Welcome - Green Party of Arkansas

The Green Party of Arkansas is hosting a campaign school in Little Rock on February 20 & 21. In order to reach as many candidates and volunteers as possible, while reducing our carbon footprint, the event will be livestreamed at http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus

Greens in several states are planning to join in via the internet and we hope many more will do so as well. Please distribute this information to all candidates and campaign volunteers who might be interested.

During he breaks we will be airing commercials by/for green candidates and greens that provide candidate support services. These commercials should be 2-5 minute YouTube videos and the link should be sent to Ken Adler kenton.adler@lyon.edu (more than one is ok) Informational videos from any active committees involved in campaign/ballot access support are welcome as well.

For those attending in person, the location is

Village Commons

1416 South Main St.

Little Rock, AR 72202

http://villagecommonslr.com/default.aspx

Day One -

11 am - 3 pm What every candidate should know

3:15 pm - 5 pm - Discussion of out-of-the-box approaches to campaigning and getting the attention of the media; tips for going door-to-door and tabling.

5 pm - 6:30 Dinner/ social (on site)

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Musical entertainment : Ken Adler - Still on the Hill

Day Two:

11 am - Messaging

12:15 pm - Working with the media

1:30 pm - Fundraising

2:30 - 3:00 pm - wrap up Q&A

Attendees may want to make their hotel reservations at

Travelodge

3100 Main St.

North Little Rock (501) 758-8110

It's $49.95 per night, plain but decent and close to the venue. Several attendees are willing to share rooms so let one of us know if you need a space. Call the hotel directly for that rate - it's much higher booking online.

Reminder: I need to get a head count for seating and dinner, so if you plan to attend the campaign school please RSVP to w2fruit@ozarkmountains.com

**Grassroots Democracy

**Ecological Wisdom

**Social Justice and Equal Opportunity

**Nonviolence

**Decentralization

**Community-based Economics

**Feminism

**Respect for Diversity

**Personal and Global Responsibility

**Future Focus and Sustainability

Greens In Action

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Green Party U.S.

Green Party US News

John Gray - Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate

John Gray, Mayor of Greenland Arkansas, has announced that he is seeking the nomination of the Green Party of Arkansas for the office of U S Senator from Arkansas in next year’s election.

http://www.johngrayforussenate.com/home.htm

Ken Adler - Green Party Candidate for First Congressional District

Ken Adler of Batesville made his formal announcement December 5, www.kenadlerforcongress.org

*** Green Party Files Ballot Access Lawsuit - UPDATE

The US District Court Judge in the Green Party of Arkansas case ruled on November 16 that the case is strong enough so that the state's motion to dismiss (before a trial) is denied. It is 7 pages and anyone can read it at a link from www.ballot-access.org.

- The Arkansas ACLU filed a lawsuit for the Green Party of Arkansas challenging the state's ballot access laws. (27 August 2009)

For a copy of the ACLU news release click here.

For a PDF copy of the filing click here.

Statement by Arkansas Green Party Coordinator Mark Swaney click here.