Consultation: | Young Greens AGM 2020 |
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Agenda item: | H.5. Women |
Proposer: | Emily Herbert (Bristol) |
Status: | Published |
Submitted: | 07/30/2020, 23:39 |
LB12: Emily Herbert
Which role are you applying for?
- Which role are you applying for?:
- Young Greens Women Non-Portfolio Officer
Candidate Statement
Hi! I’m Emily, and I would love to represent young Green women this year. I have been a feminist all my life, standing as Women’s Officer at my college SU, and a green bean since I was a child, too - dubbed an 'eco warrior' since primary school, I have an active role in my local XR group and a vested interest in Green Party discourse.
Currently working on my application to become a committee member of Green Party Women, I want to bring a breath of fresh air to Green feminism - creating womxn-centred conversations that are inclusive to all, especially trans women and enby people who have historically been excluded in such circles. At 19, I’m learning how to bring intersectionality into every aspect of my activism, but I am doing my research every day and I am always available to chat about how to improve myself and my work.
If elected I pledge to:-
- Provide training for young women in politics, such as increasing self-confidence in public speaking - for example, women often use more modifiers in speech ('like', 'maybe', 'does that make sense?')
- Specifically work alongside the Young Green Women of Colour to eradicate the Green Party's reputation as a party for white women, and help women of colour access resources and opportunities to move higher up in the party, for example having a larger presence in Green Party Women.
- Similarly, collaborate with the LGBTQIA+ Greens to deplatform TERFs in the party and remove such damaging messaging that does not represent us as women in the Green Party
- Encourage a regenerative culture in the Party and the Young Greens that looks after activists' wellbeing, due to the high stress nature of activism, but especially with regards to eco-anxiety - an issue that often particularly affects the younger generations
- Address classism in green rhetoric, such as shaming the working class for shopping at Primark and Shein when more expensive brands such as Urban Outfitters are often no better at sustainability. Focus on pressuring corporations to act more sustainably, and encourage slow fashion in all areas of society
I would really appreciate this opportunity to work with other amazing women on campaigns to uplift us all, in the Green Party and beyond! Please consider voting for me from the 1st of August.
Links
- Facebook:
- https://www.facebook.com/GreenEmilyHerbert
- Twitter:
- https://twitter.com/GreenEmilyH
Self-identification
- Do you self-identify as belonging to this Liberation Group? (Yes/No/Unsure):
- Yes
- Local Party:
- Bristol