MoncbJy Planet
December, 1984
Volume 6,
umber 2
A PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Green Party Invades America Doug Price The N:rth~st Creen tEtwork has recently been organizoo in BellingtBm. This orgpnizatioo is striving to develop cont.acts with 'Creen ' nnvements across the st.ates. Its goals are twofold: to ooucate arrl provide a forun for developing int®'ated, ecologically sensitive politics, lifestyles, and culture in rur area. The N:rth~st Creen fEMrk is a derivative of tha <reen Party that in Europe. The ''<reen" IIDVanent W:l.S startoo in GernBny in 1978 with the title "Creen Actioo Future" and coined tre s l ~ ''rte are neither left nor right, are in front." In 1980 tre creen nnvement a recogniza:1 political P:ll"ty am in 1983 they had captured 5. 6% of the popular vote arxi 'Zl ooats in tha Genmn parliIIB1t in Bern. There popularity has continEd to f!l'OI t:hrruglrut El.Irope arrl has rDf m::>Va:i to lt>rth
krerica. 01 11.lgust 10-12, 1984 in St. Pa.ul, Mi!n:!sot.a there W:l.S a ~ting held to orgpnize the lrIErican <reen Party. People of varials arrl diverse bc:ckgroorx:Is cane ~ther to a!:K the questioo, ''W1at \o0.11.d the future be like in a 'O'-eerl' sooiety?" After discuss.ioo arrl arguie1ts a nuni:>er of i.ssLes surfaced. It W:l.S decided Com mued 1111 J