The Green Party of Kent County (Michigan, USA) is associated with the Green Party and the Green movement worldwide.

Our beliefs can be summed up in our "four pillars" of the Green Party:

    Social and Economic Justice
    Nonviolence
    Grassroots Democracy
    Ecological Wisdom

We meet on an as-needed basis, plus an annual meeting each September.

We are a member of the West Michigan Justice and Peace Coalition (see wmjpc.org), a coalition that operates openly and cooperatively, and supports nonviolence. WMJPC monthly meetings are normally held at 7:30pm each third Tuesday of the month at the Institute for Global Education, 1118 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids (see www.iserv.net/~ige).

Following the 2008 Presidential election, we are supporting some of the more progressive tendencies of the Obama administration while pushing for progressive policies that the administration does not presently support. Because Obama ran on a theme of change, and excited many people who consider themselves progressive, we believe there are greater possibilities for progressive change now than existed during the previous administration.

We are looking into the possibility of getting range voting established locally in Grand Rapids. This system would avoid the so-called "spoiler" effect, would save money by avoiding the need for primary elections, and would assure that the winner of an election is supported by a majority of voters. It is the best of several better known voting systems for single district elections (such as presidents, governors, and mayors) according to reporter William Poundstone's excellent analysis in his book, "Gaming the Vote". More info at rangevoting.org.

Other ongoing activities include working to end the war against Iraq and to stop similar wars around the world, and supporting the national "No War/No Warming" initiative

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