Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to appear in Stamford

Presumptive Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will make a campaign stop in Stamford Thursday as part of a Connecticut tour to obtain signatures to place her name on the state’s November ballot.

Stein is scheduled to speak at the Stamford Innovation Center, 175 Atlantic St., between 6 and 7:30 p.m. to promote her candidacy. The campaign noted that following Bernie Sanders’ recent endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton, interest in Stein has never been higher.

“(While) regional petition drives in New Jersey, New York and Stein’s home state of Massachusetts have succeeded in securing her place on their ballots, it’s time for Connecticut to take up the cause of genuine progressive reform in support of the one candidate who accepts no corporate contributions,” said Cora Santaguida, a lead campaign organizer.

Santaguida said Stein, a former physician, takes a “uniquely inclusive approach to her platform,” noting the candidate favors creating universal health care by expanding Medicare, wishes to end police violence, the war on drugs, mass incarceration and student debt.

Following her speech, Stein will take questions and help organize and mobilize volunteers.

According to the campaign, Stein is a mother and an environmental-health advocate, and has lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, strengthen local green economies and revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, green jobs and power plant toxic remediation.

Stein was an organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet and Peace over Profit.