2014 Green Party US Annual National Meeting Macalester College, St. Paul, MN Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center

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DRAFT ­ SUBJECT TO REVISION

Throughout Media Room ­ Davis Court, Markim Hall Staff/SC Room ­ CC 215 Storytelling/Forum Training ­ CC 205

Thursday, July 24

11:00 AM ­ 9:00 PM Registration Open

12:15 ­ 1:30 pm ­ Lunch (Campus Center)

1:30 ­ 3:00 pm ­ Workshop session #1 Weyerhauser ­ Campaign School: Media & Social Media CC The Loch ­ Awakening the Dreamer Symposium Part 1 CC 214 ­ National Green Party Lobby

3:00­3:30 ­ Break

3:30 ­ 5:00 pm ­ Workshop session #2 Weyerhauser ­ Campaign School: Lifecycle of a Campaign CC The Loch ­ Awakening the Dreamer Symposium Part 2 CC 206 ­ Facilitation and Consensus Decision Making CC 214 ­ Extreme Fuel Nightmare in the Northeast and the new Green Party Pipeline Resistance

3:00­7:00 pm ­ Optional Outing to Lake Calhoun, bike rentals available (meet at the registration desk)

4:00 pm ­ Opening Press Conference (Davis Court, Markim Hall)

5:00­7:00 pm ­ Committee & Caucus Meetings (Sign­up for space at the registration table)

5:00­6:00 pm ­ Dinner (Campus Center)

7:00­ 9:00 pm ­ 30th Anniversary Celebration with Cam Gordon honoring Founders of the Green Party including Rhoda Gilman, Holle Brian, Mike Feinstein, John Rensenbrink and more! at McPherson Atrium, 2nd Floor of Campus Center

Friday, July 25

7:00­8:30 am breakfast (Campus Center)

8:30 AM ­ 9:00 PM Registration Open

9:00­10:00 ­ Lydia Howell Radio interview of Charles Eisenstein and

9:00 am Press Conference with Available Candidates (national) (Davis Court, Markim Hall)

9:00 ­ 10:15 am ­ Workshop session #3 CC The Loch ­ Anti­Oppression: A Workshop on Race, Class, Gender and Sexual Oppression (Part 1) Weyerhauser ­ Campaign School: Coordinating A Statewide Campaign: Minnesota As a Case Study CC 206 ­ Climate Change: Imperial Foreign Policies and Future Citizens CC 214 ­ TaxPayer Voter Identification Act & Malapportioned Representation Wey Bldg Lounge ­ Climate Change: The Impact of the TransPacific Pipeline and Militarism

10:15­10:30 ­ Break

10:30 ­ 11:45 am ­ Workshop session #4 CC The Loch­ Anti­Oppression: A Workshop on Race, Class, Gender and Sexual Oppression (Part 2) Weyhauser ­ Campaign School: Public Speaking CC 206 ­ Crisis in Ukraine Room TBA ­ Actions for a Green Social Movement Room TBA ­ Belonging to the Land

11:00 am ­ Press conference with Minnesota candidates (Davis Court, Markim Hall)

12:00 ­ 1:00 pm ­ Lunch (Campus Center)

12:00 ­ 1:00 pm ­ Committee & Caucus Meetings over lunch in cafeteria (sign up for private space)

1:00­5:00 pm ­ NC Business Meeting ­ JBB Lecture Hall 1:00 – 2:00 Opening/Introductions/Meeting instructions/Housekeeping Items. (Karen + Tamar) 2:00 – 2:45 Steering Committee Candidate speeches and Q & A (Tamar) 3:00 – 4:15 Report Out from Anti­Oppression Workshop (Shamako Noble, , Anita Rios and Hillary Kane) 4:15 – 5:00 Rebranding Reveal (Karen)

1:30­3:00 pm ­ Workshop session #5 CC 206 ­ Songs for the Planet CC 214 ­ Movement Schools and the US Social Forum

3:00­3:30 ­ Break

3:30­5:00 pm ­ Workshop session #6 CC 206 ­ American Militarism (Ghosts of Jeju film screening) CC 214 ­ Move to Amend

5:00­7:00 pm ­ Committee & Caucus Meetings in Cafeteria

5:00­7:00 pm ­ Dinner (Campus Center)

7:00 pm ­ Almanac (public TV) viewing of Greens being interviewed on public TV Jill Stein, Andy Dawkins, to be confirmed

7:30 pm ­ Panel of Elected Greens moderated by (Open to Public) ­ JBD Lecture Hall Cam Gordon, City Council, Minneapolis Annie Young, At­Large Member, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Laura Libby, City Council, Crystal, MN John Matheson, City Council, Hilltop, MN

Saturday, July 26

All day ­ Registration

8:45 ­ 11:15 am ­ NC Business Meeting ­ JBD Lecture 8:45 – 9:30 How to reach out to Millennials (Evan Lyne) 9:30­9:45 Break 9:45 – 11:15 Fundcom and Fincom including break­out sessions. (Jeff and Kate)

9:00 ­ 10:00 am ­ Workshop session #7 CC The Loch ­ Education something with School Board candidate CC 206 ­ Say no to GMOs and reclaim our food system CC 214 ­ What does it mean to be a “party of a different kind”?

10:00­10:15 ­ Break

10:15­11:15 am ­ Workshop session #8 CC The Loch ­ Jill Stein Climate Convergence Davis Court ­ Race and Class Bias On The Left Wey Bldg Lounge ­ Building, Not Burning, Bridges: Allying with Indigenous people

11:15­11:30 am ­ break

11:30­1:45 pm ­ Lunch and Keynote Speech with Charles Eisenstein: “The Revolution is Love” ­ Kagin Hall Ballroom introduced by Jill Stein/ Opening performance by Thandisizwe Jackson­Nisan 11:30­12:30 pm ­ Charles Eisenstein speech 12:30­1:00 pm ­ lunch (served in the ballroom) (those who have paid for meals have lunch included ­ all others ­ $15.00 ­ must buy in advance) 1:00­1:45 pm ­ q & a, book signing with Charles Eisenstein

1:45­2:00 ­ break

2:00­3:00 ­ Tabling (Campus Center) ­­ drawing for a GP t­shirt

2:00­5:15 pm ­ NC Delegates meeting continued (JBD Lecture Hall) 2:00 – 2:30 Forum Training and Communications (Jesse) 2:30 – 3:00 Committee Reports (Kate) 3:00 – 3:45 State Party reports (Karen/Kate) 3:45 – 4:00 Break 4:00­4:15 Report from Campaign Trail: Howie Hawkins 4:15­5:15 How to welcome people into the party (Hillary) – Creating a Culture Code (Kate)

3:00­4:00 pm ­ Workshop session #9 CC The Loch ­ Sulfide Mining: Threats to Clean Water, Health, Tribal Rights & Sustainability CC 206 ­ Sawant's Victory in Seattle: Lessons for Future Green/Socialist Alliances

4:00­4:15 pm ­ break

4:15­5:15 pm ­ Workshop session #10 CC The Loch ­ Hemp as an Economic and Environmental Solution CC 206 ­ From Foreclosure to Blight: Eminent Domain, Local Principal Reduction, and Wall Street Accountability CC 214 ­ Debunking MN wolf policy myths

5:00/5:15­6:15 ­ Dinner (Campus Center)

5:15­7:00 pm ­ Committee & Caucus Meetings over dinner

7:00 pm ­ Fundraising Event at O’Gara’s, 164 Snelling Ave N ­ songs from the past 30 years (tickets purchased separately) Emceed by David Cobb Featuring a few short speeches from selected candidates

Sunday, July 27 7:00­8:30 am breakfast

9:00 ­ 12:30 pm ­ NC Business Meeting ­ JBD Lecture Hall 9:00­10:00 Building Effective Committees (Karen Young) 10:00­11:15 National Political Strategy (John Andrews) 11:15­11:45 PCSC/BAC 11:45­12:30 Synthesizing Membership & Diversity with Political Strategy

12:30 ­ 1:30 pm ­ Lunch on your own

2:00 ­ 6:00 pm ­­ Steering Committee Meeting ­ CC The Loch