By Daily Press staff
The Westside Greens will hold a special forum at its Santa Monica location on Thursday with David Cobb, a contender for the Green Party’s presidential nomination.
The event is the first in a series of forums designed to give Los Angelenos exposure to possible nominees. The Green Party will choose its presidential candidate and overall electoral strategy at a national convention to be held in June in Milwaukee, Wisc.
“As the only political party actively opposing the war and occupation in Iraq and the corporate take-over of our electoral process, the Green Party has been the fastest growing party in the United States in the past few years,” said Melissa Flamson, a member of the Westside Greens. “To build on that momentum, it’s important for us to hear early and directly from those who wish to lead the party at this critical time.”
Cobb, who comes from Humboldt County, serves as the general counsel for the Green Party of the U.S. and was the Green Party of Texas candidate for Attorney General in 2002. He practiced law until early 2000, when Ralph Nader asked him to manage the Green Party effort in Texas. He also serves on the steering committee of Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County and as campaigns director for ReclaimDemocracy.org, both of which are citizens groups dedicated to contesting and challenging illegitimate corporate usurpation of the Constitution and U.S. government.
Doors to the free event open at 7 p.m. and Cobb is scheduled to lecture at 7:30 p.m., followed by time for questions. Westside Greens’ Santa Monica office is located at 2809 Pico Blvd. For more information, contact Westside Greens at (310) 449-1882 or visit www.thewestsidegreens.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 2, 2003. Read the original PDF.