Green Party of Camden County

New Jersey

There are many ways to become involved in our communities and our society, either directly or indirectly. We need your help. There is much we can do together.

Here is a partial list of our activities during 2007:

• Members of the Green Party of Camden County played an active leadership role in many areas, including the peace movement, environmental protection and promoting democratic reform.
  
• Several Green Party members have been involved in the successful referendum efforts to prohibit pay-to-play in Collingswood and Cherry Hill. These pay-to-play reform ordinances will translate into decreased corruption and, as a result, lower taxes there. In addition, the playing field is leveled for more political competition.
  
• Members organized a cleaned-up of Camden County Park and the Newton Creek in Camden on Earth Day, 2007. We had over 20 volunteers help to remove 10 tons of trash and materials for recycling from the park and the creek.
  
• Several Green Party members founded the South Jersey Environmental Coalition, an organization advocating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in municipalities in Camden County. We have succeeded in getting Cherry Hill to sign onto the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
  
• In an effort to bring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to an end, we organized a peace rally on International Peace Day in 2006. On January 27, 2007 we attended the 200,000 person anti-war protest in Washington DC, which was co-sponsored by the national Green Party. We also attended several events including a Concert for Peace at the Unitarian Church in Cherry Hill, the Sacred Heart Church Peace Fair in Camden and the weekly peace vigil at the Cherry Hill Mall.

Clearly, the more of us who are able and willing to volunteer our time and/or contribute financially to our efforts, the more effective we will be in shaping a sustainable and peaceful future.