Campusgrün

Campusgrün – Bundesverband grün-alternativer Hochschulgruppen is a nationwide student association in Germany that networks and represents green-alternative university groups. It is politically close to the party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, but according to its statutes it is legally and organizationally independent. The degree of party closeness varies among its member groups and, according to the association, covers "the entire student potential in the green-alternative spectrum." Its federal office is located in Berlin. The association traces its roots to the late 1970s, when student groups describing themselves as green, colorful, alternative, feminist and internationalist emerged at many West German universities. These groups largely defined themselves in opposition to the dogmatic and centralist K-groups and other nationwide left-wing student associations such as MSB Spartakus, SHB or Juso-Hochschulgruppen. From this stance, the green-alternative groups initially rejected the creation of nationwide association structures and formed only a faction called Basisgruppen within the student umbrella organization VDS. After the collapse of the VDS in 1990, this shared identity lost importance, and during the 1990s the spectrum differentiated according to its relationship to the Bündnisgrünen. In the early 1990s a loose federal coordination of green-oriented groups emerged. Groups increasingly skeptical of the party's political course formed the Bündnis linker und radikaldemokratischer Hochschulgruppen (LiRa) in 1998, which later largely merged into Die Linke.SDS. In 1999, ten green university groups founded the Bündnis grün-alternativer Hochschulgruppen. In 2005 the alliance added the name Campusgrün, and after a further statute reform in 2011 it adopted its current name. Campusgrün currently has nearly 60 member groups, and it aims to gradually include all existing green-oriented university groups. Member assemblies are held twice a year, with each university group represented by up to two voting delegates. The member assembly elects the federal board, which conducts ongoing business and represents the alliance internally and externally on the basis of current resolutions. The quota-based board consists of two equal spokespersons, a treasurer, a political managing director and up to four assessors. The member assembly can also establish working groups. Since 2007, Campusgrün Bayern has existed as the first state association. Campusgrün Baden-Württemberg followed in 2009 and Campusgrün Hessen in 2010. In 2011, nine North Rhine-Westphalian green university groups founded the state coordination North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2014 the state association Lower Saxony was founded, currently consisting of five member groups. In 2022 the Campusgrün university group at the University of Hamburg dissolved after six years of existence. On its website, Campusgrün presents itself as the umbrella organization that networks and represents green university groups throughout Germany. It publishes current statements, such as a statement on the BMFTR draft for changing the 30th BAföG amendment, and criticizes the federal government, arguing that the BAföG reform must not be cancelled and that the coalition is likely breaking its BAföG promise, leaving students abandoned again. It offers ways to support green university politics, accepts donations, and provides a member cloud for exchanging materials and information among university groups, as well as a newsletter via Signal channel.

Campusgrün – Bundesverband grün-alternativer Hochschulgruppen is a nationwide student association in Germany. It is politically close to the party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, but according to its statutes it is legally and organizationally independent. The degree of party closeness of individual university groups varies according to the association and covers "the entire student potential in the green-alternative spectrum." The seat of the federal office is Berlin. Since the end of the 1970s, student groups emerged at numerous West German universities that understood themselves as green, colorful, alternative, feminist and internationalist. They defined themselves to a large extent through their demarcation from the dogmatic and centralist K-groups and other nationwide left-wing student associations such as MSB Spartakus, SHB or Juso-Hochschulgruppen. From this attitude, the groups of the green-alternative spectrum at that time also rejected the creation of nationwide association structures and formed only a faction called Basisgruppen within the student umbrella organization VDS. After the collapse of the VDS in 1990, this common identity lost importance, and in the course of the 1990s the spectrum differentiated anew based on its relationship to the Bündnisgrünen. Thus, in the early 1990s, a loose federal coordination of green-oriented groups first emerged. Those groups that were increasingly skeptical of the party's political course formed the Bündnis linker und radikaldemokratischer Hochschulgruppen (LiRa) in 1998, which later largely merged into Die Linke.SDS. In 1999, ten green university groups founded the Bündnis grün-alternativer Hochschulgruppen. In 2005 the alliance received the addition Campusgrün and after a further statute reform in 2011 finally its current name. Campusgrün currently has nearly 60 member groups; the gradual admission of all existing green-oriented university groups is being pursued. Member assemblies take place twice a year, at which each university group is represented by up to two voting delegates. The member assembly elects the federal board, which conducts ongoing business and represents the alliance internally and externally on the basis of current resolutions. The quota-based board consists of two equal spokespersons, a treasurer, a political managing director and up to four assessors. In addition, the member assembly can establish working groups. Since 2007, Campusgrün Bayern has existed as the first state association. Campusgrün Baden-Württemberg followed in 2009 and Campusgrün Hessen in 2010. In 2011, nine North Rhine-Westphalian green university groups founded the state coordination North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2014, the state association Lower Saxony was founded, which currently consists of five member groups. In 2022, the Campusgrün university group at the University of Hamburg dissolved after six years of its existence.

• 2022

  The Campusgrün university group at the University of Hamburg dissolved after six years of existence.

• 2014

  The state association Lower Saxony was founded, currently consisting of five member groups.

• 2011

  After a further statute reform, the alliance adopted its current name Campusgrün.

• 2011

  Nine North Rhine-Westphalian green university groups founded the state coordination North Rhine-Westphalia.

• 2010

  Campusgrün Hessen was founded.

• 2009

  Campusgrün Baden-Württemberg was founded.

• 2007

  Campusgrün Bayern was founded as the first state association.

• 2005

  The alliance received the addition Campusgrün.

• 1999

  Ten green university groups founded the Bündnis grün-alternativer Hochschulgruppen.

Federal umbrella association for green-alternative university groups in Germany, politically close to Bündnis 90/Die Grünen but legally and organizationally independent.

1. 1Campusgrün Bundesverband | Deutschland | Grüne Hochschulpolitikcampusgruen.de
2. 2Campusgrünwikidata.org
3. 3Campusgründe.wikipedia.org