Green Rainbow Party State Convention Set for May 21

Monday, April 11, 2016

GoLocalWorcester Political Team

Jonathan Simon

The Green Rainbow Party State Convention will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church on 90 Main Street in Worcester.

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The keynote speaker will be Jonathan Simon, Author of CODE RED: Computerized Election Theft and the New American Century.

The second speaker will be Mary Lawrence and she will speak on Animal protection under current laws.

Jonathan Simon

Simon serves as executive director of Election Defense Alliance, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 to restore observable vote counting and electoral integrity as the basis of American democracy.

Simon is a graduate of Harvard College, New York University School of Law, and New York Chiropractic College. He is admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts and since 1993 has directed a healthcare facility in Cambridge, Mass.

Mary Lawrence

Mary Lawrence

Lawrence is the owner of Well on Wheels, Connecticut's vegan personal chef service and executive director of Ahimsa Health and Harmony, a vegan wellness center in Hartford.

Lawrence has a certificate in plant based nutrition from the T.Colin Campbell Foundation at Cornell University, an MA in Communication from the University of Hartford, and a BA in English from the University of Connecticut.

Workshops

The convention will also feature the following workshops:

The New Abolitionists and Our Right to a Livable Climate, led by Evan Seitz, climate justice organizer

Actions and Strategies Towards An Observable Vote Counting Process led by Jonathan Simon, author of CODE RED:

Natural Gas Pipeline in Massachusetts: Advocacy on a Shoestring - led by Elaine Mroz, long time environmental activist

Black Lives Matter - Worcester - led by Julius Jones BLM Organizer

Recruiting or Being a Green Candidate - led by Jonathan Martin & Charlene DiCalogero, GRP Candidate Development and Legal Committee

Campaign Jobs for Shy People: Three Ways To Work Behind the Scenes To Help Other People Have The Strength They Need To Run For Office - led David Spanagel and Nat Fortune, GRP Candidate Development and Legal Committee.

For more information on the convention or the party, click here.