Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente for President and Vice-President

Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente earn Green Party presidential nomination, local activist, Jason Nabewaniec, attened and cast a vote for the duo.

I just got back from Chicago where the Green Party nominated Cynthia McKinney for President and Rosa Clemente for Vice President of the United States on the first ballot at our national nominating convention. The convention was an overwhelmingly exhilarating experience filled with positive forward momentum. I look forward to the growth of the Green Party under the leadership of the McKinney / Clemente ticket.

During her 12 year tenure in the United States Congress, Cynthia McKinney won recognition as an outspoken leader for human rights, an ardent advocate for peace, and a determined worker for justice. She authored legislation to: eliminate federal subsidies for corporations taking jobs overseas; institute a national livable wage; repeal the Military Tribunals Act; eliminate the use of depleted uranium weapons; impeach Bush, Cheney, and Rice.

Rosa Clemente, is a community organizer, journalist and hip-hop activist. Clemente, who is from the South Bronx, New York, is a strong supporter of Puerto Rican independence and founded La Voz Boriken during her time at Cornell University.

http://www.runcynthiarun.org
http://www.rosaclemente.com
http://www.gp.org

C-Span has the full length video of the acceptance speeches, it's an hour and 18 minutes long, so I'm trying to find it broken up into smaller segments if people want to just watch part of it, but I do recommend watching the full video.
http://gpomc.blogspot.com/2008/07/acceptance-speeches-on-c-span.html

You can also read the text of those speeches.
Text of Cynthia McKinney's acceptance speech
http://gpomc.blogspot.com/2008/07/acceptance-speeches-on-c-span.html

Text of Rosa Clemente's shot out and acceptance speech, also includes a brief bio.
http://gpomc.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-are-not-alternative-we-are.html

We also have video of the brief remarks both women made just prior to the voting for the nomination. This video is only 6 minutes long and includes both Cynthia and Rosa, and there is a HD option for those that what greater resolution.
http://gpomc.blogspot.com/2008/07/cynthia-mckinney-rosa-clemente-pre.html

M1 of Dead Prez sent over a short message endorsing Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente.
http://gpomc.blogspot.com/2008/07/m1-of-dead-prez-supports-rosa-clemente...

We still need to collect around 30,000 signatures over the course of the next 5 weeks to get Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente on the ballot in New York State. If you or someone you know would like to help in this effort simply download the petition and petition instructions from the Green Party's website.
http://www.web.gpnys.com/?p=362

The convention ended in a unified party with the three other candidates endorsing the McKinney / Clemente ticket and announcing their campaigns for local offices in their respective home states.