Green Youth (Germany)
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The Green Youth is the youth organization linked to Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.
Before 1994 there were several state-based
associations, such as the Grüne Jugend Hessen, which had been founded in the spring of 1991. It used and still uses a frog
as its logo. In the same spring the Grün-Alternative Jugend Baden-Württemberg
was founded. Parallel to these state-based organizations was the federal Bundesjugendkontaktstelle (Abbreviated: BUJUKS), a loose network of young members and sympathisers of Die Grünen.
After several years of debate, a federal green youth organization was founded, in which the state-based organizations and the BUJUKS all merged. In 2001, the GJ became an integral part of the Die Grünen and lost its independent status.
and the use of free software
. In general the GJ can be seen as more leftwing than Die Grünen.
The highest organ of the party is the federal congress, in which all members can participate and vote. It elects the board with two speakers, the editors of the party-magazine, SPUNK and the board of arbitration. There is a strict rule that the board should have an equal number of men and women and that the two speakers are of different genders. This is to ensure equal treatment. In the months that the federal congress does not meet a federal council, consisting out of two members per state-based organizations, meets. There are also several thematic fora, which work on specific themes (Europe, Democracy, Drugs, Equal treatment.
The party's logo is a hedgehog
. The GJ is a member of the Federation of Young European Greens
.
History
The Grüne Jugend was founded on January 16, 1994, as an independent association with the name Grün-Alternatives Jugendbündnis (abbreviated: GAJB).Before 1994 there were several state-based
States of Germany
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associations, such as the Grüne Jugend Hessen, which had been founded in the spring of 1991. It used and still uses a frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
as its logo. In the same spring the Grün-Alternative Jugend Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
was founded. Parallel to these state-based organizations was the federal Bundesjugendkontaktstelle (Abbreviated: BUJUKS), a loose network of young members and sympathisers of Die Grünen.
After several years of debate, a federal green youth organization was founded, in which the state-based organizations and the BUJUKS all merged. In 2001, the GJ became an integral part of the Die Grünen and lost its independent status.
Ideology
Although it has similar positions to its motherparty, there are some differences. The GJ for instance is in favour of legalization of all drugsRecreational drug use
Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
and the use of free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
. In general the GJ can be seen as more leftwing than Die Grünen.
Organization
The GRÜNE JUGEND is a Basisgruppe within Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. It has 6,000 members some of which are members of a state-based organizations, while others are direct members of the federal organization, this is about 10% of the membership of the entire party. Membership ends in the year one becomes 28 year old.The highest organ of the party is the federal congress, in which all members can participate and vote. It elects the board with two speakers, the editors of the party-magazine, SPUNK and the board of arbitration. There is a strict rule that the board should have an equal number of men and women and that the two speakers are of different genders. This is to ensure equal treatment. In the months that the federal congress does not meet a federal council, consisting out of two members per state-based organizations, meets. There are also several thematic fora, which work on specific themes (Europe, Democracy, Drugs, Equal treatment.
The party's logo is a hedgehog
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
. The GJ is a member of the Federation of Young European Greens
Federation of Young European Greens
The Federation of Young European Greens is a federation of Green youth organisations from all over Europe . It is the official youth wing of the European Green Party European political party...
.