Local Green Party victories typically mean;
- Safer streets through common sense crime prevention (lit streets, alleys and bike paths, foot patrols and police beats):
In Minneapolis, MN, Cam Gordon has been a leader in crime prevention: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ward2/docs/August_e-newsletter.pdf
- Environmental protections, clean water, sustainable farming:
A Green Majority in Fairfax, CA puts the citizens’ clean water and environmental concerns on the agendha: http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=2087
- Public transit and better bike paths:
In Sebastopol, CA, where Greens are regularly elected to City Council, efforts are made to create accessible bike lanes: http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2010/11/cities/sebastopol-looks-for-ways-to-create-bike-lanes/
In San Francisco, CA Green Party Mayoral Candidate Terry Baum fights for better Public Transit: http://terryjoanbaum.com/issues
- Focus on public education reform and access:
In New York, elected School Board Greens put curriculum reform at the fore-front: http://www.web.gpnys.com/?p=272
- Drive for community power (local energy initiatives):
In Santa Rosa, the Sonoma County Green Party fights for Local Clean Energy: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/newspaper/nl1110.shtml#S1
Global Community
The Green Party is a Global Group that focuses on both the international community and local communities: http://www.globalgreens.org/
Across the world Greens are making gains in National Governments, however these movements have all started, and continue, through local and regional victories.
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