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The Green Party of Virginia is dedicated to promoting the Four Pillars - Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, Peace, and Social Justice - throughout Virginia.

If you are interested in joining an existing local, please contact the local chair. If you are interested in starting a new local or receiving the GPVA endorsement to run for office, please contact our co-chairs.

For more information, please refer to the welcome packet!

Greens nominate Jill Stein and running mate Butch Ware at the 2024 Green Convention

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The Green Party of the United States has nominated Jill Stein and Butch Ware for president and vice president, respectively, at the party's 2024 National Convention, which was held virtually on Zoom and streamed on social media sites on Saturday, August 17

Post-nomination press conference with Stein and Ware, Aug. 17
https://youtu.be/qFkz1oziIzE.

Hampton Roads Green Party Condemns Chesapeake School Board Calls for Local School Districts to Pass Trans Model Policy

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The Hampton Roads Green Party (HRGP) condemns the refusal of the Chesapeake School Board to implement a policy that would protect trans students in Chesapeake Schools. Students need to know that they are in a safe learning environment where they can focus on their schoolwork without the worries of being humiliated or discriminated against.

Green Party of Virginia Supports Striking Nabisco Workers Calls for Legislative Action to Support Workers

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The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) stands with Nabisco workers across the country who are striking from poor pandemic working conditions, including workers in Henrico County. Despite record profits during the pandemic and a CEO pay that is 561 times the median worker salary, Nabisco workers have been subjected to 7-day work weeks, 16-hour work days, changes to overtime pay that have costed some workers $10,000 in annual wages, and a new healthcare plan that will cost workers more.

Green Party of Virginia Opposes Del-Mar Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion Stands in Solidarity with Maryland Green Party

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The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) stands in solidarity with our comrades and allies in Maryland who are resisting the Del-Mar fracked gas pipeline being constructed along the Delmarva Peninsula. If this pipeline is completed it would further entrench our reliance on fossil fuels, and increases risks of environmental damage to Virginians on the Eastern Shore.

Green Party of Virginia Calls for Immediate Legalization of Marijuana Possession and Use Calls on Members to Lobby General Assembly

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The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) calls on the General Assembly to approve Governor Ralph Northam's proposed amendment to the marijuana legalization bills passed that would move up the schedule for legalization of possession and use of marijuana from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2021. We call on members of the GPVA to contact their members of the General Assembly and demand approval of this amendment, prior to the session on April 7th when they will consider the Governor's proposed amendments to bills.

GPVA Condemns Atlanta Spa Shootings Calls for Systemic Changes to End Anti-Asian Xenophobia

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On March 16th, 2021, our nation was rocked once again by another mass shooting, this time targeted against Asian women in the Atlanta Metro Area. This horrendous act of violence that resulted in the deaths of 8 individuals, 6 of whom were Asian women, characterizes America’s underlying problems of racism and sexism, as well as the resurgence of anti-Asian sentiments that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic.

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