Andrew Weaver has won a seat for the Green Party, becoming the first Green Member of Legislative Assembly in British Columbia history with 40,7% of the votes in the district of Oak Bay–Gordon Head.
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The World Social Forum just took place in Tunis, Tunisia, from March 26th till 30th and for the first time in the Arab world. The Maghreb, and in particular the Tunisian social movements offered to organise the event, and Greens from every Federation around the world participated, standing with Tunisian Civil Society and contributing to the organisation of several Greens Events in the frame of the World Social Forum.
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As part of the implementation of Global Greens Dakar 2012 Congress resolution on the Future of the Global Greens, the Global Greens have now established a full-time secretariat in Brussels. The secretariat is based at the EGP headquarters and will be located there until after the 4th Global Greens Congress to be held for the first time in Europe at the end of 2016.
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Ever since the creation of the World Social Forum in 2001, the Greens have participated in this unique set of people's forums.
The 2013 World Social Forum will take place in Tunis, Tunisia from 26-30 March 2013 (see www.fsm2013.org). It is the first time that the WSF goes into a country which is still in the making, with many hopes, but equally with many fears that the "Arab Spring" might quickly end in an Arab Autumn.
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Help us work with our member parties around the world to be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Our action plan for climate and energy, agreed in Dakar, includes working to:provide renewable energy for all;meet climate financing pledges with new funds;eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2020;phase out coal and nuclear power;stop the loss and degradation of natural forests by 2020.Give a gift to the Global Greens today.Your donation will make a big difference.The Global Greens are...
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Green Parties from West Africa held an Extra-Ordinary West African Greens Congress from 19th -21st October in Niamey, Niger.The political parties present, elected a new Executive Committee that will manage the affairs of the regional federation for the next two years.Those elected are: President: Mr.Nissao NAPO, Leader of the Greens in Togo Vice President: Mr. Sore L. Hamidou, International Secretary, Parti Ecologiste pour le Développement du Burkina Secretary General: Mr. Amadou Garba, Vice...
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The presidential and vice presidential candidates on the Green Party ticket were arrested when they tried to get into the site of the second presidential debate. Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, showed up holding an American flag at Hofstra University on Long Island. For more than 15 minutes, they tussled with police officers and a university representative. "We are here to stand up for the millions of American people who have been left out of the system," Stein said.Stein has...
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The Greens in the Czech Republic, Strana Zelenych, are back in the Senate, and in a number of regional councils after the conclusion of the second round elections last weekend.The party had participated in an unpopular government from 2006-2010 with the right wing ODS and subsequently fell below the five percent threshold and lost their seats. Under the new leadership of former Education Minister Ondřej Liška, the party has healed its internal divisions and come together around a Green...
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Update - 5th October 2012:The Green Party of the United States has signed on to the statement released by the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Greens. Opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is gaining momentum! 24th August 2012The Green Parties of Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Canada have released a joint statement expressing their serious concerns about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) being negotiated by their governments. Following the leaking...
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Delegates to the Global Greens Congress in Dakar, Senegal passed close to 40 resolutions during the final plenary session on 1 April, 2012.The final versions of the resolutions have now been released.The key resolutions are:Future Functioning and Structure of the Global GreensAmmendments to the political action section of the Global Greens CharterRio + 20 SummitParliamentarians AssociationClimate change and energy ResolutionMarine BiodiversityGlobal Green EconomyAll the resolutions are listed...
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The Green Parties of Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Canada have released a joint statement expressing their serious concerns about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) being negotiated by their governments. Following the leaking of the draft investment chapter of the TPPA the Greens are extremely concerned that the agreement has the potential to undermine the ability of our governments to perform effectively. More than just another trade agreement, the TPPA provisions could...
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International Youth Day 2012 - “Partnering with Youth, Building a better world"
On this occasion of the International Youth Day, the Global Young Greens call on young people from all around the world to come together to build relationships and networks with one another. As the world continues to undergo rapid ecological, social and economic change, it is young people who are and will be impacted most by the path decision makers take today.
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Looking to harness public opposition to nuclear power following the Fukushima catastrophe, Japanese citizens, anti-nuclear and environment groups have launched a new political party, Midori no To (Greens Japan). The party plans to field 10 candidates in the Upper House election scheduled for mid-2013 and intends to field candidates in the proportional representation bloc of Tokyo in the Lower House election, which must be held by late 2013. The Party's core policy is to substantially increase...
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The Green Party of the United States is gearing up for this year's Presidential election in November, and has selected its candidates for president and vice president at its recent convention in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. With a convincing 193.5 votes out of 294, Dr Jill Stein of Massachusetts was endorsed as the Party's candidate, with anti-poverty activist Cheri Honkala as candidate for Vice President.Dr Jill Stein is a medical doctor and long time environmental activist. She is the co-...
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The African Green Federation (AGF) has established a Federation secretariat and office in Ougadougo, Burkina Faso. This follows the recent legal registration of the Federation in Burkina Faso. The Secretariat will be headed by Fatoumata Boussim and has been established with the help of the Swedish Green Forum. The Secretariat will support the AGF in its main objective to "promote the integration of principles and values of the Greens on the continent," said AGF President, Rwandan Frank...
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The new Spanish green party, Equo, held its founding conference in Madrid on the 7-8th of July. Over 500 people attended the conference that approved the parties new Constitutional Charter and policy and strategy documents and electing the members of the parties Federal Commission (national coordinating body). Spain is a highly diverse country with complex regional political cultures. This made uniting the various regional green parties and movements into a national structure quite...
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Frank Habineza, President of the African Greens Federation, has announced the official registration of the federation as a legal entity in Burkina Faso. The Global Greens extend our congratulations to all members of the African federation on this historic step forward. Read more
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Australian Greens' Senators Rachel Siewert and Penny Wright recently spent four days on the campaign trail in Papua New Guinea. The Papua New Guinea Greens, led by the "indomitable" Dorothy Tekwie, are contesting their first ever elections this year. This emergence of the PNG Greens takes place in the context of an election that everyone hopes will finally settle the on-going disputes arising from the country's constitutional crisis early in this year. But even without that added pressure,...
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The UK and European Greens have been paying tribute to one of their long time party stalwarts. Margaret Wright was one of the earliest members of the Green Party of England and Wales and had maintained a high level of commitment and enthusiasm until her passing. Over a long activist career Margaret was a local councillor in Cambridge, Principal Speaker and international coordinator, participating in many European Green summits and meetings. The Global Greens offer condolences, to Margaret's...
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Over 150 Greens from around the world have converged in Rio for the Rio +20 Sustainable Development Conference. Watch Australian Senator Larissa Waters' video blog on meeting with the Global GreensThere was a mood for action amongst greens and other environmental campaigners but this has not been matched by the negotiating governments. By the time the various heads of states arrived in Rio to ‘begin negotiations’ a weak draft text had already been ‘concluded’ by the bureaucrats. Tens of...
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