Battle of the Diametrics

Minneapolis in running to host 2008 Green Party National Convention

Minneapolis is a finalist to host the 2008 Green Party National Convention next summer. On Sunday, July 15, City Council Member Cam Gordon and Parks and Recreation Board Member Annie Young will attend a national Green Party meeting in Reading, Pennsylvania to make Minneapolis’ pitch to host the convention.

Minneapolis is competing with Chicago and Detroit to host the convention, and the Green Party will select the host location by Aug. 15, 2007. The convention is expected to draw an estimated 1,500 people.

If selected, the Minneapolis Convention Center, a City-owned, state-of-the-art facility that is home to more than 500 events each year, will host the Green Party convention. It will also be the second major political convention to come to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 2008. Plans are underway to host the 2008 Republican National Convention in September.

For more information on Minneapolis’ pitch to host the 2008 Green Party National Convention, visit www.gpus2008.mngreens.org/.

July 12, 2007
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The Greeniacs can then hang around and throw dead chickens at the Republican delegates. How convenient!