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Prairie Green Party and other local Green Parties

The Green Party has three separate levels of organization: National, State, and Local.

In terms of hierarchy, local Green Parties and the grassroots Greens that run them make most of the decisions for that party. The state and national party serve to connect locals and organize electoral and issue campaigns that take place on a larger geographic level than the area encompassed by the local Green Party.

Local: Prairie Greens

The Prairie Green Party of East Central Illinois consists mostly of members and campaigns in Champaign County, but also welcomes Greens from Ford, Vermilion, Piatt, Macon, Douglass and Edgar Counties.

The Prairie Greens elect officers in April of each year. Currently the officers are

• Convener: Joe Futrelle
• Treasurer: Susan Rodgers
• Secretary: Tracy Nectoux
• Press Officer: Tom Abram
• Membership Steward: Kostas Yfantas
• Website Manager: Joe Futrelle
• State Party Delegates: Joe Futrelle, Susan Rodgers, Walter Pituc

ARTICLE I: Name and Purpose

A. Name

The name of this organization shall be the Prairie Green Party of East Central Illinois.

B. Purpose

The purpose of the Prairie Green Party is to advance the green movement/party in East Central Illinois through political and nonpolitical means based on the Ten Key Values which are: Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice & Equal Opportunity, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, Decentralization, Communitybased Economics, Gender Equity & Cooperative Values, Respect for Diversity, Personal & Global Responsibility, and Future Focus.