Iowa Green Party State Convention

Members of the Iowa Green Party will hold their biennial state convention and
presidential preference vote on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A. The convention is open to
anyone interested in joining the Green Party, and will be proceeded by a meeting
of the state central committee.

Keynote speakers will include Dr. Maureen McCue, of Physicians for Social
Responsibility, and Randall Wilson, legal director for Iowa's ACLU. Musical
entertainment will be provided by Pigs in Clover and The Thompsons. Members
will plan an upcoming petition drive to get the Green presidential nominee on
the Iowa ballot.

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Iowa Greens will be selecting delegates to the Green National Nominating
Convention, which will be held in Chicago on July 12th.
There are currently four candidates competing for the Green party presidential
nomination, including 6-term Congresswoman from Georgia Cynthia McKinney, now a
resident of California; activist and film actor Jesse Johnson of West Virginia;
activist and Green Party organizer Kat Swift of San Antonio, Texas; and air
quality specialist and engineer Kent Mesplay of California. "It says a great
deal about the Green Party that we have attracted candidates of their caliber,"
said Wendy Barth, IAGP co-chair and 2006 Green gubernatorial candidate. "Most
are not well-known names, but each has had some impressive accomplishments.
Their work is inspiring."

Last year, Iowa Green and Libertarian Parties were represented by the ACLU's
Randall Wilson in a successful case which gained Iowans the right to register to
vote as members of third parties. Starting from 0, the Iowa Green Party had, as
of the end of April, officially 50 members. "That's 50 people who have filled
out an Iowa voter registration from and checked 'Green," but we know we have
many more than that interested or supporting the Green Party," said Daryl
Northrop, IAGP co-chair and 2004 Green candidate for U.S.Senate. "When Iowans
were able to register Green from 2001-2002, the Iowa Green Party's rate of
growth was the fastest of any state Green Party in the country, ending at about
2600. We are optimistic we'll see a steady increase in membership throughout
the coming months.

GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Jesse Johnson http://www.jesse08.org/
Cynthia McKinney http://www.runcynthiarun.org/
Kent Mesplay http://www.mesplay.org/
Kat Swift http://www.voteswift.org/