Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee

Press Release                                                  October 11, 2000

The Politics of UFOs/Disclosure Town Hall Meeting

Washington, DC -  X-PPAC, in conjunction with sixteen cosponsors, is set to hold a first-of-its-kind town hall meeting Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 pm in the Santa Clara Convention Center Theater at 5001 Great America Parkway.  The following points should be noted:

�        This is a non-commercial, public service event with no admission charge.
�        There is no ticketing.  The event is first come first seated – so come early.   
�        Provisions for overflow attendance have been made.  
�        No copyright will be taken.   Those wishing to film or take photos may do so.
�        Seats will be set aside for the press.  All presenters will be available for interviews
         between 5:45 and 6:30 pm and after the event is over in the Green Room.
�        Audio & updated webcam will be webcast live at:  http://www.UFOCommunity.com
�        Video/audio archives of the event will be available free at numerous websites TBA.
�        Negotiations with candidates for national office are still underway.

The Politics of UFOs/Disclosure Town Hall will have similarities to the many town hall meetings conducted by ABC Nightline on a range of controversial issues over the past two decades.  

An audience of 600 plus will address unscripted questions and comments to a broad panel of experienced members of the UFO/ET research/activist movement, political professionals, and Campaign 2000 candidates (should they agree to participate).

Event information is available at:   http://www.x-ppac.org/TownHall.html
Santa Clara Convention Center information is available at:     http://www.santaclara.org

 Non-candidate presenters include: Frances Barwood (videotape), Stephen Bassett, Barry Bitzer, Elaine Douglass, Don Ecker, Heather Harder, Richard Hoagland, Daniel Sheehan (videotape), Ron Regehr, and Alfred Webre.   

The role of X-PPAC is to assist in driving political action, educate the political leadership, raise public awareness, and create a partnership between the American people and their government as regards the most important event in human history. 

Cosponsors are: AlienZoo.com, DestinationSpace.net, East Bay Contact & Support Network, EnterpriseMission.com, Global Strategies Project, Hickman Report, Horizons, Paradigm Research Group, SH.I.F.T, Skywatch International, SurfingtheApocalypse.com, UFOCity.com, UFOCommunity.com, UFO Magazine, and United Light Group.

Contact:  Stephen Bassett - 301-564-1820

X-PPAC
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 sE-mail: [email protected] s URL: www.X-PPAC.org s 301-564-1820 s FAX:564-4066

Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee

Press Release                                    September 27, 2000

Washington, DC - As announced Tuesday evening on Coast to Coast AM with Mike Siegel, the Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee (X-PPAC), with the support of numerous cosponsors, will hold a town hall meeting confronting the politics of UFOs/disclosure at the Santa Clara Convention Center at Great America on October 13, 2000.    Additional sub-themes such as secrecy reform and intelligence agencies abuse will also be addressed.

This will be the first town hall meeting of its kind ever held during a presidential campaign, or perhaps at any time, in the United States.  Between 600 and 1200 citizens will be able to address unscripted questions to a broad panel of experienced members of the UFO/ET research/activist movement, political professionals, and campaign 2000 presidential/senate candidates (should they agree to appear).

The Politics of UFOs/Disclosure Town Hall Meeting at Santa Clara will have some similarities to the many town hall meetings conducted by ABC Nightline on a range of issues over the past two decades.   Additional information is available at the Town Hall Webpage   [www.x-ppac.org/TownHall.html].   

Formal invitations to appear were sent to seven presidential and three California Senate campaigns on September 13.  Seven possible dates were provided for consideration, and negotiations were begun immediately.  As of this press release, three presidential campaigns (Democrat, Republican and Constitution) and two California Senate campaigns (Republican and Green) have declined the invitation.    Negotiation with five other campaigns continues. 

In addition to candidates there will other presenters and surprise guests.   These include: Frances Barwood (via videotape), Stephen Bassett, Barry Bitzer, Elaine Douglas, Peter Gersten, Heather Harder, Richard Hoagland, Daniel Sheehan (via videotape), Ron Regehr, and Alfred Webre.    Others are expected and will be announced at a later time.

The role of X-PPAC is to assist in driving political action, educate the political leadership, raise public awareness, and create a partnership between the American people and their government as regards the most important event in human history. 

Contact:  Stephen Bassett - 301-564-1820

X-PPAC
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 sE-mail: [email protected] s URL: www.X-PPAC.org s 301-564-1820 s FAX:564-4066