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The world-wide Green
movement
is founded on ten fundamental principles:
Ecological Wisdom
The Greens recognize that the Earth sustains all life processes. Green
ecology
moves beyond environmentalism by understanding the common roots of the
exploitation of nature and the exploitation of people.
Social Justice
Greens oppose the worldwide system of poverty and injustice, and are
working
to end oppression based on class, sex, race, citizenship, age, or sexual
orientation.
Grassroots Democracy
Greens believe that the power concentrated in big business and big
government must be returned to the people. We believe in direct
participation
by all people in the environmental, political and economic decisions that
affect
their lives.
Non-Violence
Greens reject violence as a way of settling disputes - it's shortsighted,
morally
wrong, and ultimately self-defeating. We are working to create a society
where
war is obsolete.
Decentralization
Power and responsibility must be restored to local communities, within an
overall framework of ecologically sound, socially just values and ways of
living.
Community-Based Economics
Greens seek a new economics based upon the natural limits of the Earth,
which
meets the basic needs of everyone on the planet, and is under democratic,
decentralized community control.
Feminism
The Green movement is profoundly inspired by feminism. The ethics of
cooperation and understanding must replace the values of domination and
control.
Respect For Diversity
We honor the biological diversity of the Earth, and the cultural, sexual,
and
spiritual diversity of Earth's people. We aim to reclaim this country's
finest
ideals: popular democracy, the dignity of the individual, and liberty and
justice
for all.
Personal And Global Responsibility
Greens are committed to global sustainability through both political
solidarity
and of living based on ecological principals that respect our bioregion.
Future Focus
Like the Iroquois Indians, Greens seek a society where the interests of
the
seventh generation are considered equal to the interests of the present.
We
must reclaim the future for ourselves and our children.
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