Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a left-wing political party in the United States. The Green Party nominated Dr. Jill Stein as its candidate for President of the United States in 2012, and again in 2016. The party focuses on issues such as social justice and environmentalism. It is the fourth largest party, following the Libertarian Party.
Spanish name | Partido Verde |
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Preceded by | Association of State Green Parties |
Headquarters | 6411 Orchard Avenue, Suite 101, Takoma Park, Maryland |
Newspaper | Green Pages |
Youth wing | Young Greens |
Women's wing | National Women's Caucus |
Black wing | Black Caucus |
Latino wing | Latinx Caucus |
LGBT wing | Lavender Greens Caucus |
Membership (2014) | 248,189 [1] |
Ideology | Green politics[2] Eco-socialism[3] |
Political position | Left-wing[4][5] |
International affiliation | Global Greens |
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Green Party Of The United States Media
The Sunflower has officially been used by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) and for Green politics worldwide. While some state parties of GPUS utilize political animal symbolism such as the Mountain Lion in West Virginia, the Sunflower is universally accepted and recognized by Greens across the United States, analogous to the Republican Elephant and Democratic Donkey.
Musician Jello Biafra ran for the Green Party's presidential nomination in 2000, and has run for other offices with the Green Party
Malik Rahim, former Black Panther Party activist, ran for Congress in 2008 with the Green Party
2012 and 2016 Green presidential nominee, Jill Stein, served from 2005 to 2010 as a member of Lexington's Town Meeting
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References
- ↑ "Only Libertarians and Independents grew since 2008". Oppositionnews.org. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ↑ "Ten Key Values" Archived 2019-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Green Party of the United States - National Committee Voting - Proposal Deatils" Archived 2022-01-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Presidential Hopefuls Meet in Third Party Debate". PBS. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ Resnikoff, Ned (June 23, 2015). "Green Party's Jill Stein Running for President". Al Jazeera. Retrieved December 25, 2015.