Green Party Platforms

Reading the Green Party platform is a good way understand what the Green Party stands for.

Green Party of the United States Platform

At its June 2008 convention, the Green Party of the United States reaffirmed the platform adopted in June 2004.

Green Party of New York Platform

The Green Party of New York updated its platform in 2006 and is beginning the process of updating its platform in 2010.

Other Inspirational Green Party Platforms

The platform of the Green Party of California is particularly well-thought out and well-organized.

Steuben County Green Party Platform

We are working on putting together a platform for the Steuben County Green Party. Our platform will incorporate issues on which we are currently working.

Here are suggestions the Steuben Greens made in 2006 regarding the national platform:

I. DEMOCRACY
A. Political Reform
Call for voting by mail with paper ballots. Oppose electronic voting machines, even with paper trail

B. Political Participation
Expand section on rights to INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM and RECALL to explain how we can should go about obtaining these rights

D. Foreign Policy
Add protections for free flow of information from foreign citizens to U.S. citizens
Add statement on Palestine to support two states
Add statement to eliminate spy operations

We support the proposed amendment on Foreign Policy - Military contained in the proposed platform language circulated at the July 2003 national meeting, but we would like to add provisions about banning depleted uranium weapons and cleaning up areas where depleted uranium weapons have been used.

II. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
A. Education Add:
1. Learning is an active process. Children learn most easily through
repeated exposure, consistent role modeling from others around them, and
from repeated opportunities to apply and practice; They learn by doing, not
simply by seeing or listening to others.

2. Most children under the age of twelve, and many adults, have difficulty
in grasping abstract concepts. It is essential that schools make wide use of
carefully designed and presented 'concrete' models and experiences which
have been developed to help them visualize the principle or concept being taught.

3. When children first begin school they enter as more effective learners
than they will normally be in two years. By first or second grade, most will
have forgotten how to learn, but will know how to memorize and play the game
of 'school'. As infants and toddlers, children spend their first years of
life following the scientific discovery method. They touch, taste, smell,
manipulate, and investigate everything around them. They ask endless
questions. They are spontaneously curious and motivated. Good education
builds upon this fact of childhood, and works to keep the spark of intellect
and self-confidence alive.

4. Children can learn to pay attention to what they see, hear, feel, taste,
and smell. They need to develop the ability to observe stimuli or properties
of objects and to use their senses in more sophisticated ways; to recognize
more and more complex relationships or differences among things.

5. Children need to learn from their mistakes. Failing should become a
relatively anxiety free experience that tells them to try again. Every human being has
the right to feel successful and to perceive oneself as a successful learner.

6. Whenever possible, students should be involved in the planning of their
education. Their contributions or areas of interest should be springboards
for future learning.

F. Criminal Justice

Call for repeal of Patriot Act sections and executive decrees that allow search and seizure without probable cause to assist terror investigation, allow incarceration indefinitely without a trial, allow incarceration without accused being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.

G. Civil and Equal Rights

Call for repeal of Patriot Act sections and executive decrees that allow governmental monitoring of religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation, close immigration hearings, encourage government bureaucrats to resist public records requests, and allow prosecution of librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.

H. Free Speech

Elaborate protections for free flow of information on worldwide web

I. Native Americans

Oppose new New York law mandating the collection of sales taxes from non-Indians on reservations, which violates the sovereignity of Indian Nations and their treaty rights.

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