Mission Statement:

The Greens are a group of concerned people dedicated to promoting values-based grassroots democracy.  We are committed to tackling public policy issues affecting our local and global community.  We intend to promote this through inclusive civic participation and local action, adhering to, and applying the Greens' Ten Key Values.

Program For 2011

WikiVoter site

A major initiative is a website where information on candidates for City Council and the Olympia Board of Education can be gathered for easy reference.  Candidate statements, newspaper articles, and citizen comments will be located where voters can find it easily and use it as the basis for decisions.  

The website is under development but has some information on all City Council candidates.  Eventually, the website will be expanded to all Thurston County elected offices.  

Go to WikiVoter.info to look it over.   

Alliances

Many of our most important priorities are shared by other non-profit organizations in the area, such as Olympia Port Militarization Resistance, the Israel BDS movement which is spearheaded by the Food Co-op, and the Local Food Movement. Green Party members add their weight to these movements.

In cooperation with Media Island, we sponsored a panel discussion of Libya's history and the reasons for the U.S.  invasion.  

For a year we have worked in tandem with Move To Amend to petition City Council to resolve that corporations are not persons and should not be protected by the Bill of Rights or the 14th Amendment. Click here to call up the petition, and several one-page fliers about the issue.  

Our members have been active with CIVIL, Citizens In Violation of Illegal Laws, which arose in response to a campaign of intimidation and harassment that the OPD has been conducting upon the homeless population.   It gained many members when Scott Yoos, a friend beloved by many in the peace community, was attacked, beat up and charged with Criminal Trespassing.    

Moving Planet Day -- coming September 24

We are sponsoring a Moving Planet Day on September 24, in cooperation with Transition Olympia-Climate Action.  This will be a demonstration that life works, and works better, without cars.  Downtown Olympia will be the destination of bicycles and many forms of public transit, with a celebration in the evening at Sylvester Park.  Go here for the latest information.

Green News

Click on the top menu item to see news of interest to Greens.  Items of local interest are prioritized over national issues; items will generally incorporate Green values, or there will be a Green Comment to explain how the news item fits into our value system.  

 Green Economics

In 2010 we hosted a series of community discussions, each one preceded by an informative meeting (either a movie or a presentation).  We ended up with a coherent vision of what a sustainable economic system would look like, and an understanding of where our current system departs from it.  

Background articles are still relevant and still on-line.  Click on a topic to find background articles of interest, as well as summaries of some of the discussions.  

• Topic One: The mania for endless “growth” vs. our world of limited resources
  

• Topic Two: The economic woes of ordinary citizens
  

• Topic Three: Wall Street Casino running amok
  
• Topic Four: Reforming the current system
  
• Topic Five: Revolution!  Replacing our current system with a more sustainable one – including descriptions of existing alternatives
• Topic Six: Where Do We Go from Here?  Organizing around anything we’ve discussed during this series 

Monthly Meetings

On the third Saturday of each month we hold a potluck.  Location for 2012 is to be announced.  There is good food and lively conversation from 6 to 7, followed by our monthly business meeting. 

Call Janet Jordan, 232-6165, for more details.