Our Mission
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. We place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities and to the societal and political participation of immigrants. Finally, we promote non-violence and proactive peace policies.
We are a green think tank, an international policy network, and are active in ecology, democracy and human rights worldwide with 30 offices across the globe.
What We Do
Our Washington, DC office provides expertise on issues related to our mission. We promote exchanges in our program areas through informational programs, study tours and visitor programs; special events, meetings, workshops and conferences; public seminars and training programs; and monitoring of the work of international organizations.
On our website www.hbfus.com, we feature current publications, a calendar with upcoming events and announcements on international visitors.
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter featuring new publications, events and the latest from our web blogs.
We also publish all our publications and events on facebook under facebook.com/hbfus.
We are an operational foundation, not a grant-making foundation.
Contact us at 202-462-7512 or info[at]us.boell.org for more information.
