John Mertens, a Trinity College professor running for U.S. Senate, will deliver the speech at 3 p.m. this afternoon at the Pond House Cafe in Elizabeth Park in West Hartford.
The speech is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a question and answer session.
Mertens is seeking the nominations of the Independent Party, the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. he has already secured a place on the November ballot on the Connecticut for Lieberman Party line.