We all know about the Republicans and the Democrats, but did you know that there is also a Green Party of the United States?
Did you know that the Green Party candidates for the 2008 presidential election were Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente?
The Green Party is basically a grassroots organization that does not take corporate donations to help them deal with their most heated issues, which are:
- Universal Healthcare
- Alternative Energy
- Election Reform
- Corporate Globalization
- Living Wages
Formed in 2001 the party is striving hard to gather local delegates in all 51 states.
Ten Key Values
Every political party has traditional values that it extends throughout its campaign, and the Green Party is no different. In fact, the party has ten key values that it firmly follows:
- Grassroots Democracy
- Social Justice and Equal Opportunity
- Ecological Wisdom
- Non-Violence
- Decentralization
- Community-Based Economics and Economic Justice
- Feminism and Gender Equity
- Respect for Diversity
- Personal and Global Responsibility
- Future Focus and Sustainability
If you’d like to learn more about the specifics of each key value you can check out the Green Party Website.
Even though the Green Party is still not a huge presence in politics today, it continues to work hard to push the importance of environmental reform and equal rights in front of the American people.
