At the national level, the Green Party refuses to accept the monotone answers provided by the major parties.  At the state and local level, Greens are doing the serious (and fun) work of making the Green alternative a reality...

Alaska

• Alaska established the first ballot access for the Green Party in the United States, paving the way by example for Greens across the nation, and bringing third-party politics to national attention in 1990. Green presidential candidate Ralph Nader impressed the nation with the power of the Green vote when he received more than 10% of the Alaska vote in 2000.

• Greens working with other minor parties in Alaska successfully sued to overturn restrictive and unfair state laws that prevented freedom of association on the ballot or created unreasonable hurdles for ballot access.

Arizona

• Greens joined in the recall of the Pima County Assessor over domestic violence and sexual harassment.

• Green Party activists got behind the two ballot measures, in 1996 and 2000, that brought Medicaid eligibility to 180,000 more low income Arizonans.

• Green Party leaders helped write the Sonoran Desert Protection Plan, and get it adopted.

New Jersey

• NJ Greens have organized county organizations in more than half the 21 counties in the state

• The GPNJ has run over 125 candidates, including gubernatorial candidates in all three election cycles since the party was founded: 1997, 2001, and 2005.

• The GPNJ participated in a lawsuit that won the right of new parties to register members, bringing a wider range of choices to the state's voters. Until 2002, New Jersey voters had extremely limited options, and could register only as Republican, Democrat, or "Unaffiliated." Voters now have a total of 8 possible choices for registration.

Oregon

• Xander Patterson, a Portland Green elected to the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, got an initiative on the ballot in 2004 to increase the amount of money invested in protecting the environment from $250,000 to $3 million, and the measure passed resoundingly, with 63% of the popular vote. The additional funds will be used to preserve water quality, remove invasive species, restore native habitat, and purchase conservation easements to forever protect ecologically sensitive areas.

Rhode Island

• In Providence, the Green city councilor, David Segal, has been instrumental in getting a resolution passed against the USA PATRIOT Act and another opposing the war in Iraq. He has helped to enact a policy on buying green power for city buildings, creating an external review authority for the police, and creating a first-source hiring program for city residents.

Utah

• The Green Party of Utah has had a strong presence in the local anti-war movement, participating in the planning, organizing, and sponsoring of major rallies. GPUT has been active in anti-recruitment efforts, making opt-out forms available to parents whose children's personal information would otherwise be sent to recruiters.

• Greens in Utah have adopted a section of highway, taking personal responsibility for keeping litter from overwhelming the public roadway.

• GPUT is building coalitions with the gay community, speaking out for gay rights and participating in AIDS rallies and other events.

• Greens are developing the war crimes case against George W. Bush, and getting organizations around the world to sign on.
  

Wisconsin

• Green and Madison City Alderman Austin King sponsored an ordinance requiring that garments purchased by the city (such as uniforms) be made in conditions that respect the economic dignity and human rights of workers. The anti-sweatshop ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote of the Common Council of Madison on Oct. 11, 2005.

• The Wisconsin Green Party has initiated campaigns in several cities (Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse, Kewaunee, Oshkosh, and others) to place Bring the Troops Home Now referenda on spring 2006 ballots, directly confronting an issue left in the shadows by other parties.