The 2016 Green National Convention, in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States chose the party's nominees for

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in the national election, was held August 4–7, 2016 in

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. In August 2015, Houston was chosen over a competing proposal from

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. The convention was located at the

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with the theme, "Houston, We Have A Solution: Vote Green 2016". The convention formally nominated

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as the party's presidential nominee and Ajamu Baraka as her running mate.

Speakers

Several speakers had been confirmed ahead of time; more were announced closer to the convention * David Cobb, 2004 Green Party presidential nominee and co-founder of Move to Amend * Andrea Cuellar, former member of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education * Bruce Dixon, managing editor of Black Agenda Report * Lisa Fithian, activist, writer, and organizer for United for Peace and Justice * Howie Hawkins, Green Party activist and

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* YahNé Ndgo, activist, author, and singer * John Rensenbrink, political scientist and co-founder of the Green Party *

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, philosopher, academic, social activist, author, member of Democratic Socialists of America, and member of the DNC platform committee * Keli Yen, Coordinator for Global Greens and former Convenor of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation *

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(via video)

Presidential delegate count

Vice presidential selection

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during his campaign, announced that she had been in discussions with the Stein campaign about possibly serving as Stein's vice presidential pick. The following day, Stein stated that the campaign hadn't chosen a VP candidate yet, and was in discussion with several individuals. On August 1, the Stein campaign announced that Ajamu Baraka had been chosen as Stein's VP candidate. Stein released the names of the final six individuals she had considered as her running mate, with Baraka being the choice. The six contenders for Stein's running mate were: * Ajamu Baraka, founding executive director of the US Human Rights Network and associate fellow at the

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* Aaron Dixon, former captain of the Seattle chapter of the

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*Dr. Margaret Flowers, former pediatrician, radio host, healthcare activist, and candidate for the United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016 * Chris Hedges,

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-winning journalist and author * Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator * Kevin Zeese, former executive director of

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References

External links

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Speakers

Presidential delegate count

Vice presidential selection

See also

References

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