This August marks the 80th anniversary of one of the darkest times in human history – the United States initiated the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed by another atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th.

Washington, DC — The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2026 Annual National Meeting from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday, July 26, 2026.

The meeting will be held in Student Center East on 750 S. Halsted at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Members of the news media are invited to cover the press conferences, keynote speaker Anthony Aguilar, and other events. The press conferences will feature national Green leaders and 2026 Green candidates and officeholders.

The Green Party encourages members of the media who are interested in covering the nomination, press conferences, and other events to register for media credentials at www.gp.org/2026_media_credentials.

The Green Party of the United States harshly criticized President Trump as he delivered the annual State of the Union, saying that he is promoting authoritarian rule, reckless military misadventures, personal corruption, and economic downturns. The Party further reminded Americans that Trump has turned ICE into his personal militia to kidnap law-abiding immigrants and intimidate those who challenge his repeated violations of the law. 

The Green Party of Michigan condemns the murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. This was the inevitable result of actively encouraging an unwelcome, militarized force to act with absolute immunity in our communities. This is the third shooting by federal agents in Minnesota in less than three weeks. As long as ICE remains in neighborhoods where they are not welcome, the situation will continue to escalate.

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) strongly condemns the Killings committed by Federal Employees during the month of January 2026, as well as the failure of the elected officials associated with both the Republican and Democratic Parties to put an end to the violent and inhumane violations of Constitutional Rights plainly evident to the Public.