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19th December 2020 / 12th September 2023 by emmabateman
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and the Ella Roberta Family Foundation Ella Roberta was a funny, busy, clever, curious, sporty and musical child. She was born in Lewisham Hospital and was a healthy, young girl until just before her 7th birthday she began to develop, what was later confirmed at her inquest, rare and life threatening asthma. The […]
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1st December 2020 / 12th December 2020 by emmabateman
Co-Chairs Rebecca Johnson I am standing for election as Co-Chair of Green Party Women in order to increase GPEW's effectiveness in tackling misogyny, racism and the enormity of the climate emergency and related social and economic inequalities exposed by Covid, Brexit, and the rise of extremist populists. Bringing experience as a lesbian feminist peace activist, […]
30th November 2020 / 26th December 2020 by emmabateman
Book Club A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft . Written in 1792, this is considered a classic of feminist history and theory. Mary Wollstonecraft is sometimes called the "mother of feminism," because her main goal was to see women gain access to segments of society largely off-limits to them. Wollstonecraft argued primarily […]
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26th November 2020 / 26th November 2020 by emmabateman
Today is The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women “Violence against women & girls is one of the most widespread of all human rights violations, and it’s gone up under COVID.” – Caroline Lucas. Today is also the day that Femicide Census has launched its ground-breaking 10 year report into femicide in […]
9th October 2020 / 9th October 2020 by emmabateman
To all our members and supporters who are wondering what the outcome of the recent elections to the Green Party Women committee. The Election Returns Officer has not as yet released the results. We will keep you updated and publish the results on the members space when we have them. We hope members who intend […]
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2nd October 2020 / 2nd October 2020 by emmabateman
The Green Party Women Committee have prepared the annual report in preparation for the AGM in October . A copy of it can be found here: Green Party Women Committee Report for the 2020 AGM
Newsletters
21st September 2020 / 14th January 2023 by emmabateman
GPW SURVEY Sex-based Discrimination & Misogyny We want to hear both positive and negative experiences, and your ideas about how the party can improve and how GPW can support Women to be the political force for good, fighting climate change, we know they can be! Complete the (8 mins) Survey CANDIDATE HUSTINGS Complete listing of […]
21st September 2020 / 21st September 2020 by emmabateman
MISOGYNY AND JK ROWLING Like many women in the public eye with an opinion, JK Rowling has faced floods of sexist and sexualised abuse, threats and harassment in the past few days. After bravely sharing her own story of surviving domestic violence, the Sun newspaper put a quote from the perpetrator on its front page […]
GREEN PARTY WOMEN Newsletter - 29 May 2020 THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE Building a 'phone tree'. Identify 5 people outside your GPW network who agree to SHARE social media content (not just like it). #GPWPhoneTree!There are only 4 weeks for local councils to access the £2 Billion Emergency Action Travel Funding (EATF) Indicative Allocation. This, together […]
19th September 2020 / 21st September 2020 by emmabateman
NEWSLETTER 18 SEP 2020 Download a PDF of the Newsletter, here, or an audio podcast version, here. Green Party Women Need YOU! On October 3rd the voting will open to elect the GPW committee, and are looking for women to come forward to stand. If you are interested in shaping what Green Party Women does […]
Events
17th August 2020 / 26th December 2020 by emmabateman
Yoga & Meditation - Sat 19th December 11:00 am Our final relaxation and yoga zoom sessions with Claudine Letsae and Shaka Lish of 2020! Come and get stretched, toned and fit with Shaka and then chill with the sound bath of Claudine’s crystal singing bowls. Watch again the Full session here. Free to attend but […]
5th August 2020 / 5th August 2020 by emmabateman
These questions were asked of all of the leadership and deputy leadership candidates. We asked respondents to stick to 100 words , but some candidates overlooked this, so in fairness, we have organised by surnames for those under 100 words , and ranked other answers in order of word count.. The links to the questions […]
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3rd August 2020 / 11th October 2020 by emmabateman
Literature Inspiration GPW are about to launch their Book Club (20:00, last Wednesday every month). Our first book is by the Barrister and Eco-activist , Polly Higgins "Dare to be Great". Which book should be next on the GPW reading list and why? 8. Shahrar Ali Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This is a […]
3rd August 2020 / 5th August 2020 by emmabateman
Party Governance & Leadership Given the high turnover of GPRC/GPEx roles, there are concerns some party members are standing for high-level positions with poor grasp of role expectations and often stand down. Some roles wield more power with less accountability which was addressed in the holistic review, however it’s implementation has been consistently delayed. Will […]
Political discourse Are ‘the left’ becoming more authoritarian? Using techniques such as ‘no platforming’, ‘no debate’, ‘cancel culture’, demonetizing/de-funding and employment/contract termination. Has the left has become more intolerant over the past few years, and do these techniques improve political discourse? 6. shahrar Ali 100 wc Unfortunately, authoritarianism has afflicted movements across […]
Pensions In 2018, women in the EU aged over 65 received a pension that was on average 30% lower than that of men. Women already had smaller pensions – but now lockdown has hit women’s pensions hard, as their pensions have shrunk on average 17.5 percent compared to just 5.7 percent for men during the […]
Domestic Workers 80% of worldwide domestic employees are women and many of whom are on irregular or informal contracts, have been severely affected by the pandemic. Despite being “at the frontlines” of COVID-19, they are rarely part of COVID-19 response plans. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant women, disabled women and working […]
3rd August 2020 / 2nd October 2020 by emmabateman
Triple whammy Women in the UK are more materially impacted due to Brexit, austerity, and the pandemic. This has had an impact on their work and career situation, economic situation, opportunities, caring responsibilities, access to justice and education, health care access and provision and much more. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant […]
Rape Recent research has shown that rape prosecution rates are extremely low, with The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales - Vera Baird recently pointing to a “catastrophic” decline in rape prosecutions, and warning that we are facing ‘the decriminalisation of rape’. This would also lead to more rapes, due to men feeling they can […]
Domestic Violence In September 2019, domestic murders reached a very worrying 5 year high. The pandemic has made the situation even worse. During the first month after the lockdown began in late March, sixteen women and girls were killed in suspected domestic homicides — more than triple the number from the same period in 2019. […]
18th July 2020 / 13th October 2020 by emmabateman
This was originally published on the Greens of Colour website and reprinted with the permission of Faty Kane. https://greensofcolour.greenparty.org.uk Written by Faty Kane There's a petition on the parliamentary petition site that raises the issue of black women's mortality during and after pregnancy, and it's an unstoppable force. When I sat down to write this blog, it […]
10th July 2020 / 10th July 2020 by emmabateman
Campaigns News
As the world braces itself for a second wave of Covid-19, there is a global battle to fight not only the virus but a resurgence of disposable plastics. HOLLY PITTAWAY explores whether our fight to contain the virus comes at the hidden expense of accelerating a key factor of Climate Change, in this Green Party […]
14th June 2020 / 14th June 2020 by emmabateman
Green Party Women Training Session Join other budding Press & PR Women learning how to craft effective content in an online training session led by the exceptional former guardian Editor, Natalie Bennett. The link to join can be found in the latest Green Party Women Newsletter. No previous experience required.