Campus Greens

The Campus Greens are a youth orgaization that promotes a climate of activism and politics on Campus. The Green Party currently has no minimum age and young people can join the party and vote on party decisions just the same as anyone else. The Campus Greens exist to address the specific needs of students who are interested in politics on Campuses.

Currently the only functioning Campus Greens group is the on at the University of Calgary. That group has been very active this year. They have brought in speakers including Percy Schmeiser, Federal Green Party Leader Jim Harris
, Alberta Leader George Read, and Conservative Leadership hopeful David Orchard.

The Campus Greens have also been involved in the preparations for the upcoming Federal election. Two of our candidates Morgan Duford and Danielle Roberts are members of the Campus Greens.

The Campus Greens are very important to the party. The Green Party is very concerned about voter apathy among young people. It is hard to become involved and interested in politics if it in no way relates to you or your peer group. The Campus Greens help to bridge that gap. More importantly they make the political process fun. Politics is not about a bunch of old white guys sitting in a back room. It is about people who are passionate about the issues. It is about having a good time, meeting new people who have similar values and working for things that are important.

We need to get more Campus Greens groups going in Alberta. We will be having a founding meeting at the U of A in the fall. We would like to start a group on any campus, high school, college or University where people are interested. If you are interested send me a note. My e-mail is in the top right.

George