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Welcome to the Green Party July update. This is also a reminder that the bookings for autumn conference arenow open – and the early bird bookers get the worm, or at least the 25% discount. And there's a Green Party trade union conference, a host of elections to work on, and much more...
Over the next month you can keep in touch with what’s happening on the
national website (http://www.greenparty.org.uk) and through the members’ website
(http://members.greenparty.org.uk) – please contact me if you need the
password. Also look out for the Green World members' magazine and Green
Activist newsletter, coming through your letterbox this month. CONTENTS 1. Green Party Executive Elections, including for Leader/Deputy Leader or Co-Leader 2. Autumn conference (including a reminder about the second agenda deadline) 3. Green Party Trade Union Group Conference, July 12aa 4. Haltemprice and Howden byelection (the one caused by David Davis) 5. Brighton Action Day – Tomorrow! 6. Target ward byelection in mid-Sussex, July 24 7. Invitation to target ward councillors from the Association of Green Councillors 8. Green Economics Conference 9. Media Potpourri (check out what GP reps have been saying in the news) **************************************************** 1. GREEN PARTY EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS, INCLUDING FOR LEADER/DEPUTY LEADER OR CO-LEADERS A. NOMINATIONS: Nominations for election to the Green Party executive (and this includes the new Leader/Deputy or Co-Leaders) opened on 1 July and will close on 24 July. Nomination papers and campaign rules are available from the Standing Orders Committee Convenor (soc@greenparty.org.uk), the Green Party's Head of Office, Jon Nott, or available for download from the members' website (see under SOC pages or link on the front page). B. PROCEDURE: For each post on the executive for which two or more valid nominations are received, a postal ballot will be held. There'll be the chance for votes to be handed in at conference, at which hustings will be held before the ballot closes. If only one, or no, nomination is received for a post, nominations will reopen at conference and a vote held there. C. IMPORTANT NOTE: All candidates will be provided with members' contact information to be used in strict accordance with the rules for internal campaigning in the Green Party Executive elections. Members who do not wish to be contacted directly by candidates can opt out of the internal campaign, by contacting the Head of Office by email or in writing (jon.nott@greenparty.org.uk or Jon Nott, Head of Office, The Green Party, 1A Waterlow Road, London N19 5NJ). If you opt out of internal campaigning, you will still receive a ballot paper and the booklet of candidate statements. 2. AUTUMN CONFERENCE IN LONDON A. JOIN THE EARLY BIRDS: Remember to block out in your diary Friday 5th September to Monday 8th September 2008– the Autumn Party conference. For the first time in more than a decade, is in London, and the prestigious venue of the School of Oriental & African Studies, the perfect place to match the Green Party's rising status. It is one conference not to be missed – whether it is your first or your umpteenth. Tony Juniper, Frances O’Grady, Ken Livingstone and Jeremy Leggett are all now confirmed as speakers; in addition there'll be scintillating policy debates, lots of campaigning tips to pick up, and plenty of good cheer. Pre-bookers receive a 25% discount compared to paying on the day and you can pre-book using the booking form at www.greenparty.org.uk/nextconference. Bookings are open now! Information about crash space, creche, stall and fringe bookings can also be found on the booking form. B. Conference committee says: The main and most important event at Conference will be the keynote speech from the Green Party’s newly-elected Leader or Co-Leader on Saturday after lunch, with a Deputy Leader’s or co-leader’s speech on Monday. The timing of Conference has changed this year due to constitutional changes, and so Monday is now a full day, so do please remember to make your plans accordingly, and make sure you take the whole of Monday off work so as to not to miss the conclusion of conference. For those who can only make it on one day, Monday has a one-off half price discount. C. SECOND AGENDA DEADLINE: If you want to propose an amendment to any item in the first agenda for the conference (which can be found on the members' website), it must reach the Standing Orders Committee, soc@greenparty.org.uk by midnight on Thursday, July 24. (And if you would like to run a fringe at conference, you need to contact John Street (johnstreet@gn.apc.org) as soon as possible, but at the latest by 24th July, as spaces are filling up quickly.) 3. GREEN PARTY TRADE UNION GROUP CONFERENCE JULY 12 Can Greens and Trade Unions work together for a sustainable future? This is the theme of the conference, which will be held at Friends Meeting House, Ship Street Brighton, which is 10 minutes from Brighton Station. Speakers will include Caroline Lucas MEP and Tony Kearns, deputy general secretary of the Communications Union. Among the workshop topics will be migration/population policy and strategies for links between Greens and TUs. Admission £8/£4 concs. Contact yrrumuk@yahoo.co.uk. 4. HALTEMPRICE AND HOWDEN BYELECTION Shan Oakes has been selected to stand in the Haltemprice and Howden byelection. You can read more about Shan's campaign on her blog: http://shanoakes.blogspot.com/ Feel like helping? Come on up! shan@voice-international.net. All aid much appreciated. Donations for the campaign can be sent by cheque, payable to: Hull & E. Riding Green Party, 3 Norwood, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 9ET, UK Or to Co-op Bank, Alfred Gelder St, Hull, sort code 089299, acc no 6516921 Please let bill@voice-international.net know if you are sending an electronic donation. AND ALSO IN BYELECTION NEWS: The Green Party finished third in the Henley by-election on June 26. Our candidate, Mark Stevenson, took 1321 votes; Labour was pushed into 5th place. 5. BRIGHTON ACTION DAY – TOMORROW! Amy Kennedy Constituency Co-ordinator - Brighton Pavilion writes Our next Pavilion Action Day will be held on Saturday 5th July, with regular action days now taking place on the first Saturday of the month, until the General Election is called: Timetable: 10.00 am BHGP Office (opposite Brighton Station) and Pete West's House (104. Westfield Crescent, Patcham) BN1 8JA) open to volunteers 12.00 pm Office closed 12.30 - 1.30pm lunch available at Pete West's House 5.30 pm Evening food provided at Pete West's house as well as Doorstep Research work with David Jonas (07887905990). If you would like more information, please contact Tom directly (tom.lennard@brightonandhovegreenparty.org.uk, 07872957792). We’re also very happy to meet up with people outside of planned action days and events, so if you’re in Brighton and can spare an hour or two to leaflet, please contact Pete directly (pete@practical-pete.co.uk, 07825 387373) to make arrangements. Many thanks to you all once again for your continued help and support! See you on July 5th! And see Caroline Lucas for Westminster for more news: www.electfirstgreenmp.org/ 6. 24th JULY TARGET WARD BY-ELECTION IN MID SUSSEX Chris Rose, National Election Agent, writes: There's a by-election in our Hurstpierpoint and Downs target Ward of Mid Sussex District, a Council on which we have yet to win representation. Mike Airey, our 2007 candidate will be standing again. There's a realistic chance we can at least get into second place and be able to present ourselves as the main challengers here in 2011. The Brighton and Hove party will be giving practical assistance. The location is within walking distance from Hassocks station on the London-Brighton main line. Offers of help to Mike Airey on 01273 857985 (or, if not available, Paul Brown 01342 811866). 7. INVITATION TO TARGET WARD COUNCILLORS FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF GREEN COUNCILLORS Candidates in target wards, and prospective councillors, are invited to the Association of Green Councillors annual conference, which will be held on the weekend of the 26th & 27th July, at City Hall in Norwich. There will be an early start on the Saturday so participants are asked to plan to arrive on the Friday evening. More: http://members.greenparty.org.uk/agcconference08 8. GREEN ECONOMICS CONFERENCE The 2008 Annual Green Economics Conference is taking place on 18th and 19th July at Mansfield College, Oxford. The theme this year is economics in an age of uncertainty and instability. Special themes include: greening the corporation, environmental and social justice and green economics, greening the supply chain, equal pay for women, climate change initiatives, economics of biodiversity, tools instruments and methodology in economics- Lower carbon/ lower growth economics, the credit crunch and sustainable cities. More: http://www.greeneconomics.org.uk/ 9. MEDIA POTPOURRI A small selection of items ranging across Green Party work – you can find more on the members' website. http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/06/civil-liberties-party-rights Adrian Ramsay, Norwich: We're the civil liberties party http://tinyurl.com/4ywlmc Derek Wall on Haltemprice and Howden http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/boris.london Jenny Jones, London Assembly, Stop Boris hitting reverse gear http://tinyurl.com/6fug3s Caroline Lucas, MEP, Appeal to tighten lapdancing laws 10. NEXT UPDATE There will be a special email update before the end of this month, with news of the candidates for the executive, the latest on conference plans, and much more. FINALLY.... A joke to reward those who've read to the end (if you've got a suggestion for one for next time, please drop me a line): Two campers put up their tent and go to sleep. A few hours later the one wakes up the other and says: Look up at the sky, what do you see? Camper 2 says: I see a million stars. Camper 1: And what does that tell you? Camper 2: Well, astronomically it tells me that there are millions of undiscovered worlds and planets out there! Astrologically it tells me that Saturn is in the sign of the lion! Meteorologically it tells me that we will have a very nice day tomorrow! Timewise it tells me that it's about 3.15 am! Theologically it tells me that that God is almighty and we are unworthy! And what does it tell you? Camper 1 is quiet for a moment and then says: Well, practically it tells me that someone has nicked our tent... |
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