Nader Super Rally Set for Denver
News Advisory, Event Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: (Washington) Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273, chris@votenader.org; (Denver) Jenny Przekwas, 303-718-4477, jenny@votenader.org
NADER SUPER RALLY SET FOR DENVER
WHAT: "Open the Debates" Nader/Gonzalez Super Rally
WHEN: 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 27
WHERE: Magness Arena, University of Denver
2199 South University Blvd. Denver, CO 80208
(202) 471-5833 or events@votenader.org
Donation: $10 in advance; $12 at the door
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, during the Democratic National Convention, the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign will be holding a Super Rally for 5,000-7,000 people at the University of Denver Magness Arena. (Check out our new Nader/Gonzalez video promoting our rallies here.)
A second super rally is planned for Minneapolis on September 4th at the Orchestra Hall during the week of the Republican National Convention.
The rallies will be a call to action for opening the presidential debates.
During his 2000 campaign, Ralph Nader drew sellout crowds to super rallies in arenas from Portland's Memorial Coliseum to Madison Square Garden.
After the election, the PBS NewsHour's Mark Shields called the Nader Super Rallies "the most exciting political development of the campaign year."
"My apology to Ralph Nader for not demanding that he be included in the debates," Shields said.
In 2004, the Democratic Party - along with its Republican allies - smothered the Nader campaign with phony lawsuits in a coordinated campaign of petition sabotage.
The campaign had a tough time keeping its head above water.
Just last month, legislative leaders responsible for illegal use of tax money to keep Nader off of the ballot in Pennsylvania in 2004 were indicted by a grand jury in Harrisburg.
Now, in 2008, Nader is back, and on track to be on the ballot in 45 states -- the campaign was on only 34 in 2004 -- and the Nader/Gonzalez ticket is at 6 percent in the latest CNN poll.
These rallies will be part of a massive outpouring of protest in Denver and Minneapolis against the two corporate controlled parties and their policies of perpetual militarism and war.
Nader/Gonzalez is aiming to bust open the presidential debates.
As Mr. Nader says, if tens of millions of Americans can hear the Nader/Gonzalez message through the Presidential debates, it will be a three way race.
For more information on the Nader/Gonzalez campaign, visit: votenader.org.
