Green Party Of New Jersey To Hold Annual State Convention

NEW JERSEY — The Green Party of New Jersey will hold its annual state convention on Sunday, Aug. 14. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Matthew Hoh, a New Jersey-born candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, will be the keynote speaker. Lucy Pagoada-Quesada, co-host of WBAI Radio “Voices of Resistance,” and Scott Desnoyers, an advocate for “single-payer improved Medicare for all,” will also be leading discussions.

The convention will include officer elections and reports from committees, chapter liaisons and the party’s caucuses (YES Young EcoSocialists and LatinX Caucus), along with the introduction of any potential bylaw amendments.

People can register for the Zoom conference here. Learn more about future events here.

“We have 11,607 registered Greens as of August 1,” organizers said in an email on Thursday. “As we continue to grow, please consider reaching out and joining us. We recognize both dues paying members and voters registered as Greens. We have been supporting the unionization efforts across the country and want to do more to help in New Jersey. So if you are a Starbucks, Trader Joes, Amazon, Apple employee or work for another company considering to unionize – reach out to us. We see each day that collectively our strength lies together. Let's bring forth the change we seek!”

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