 This week, the Green Party won a council seat from Labour in Haringey with a massive 55% of the vote!
Voters can see that Labour is failing to keep its promise of positive change, and is instead pushing through austerity cuts that are penalising those who can least afford it – the poor and the disabled. We know that many Labour councillors – and some MPs – are just as disillusioned with the Labour Party. In recent weeks, several Labour councillors have come over to the Greens. As one of them said: “Labour has lost its way. It does not have a vision for fixing our broken economy that’s fit for the 21st century.” We’re hoping to see more Labour councillors listen to their conscience and join a party that stands for real hope and real change. Or, if they’re not ready to take that step, at least to resist their party’s shameful attack on the disadvantaged. Take action now to push them to stand up for what they truly believe in. Let's put a stop to austerity for once and for all. We've created this month’s campaign flatpack to give you ways to help make this happen. Yours in hope Green Party Campaigns Committee
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One tip to add immense impact to your campaign - from Tom Scott, Green Party Campaigns Coordinator:
Think about communities and interest groups beyond your usual circle of acquaintances who you might be able to get onside. When I was campaigning with Friends of the Earth against a massive and environmentally very damaging dredge that was being planned by my local harbour authority, getting local fishermen on board was absolutely crucial in moving public opinion (which has initially been strongly in favour of the dredge). As part of the campaign, we organised a big public meeting, to which we invited marine biologists, environmental organisations, fishermen and representatives of the harbour authority. Hearing the fishermen describe the effects of the last (smaller) dredge on local fish stocks was absolutely crucial in moving public opinion, and preventing the dredge from being carried out as planned. Hearing their stories, simply and passionately told, was more effective in emotive terms than the scientific evidence presented by the marine biologists, strong as that was. Tom Scott PS: Amid so much grim news of austerity cuts to council budgets and the government’s shameful decision slash development aid to the world’s poorest, it’s good to see more former Labour councillors coming over to the Greens. If you know any Labour councillors who may be feeling they’re in the wrong party, do send them this recent article by four brilliant Green councillors - it might persuade them there is a better way!  Dear Green campaigner
As large areas of California went up in flames last week and Donald Trump prepared to put his foot down hard on the fossil fuel accelerator, Elon Musk was busy fanning the flames of far-right extremism in the UK. Sometimes, it’s hard to find much to be happy about as a new year begins. But positive action is the best antidote to despair. And we have a few suggestions for things that you can do right now that could make a positive difference! The first and most urgent is to ask your MP to support the second reading of the Climate and Nature Bill on 24 January. Zero Hour have made it easy for you to do this here. Please do also take a moment to sign Chris Packham’s parliamentary petition to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. This is also Green Party policy, and there are other ways you can bring pressure to bring about this change in our popular Don’t Sell Climate Hell flatpack. Finally, with hospitals across the country declaring critical incidents as the pressure from Covid and flu cases mounts, do have a look at our flatpack campaign with ideas on how you can help highlight the Green Party’s sensible, science-based policies on protecting the public from Covid and Long Covid. As Rebecca Solnit has written: “Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It’s an axe you break down doors with in an emergency.” Yours in hope, Green Party Campaigns Committee. PS: Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski will be speaking at the big Stand Up to Racism protest against the rise of the far right in London on Saturday 1 February . If you're going to this, do bring a Greens Against Fascism placard, which you can download and print off here.  Campaigns Committee is looking back on a busy year, which has included campaign material for you to use on toxic landfill, the housing crisis and the growth of the racist far right.
Thanks so much to all who have taken part in these campaigns! We have more in the pipeline for the new year, but this month we’re focusing on the terrible situation facing Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This Christmas, nearly two million people – almost the entire population of Gaza – face the most desperate of circumstances. Refugees crammed into makeshift ‘tent cities’, whose homes and communities have been devastated by over a year of relentless bombing that has killed nearly 45,000 people – the majority of these women and children. Witnessing horror and cruelty on such a massive scale can make us feel powerless to help. But there are things we can do – and Green Party Conference has re-iterated the party’s support for a campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the state responsible for this genocidal violence and companies that are facilitating it. You’ll find resources to campaign on this in this month’s campaign flatpack: 10 things you can do about the genocide in Gaza. Our thoughts this Christmas are with these people, and with all the hostages and unjustly imprisoned in both Gaza and Israel. Our hope is that the new year will bring progress towards peace and justice for all those who have suffered so much for so long. In solidarity, Green Party Campaigns Committee PS: One other (easy) thing to do over the Christmas break: The Climate and Nature Bill first introduced by Caroline Lucas will have its crucial second reading in Parliament on Friday 24 January. This Bill would make a huge difference to efforts to address the climate emergency. Please take a moment to write to your MP asking them to support the Bill. Zero Hour have made this easy to do, here. |
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