North West Green Party

NWGP Newsletter 11/09/2024

paologranelli — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:05:07 +0000

New interim Chair and Secretary for NW Green Party
After the No Fault Suspension of our interim chair and our secretary, the North West committee has appointed new members to fill those roles for the time being

Kai Taylor of Knowsley Green Party will be taking on the role of interim chair and Melanie Forrest of North Lancs Green Party will be taking on the role of interim Secretary. As neither of them have access to the official email accounts yet, please direct any emails for the Chair to kaitaylor1997@hotmail.com and the Secretary to melbarnjj@outlook.com

Scotforth East By-election 3rd October
North Lancashire Green Party will be hosting a number of action days for its upcoming by election on the 3rd of October, promoting their candidate Andrew Ottaway.

North Lancashire Green Party will be hosting a number of action days for its upcoming by election on the 3rd of October, promoting their candidate Andrew Otway. Until the recently there have been an equal number of Green and Labour councillors on, Scotforth-East City Council meaning this election has the potential to cement us as the biggest party in the region with 23 councillors! The result in the previous election for this ward was incredibly close, so every door knocked will make a difference! The first action day is planned for this weekend on:Saturday the 14th of September followed by more action days on:Sunday 22nd of September Saturday the 28th of SeptemberSunday 29th of SeptemberVolunteers will be door knocking with training and practice provided beforehand, as well as the option of hand addressing envelopes. Activities will be followed by tea and cake, (which is reason enough to attend in itself!) then drinks at the Wobbly Cobbler (possibly the best name for a pub I have ever heard).

Vegan Greens sign up

Vegan Greens (VeGn) launched at Conference this past weekend, Hosting both a highly successful fringe session and a community dinner event! Co founders Co-founders of VeGn, Meghan Tinsley and Prashant Kumbhat, aim to champion vegans’ rights, support elected officials in passing vegan-friendly policies, and boost party membership by engaging both vegans and those curious about veganism. To learn more and join the revolution, visit their website at https://vegangreens.godaddysites.com/

News From Conference

To say that Green Party Autumn Conference 2024 was eventful would be putting it very lightly! we’ve had news coverage like never before, so here are some links for those of you who didn’t attend.
UK: Green Party ‘makes history’ by declaring Israel’s War in Gaza a ‘genocide’ – Middle East Eye
Leftwing Green Party members form ‘anti-capitalist’ pressure group – The Guardian
Labour getting it wrong, says Green Party co-leader – BBC
Green Party endorses building HS2 in full – Bright Green
Green Party calls for long term approach to UK’s problems  – Financial Times
Green Party backs re-joining EU and vows to fight for closer ties to Europe after Brexit – The Independent
Green party conference votes to support immediate ban on greyhound racing – Bright Green
Wales Green Party Leader tells conference that Greens will win first member of the Welsh Parliament in 2026 – Left Foot Forward
Young Greens Co-Chairs call for free education and an end wo wage based pay discrimination – Bright Green
Zane’s Law on landfill becomes Green Party policy – BBC

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NWGP newsletter 12/08/2024

paologranelli — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:02:08 +0000

GENERAL ELECTION Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure that you’re aware that we’ve had a change of government recently. Sadly it wasn’t a green government, but there is good news in the fact that we had four Green MP’s elected and record gains in voter share across the country. But what does this mean for the northwest? Here’s a rundown of the numbers in terms of voter share across the north west:

GREENS AGAINST FACISM Given the recent harrowing events perpetrated by far right racists, it’s pertinent to reaffirm that we as a party stand united against Fascism, Islamophobia and all forms of racism. If anyone in your local community was affected, please reach out and do what you can. It is important, now more than ever that we vocally and publicly, stand up to the far right.

REGIONAL MEETING IN ULVERSTON We had a great time with Ulverston green party this August, who kindly hosted us for our regional meeting amidst the lovely scenery of the Swarthmoor Quaker meeting house. Much was discussed and we greatly value the input we received, we’ve got a lot of work to do now that elections are over for a while and we’re grateful for the support of the north west Green community.

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NWGP Newsletter 22/05/2024

paologranelli — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:31:43 +0000

2024 LOCAL ELECTIONS This year we saw landmark wins for Greens across the country and we now have 809 councillors across 174 councils! We’re proud to tell you that eleven of these wins were in the north west of the UK! Here are your councillors, some returning, some new, and their respective councils.

All 11 North-West Green councillors who were elected this year!

FULL LIST OF 2024 GREEN WINS

WIRR-AL HAVING A GOOD TIME Our most recent AGM which took place in Wirral on the 16th of March was a resounding success! Members old and new travelled from across the region to meet other greens in person, share insights and discuss policy. Chief amongst the fresh faces was head of North-West Young Greens Emily Charley, and a highlight of the proceedings was the keynote speech from Baroness Jenny Jones, who was also gracious enough to answer tough questions from our members afterwards. But our general meetings are also a good opportunity to improve our skills and provide services for the hosting community, which this time took the form of a creative problem solving class and a community litter pick.

A gaggle of Greens gathered gayly at the AGM in Wirral.

NEXT REGIONAL MEETING 29th JUNE Speaking of get-togethers, our next regional meeting is due to be held in Ulverston on the 29th of June. The meeting will be held at: Ulverston Methodist church
22 Neville Street
Ulverston, LA12 0BLSaturday the 29th June
10:00 am for 10:30 am start Similar to the AGM, Ulverston Green Party will be hosting a Business meeting in the morning followed by afternoon workshops and the opportunity to support our hosts with surveys and door knocking. Keep an eye on your inbox for booking and workshop details in the near future.

YOUR NEW NORTH WEST GREEN PARTY COMITTEE MEMBERS After formally introducing them at our most recent AGM, we are extremely pleased to share the new officers of the North West Green Party Committee! Voted for by you, our members, these are the names to keep in mind for all things regional! Their contact info can be found via our website for any North-West needs you might have.

Your new North-West Green Party Committee members.

COMITTEE ROLES YET TO BE FILLED We also have a call to action for the following positions that need to be co-optedElections officer Conference and events officer Officer without portfolio

READ A FULL DESCRIPTION OF EACH ROLE AND ITS DUTIES

If you are interested in any of these positions please contact us

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