The American Solidarity Party will be hosting its first in person national convention in downtown Plano, Texas on June 30, 2023 through July 2, 2023 in conjunction with the Texas Solidarity Party. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Tentative Schedule:

Friday, June 30, 2023

9:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

10:00 a.m.

Opening Ceremony

10:30 a.m.

Local Activism, Pat Greer, Plano Citizens Coalition (www.planocitizenscoalition.org)

11:00 a.m.

Local control versus State control, Linda Curtis, League of Independent Voters of Texas (https://www.livtx.org/)

11:30 a.m.

Rural Municipal Elections, Richard McKibbon, Party Member and Candidate For Ector City Council

Noon

Lunch Break (Lunch not included in ticket)

1:30 p.m.

Texas Solidarity Party Working Session

2:30 p.m.

Consistent Life Ethic, Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa, Founder of New Wave Feminists (https://www.newwavefeminists.com/)

3:00 p.m.

Finding Real Solutions For Racial Animosity, George Yancey, Author and ASP Advisory Board Member (https://www.georgeyancey.com)

4:00 p.m.

National Delegate Working Session

8:00 p.m.

President / Vice President fundraising dinner (ticketed separately)
https://secure.anedot.com/peter-sonski-for-president/meet

Saturday, July 1, 2023

9:30 a.m.

“Green” Is A Steady State Economy, Brian Czech, President of Center for Advancement of the Steady State Economy (https://steadystate.org)

10:30 a.m.

The Political Economy of Distributism, Alex Salter, Professor and Author (https://www.awsalter.com/)

11:00 a.m.

Distributism, American Style, Allan Carlson, Author (https://www.allanccarlson.com/)

11:30 a.m.

The ASP’s Forgotten Past and Envisioned Future: Highlights from Solidarist Interviews, Sean Thomas

Noon

Lunch Break (Lunch not included in ticket)

1:30 p.m.

Caucus Meetings:

Women's Caucus - main room

2:30 p.m.

The Cost of Forever Wars, Aftab Siddiqui, President of the Dallas Peace and Justice Center (https://dpjc.org/)

3:00 p.m.

The ASP & the Social Justice State, John Medaille, Author and Professor

3:30 p.m.

Lessons from the 2020 Campaign, Brian Carroll and Amar Patel

5:00 p.m.

Dinner Break (Dinner not included in ticket)

7:00 p.m.

Keynote Speech - Leah Libresco Sargeant

7:30 p.m.

Acceptance Speech – Lauren Onak, Nominee for Vice President

8:00 p.m.

Acceptance Speech – Peter Sonski, Nominee for President

Sunday, July 2, 2023

10:30 a.m.

2024 Ballot Access Strategy, Desmond Silveira

11:00 a.m.

Petitioning, Ballot Access, and More, Trent Pool, Accelevate 2020 (https://www.accelevate2020.com)

11:30 a.m.

Organizing On College Campuses, Haili Gusa, College Coordinator, Protect Life Michigan

Noon

Lunch Break (Lunch not included in ticket)

1:30 p.m.

State Party Meetings / 2024 Strategy Discussions

2:30 p.m.

Radical Inclusivity: Every Human Standing for Every Human, Herb Geraghty, Executive Director, Rehumanize International

3:00 p.m.

Potential Funding Mechanics for 2023-2024, facilitated by Bill Fleming

4:00 p.m.

Dinner Break (Dinner Not Included In Ticket)

5:00 p.m.

Report From Convention President Regarding 2023 National Convention

5:30 p.m.

Closing Prayer

Hotels

The following two hotels are within walking distance of the convention room (and we hope to be able to arrange for shuttles to and from the hotels at particular times):

Quality Inn & Suites Plano East – Richardson

1616 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75074

https://www.choicehotels.com/texas/plano/quality-inn-hotels/txh88

Studio 6 Plano, Texas

1600 N. Central Expy, Plano, TX, 75074

https://www.motel6.com/en/home/motels.tx.plano.5117.html

The following hotel is more “upscale” and the DART rail can be taken from the hotel to the station next to the convention hall:

Aloft Richardson

1160 State Street, Richardson, Texas 75082 USA

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dallr-aloft-richardson/overview/

Church information:

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Parish

1201 Alma Drive

Plano, Texas 75075

Sunday: 7:00 AM (Language: Spanish), 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM (Language: Spanish), 2:30 PM (Language: Spanish), 5:00 PM

First Christian Church

813 E. 15th Street

Plano, TX. 75074

Sunday: 9:00 AM, 11:15 AM

Fellowship Christian Center Church

1609 14th Street

Plano, Texas 75074

Sunday: 10:00 AM

Christ Church Plano (Anglican)
4550 Legacy Drive

Plano, TX 75024

Sunday: 9 & 11 AM

Holy Nativity Episcopal Church

2200 18th St

Plano, TX 75074

Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM

North City Church

1208 E 15th St

Plano, TX 75074

Sunday: 10:00 AM

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

Sunday: 11:00 AM

Willowcreek Fellowship

1804 Avenue P

Plano, TX 75074

Sunday: 10:45 AM

First Presbyterian Church

1500 Jupiter Road

Plano, TX 75074

Sunday: 10:30 AM

First United Method Plano

3160 E. Spring Creek Parkway

Plano, TX 75074

Blended Modern Service at 9 a.m.

Traditional Service at 11 a.m.

St Joseph Catholic Parish

600 South Jupiter Road

Richardson, Texas 75081

Sunday: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM (Language: Spanish), 5:30 PM

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