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Green Party Celebrates International Women’s Day 2026
By Erin King
International Women’s Day (IWD) will be celebrated by Green Party members on Sunday, March 8, this year. The IWD theme for 2026 will be “Give to Gain.” The Green Party National Women’s Caucus says it “will organize and act to advance Women's rights and concerns with the ultimate goals of maximizing . . . a voter, activist, leadership, candidate and officeholder base of Women, that is reflective of the great diversity of this nation.”
Another year, another chance to do better, despite the ongoing human catastrophes occurring here and overseas—war and genocide, mass starvation, state-sanctioned rape and pedophilia, police beating and jailing protesters for lawfully protesting, and billionaires allowed the impunity to wreck whatever tiny scraps of democracy the West hasremaining, at whim.
Over the past year alone in America, we’ve seen no end to greedflation, as evidenced by skyrocketing homelessness, grocery prices continuously climbing, and our own government caring less and less about the wellbeing and basic human rights of its own citizens.
Many people, families included, live in their vehicles, working multiple jobs to survive, while others are forced to decide between paying for life-sustaining medications or food. On a grand scale, Americans now feel little to no sense of safety in their own neighborhoods, largely due to our federal government’s acts of terrorism committed by ICE and the CBP against anyone they deem suspicious.
Renee Good was an American woman, mother, daughter, partner, sister, neighbor, and friend. Despite doing nothing other than driving and going about her usual day, she is no longer with us because a lawless bully of an ICE agent decided in the moment that he had the right to decide who lives or dies. The agent, Jonathan Ross, also uttered the statement, “Fucking bitch,” immediately after shooting her four times—not because Ms. Good did something to deserve her execution, but simply because Mr. Ross wanted to kill a woman who wasn’t kissing his ass.
One minute, Renee Good was smiling and joking. Seconds later, she was fighting for her life behind a blood-soaked airbag. And she was never a threat to anyone. This is the kind of brutal injustice with which Black Americans have been all too familiar many decades before the existence of ICE and to this day. This is also the type of savage violence that many people, especially women—as shown in endless TikTok and Upscrolled videos—in Germany, the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Israel are experiencing in real time for protesting crimes against humanity at home and abroad by their respective governments.
Marimar Martinez is another recent victim of the U.S. federal border patrol, who was unjustifiably shot five times by agent Charles Exum, but fortunately survived the encounter and was able to testify against him at trial. The list of atrocities committed by the U.S. government just since the last IWD is miles long. It makes me wonder how best to support those on the receiving end of so much unfair, often deadly, oppression, of which any of us could be a target. This is every American’s fight.
My hope is that something wonderful can somehow spring from these senseless tragedies and others like them. Because the insanity isn’t over and none of us knows when it will be.
Giving money or time can go a long way towards helping to heal a society’s worst ills, once we each make the conscious choice to play a part in ensuring there are far fewer victims of government indifference, overreach, and tyranny. Donating whatever funding or time we can, even if it’s only one dollar or one hour per week, to organizations such as the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the National Coalition for the Homeless, and Path Forward can help women and families suffering from homelessness and food insecurity. A nation is nothing without the strength and health of its citizens, and creating affordable housing for all is a major goal that must be actualized for the greater good.
Organizations such as the Fines and Fees Justice Center, The Bail Project, and the Institute for Justice assists persons with lower incomes and the poor with paying court costs when they find themselves having to fight against a biased and unbalanced legal system. By giving to these causes, we push the system to work harder for those without a voice, which benefits us all.
In honor of Renee Good, who was a member of the LGBTQA+ community, I implore more people to give support to the Human Rights Campaign, The Trevor Project, The Giving Block/GLAD Law, or SAGE Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders, to help marginalized individuals and communities take vital steps towards equality. Please do not forget TRIAL International, which is a non-governmental organization that fights impunity for international crimes, including sexual violence, and supports victims seeking justice.
The late Mother Teresa was quoted as saying, “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” I truly wish more human beings thought this way. The more of us that firmly decide to give even small amounts of our energy to help others on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis, the more we will see change in the right direction.
Giving is its own reward and a form of empathy that can mean more than we realize to someone in need. Giving can literally mean the difference between life and death. We gain on so many levels as a society when we recognize our shared humanity and make the time to act on it with great love.
The Green Party and its political candidates, for whom we campaign and confidently show our support, stand firmly against any and all forms of discrimination and inequality targeting women and LGBTQA+ persons. The Green Party is also committed to grassroots initiatives, which are necessary for growing a solid base of everyday citizens who believe in true democracy and equality without the interference of corporate entities.
Walk proudly. Embrace Solidarity. Remember that to give is to gain so much on this International Women’s Day and beyond.
The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA), https://www.gpofpa.org, is an independent political party which stands in opposition to the two corporate parties. GPPA candidates promote public policy based on the Green Party’s Four Pillars: grassroots democracy, nonviolence, ecological wisdom, and social justice/equal opportunity. For further information about GPPA, please email [email protected]. Please follow GPPA on social media: Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/gpofpa/; Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/pagreenparty/; and X, https://x.com/GreenPartyofPA
Erin King is a member of the Green Party of Centre County, PA. During 2025, Erin was an elected member at large of the Green Party of Pennsylvania Steering Committee.
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