The term is believed to have first been publicly used by the European Green Party in the 2005 Declaration Of Brussels, and has been subsequently discussed by various Green Parties in Europe without wider uptake as a generic term. The demographics of the modern environmental movement tend to be skewed towards younger people (sometimes referred to as "Generation Y"; with the exception of a smaller number of "elder statespersons" who were involved in the birth of the modern environmental movement. This is demonstrated clearly in the membership profiles of organisations such as Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and People and Planet, who all classify themselves as Direct Action groups.  External links European Network Of Green Seniors Green Seniors 
The term is believed to have first been publicly used by the European Green Party in the 2005 Declaration of Brussels, and has been subsequently discussed by various Green Parties in Europe without wider uptake as a generic term. The demographics of the modern environmental movement tend to be skewed towards younger people (sometimes referred to as "Generation Y"; with the exception of a smaller number of "elder statespersons" who were involved in the birth of the modern environmental movement. This is demonstrated clearly in the membership profiles of organisations such as Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and People Planet, who all classify themselves as Direct Action groups. References External links European Network Of Green Seniors Green Seniors (dead link)
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