Peter ChengMary SampsonJenna FamularAaron Kelley

Green Party

Type of Political Party

• Chairman: Senator Dan Boyle

• Minor party

• Third Party

• Hard to classify– Evolved from single-issues (Single-Issue

Party) to a smorgasbord of issues (Ideological Party)

History

• Originated in Germany from Alliance 90 and German Green Party

• Green Committees of Correspondence in 1984

• Had no interest in holding office

• Evolved into the Association of State Green Parties (ASGP)

Education

• Educational diversity

• Choice

• End of voucher schools

• National funding

• Bilingual education

• Job retraining

Taxes & Economy

• Universal Income

• Redistribute unbalanced wealth

• Tax justice

• No flat tax

Energy & Environment• Human species has no right to exploit

animals• We should live within the planets

resources• “Unmake” all waste we create• Tax industrial pollution• Oppose further oil drilling• Commit to new energy sources• Reduce greenhouse emissions

Foreign Policy• Self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians• Suspend foreign aid to Israel while occupying

territories• Foster peace, economic justice, and the health

of the planet • Support social and economic justice across

the globe • Assist Russia & Israel in moving towards

better governments • Support human rights as cornerstone of US

foreign policy

Health Care

• Universal single-payer health care for everyone in the US

• Fund “Manhattan Project”

• Nationalize health care an ensure universal coverage

• Health care is a human right

Civil Rights• Support affirmative action to remedy

discrimination

• Support equal rights of all persons on civil marriage

Green Party in Power• Greater education opportunities and options• More equal division of wealth• Alternative energy that is better for the

environment • The US would aid foreign countries towards

democracy• Universal Health Care• Equal opportunity and equality before the law

for everyone regardless of race, sexual orientation, background, gender, age or other possible discrimination.

Slogan

Roses are red, violets are blue,

Grass is GREEN, now, why aren’t you?

The Green Party.

Working towards a better today, for a better tomorrow.

Contact Information

The website for the Green Party of the United States is:

http://www.gp.org/index.php