unaffiliated green

The Green Party does not accept donations from corporations, political action committees (PACs), 527(c) organizations or any soft money. The party's platforms and rhetoric harshly criticize any corporate influence and control over government, media, and society at large.

Right now, that’s probably why the Green Party is not very popular in politics; There is absolutely no Green Party representation in our Federal Congress, and of all the state legislatures, the Green party holds only one seat, in the Arkansas House of Representatives.

But we’ve got mayors and councilpeople, that’s for sure.  And grassroots support, too.

Across the US, the Green Party happens to be most popular where it’s green, with party popular support on the Pacific Coast, Upper Great Lakes, and Northeast. Californians elect Green candidates. So do folks in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Maine.  In fact, Maine has the highest per capita number of Green elected officials in the country, and the largest Green registration percentage, 3%. Ouch.  

But don’t be discouraged - not all states allow Green Party ballot access so, in the whole US there’s over 300,000 registered Greens and countless unaffiliated Greens. Literally countless.

But let’s put those pesky national politics aside for a moment, and think about greens globally. There are Green parties in over 90 countries.  

The party’s ideology rests on four pillars:  ecological wisdom, social and economic justice, grassroots democracy, nonviolence and peace.

Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation for world peace.

It’s no surprise that most Greens in the US aren’t involved in politics, when even the most fervent party members debate the value of efforts towards electoral change.

Peacemaking begins with one’s self, within one’s community...

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