Contact:
Meleiza Figueroa, Press Director - 323-447-2702, press@jill2016.com
ADVISORY: Stein-Baraka Ticket to hold Press Conference on Friday, August 19 to discuss Green New Deal, Presidential Debates
Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, will hold a press conference Friday, August 19th, in New York City to discuss the Green New Deal, their visionary agenda to tackle the interconnected problems of climate change and the economy. The Green New Deal is a plan to create 20 million new jobs, including public works programs, creating a sustainable economy, and a national transition to 100% clean energy by 2030.
Dr. Stein and Mr. Baraka will also discuss their participation in the upcoming Presidential debates.
The Stein-Baraka campaign’s online petition drive is underway to open the debates to all four major national parties and candidates: http://www.jill2016.com/openthedebatespetition
WHO: Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential Nominee, and Ajamu Baraka, Vice-Presidential Running Mate
WHAT: Press Conference on Green New Deal, Presidential Debate
WHEN: Friday, August 19, 11:30am
WHERE: Holiday Inn Lower East Side, Restaurant - 150 Delancey St., New York, NY 10002
WHY: Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, will hold a press conference to discuss the Green New Deal and opening the Presidential debates to all four major national parties and candidates.