It is nice to be here at Hendon School and have the rep show me round earlier. It gives me great pleasure to launch my campaign for education by signing the NUT's manifesto to stand up for education. I remember panicking that our website was not up to date in time for NUT conference having had Martin Francis amend it to strongly oppose the changes Michael Gove has made in the last few years. To everyone who called for Gove to go, you won, he went! Well done. Imagine coming back in 5 years time and there are solar panels on top of it. A vote for Barnet Green Party is a vote for genuine action on climate change, a public NHS, free education, but priority number one is housing. (Holds up housing postcard) for people not for profit. Let me ask you something. Would you like to have an open space to be able to kick a ball around in? The Green Party will protect metropolitan open space and London's Green belt and not re-designate it for property development. My priority in this election is to make Hendon a safe space for self-defining women that make up 51% of the population. The Green movement a broad church open to people like the 3 families of Sweets Way who marched to Barnet House, united by a love of the local area. And it's great to have someone on the panel who's a West Hendon community legend.
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Showing posts with label hunger. Show all posts
Meeting with National Union of Teachers Barnet Association last night
I visited Hendon School and the Lib Dem and I had a brief look around the site which has grown over 100 years to quite a badly planned but nice grounds with an actual grass playing field, courtyard, old gym, new sports hall in the "new" building, and a courtyard with a focal point that is an art work designed by one pupil who worked as an autism consultant for the school. I saw the School Council notice board and the City Safe Haven (phase 2) notice board, as the school is affiliated to North London Citizens.
I explained our policy. There was catering and cake and I helped take some home. I think it went well.
But first here is what I said in my opening speech.
Green-style charity appeal with Adele Ward in Golders Green
update: The goods arrived safe and sound at the depot at St Barnabas CoE North Finchley
Me? Vote? But what for?
I am writing this to urge anyone who hasn't yet decided to vote to please go and do so!
This is not about me telling you what to do. If anything it's the opposite. There's a real chance that today and as the polls close later, you will be able to get rid of those pesky politicians and re-decorate the Town Hall!
We say: Do you have a view on how the council is run? People tell us their concerns on all sorts of things. Rarely are people not interested.
If you haven't registered to vote: It is not too late to do that. You should know your rights. Someone told me before that 50% of young people aren't registered to vote. Unfortunately I've only been able to encourage people who are registered, because as a political party we can find them and knock on their doors.
If you don't know anything about the candidates: You who are already in office using the website: WriteToThem.com and entering your post-code.
If you don't know anything about the parties: A little web-surfing can go a long way. The BBC website is a good start and has lots of information about how to compare the different parties.
If you don't trust them: Find out how you can get more involved. Why not join a political party and change things from the inside, donating a bit of money or time?
Alternatively you could support an independent candidate or stand as an independent in four years time.
If you're still not satisfied: There is something called the marked register. Parties will buy this after the election to find out who has gone to vote. They might not bother talking to you afterwards in future campaigns if you have not gone to vote, because your name will be marked on this as a non-voter. Go along, get your ballot paper, and write a rude word on it. That is how to show your disgust better than staying at home!
Personally I shall be voting Green Party because every vote for us counts and we're putting our all into this 2014 election. The fact that a proportional election co-incides with the locals gives us the chance to synergise the two campaigns in one, allowing us to send a leaflet to every household in the country. Green Party are my choice because I distrust the other parties to represent my interests when it comes to protecting the environment and representing future generations. I know Greens because I've worked with them and they are the nicest, most decent, and don't stand just to get elected, but to do a worthwhile campaign. I've enjoyed the debates but sadly through my involvement with the anti-cuts movement and youth branch of the Greens, the other parties have not stood up to what is going on. So I am voting Green which is the only European Group actively campaigning against the secret treaty which puts so called free-trade over our right to a welfare state, a clean water supply for London, and so on. I am voting to re-elect our Green Party MEP because even though we will probably lose locally, she is my radical voice for all the region, against racism, for human rights, against climate change.... for the common good.
This is not about me telling you what to do. If anything it's the opposite. There's a real chance that today and as the polls close later, you will be able to get rid of those pesky politicians and re-decorate the Town Hall!
We say: Do you have a view on how the council is run? People tell us their concerns on all sorts of things. Rarely are people not interested.
If you haven't registered to vote: It is not too late to do that. You should know your rights. Someone told me before that 50% of young people aren't registered to vote. Unfortunately I've only been able to encourage people who are registered, because as a political party we can find them and knock on their doors.
If you don't know anything about the candidates: You who are already in office using the website: WriteToThem.com and entering your post-code.
If you don't know anything about the parties: A little web-surfing can go a long way. The BBC website is a good start and has lots of information about how to compare the different parties.
If you don't trust them: Find out how you can get more involved. Why not join a political party and change things from the inside, donating a bit of money or time?
Alternatively you could support an independent candidate or stand as an independent in four years time.
If you're still not satisfied: There is something called the marked register. Parties will buy this after the election to find out who has gone to vote. They might not bother talking to you afterwards in future campaigns if you have not gone to vote, because your name will be marked on this as a non-voter. Go along, get your ballot paper, and write a rude word on it. That is how to show your disgust better than staying at home!
Personally I shall be voting Green Party because every vote for us counts and we're putting our all into this 2014 election. The fact that a proportional election co-incides with the locals gives us the chance to synergise the two campaigns in one, allowing us to send a leaflet to every household in the country. Green Party are my choice because I distrust the other parties to represent my interests when it comes to protecting the environment and representing future generations. I know Greens because I've worked with them and they are the nicest, most decent, and don't stand just to get elected, but to do a worthwhile campaign. I've enjoyed the debates but sadly through my involvement with the anti-cuts movement and youth branch of the Greens, the other parties have not stood up to what is going on. So I am voting Green which is the only European Group actively campaigning against the secret treaty which puts so called free-trade over our right to a welfare state, a clean water supply for London, and so on. I am voting to re-elect our Green Party MEP because even though we will probably lose locally, she is my radical voice for all the region, against racism, for human rights, against climate change.... for the common good.
10 Evil Tactics Hunger Games
I just finished reading the first and third Hunger Games Books. My thoughts.
Hunger Games: Ten Tactics of Cameron's Class Warriors, and how to fight back!
1. Revisionism
"The mayor steps up to the podium and begins to read. It's the same story every year... as our reminder that the Dark Days must never be repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games."
2. Violence
"Of course, people keel over from starvation all the time, but I can’t imagine the Peacekeepers murdering a simpleminded child."
3. Game-makers
"Sadly, rules are rules"
4. Divide and rule
"They're holding hands. I want them dead!"
5. Fear (to block out hope)
6. Cue Cards
7. Surveillance
"Being in the woods is rejuvenating.
...unloading our thoughts while we filled our game bags. This was the doorway to both sustenance and sanity. And we were each other's key."
8. Genetic modification
and nuclear
9. The mass media
10. Elected dictatorship
Hunger Games: Ten Tactics of Cameron's Class Warriors, and how to fight back!
1. Revisionism
"The mayor steps up to the podium and begins to read. It's the same story every year... as our reminder that the Dark Days must never be repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games."
2. Violence
"Of course, people keel over from starvation all the time, but I can’t imagine the Peacekeepers murdering a simpleminded child."
3. Game-makers
"Sadly, rules are rules"
4. Divide and rule
"They're holding hands. I want them dead!"
5. Fear (to block out hope)
6. Cue Cards
7. Surveillance
"Being in the woods is rejuvenating.
...unloading our thoughts while we filled our game bags. This was the doorway to both sustenance and sanity. And we were each other's key."
8. Genetic modification
and nuclear
9. The mass media
10. Elected dictatorship
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