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WELCOME
TO THE WEBSITE
OF BRONX GREENS
 Becoming A Strong
Community
Bronx Greens is a local grassroots organization. We are
concerned with environmental, social and political issues and their
impact on our community.
There
is strength In unity; let’s work together
on issues that concern
our community.
Bronx Greens has hosted a number of events and participated in the
following:
•A forum on alternative
filtration for the Van Cortlandt Park water filtration plant
•Tutorials around the city
on the problems of electronic voting
•Advocating for cyclists
rights
•Testimony before the
Mayor’s Task Force on Election Modernization
•Testimony before the City
Council in favor of a Peace Tax Fund
Get
Involved With Bronx Greens’ Activities
•Production and publication
of The Green Light - the newspaper of Bronx Greens
•Help plan fund raisers
•Attend our regularly
scheduled meetings
•Work with other grassroots
organizations
•Join one of our
committees...or start your own !
Green Principles
Everyone has the right to a decent standard of living; the right to
food, housing, education, medical care, child care, clean air and
water; the right to be free from the fear of violence; the right to a
decent paying job. We must preserve our earth for our grandchildren’s
grandchildren. The Greens believe in creating a sustainable economy: an
economy that does not use our planet’s resources at a faster rate than
nature is able to replenish them. We have a responsibility to live in
harmony with other species.
As a local of the Green Party of New York State, Bronx Greens strives
to uphold and promote the Green principles of Democracy, Ecology,
Justice and Peace.
Over the last two decades, we witnessed the greatest transfer of wealth
in American history – the rich got a lot richer, the rest of us got
poorer. New York has a bigger gap between the rich and the poor than
most other states. Sixty percent of all poor households have a job but
don’t earn enough to escape poverty.
Local residents must reclaim the power to control the economic
and political decisions that
determine our quality of life.
The Green Party:A Reason To Vote
Voting for Democrats who are little different from
Republicans is a strategy that has failed. Both Democrats and
Republicans agree that the large corporations should make economic
decisions based on maximizing profits rather than ensuring the quality
of life for all. As they compete for campaign contributions, they have
abandoned the workers, consumers, the middle class and the poor.
The Green Party
Is An Alternative
We’re
a people’s party for ordinary people. We’re organized by ordinary
people and controlled by ordinary people. Voters now have an
alternative on election day. In the past, we seldom had anyone to vote
for who shared our vision of a just, environmentally-sustainable
society. The Green Party is the 3rd largest political party in America.
In 2002 over six million Americans voted for Green Party candidates.
The Green Party is the fastest growing party in the United States.
We're part of an international family of Green Parties that form the
largest political movement in the world. Greens have been elected to
office in more than two dozen countries, including 222 elected Green
officials in the United States. In 2004, there were 433 Green Party
candidates across the U.S. and 70 Greens won their elections!
Thanks
for visiting and check back often.
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