The Metro East Green Party is a local political group following the platform of the Illinois Green Party, ilgp.org, and the National Green Party, gp.org. 1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. We will also work to …

We are atheists who understand the need for progressive political activism to solve global problems like environmental destruction, starvation, senseless wars, and the violation of human rights. We see organized religions, and other movements based on irrational faith, as detrimental and, while we share the political views of many believers, we see that it is time to stop relying on "gods" and start finding real and practical solutions to global problems.