Join activists from around the state at the Green Party of Florida’s annual conference in Tampa. Learn about hot issues, meet and greet fellow party members, and help plan the direction of the party in the coming year.
Friday, June 5, 6pm-10pm
Meetup at Ybor Daily Market – CORRECTION – 1920 E. 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 for an informal pre-conference gathering.
Saturday, June 6, 8am-5pm
USF, Marshall Center 4103 Cedar Cir. Tampa, FL 33620, In the “3705 Manatee Room”
Hosted by: USF “Green Party Alliance” club
*PARKING: fees not enforced in Lots S, D, E on Sat. (respect handicapped or reserved parking spaces)
We spoke with Security and the best Place to PARK FOR FREE is adjacent to the Marshal Center in the Crescent Hill Parking garage See Map Here.
Join us for a great day of Reports, Discussion, Speakers and Workshops:
8:00am – 8:45
Registration/ Sign in
& Breakfast: Bagels, Fruit, Coffee, Tea
(Donations accepted for food provided by local members)
8:45 –9:05
Welcome and Introduction by facilitator Kat Duerr
9:05 – 9:55 – Party Business
11:00 – 12:30 – Workshop:
Social Justice/Racism ENDING THE NEW JIM CROW
by Rich Hillwig & Robin Harris
Radio Interview part#1
Radio Interview part#2
12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch
1:30 – 2pm – 2016 Green Party Presidential Nominee Jill Stein will Skype in.
2:00 – 3:00 – Workshop:
FRACKING IN FLA
by Dr Karen Dwyer, StoneCrab Alliance,
and Caitlin Weber, Conservancy of SW Fla.
3:10 – 3:25 – Presentation:
TPP ( Stopping the Fast Tracking of the Transpacific Partnership Global Trade Agreement )
by Harriet Heywood, National TPP Team Co-Coordinator
See Recent interview with Harriet here
3:25 – 3:40 – Presentation:
Save Our Suwannee and Our Santa Fe River (Water Issues)
by Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson
3:40 – 4:10 – Workshop:
Issue & Candidate Campaigning
by Andrea Cuccaro, 1Sky National Organizer
4:10 – 4:25 – Presentation: Starting a Campus Greens Group
Green Party Alliance at USF
by Jared Austin
4:25 – 5:00 – 2016 Strategy Discussions
5:00pm
Adjourn
Saturday Evening, June, 6, 6-10pm
Meetup at Sacred Grounds Coffee House which Opens 6pm
Guest speaker Dezeray Lyn from the International Women’s Peace Service. She will give a report back from two months in the occupied Palestinian Territories and the inhuman & unjust conditions they endure. See interview with her here.
(See Event Page for alternate Restaurants and Bars for your Evening Plans in Tampa.)
Sunday Morning 6/7/15, 8-12pm
GPFL Elections and discussions, at Treehouse Yoga Center
(Please, No Shoes or Smoking in Building & No Food or Beverages in Meeting Room (except water w/lid) Thanks.
8:00-9:00 Breakfast will be in the Garden Room
9:00-12:00 Elections and discussions
There will be WiFi
Parking Free
Sunday Afternoon 6/7/15
1:30-4:30 at the John F. Germany Library Auditorium
“Open to the Public, FREE”
Speaking engagements by:
@ 1:30 – Colonel Michael E. Pheneger, President of the ACLU of Florida Board
Michael Pheneger’s talk will titled: “Threats to our personal liberty” He will be speaking on ACLU’s various topics they are involved in, including but not limited to NSA’s the Mass Surveillance of all Citizens, the Patriot Act, the NDAA & more. See wmnf radio interview here.
@ 2:30 – USF Professor Martin Schönfeld, Climate philosopher
Martin Schonfeld’s Slideshow Powerpoint Presentation is titled: “Our Green Future—Designing Sustainable Cultures”
@ 3:30 – UUJ Board Member & Environmentalist Speaker Robert Keim
Robert Keim’s topic is titled “Slow violence: ecological sustainability”. It will be related to climate change and what we need to do to heal the planet. Robert is a Chaplin at Unitarian Universalist Church in the Pines, UU is a non-doctrinal, all inclusive church, so he will have a spiritual tone in his lecture.
(a brief Q&A time will be included after each speakers presentation.)
If the library’s multi level parking structure across from the library is full because of an event downtown, which is a possibility, then you can park a block away for $2 at the Royal Street Regional Lot. Just be wary of the one way streets when driving in downtown Tampa.
REGISTRATION for the GPFL/AMM: $20 (Make your payment to PayPal here).
Food: Breakfast and lunch on Sat, Breakfast on Sun. (donations)
Check our FB event page for more details and updates on speakers an.
Carpooling: Post if you need a ride or can offer seats.
Lodging:
Gram’s Place Hostel, 3109 N Ola Ave, Tampa, FL 33603, (813) 221-0596. Make your online reservations now!
Upscale lodging: Floridian Hotel, 905 Florida Ave, Tampa FL 33602, Phone: 1-813-225-1700
Just north of Bush Gardens
Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Tampa, 2701 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, $75/night
La Quinta Inn & Suites Usf, 3701 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, $89/night
Baymont Inn & Suites Tampa Near Busch Gardens, 3001 University Center Drive, Tampa, FL, $69/night
Days Inn Tampa/North Of Busch Gardens, 701 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, F, $49/night
Rodeway Inn Tampa, 210 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, $59/night
