said 
Jennaro Pullano, referring to the lengthy proposal and website that 
volunteers created to make Reading the preferred location. Pullano, who 
announced his candidacy for mayor after being passed over for a vacant 
City Council seat last year, and until last week, the only candidate 
challenging Democratic incumbent Mayor Tom McMahon.'The Green 
revolution keeps on going, and Reading is ripe for change NOW!," he 
exclaimed.


Dave Baker, Pullano's campaign manager and the architect of the Reading 
proposal, was even more enthusiastic. "We are going to show Reading 
what the Green Party is all about," said Baker. "And we're going to 
show Greens from all over the country and th world that Reading is 
where it's at." In addition to workshops and business meetings, Baker 
and his team have booked local bands to play at parties and fundraisers 
designed to attract new people to the party. Said Baker, "we're going 
to have a great time!" All relevant information about the meeting, 
including events that will be open to the general public, can be found 
at www.gpanc.org.


Jay Sweeney , representing the Green Party of Pennsylvania, affirmed 
2007 as a year of rebuilding for the Greens and other third parties. 
"Last year was extremely challenging for us," said Jay, referring to 
the close to a million dollars spent on a Democratic challenge that 
resulted in all three statewide Green candidates being removed from the 
ballot. "However, Jennaro's campaign and the news today are bright 
spots of hope that will help us regroup and be ready for '08 - we are 
looking forward to the new opportunities."


The Green Party of Pennsylvania is an independent political party that 
challenges the two corporate parties, and stands for the values of 
grassroots democracy, social justice, ecology, and nonviolence.  The 
Green Party of Pennsylvania firmly opposes the Occupation in Iraq.  
More information about the party can be found at its website, 
www.greenpartypa.org.

Diane F White
National Delegate, GPPA