BROOKLYN, NY – Black VegFest, founded and organized by Green Party of Brooklyn member Omowale Adewale, returns for another weekend of vendors of vegan fare, as well as community organizing, entertainment, and more. According to the Black VegFest press page, "The reliance on animals and corporations that push them as commodities has truly hurt our health, savings and our spirituality. The reliance on animals has given us heart disease, debt and moved us further away from building community." Continue reading

CHAPEL HILL NC – In our last newsletter, we announced Allen Smith’s campaign for Congress in the District 9 special election. Please consider donating to his campaign and volunteering. Allen is an outstanding candidate and will carry the Green Party message throughout his campaign. This week we want to highlight the NC Green Party’s endorsement of Joshua Bradley for Raleigh City Council District A. This is a nonpartisan race, but Joshua is carrying the banner of the Socialist Party USA and the North Carolina Green Party (NCGP). Josh is a dual member of both organizations. NCGP members and supporters in the Triangle area, please donate to his campaign and volunteer. Josh and the campaign will need canvassers and poll workers, among other volunteers.https://www.ncgreenparty.org/2019_membership_drive Continue reading

Time to stand up and resist corporate-dominated media & politics! The Green Party of Santa Clara County is excited to have candidates running in different upcoming elections! KPFA (94.1 FM), Northern California's only progressive/Left community radio station, is holding elections for its Local Station Board from August 15 - October 15, 2019. The Rescue Pacifica slate is composed of Greens and progressives whose mission is to preserve KPFA's and Pacifica's independent, rebellious, and uncensored voice. Our own county councilmember Christine Pepin is running as part of the Rescue Pacifica slate. Continue reading

Below is a list of the press conferences held at the recent Green Party 2019 Annual National Meeting in Salem, Massachusetts, along with the plenary address by Ajamu Baraka. Continue reading

Green Star is the official publication of the Green Party of Pennsylvania Working toward a future where people and planet are valued, and our government represents all of us. The Violence of Nuclear Energy by Co-chair Alan Smith, Green Party of Pennsylvania I awaken, head to the bathroom and look out the window. A column of steam greets my eyes as it rises from a nuclear power plant. I turn to look in the mirror and put on a peace sign necklace, taking a moment to meditate. The peace symbol, first used in 1958, was derived from international semaphore code which uses flag positions to symbolize letters. The letters used are N and D representing nuclear disarmament. In order to bring about peace we must rid this planet of the use of nuclear energy. Continue reading

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The first state-wide discussion of the Green New Deal (GND) will be held at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2019 in the Auditorium in Library Center (TLC) 4653 S Campbell Springfield, MO 65810. The event has no charge, is open to the public and the audience will be welcome to ask questions and make comments. Continue reading

At the 2019 Green Party Annual National Meeting in Salem, Massachusetts, Maine resident David Gibson launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate held by Susan Collins. I feel blessed to have grown up in the great state of Maine. I never realized how lucky I was, until I moved out of state to pursue my career. I grew up hiking our beautiful mountains, swimming in our lakes, ponds and the Saco river, and exploring the woods and fields. But what really makes Maine special, is our community. Continue reading

The Committee to Elect Olivia Faison, at-large Green Party candidate for Philadelphia's City Council, has officially filed for candidacy. Although dozens of volunteers collected well over a thousand signatures, Faison will not appear on the ballot on November 5th 2019. In order to access the ballot, Democratic and Republican candidates must gather only 1000 signatures for a City Council at-large campaign. Continue reading

The Latinx Caucus of the Green Party expresses our deepest sympathy to the victims of the deplorable shooting in El Paso Texas and their families. This shooting, yet another senseless act of violence that is part of an ongoing epidemic of gun violence, was focused towards Latinx who have repeatedly been vilified by President Donald Trump. The rhetoric of the President made the terrible violence that occurred in El Paso not just likely but inevitable. This was the inevitable result of a relentless dehumanizing of Latinx including those seeking safety at our southern border, those seeking to rebuild and strengthen their communities in Puerto Rico, and those seeking to share in the "American Dream" through fair access to education and jobs. Continue reading

Tonight, Monday August 5, at 8:00 p.m. ET, David Cobb and Michael O'Neil will be interviewing Laura Wells from the Green Party of California on A Green Way Forward to talk about her write-up of lessons learned from running for congress against incumbent Barbara Lee. The interview can be watched live here.