Green Party Candidate
for Mayor of St. Paul
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Green Party Candidate |
For Immediate Release August 22, 2005
Dickinson Campaign Holds Press Conference on "Big Box" Issues/Wal-Martization St. Paul, MN – Monday, August 22, 2005 – Elizabeth Dickinson will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23, in front of Amore Coffee, 917 Grand Ave., to discuss the issue of "big box" encroachment on small businesses and the threat of Wal-Martization in the Twin Cities. She will examine ideas ranging from a proposed 50,000-square-foot limitation ordinance to the two-year big box construction moratorium currently under consideration in the St. Paul City Council, and will talk about the proposed CVS drugstore on Grand Ave. Dickinson, who co-produced a recent widely-distributed short documentary on Wal-Mart, will underscore her support of small business as both the generator of 75% of new American jobs, and the generator ofa vibrant city experience for both residents and visitors. WHAT: Press Conference on "big box" issues and Wal-Martization WHO: Elizabeth Dickinson, Green Party Endorsed and MN Women's Political Caucus Endorsed Candidate for Mayor WHERE: Amore Coffee, 917 Grand Ave. WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 23 Contact Mary Petrie, Campaign Manager, (651) 226-3527 (cell) Christopher Childs, Communications Coordinator, (651) 312-1216 Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor 384 Hall Avenue St. Paul, MN 55107
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Click here to read Elizabeth's August 23, 2005, address. Click here to read the post-event press release.
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