CONFERENCE 26th & 27th March SPRING 2021 only are we working hard to elect arrives in our city later this year. as our first ever We bear the huge responsibility constituency MSP, in of ensuring that any agreement Kelvin, but also to ensure that our reached in Glasgow is one that two magnificent lead candidates we will be proud to be associated – Kim Long and Nadia Kanyange with. All of us, activists across join him at Holyrood. the country, in Parliament and in Support for Greens in Glasgow Council Chambers must push for has been consistently (and action to be taken to meet the sustainably) growing. challenge ahead of us. As Greens Our seven Glasgow Councillors it is our duty - we cannot rely on continue to do excellent work. other parties to prioritise. They continue to push the council on their response to the climate Which brings us full-circle, emergency (the minority SNP reinforcing the urgency with administration may talk a good which we need to get the game but too often forget about vote out, elect more Greens Welcome to the delivery), as well as fighting to Holyrood, and thereafter for the rights of refugees and to Council Chambers across asylum seekers, standing up . Glasgow for our communities against At Conference, let’s remind property developers, retaining and ourselves how close we are to A very warm welcome Hopin for all speakers was swiftly improving Glasgow’s active travel a historic result and hold that rejected. infrastructure and much more. thought, taking it back to our to this year’s spring Nevertheless as we lead into Patrick, as our MSP, has been home cities, towns and villages conference what should be a historic election hard-working as ever, with a to deliver those outstanding (not only in Glasgow, but across recent campaign to secure funds candidates to Holyrood as MSPs. We had been looking forward to Scotland) we are excited about to save the one It’s time for Scotland to vote welcoming you all to Glasgow Conference! of many highlights. Green. for Conference this spring. With recent polling suggesting We are also immensely proud Unfortunately, with, well… that we should be electing a of the campaign we recently A very warm (virtual) welcome everything… that hasn’t been record number of MSPs across launched to improve trans to Scotland’s Dear Green Place - possible. In your absence we the country, we look forward to healthcare in the pondered how we could add a everyone in Scotland having a and Clyde health board area - Glasgow Branch “hint” of Glasgow to proceedings Green MSP! you can check out the details for (As is tradition, we hope to see but, disappointingly, our proposal In Scotland’s largest city we yourself here. you at Saturday’s conference for a traffic-cone hat-filter on have a major part to play. Not And, not forgetting, COP26 social).

2 3 Ellie Harrison Contents Ellie Harrison is an artist and activist based in Glasgow. 2. Welcome to Glasgow 11. Take Action Her work seeks to make visible the connections between social, environmental and economic injustices, and to 4-7. Guest Speakers 12 Using Hopin actively address them. She has been campaigning for the public ownership 8-9. Timetables 14. Child protection of our public transport since establishing the Bring Back British Rail campaign in 2009. 10 Conference Social 15-17. Fringe Sessions She is most well known for her “controversial” 2016 project The Glasgow Effect for which she refused to leave Glasgow’s city limits, or use any vehicles except her bike for a whole calendar year. A real-life experiment in ‘thinking globally and acting Roz Foyer locally’, the project enabled her to slash her carbon footprint for transport to zero, Roz Foyer is the STUC’s as well as invest her time General Secretary. in establishing several local She comes to the role with projects and public transport Guest Speakers 25 years’ experience in the trade campaigns. union movement. Her first book,The Glasgow Roz began as a workplace activist Effect: A Tale of Class, in the Benefits Agency. Capitalism & Carbon Footprint, After leading a successful campaign against support builds on her research and services privatisation, she was recruited by the printer experiences during 2016 to workers union as a trainee organiser, before gaining sketch out a manifesto for prominence in the Scottish movement as an Assistant “the sustainable city of the Secretary at the STUC. future”, with a world-class, fully She went on to become a National Officer with the integrated regional public transport network, which is free Transport and General Workers Union, later moving into at the point of use. Unite’s National Organising Department. Roz excelled as a strategist who delivered a series of successful membership campaigns. Her role as General Secretary of the STUC involves representing over half a million trade unionists in Scotland, co-ordinating, developing and articulating the views and policies of the trade union movement. Guest Speakers

4 5 Chloe Swarbrick Peter Cairns

Chlöe Swarbrick has been a law student, journalist, Peter has spent business owner and a community project leader. almost three decades When interviewing politicians of as a conservation all stripes on daily issues she found photographer, that too often they had become out videographer, nature of sync with the orbit of everyday tourism operator people’s lives. and environmental peakers So, in 2016 Chlöe did what any communicator. reasonable, disillusioned 22-year-old In 2017, he was one would do. She ran to be the Mayor of of the co-founders of Auckland. Almost 30,000 Aucklanders SCOTLAND: The Big gave her their vote after Chlöe and her Picture, a rewilding charity that supports and enables the team campaigned for just four months transformational recovery of nature across Scotland. Pete on a shoestring budget. They voted for her because she was now serves as the charity’s Executive Director as well as talking to them, about their city and what mattered to them. being a serving board member of Trees for Life.

Her next step was clear. Chlöe stood as a candidate for Guest S the party whose values matched hers and was elected into Deborah Long Parliament as a Green Party MP in 2017 after a particularly gruelling campaign. Deborah is Chief Officer at Scottish She is the youngest MP in Aotearoa for over 40 years. She Environment LINK, the network for entered parliament to show people that politicians can look environmental NGOs in Scotland. a little different, sound a little different, do things a little Her role is the effective delivery different, and to drive home the message that politicians of LINK’s strategic vision of a strong work for people. coherent voice in pursuit of a She remains focused on opening up parliament and sustainable Scotland. politics to all New Zealanders and to shining a light on the Deborah has extensive senior privilege and discrimination that has kept too many people leadership experience in natural and away from politics until now. cultural heritage in Scotland, most Chlöe is the Member of the New Zealand Parliament for recently leading a multi-partner Auckland Central, and is the Green Party spokesperson European consortium working with citizens, climate and soil on Mental Health, Sensible Drug Law Reform, Local scientists and policymakers. Government, Arts Culture & Heritage, Small Business, Trained as a Palaeoecologist, Deborah maintains an active Broadcasting and Youth. interest in plants and spends as much time as she can sea kayaking, cross-country skiing and hill walking. Guest Speakers 6 7 Friday 26th March Saturday 27th March

3.00pm-4.00pm External Fringes - 10.35am-10.50am Get the Vote out with our Lead Candidates Royal Society of Video Segment A Roadmap to Resilience 10.50am-11.00am Break RNIB Scotland 11:00am-12:00pm Building Back Better - Making Streets Accessible, Post-Pandemic Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure: 4.00pm-5.00pm External Fringes - Panel Discussion & Q&A with Roz Foyer, Asthma UK/ British Lung Foundation Ellie Harrison and Cleaner Air, Safer Lungs Chair: Our Voice, Our Rights Campaign 12.00pm-1.00pm Break Time to make rights a reality for autistic 1.00pm-1.20pm Keynote Speech people & people with a learning disability Chlöe Swarbrick, Green Party of Aotearoa 5.45pm-6.30pm Networking Session with Holyrood 2021 New Zealand, MP for Auckland Central Lead Candidates 1.20pm-2.10pm Growing a Green Recovery - An opportunity for Fringe Organisations and Forestry, Agriculture & Rewilding Sponsors to meet with our Lead Candidates Panel Discussion & Q&A with 8.00pm-9.00pm Sustainable Apparel Workshop in Peter Cairns, Deborah Long, association with Laura Moodie & Fashion Revolution Scotland Chair: Mags Hall 2.10pm-2.30pm Break 2.30pm-3.30pm External Fringes Revive Coalition Saturday 27th March Our Land – A Vision for – and how we get there 9.00am- 09.55am Networking SAMH 10.00am-10.05am Welcome to Conference Standing Up for Scotland’s Mental Health Nadia Kanyange, Lead Candidate, 3.30pm-3.45pm Closing Speech & Call for Action Glasgow Region Kate Nevens, Lead Candidate, 10.05am-10.35am Vote like our Future Depends on it Lothian Region Co-Leaders Lorna Slater & Patrick Harvie 7.30pm - 10.00pm Post-conference social (see next page)

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12 13 CHILD PROTECTION AT What do I need to do? FRINGE EVENTS CONFERENCE If a child tells you they are at actual or potential risk: Royal Society of Edinburgh SGP considers all persons under • Take them seriously; Friday 26th March 3:00pm the age of 18 children for the • Don’t ask unnecessary purposes of this policy. questions; A Roadmap to Resilience • Don’t promise to keep the This panel discussion from the Royal As an organisation that has information confidential; Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National members as young as 12, we • Make a note using the child’s Academy, will welcome experts and practitioners from have a duty to inform and words and make sure you different backgrounds, including members of the RSE’s support all our members in note the date; Building National Resilience working group, to discuss upholding our child protection • Contact your branch the group’s thinking to-date, including the priority actions policy. The following will help convenor, the Child Rights and potential trade-offs that will be needed for building you to know what to look for Volunteer or local social Scotland’s long-term resilience. This discussion will provide and what to do if you have any work department; participants with a direct opportunity to contribute to the concerns during conference. • Don’t contact the child’s work and findings of the group. parents/guardian; What constitutes a risk? • Don’t attempt to investigate Panel: Peter McColl; Dr Ruchika Gajwani; , MSP Chair: Professor Sir Ian Boyd • Witnessing an incident the situation; involving a child that causes • If you are concerned about you concern; the immediate safety of a • A child tells you they are child, contact the police. RNIB Scotland being abused or neglected Friday 26th March 3:00pm or are at risk of being abused If you suspect an adult or or neglected; child is posing a risk to child Making Streets Accessible • Someone tells you that a protection. Post-pandemic child is at risk of abuse or neglect, even if the child has Contact your branch convenor Street layouts can cause difficulties at the best of times no connection to the SGP. or the Child Rights Volunteer; for visually impaired people and COVID has made many If you are concerned about the changes to the physical environment. Our fringe will immediate safety of a child, discuss the impact of Coronavirus lockdowns on blind contact the police. and partially sighted people and how to make streets more accessible post-pandemic.

Panel: Dr Catriona Burness, Parliamentary and Policy Manager, RNIB Scotland; Sandra Wilson, Chair, RNIB Scotland; , Scottish Green Lead Candidate, Central Scotland Chair: James Adams, Director, RNIB Scotland

14 15 FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS Asthma UK with the SAMH British Lung Foundation Saturday 27th March 2:30pm Friday 26th March 4:00pm Cleaner Air, Safer Lungs Standing up for Scotland’s Mental Health Join Asthma UK & British Lung Foundation Scotland as they discuss the importance of clean air in improving There have been too many promises on mental health and protecting lung health. We will hear from: researcher and not enough action. With the added pressure of Professor James Chalmers; Olivia Fulton, who lives with coronavirus, we need a radical new plan. severe asthma; and we are also delighted to have our Join SAMH as we discuss the key areas where we must champion for clean air in parliament, . see action over the next Scottish Parliamentary term. Speakers: Professor James Chalmers, British Lung Foundation Chair of Speakers: Suzanne Martin, Senior Public Affairs Officer, SAMH; Stephanie Respiratory Research, University of ;Olivia Fulton, Patient Advocate. McKnight;Alison Johnstone, MSP. Chair: Joseph Carter, Head of Devolved Nations, Asthma UK and British Chair: Craig Smith, Public Affairs Officer, SAMH. Lung Foundation Scotland.

Our Voice, Our Rights Revive Coalition Saturday 27th March 2:30pm Friday 26th March 4:00pm Our Land – a vision for land Time to make rights a reality reform in Scotland and how for autistic people & people we get there with a learning disability Scotland has the most inequitable concentration of ENABLE Scotland, National Autistic Society Scotland, and land ownership in the developed world and for too Scottish Autism have come together with autistic people long not enough has been done to change it. Our Land and people with a learning disability to campaign for much- is a landmark report commissioned by REVIVE, which needed change in Scotland. Join our discussion about the outlines a practical policy roadmap of how to finally Our Voice Our Rights campaign aiming to see the world’s achieve real land reform in Scotland. Join us as we first Commissioner tasked with ensuring that change. discuss how we can unlock our land’s potential in the next term of the . Panel: MSP; Nick Ward, Director, National Autistic Society Scotland; Jasmine Ghibli, autistic campaigner; Lucy McKee, Panel: Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager for REVIVE the coalition for grouse senior volunteer, ENABLE Scotland. Chair: John Hatfield, media and moor reform; Duncan McCann, Senior Researcher New Economics Foundation. communications Specialist, and father of an autistic child. Chair: Mark Ruskell, MSP. 16 17 Get involved! crowdfunder appeals – see We need to continue to lead our newsletters or visit the change in our communities greens.scot. and look ahead to next year’s Scottish Parliament election. Make use of your skills Here are a few ways you can get The party is mostly run by active and make a difference. volunteers. Everyone has skills that the party values, either Get involved locally at local or national level. Local branches are the Whether you’re professionally backbone of our party. For qualified, or simply have time details visit members.greens. to stuff envelopes, your help is scot or contact the SGP office invaluable! (details below). Recruit other members! Invite family, friends Be a social media activist or colleagues who might be Like and share on Twitter, interested in the Greens to Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram make that next step. and more – or even write a blog. We’d love you to tell the Make a donation world about your campaign Unlike big parties we don’t experiences and connect get any state funding and our with other Greens! More policies tend not to attract details are at greens.scot/get- huge corporate donors. We involved. Be sure to tag any rely on individuals like you. It’s campaigning with the hashtag easy to donate to one of our #ActiveSGP.

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