Links

Links to other sites, likely to be of long-standing interests to Greens.

Challenge and Response --The Emergence of the Green Party in the United States

This essay by John Rensenbrink, February 2003, summarizes the history of the Green Party in the U.S. and discusses ten issues that face the party today.

Illinois Greens Focus

Moderated list for announcements.

Chicago Anti-War

Chicago Coalition against War and Racism

Citizens against the Sprawlway

Arguments against the proposed outer beltway highway, which would connect Interstate 80 in Grundy county to Interstate 88 in Kane county.

DuPage Peace through Justice Coalition

A citizens' group based in DuPage County in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois

Illinois Greens Talk

Unmoderated discussion group.

Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization

The IVI-IPO is a statewide, multi-issue independent political organization, active in the progressive good-government movement for over 50 years.

Confederation of Northern Illinois Peace Groups

The Confederation of Northern Illinois Peace Groups represents grassroots peace and justice organizations from throughout Northern Illinois.

Will County Greens group

A discussion group at Yahoo Groups.

DuPage Against War Now

DAWN, a grassroots citizens group opposed to the war on Iraq, is based in DuPage County, Illinois.

IGP Database

This provides contact information for the chairpersons of the IGP committees, and a list of meeting times for several Green Party locals.

Will County Greens

Home page of the Will County local of the Illinois Green Party.

Illinois Green Party

Official site for the Illinois Green Party.

Campaign for America's Future

Over 100 Prominent Americans - citizen activists and policy experts concerned about our country and our planet - joined together to launch and build the Campaign for America's Future. We are challenging the big money corporate agenda by encouraging Americans to speak up - to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us. [quoted from the site]

Strong Must Rule the Weak, said Neo-Cons' Muse

A brief and scary article about Leo Strauss, a political philosopher admired by the Bush cabal.

DuPage Greens email group

DuPage County Green Party's site at yahoo groups.

Midwest Democracy Center

This is a grassroots organization of concerned citizens who have come together to try and improve the political system through non-partisan, structural reforms.

Chicago Indymedia

Community-based, non-corporate participatory media.

Green Party of the United States

The Green Party of the US is a confederation of state Green Parties, and this is their main site.

Census data for Illinois

This U.S. Census Bureau site provides demographic data for Illinois as a whole and for individual counties.

Avocado Education Project

The Avocado Education Project (AEP) educates about the history of struggles for democracy in the United States and their relationship to a multi-party political system.

Tim Tacker's campaign website

Tim Tacker runs for State Representative in the 84th Illinois State Representative District, which includes parts of Plainfield, Joliet, Shorewood, Oswego, Romeoville, Naperville, and surrounding areas.

Friends of the Fox River

The mission of the Friends of the Fox River is "to build a watershed of caretakers in the Fox River Valley." One of our goals is "to foster the education of and cooperation among citizens, organizations, agencies, private interests, and governments concerned with the protection, preservation, reclamation, and restoration of the Fox River as a resource." Communication and education of Fox River watershed citizens is the most effective way we fulfill our mission of building a network of caretakers in the Fox River Valley.

DuPage Country Green Party

This is the official site of the DuPage County local of the Illinois Green Party.