Who We Are

Not left. Not right. But out in front. GatorGreens are students, faculty and staff at the University of Florida. We are a progressive alternative to the mainstream Democrats and Republicans. Although you don't have to be a registered Green Party member to be apart of GatorGreens, we encourage it because we act in solidarity with the Ten Key Values of the Green Party:

1. Social Justice: Everyone should share in the fruits of our society regardless of gender, race, sexual preference, class, age or disability. We work for a world in which all can live free of fear and discrimination.
2. Ecological Wisdom: Whatever we do to the web of life, we do to ourselves. We advocate stewardship of our resources for the continued health of our communities and our planet.
3. Grassroots Democracy: Citizens have the right and responsibility to participate in the environmental, political and economic decisions that affect their lives.
4. Nonviolenc: We reject violence at all levels of society, from the family to the nation. We promote peace by working for justice and by advocating non-violent resolution to conflict.
5. Decentralization: Concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few contributes to social and economic injustice as well as environmental destruction. We call for the return of local decision-making within an overall framework of ecologically sound, socially just values.
6. Community-Based Economics: Greens seek a new economics based upon the natural limits of the earth, which meets the basic needs of everyone on the planet, and is under democratic decentralized community control.
7. Gender Equity: The Green movement is profoundly inspired by feminism. We call for an ethics of cooperation and understanding to replace the cultural values of domination and control.
8. Respect for Diversity: We honor the biodiversity of the Earth and the cultural, sexual, and spiritual diversity of Earth's people.
9. Personal and Global Responsibility: Greens are committed to global sustainability and international justice through both political solidarity and personal lifestyles, based on ecological principles and democratic values.
10. Future Focus/Sustainability: We seek to create a society which meets the needs of everyone within the natural limits of the the earth.

Our History

• GatorGreens became the UF chapter of the national Campus Greens organization in summer 2002. The founders are Jennifer Ambler, Kristen Landreville and Judd Larson.
• During December 2002, GatorGreens passed out 550 fliers to students advocating holiday shopping at local businesses in Gainesville. The campaign also raised $100 for GatorGreens.
• During April 2003, GatorGreens registered 50 students to vote in time for the Gainesville City Commission election.
• Campus Greens was launched in January 2001, after the 2000 Nader/LaDuke presidential campaign. Tens of thousands of young people campaigned for Nader/LaDuke. The organizers of Students for Nader/LaDuke were committed to staying active and set out to create a national network of Campus Greens chapters.
• GatorGreens is one of more than 125 chapters around the country.

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GatorGreens Officers and E-mail Addresses

• Jennifer Ambler, President
• Brett Weingold, Vice-President
• Kristen Landreville, Treasurer

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