Green Party autumn conference kicks off in Bristol
College Green will be abuzz with talk of clean energy, the right to die and economic growth this weekend, as the Green Party autumn conference kicks off at the Council House.
The party’s newly-elected leader Natalie Bennett will be among those speaking at the four-day conference, alongside Green Party candidate in the Bristol Mayoral election Daniella Radice.
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Bristol Mayoral election Green Party candidate Daniella Radice will host the conference opening speech today
The conference, which runs from September 7 to 10, will see party members at all levels meet to discuss and debate hot topics.
In addition to the staple Green issues – clean energy, ecocide and animal racing – concerns about the economic crisis and job creation will also be high on the agenda.
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Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation and James Vaccaro, Head of Investment Banking at Triodos Bank, will be among the panellists at the Sunday debate, “What if growth doesn’t happen?”
A right-to-die debate will be held on Saturday, with a panel including the president of Compassion & Choices, a senior researcher at Demos and the chief executive of Dignity in Dying.
The debate, chaired by outgoing party leader Caroline Lucas, comes after Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson lost his High Court battle to allow a doctor to end his life. Mr Nicklinson died of pneumonia at his home just a week later.
Delegates will also learn more about the Bristol Pound, discuss libel law reform and hear how they can learn from “the Scottish experience”.
They will also be invited to attend a Q and A session with the new party leader Natalie Bennett and deputy leader Will Duckworth.
Ms Bennett, an Australian-born journalist, was elected the new leader of the Green Party for England and Wales on Monday.
According to Stephen Wood, Green Party member and Chair of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) Greens group for the UK: “One of the debates to watch will be the motion to provide modest funding to our Leader, so that the position can be practical for those of us without independent wealth to draw upon.
“For a party with scant financial resources, it will be fascinating to see how this turns out.”
The conference will get into full swing with an opening speech from Green Party Candidate in the Bristol Mayoral election Daniella Radice.
To find out more about the conference, click here.
Comments
by green_man
Monday, September 10 2012, 12:44PM
“@andyyandyy - "...let faces it there are only two parties that will ever be in charge of the country (and it isnt the Lib Dems)...."
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Well, Liberals have a share in govt now and they currently run Bristol City Council and other councils - and Liberals have been in govt in the past, albeit a long time ago. New political movements, like the Green Movement, do come along and new parties do get into government. As the labour movement developed over the last 100 yrs, so other movements can do the same. I'd argue that given the huge and interwoven economic, social and environmental problems the country and the world has, that new political thinking is more needed than ever. The Green Party is making progress - they have their first MP in Caroline Lucas in addition to Green members of the Scottish Parliament, they are now runnning the council in Brighton and Hove, have two MEPs (Jean Lambert in London and Keith Taylor in the South East), have two councillors in Bristol (Gus Hoyt in Ashley and Tess Green in Southville) in addition to hundreds more on other councils around the country.”
by andyyandyy
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:13AM
“Have America got it right by only have two parties. I guess having unlimited parties gives more freedom of speach and allows a person to choose a party that best suits them but the cost to the general public, would it be cheaper to have fewer parties especially when let faces it there are only two parties that will ever be in charge of the country (and it isnt the Lib Dems). Would we be better off instead of having vast numbers of MPs (claiming allowances on seconds homes) and councillors instead having similar to America where you have 1 senator/MP for each County who will be independent and will manage their own budget for their area”
by green_man
Sunday, September 09 2012, 8:40PM
“The substance in Daniella Radice's manifesto deserves genuine debate. People need to get past their preconceived ideas and prejudices and look at all the evidence that strongly supports green social, economic and environmental policies.
http://tinyurl.com/8csopk4
She has provided more detail on her policies than many of the other mayoral candidates.”
by Roversteve
Friday, September 07 2012, 3:44PM
“Oh dear,just as the grass outside the Council House is looking pristine again!!”
by Big_Gregory
Friday, September 07 2012, 1:17PM
“Could she tell us what happened to the blistering hot summers and droughts we were supposed to have for the rest of eternity? That being in the days of global warming before they realised they'd got it wrong and changed to 'climate change'. I wish they'd make their mind up as I'd stocked up on bermuda shorts and sun cream which have gone unused this summer.”
by Jonnyfandango
Friday, September 07 2012, 12:57PM
“She looks like she could do with eating some meat”