Transgender Day of Visibility

The Green Party of the United States stands in solidarity in honoring Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), March 31st. Since 2009, TDOV has been a day to celebrate the lives, contributions, and resilience of transgender people, and to recommit to the ongoing struggle for their rights.

This year, that recognition comes at a time of intensifying attacks.

Across the country, transgender people, especially trans youth, have been targeted by an unprecedented wave of legislation, executive actions, and political rhetoric aimed at restricting healthcare, education, and even the basic right to exist openly and safely.These are not abstract policy debates; they are direct assaults on human dignity, safety, and survival.

Too many elected officials in the parties of War and Wall Street have failed to meet this moment with the clarity and courage it demands. While conservatives have driven these attacks, leaders in the so-called opposition party have too often stayed silent—or worse, treated the rights and safety of trans people as politically expendable.

The Green Party of the United States rejects compromise when it comes to fundamental human rights. We stand firmly with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and all gender and romantic minority communities; not just in words, but in policy and action.

Our National Lavender Green Caucus represents LGBTQIA+ members and allies within the party. If you’re eligible, we invite you to join and help strengthen this work.

We believe that meeting this moment requires bold, systemic solutions, including:

A comprehensive national healthcare system that guarantees full access to gender-affirming care, as well as behavioral, dental, hearing, and vision services.
Explicit protections against discrimination in healthcare based on gender identity, sexuality, race, nationality, or income
Increased funding for HIV/AIDS research and prevention
A guaranteed living wage and a serious commitment to ending homelessness, which disproportionately impacts LGBTQIA+ youth
Inclusive, affirming K-12 education and free public education through college
Ending mass incarceration and the War on Drugs, which disproportionately harm queer and trans people, especially in communities of color

At a time when trans people are being pushed out of public life, we affirm something simple but powerful: trans people belong everywhere. Visible. Valued. Liberated.

No other national political party matches the Green Party’s commitment to the liberation of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex.

Your continued support helps ensure that candidates and organizers committed to these values have the resources to fight—and win. Please consider supporting or getting involved today.

In Solidarity,

Daniel Bumbarger
Co-Chair, National Lavender Green Caucus

https://www.gp.org/

P.S. You can provide financial support directly to the National Lavender Green Caucus or donate your time and volunteer! Or consider showing off your Lavender Green Pride with one of our Queer Liberation T-Shirts!

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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

On March 25 we marked the anniversary of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, where 146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women, perished due to locked doors and corporate greed. Their sacrifice ignited the modern movement for workplace safety and the right to organize.

Garment workers take to the streets in mourning and solidarity following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911.

As we honor their memory, we see history’s chilling echoes in today’s escalated ICE attacks on our immigrant neighbors. These raids and enforcement actions create a climate of fear that corporations exploit to suppress wages and silence workers.The Green Party of the United States stands in firm solidarity with all workers, regardless of documentation status. We recognize that the same corporate greed that locked those doors in 1911 continues to threaten workers today through the criminalization of immigrant communities and the erosion of essential labor protections.

We believe a healthy and just economy must serve people over profit. We demand:

An end to ICE raids and deportations that tear families apart and leave workers vulnerable.
A living wage and safe workplaces for every worker, regardless of documentation status.
Strengthened unions and the protected right to collective bargaining for all.

The 1911 tragedy was a failure of a system that prioritized profit over human life. The Green Party is dedicated to replacing that system with one rooted in social justice and dignity for all workers.

The Green Party of the United States has unwavering solidarity with workers and vulnerable immigrant communities because we don’t accept money from the billionaires and corporations that fund the two parties of war and Wall Street. It’s supporters like you who make this possible. Please consider a donation or even a becoming a monthly sustainer so that we can keep challenging the duopoly as the party that always puts people and planet over profits.

Let us honor the memory of those lost in 1911 by continuing the fight for a future where every worker is treated with the respect, protection, and dignity they deserve.

In Solidarity,
Green Party of the United States

Green Party of the United States · PO Box 75075, Washington, DC 20013, United States

Join the Green Party of Utah at the March 28 No Kings March & Rally!

On Saturday, March 28, the Green Party of Utah is taking to the streets with thousands of other Utahns for Democracy, Immigrant Rights, and an End to Wars. Meet up at Washington Square at 2:00 PM. This is a call for #PeoplePower and a demand for system change. No kings!

Let’s stand together for a just and equitable future. #UtahGreenParty #SocialJustice, #NoKings

(The meetup is at 2pm at Washington Square, march to the capitol at 2:30pm, rally at 3:30pm at the capitol.)

Green Party of Utah Condemns ICE Killings – Calls for Urgent Action

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) strongly condemns the Killings committed by Federal Employees during the month of January 2026, as well as the failure of the elected officials associated with both the Republican and Democratic Parties to put an end to the violent and inhumane violations of Constitutional Rights plainly evident to the Public.

“The current and recent actions committed by, and at the behest of, the Executive Branch of our National Government are plainly in violation of not only multiple Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, but of virtually every definition of Human Rights,” states Tom King, member of the GPUT. “And yet, the Elected Representatives of the People, orders from State and Federal Courts, and hundreds of Court Cases have all failed to stop these actions from continuing.”

Matt Styles, Secretary of the GPUT adds, “Renee Good and Alex Pretti were innocent, law-abiding U.S. citizens who were executed in the street for no other reason than for resisting unlawful coercion by Federal ICE agents. They are not the only victims either, with many more dying in ICE detention centers even when they do comply. The only thing arguably more horrendous than this may be the complicity of our elected officials in allowing this to continue. At this point it is clear that the only way we will get the message across is to organize together and shut the system down with a general strike. When we stand together, we win.”

The GPUT therefore issues an urgent and strong call for these actions:

The Elected Officials from both Major political parties work with each other in their respective chambers of Congress to quickly and urgently put an end to the current GOP Regime’s actions against the American People and the Constitution of the United States.
The removal of funding from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
The immediate suspension of the illegal and deadly actions in which ICE and CBP are engaged
The investigation and prosecution of any violations of Court Orders or Laws in which this Regime has engaged.

More information: greenpartyofutah.org greenpartyutah@gmail.com

It’s Tax Time!

Choose the Green Party of Utah for your donation on the 2025 Utah Income Tax Form! Thank you in advance.

Zines are not a crime! Free Des Sanchez

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) has signed on to the “Free Des” Letter, calling for his release from prison. Since July 6, 2025, Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada has been held in federal prison for distributing materials that opposed the Trump administration’s policies.

According to the statement, Des was arrested two days after a demonstration at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Texas, after being followed by FBI agents to the facility where his wife, a Prairieland defendant arrested with others at the event, was incarcerated. Des was pulled over for a minor traffic offense and subsequently arrested, after which he was charged with distributing the materials at issue. Those materials have been noted to be widely available zines. Des was later charged with being part of a (fictitious) Antifa group and conspiring to conceal documents that could be used in his criminal case. The prosecution of Des is known to be tied to and threatening his immigration status, setting a dangerous precedent for the criminalization of dissent against the Trump administration and paves the way for broader attacks on immigrant, migrant, and refugee friends and families.

The GPUT joins dozens of other organizations in the demand for the immediate release of Des and to cease the suppression of free speech and the targeting of immigrants.

“The Trump administration is setting a dangerous precedent, admitting to the world they do not need to follow the law, whether it be local law or international law,” states Russell Wagstaff, GPUT Co-Chair. “We must be prepared to challenge all authoritarian overreach, and not allow a small minority to dictate what is considered free speech. This attack on immigrants will not stop with immigrants, soon, this and future administrations will turn their eyes toward all dissident citizens.”

“Authoritarian regimes rise when the people don’t hold them accountable for their overreach, and there are few clearer signs of burgeoning fascism than the outright targeting of people based on ideology,” adds GPUT Secretary Matt Styles. “We cannot allow this attack on democracy to go unchecked. We cannot let Des become a victim of the Trump administration’s suppression of political opposition.”

The GPUT also urges all organizations and groups wanting to defend a free society to join the call by signing the solidarity statement.

“A threat to Des is a threat to us all.”

Green Party of Utah Fall Convention and Writing Letters to the Editor Workshop!

Come to the Green Party of Utah Fall Convention to learn more about the Party and to engage in discussion. Our feature activity for this meeting is a workshop on writing letters to the editor, using AI as a tool. The workshop will be led by GPUT Secretary, Matt Styles.

More information: greenpartyutah@gmail.com

AI Goes to War: Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence

Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) Webinar

Artificial Intelligence technology is being adopted by military and police organizations worldwide.
This webinar explains the workings of weaponized AI and addresses the harms that may result if
AI usage is not properly regulated. Join us for a panel discussion by peace activists examining
the disturbing potential of artificial intelligence to increase the repressive and destructive
potential of governments.

Webinar details:

October 21, 2025 7:30 PM ET, 6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PM PT

You Must Pre-Register for the Webinar HERE or click on the link below

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AsO1DG4JRHmlytjIvmnhaw

Panelists:
Brittany Vesey is member of the Green Party of Missouri where she participates in local
activities supporting minorities in Kansas City. She is committed to opposing U.S. involvement in
genocide and violations of international law in Gaza and in other troubled regions of the world.
Brittany will be the webinar moderator.

Peter Byrne is is an award winning investigative reporter and science writer based in Northern
California. He has written highly regarded books on quantum physics and writes for many
publication, including Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, American Consequences,
Mother Jones, and the North Bay Bohemian.

Lulu Matute is the Organizing Coordinator for School of the Americas Watch (SOAW), a U.S.-
based interfaith organization committed to nonviolent resistance against war and militarization
since 1989. She has organized delegations of U.S. lawmakers, advocates, medical
professionals, students, and cultural workers to witness firsthand the consequences of U.S.
foreign and immigration policies in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and Central America.

Haig Hovaness is a peace activist in New York with a professional background in information
technology. He is the Co-Chair of GPAX. He has written and made presentations on a variety of
defense-related foreign policy and media issues.

Dump the Duopoly: Power Up For Peace July 10!

Join Jill Stein, Medea Benjamin, Briahna Joy Gray and Butch Ware in the Dump Duopoly rally on July 10 at 8 PM ET! With the stakes higher than ever, they are coming back stronger, more fired up, and ready to build the future we deserve.

Message from Jill Stein:

“While the Trump administration wages war on people and planet, Democrats are busy bowing to Republicans. With Democrats like Chuck Schumer playing performative politics by just changing the name of the “Big Beautiful Bill” but not actually fighting to keep it from passing, it’s clear that an actual opposition party is more urgently needed and more possible than ever.

Thanks to your incredible support, we emerged from 2024 as the leading people-powered party, doubling our vote share over 2020 despite unprecedented political repression. We’re the only pro-worker, anti-genocide, pro-democracy party fighting its way onto ballots for a majority of voters.

Now, as the duopoly doubles down on genocide and censorship, the environment unravels, recession looms and fascism grows, the ruling elites are losing their grip. With both Democrats and Trump polling at historic lows, America is closer than ever to dumping the duopoly and powering up for peace.

But only if we seize this moment.

To harness this momentum, join me for our rally & fundraiser on Wednesday, July 10 at 8 PM ET featuring incredible guests: Medea Benjamin, Butch Ware, Briahna Joy Gray, and yours truly.“