Photograph: top of Hickory Hill, August 2002
Florence Boos

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Here you can find documents recounting the Iowa Green Party's history.

The Iowa Green Party, founded in March 1999, has grown eightfold since its inception and has 2500 members residing in virtually every county in the state. In the November 2002 election, our statewide candidates received 1.4% (governor), 4% (Secretary of Agriculture), 2% (Secretary of State) and 1% (Senate).

In Johnson County the candidate for Board of Supervisors, Joannes Pool, received 18% of the vote.

Records of Past Meetings

• Record of Caucus, April 2004
• Iowa Green Party Platform 2004
• Archive of Green News 2004
• Member's opinion site: greeniniowa.blogspot.com
• Green Party State Meeting, May 2006
• Calendar of Activities 2006

Speeches by Members

• Address to People for Justice in Palestine Meeting, September 12th, 2002: "One Year Later: Continued Reflections from 9-11-2001" (on civil liberties), Karen Kubby (Director of the Emma Goldman Clinic; former Iowa City Councillor)
• Address at Peace Rally, January 29th, 2003, Florence Boos
• The Influence of European Greens on European Anti-War Positions, March 5th, 2003, Holly Hart
• "Pacifism and the Arguments Against War", March 5th, 2003, William and Florence Boos
• Speech after Outbreak of Iraq War, Pedestrian Mall, March 20th, 2003, Holly Hart

Iowa Green Party Literature

• Green Political Goals (1 page)
• The Green Party Speaks on Peace and Non-violence (3 pages)
• Civil Liberties and Diversity (4 pages)

Candidates

• 2002 Election
• 2006 Election, http://www.votewendy.org
  

Green Activism

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Conference Des Moines July 14-15th, 2006 Wendy Barth, gubernatorial candidate, and Larry Orr, national delegate

Gathering Petition Signatures at RAGBRAI to get Wendy and Rick on the November ballot Richard Johnson, lieutenant-gubernatorial candidate Muscatine July 29th, 2006

Iowa Green Party Business Meeting May 6th, 2006 Lunch break at Thai Flavors Iowa City

Iowa Green Party Business Meeting Bill's Small Mall, Iowa City May 6th, 2006

Iowa Delegation to Green Party Convention casts its vote, June 26th, 2004

This site was prepared by Florence Boos with the help of Greg Johnson, director of Resources for Life and other members of the Green Party. It was last updated September 14th, 2010.