Consultation: | Young Greens AGM 2021 |
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Agenda item: | B Motions of Policy and Organisation |
Proposer: | Joshua Farrell (Ipswich Green Party) |
Status: | Submitted |
Submitted: | 06/16/2021, 19:22 |
B3: Divest and reclaim pride
Summary
This motion seeks for us to campaign against companies using their funding of pride as a method of pinkwashing and for pride organisations to cut ties with these companies.
Motion Text
Notes:
Barclays has funnelled £91bn into fossil fuels since the signing of the
Paris Climate Accord in 2015
Drilling for fossil fuels causes the destruction of ecosystems,
displacement of indigenous people and contributes to the climate crisis
which threatens everyone
By funding pride Barclays is attempting to pinkwash it’s involvement in
the climate crisis
Pride has become increasingly funded by large companies, causing much of
pride to be taken away from the community
Believes:
Divesting from pride is the only way for the queer community to reclaim
the event and make sure that it is representative of everyone and there
are no barriers to participation
This will follow the trend of pride events divesting from BP in 2017 and
other companies that were linked with the arms trade, and the ministry of
defence’s presence at events
Pink capitalism is not liberation
Resolves:
Pride to be returned to the community that created it
Pride to be divested from companies who fund the climate crisis
Supporters
- Dylan Lewis-Creser (North Northamptonshire Green Party)
- George Morris (Manchester green party)
- Billy Wassell (Cheltenham)
- Ria Patel (Sutton and Croydon Green Party)
Likes
- Cody Garland
- Natalia Kubica
Comments
Hannah Clare:
Joshua Farrell: