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Encyclopedia > Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas
Part of the green politics series

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Worldwide green parties: Global Greens · Africa · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Europe Worldwide green parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... The Federation of Green Parties of Africa is the organization of Green parties in Africa. ... The Asia-Pacific Green Network is a federation of national Green parties in countries in the Pacific Ocean and Asia, and is a member of the Global Greens. ... European Greens is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level. ...


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The Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas is the organization of Green parties in North America and South America. The Federation is one of four of its kind around the world; three other federations exist on other continents. The principal office of the organization is located in Mexico City. The presidency of the organization consists of three Co-Presidents, namely Julia Willebrand (United States of America), Jorge González Torres (Mexico) and Antonio Jorge Melo Viana (Brazil). The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... Worldwide green parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that Northern America be merged into this article or section. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...


In North America, Green parties are organized at the state or province level; in South America, they are organized by country. Many Greens focus on grassroots activism rather than state and national politics; "Think globally, act locally" is a common slogan among Greens. This organization is also especially concerned with the kidnapping case of Ingrid Betancourt. Greens are people who support some or all of goals of a Green Party without necessarily working with or voting for that or any party. ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born December 25, 1961 in Bogotá) is a Colombian senator and anti-corruption activist. ...


Member parties

The Brazilian Green Party (in Portuguese, Partido Verde - PV) was constituted after the military dictatorship period and, like other Green Parties arround the world, is committed to establishing an whole set of policies on ensuring social-democracy and sustainable development. ... The Green Party of Canada is a minor federal political party in Canada. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Green Ecological Party of Mexico (Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México, known by the abbreviation PVEM) is one of the six political parties to enjoy representation in the Mexican Congress. ... In American politics, the Green Party is a third party which has been active in some areas since the 1980s, but first gained widespread public attention for Ralph Naders presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. ...

See also

The Federation of Green Parties of Africa is the organization of Green parties in Africa. ... The Asia-Pacific Green Network is a federation of national Green parties in countries in the Pacific Ocean and Asia, and is a member of the Global Greens. ... The European Federation of Green Parties is an umbrella organization of green parties in Europe. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... Worldwide green parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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Green Parties are part of, but do not exclusively represent, a larger political movement to reform human governance to better fit the constraints of the biosphere — usually called the Green movement to contrast it from the electoral participation of the legally-registered Parties.
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