Whether you're organising a local campaign, developing a policy proposal, collaborating on research or simply bringing together people with a common interest, GreensAssemble groups give you a place to work together.
Groups can be open to everyone or restricted to invited members. They can also publish content to the wider GreensAssemble community.
Finding and joining groups
Visit Groups to discover groups on Greens Assemble.
There are two ways to join:
Open groups: Join immediately by clicking Join group.
Approval groups: Request to join. A group administrator will review your request. You'll see a pending status while you're waiting. Group admins can also invite you to groups, and these invitations show up in your notifications.
You can leave a group whenever you wish.
Public and private content
Every group has two publishing spaces:
Public: Posts published here are visible to everyone who visit GreensAssemble, including people who aren't members of the group. Public posts can appear in the main GreensAssemble feed.
Private: Posts published here are visible only to members of the group. This is useful for discussions, planning, collaboration and work that isn't ready for wider publication.
Group members can see both spaces. Non-members can see only public content.
This means a group can develop ideas privately before sharing them with the wider community.
Group membership and roles
Groups have three membership roles.
Members can read and contribute to private group discussions. They can participate in the group's work without publishing on its behalf.
Authors can do everything Members can do, and can also publish posts to the group's public page.
Administrators manage the group. They can approve membership requests, manage members and their roles, edit group information and moderate group content. Administrators can also publish publicly on behalf of the group, just like Authors.
A group can have more than one administrator, so responsibility doesn't have to fall on one person.
Creating a group
Any GreensAssemble member who has access to group creation can establish a group around a shared interest or activity.
When creating a group, you can choose its name, description and membership arrangements.
Think about what your group is for, who you want to involve and whether people should be able to join immediately or require approval.
The person creating the group becomes its first administrator. But you can promote others.
Publishing as a group
When you create a post, you can choose where to publish it, depending on your memberships and permissions.
For example, you might publish:
An article to your own public profile.
A discussion or working draft to a group's private space.
An announcement, proposal or completed piece of work to a group's public page.
Publishing to a group's public page means the content is presented as part of that group's work, while retaining appropriate author attribution.
Only Authors and Administrators can publish publicly on behalf of a group.
Who controls a group?
Groups are managed by their own administrators, rather than centrally directed by GreensAssemble.
Administrators decide who can join approval-based groups, who can publish publicly and how the group is organised.
They can promote Members to Authors or Administrators, and change roles as responsibilities evolve.
Groups must have at leas one administrator.
What should groups be used for?
Almost anything that benefits from people working together.
You could create a group for a local Green Party organisation, a policy working group, a campaign, a research project, a particular issue or an informal community of interest.
A group doesn't need to represent an official Green Party body. Independent initiatives and informal collaborations are welcome too. GreensAssemble doesn't approve your group. It is created instantly.
However, creating a group does not make it an officially recognised Green Party organisation. Groups should be clear about whom they represent and whether they have any formal status.
A few things to remember
Private doesn't mean confidential. Private group posts are restricted to members, but members can still copy or share information outside the group. Avoid posting sensitive personal information or material that requires stronger confidentiality protections.
Public posts represent the group. Administrators should be thoughtful about who receives Author permissions, particularly where a group has an established identity.
Groups belong to their communities. Greens Assemble provides the tools, but the value comes from members sharing ideas, collaborating and making things happen.
Ready to get involved?
Explore the groups already on Greens Assemble, join one that interests you, or create a space for something new.
Greens Assemble is about turning ideas into collective action. Groups are where much of that work can happen.