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A unity of local Green Party chapters, the CTGP is committed to grassroots democracy, social justice, non-violence and ecological wisdom. These are the Four Pillars of all Green parties worldwide and are the first four principles of the Ten Key Values of the Green Party. Join us as we build a grassroots effort to take back our government from corporate power brokers. We do not accept contributions from corporate PACs so we need your donations of time and money.

Connecticut Green Party Endorses Bring Our War $$$ Home! Rally

MARCH and RALLY - SUNDAY, OCT. 16 - 2PM - Hartford, CT

Nationally Coordinated Days of Local Anti-War Actions

Meet inside Hartford City Hall Atrium at 2pm; Hear Speakers, then March to the State Capitol for Rally

Featuring: Vijay Prashad, Trinity College Professor; John Pelto, former legislator, blogger and activist, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra; LaReese Harvey, A Better Way Foundation; Dan Durso, Teamster Local 559; A Representative from the AFL-CIO; and more...

Special Performance by Hartbeat Ensemble Click here for more info...

Vote November 8 for candidates in your area

Supreme Court denies appeal on CT campaign finance law

On June 28 the US Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari on Green Party of CT v. Lenge, effectively upholding discrimination against minor parties in public financing of election campaigns. We will continue to think through our options, but this is a serious disappointment. We must continue to fight to open up the two-party system to competition.

Background: The American Civil Liberties Union, the CT Green Party, and the CT Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit in 2006 against the discriminatory terms of the state's Citizen Election Program. Click here to read an op-ed column in the Hartford Courant, "Court Ruling Hurts Third-Party Candidates."

Krayeske Top Vote Winner in CT Green Leadership Election

Stamford special elections 2011

Read CT Green Times online!

New Articles

• The Dangers of the Connecticut Campaign Finance Law
• How Senator Dodd Caused the Financial Crisis
• How Senator Dodd Tried to Stop the Voter-Verified Paper Trail
  

Green Party Flyers

Now available for download from the Platform page.

We ran a slate of candidates in 2010

Elections 2009 - Victory in New London

After years of grassroots organizing by the New London Green Party, John Russell became the first Green elected to the New London City Council, and Ronna Stuller became the first Green elected to the New London Board of Education.