BULLETIN: The next State Membership Meeting will be held April 19 in Romulus. The latest issue of Green Light can be found here.
Who Are We?
The Greens, in essence, strive for peace, ecological sustainability, fair access to the necessities of life, and human, civil and equal rights. The Green Party of Michigan (affiliated with the Green Party of the United States) seeks to work with people throughout the state, the country, and the world to make fundamental positive changes in our governments, economic systems, and overall well-being. We recognize that these changes can only happen through the wills and desires of free people.
Our mission is to fight abuses of the political system, build positive alternatives, work for change in the current political structure, and keep a vigorous dialogue going in the community. We work in alliances and coalitions, we train new activists, we support other activist groups, we are involved in electoral politics, we are educating the public and we are building a community for the future. Join us!
Current News and Events
Green Party Presidential Debate
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Maureen Taylor Addresses GPMI SMM, Jan 19, 2008
August 5, 2007: Detroit Greens Submit Proposal for 2008 GPUS Convention
The Detroit Greens recently submitted their proposals for the site of the 2008 Green Party of the United States (GPUS) National Meeting and Nominating Convention, where Green delegates from nearly every state will select the party's Presidential nominee. The GPUS is expected to decide in late August on the location for the convention, and have narrowed their selections down to four final choices : Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland and the Detroit area.
The Detroit Greens have submitted two proposals for the convention. The first is to hold the Convention on the riverfront at the Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit on June 18 -22. The second proposal is to hold the convention in the adjacent suburb of Dearborn, with a choice of two dates: June 11-15 or June 25 – 29.
The complete proposal for both locations can be reviewed online at the Detroit Greens website.
November 2, 2006, Green Party Campaign Rally to Take Place Saturday, November 4, 2006, 6:00 P.M., Central Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams, Detroit
Press & Public Invited to Hear Majority Anti-War View
The David Sole for U.S. Senate campaign is hosting a campaign rally this Saturday, November 4, 6:00 pm, at Central Methodist Church, Woodward and Adams at Grand Circus Park in Detroit.
At the rally, David Sole and other Green Party candidates will articulate their anti-war program, a program which reflects the views of 71% of the U.S. population in the latest polls. Sole calls for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the billions of dollars being spent on these illegal, immoral and losing wars be used instead to fund health care, housing and jobs at living wages at home. In contrast, Debbie Stabenow and Michael Bouchard are both supporters of the wars, with Stabenow voting for every single war appropriation.
October 29, 2006, David Sole, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate, Challenges Media to Cover the Only Anti-War Voice in Campaign
Green Party Campaign Rally to Take Place Saturday, November 4, 2006, 6:00 P.M., Central Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams, Detroit
The last couple of weeks have made clear that the war in Iraq is the critical issue in the elections nationwide. With 65% of the population opposed to the war, the Democrats are demagogically trying to divert this opposition to the war into support for their candidates. And the media is generally going along with this ploy.
October 21, 2006, Sole for Senate Campaign Condemns Racist, Anti-Gay Murder in Brooklyn, New York
Demands Democrats and Republicans Say No to Gay Bashing and Racism
Twenty-eight-year old Michael J. Sandy, a gay Black man, died after suffering a brutal anti-gay, racist attack by multiple white assailants. Even after Mr. Sandy was struck by a vehicle when he fled into the Belt Parkway to escape his attackers, they showed no mercy and continued to beat him, causing extensive brain damage.
David Sole, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate on the Stop the War Slate, said "The Foley-gate story dominated broadcast news coverage and headlines in the days prior to this unprovoked attack. The use of sensational and bigoted campaigning spreads the false right-wing myth that same-sex love is dangerous to children and fans the flames of bigotry against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered (LGBT) people. It encourages murderous attacks and hate crimes like the one that took the life of Mr. Sandy, the day after his 29th birthday."
October 15, 2006, Senate Candidates Debate Demonstrates Need for David Sole, Green Party Candidate, to Be Included So Majority Anti-War View Is Included
Sole Blasts Stabenow/Bouchard Jobs Plans as Trickle-Down Economics
Sole for Senate Supporters Vow to Demonstrate at Detroit Economic Club Debate, Wednesday, October 18, 11:00 AM, at the Marriott Hotel, Woodward and Randolph in Detroit at the GM Headquarters
The October 15 Senate candidates debate demonstrated why it is so critical that David Sole, the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, and the only anti-war candidate, be included in the debates and have his views publicized by the media.
