Walton CLP Poli@Cal Educa@On Session Demys,Fying Local
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Walton CLP Poli,cal Educaon session Demysfying Local Government 5 March 2018, 6pm at Unite the Union Short Summary This training session aempted to delve into the mysteries of local government and Labour Party structures. Our guest speakers Alison Spencer-Scragg, Chair of Labour North West & Regional Poli,cal Officer for Unite the Union, and Ma<hew Garlick, LCF Panel Co-ordinator, helped us understand how local government and Labour structures work. Mike Finn, Poli,cal Analyst and Lena Šimić, Walton CLP Poli,cal Educaon Officer facilitated a workshop, ‘You in the Labour Party Structures’, and a follow-up discussion/sugges,ons on future training. WALTON CLP STRUCTURE - WARDS Anfield Clubmoor County Everton Fazakerley Warbreck WALTON CLP STRUCTURE – CLP OFFICERS 2017/2018 Secretary: John Whearty Chair: Mary Doolin Vice Chair: Ken Dunlop Vice Chair (membership): Pauline Gibbons Treasurer: Frazer Lake Campaign Co-ordinator: Ian Byrne Equalies Officer: Sarah-Jane Morton IT Officer: Robbie Gibbons Polical Educaon Officer: Lena Šimić Trade Union Liason Officer (TULO): Donna Henners Women’s Officer: Karen Bellion Youth Officer: Feidhelm Doolin WALTON CLP STRUCTURE – WARD OFFICERS 2017/2018 Anfield Everton Secretary: Jill Foxall Secretary: Karen Bellion Chair: William Marra Chair: Gary Anderson Vice-Chair: Margaret Thornley Vice-Chair: Lena Šimić Treasurer: Jackie Breen Treasurer: Maureen Royce Clubmoor Fazakerley Secretary: Ken Dunlop Secretary: John Whearty Chair: Jenny Spencer-Welsh Chair: Mary Doolin Vice-Chair: Steve Gerrard Vice-Chair: Colly WhiBy Treasurer: Susan Dykes Treasurer: Dave Hanray County Warbreck Secretary: Alfie Hincks Secretary: Pauline Gibbons Chair: Pat Delahunty Chair: Sarah Morton Vice-Chair: Vice-Chair: Collete Brough Treasurer: Maureen Delahunty Treasurer: Frazer Lake WALTON CLP – LCF (LOCAL CAMPAIGN FORUM) 7 DELEGATES 2017/2018 Secretary: John Whearty Treasurer: Frazer Lake Campaign Co-ordinator: Ian Byrne 4 EXTRA DELEGATES: Margaret Corcoran Mary Doolin Sarah-Jane Morton Jenny Spencer-Welsh Who are the officers of the CLP? Each CLP has a set of execu,ve officers: Chair; Vice- Chair; Vice-Chair Membership; Secretary; Treasurer; Women’s Officer. These all sit on the Execu,ve CommiBee and as the Labour Party operates a policy of gender balance, at least 50% of these officers must be women. In addi,on, the CLP can elect func,onal officers for specific areas of work, e.g. Poli,cal Educaon Officer; Trade Union Liaison Officer; Equality Officers for BAME, Disability, LGBT and Youth; Fundraising Officer etc. from A Guide to How the Labour Party Works from Unite the Union What is the Local Campaign Forum (LCF)? Local Campaign Forums are based on council boundaries, allowing several CLPs that are part of the same local authority area to meet together. Membership comprises the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Group of Councillors, representaves from CLPs and trade unions. LCFs recruit and shortlist potenal candidates for council elecons. They co-ordinate campaign acvies and develop the elec&on strategy locally. They also liaise with the Labour Group about local government issues and input into the manifesto for local elec,ons. from A Guide to How the Labour Party Works from Unite the Union Liverpool Local Campaign Forum (LCF) LCF consists of 5 Liverpool cons,tuencies: Garston and Halewood, Riverside, Walton, Wavertree and West Derby Who sits on LCF? - Leader of the Council - Deputy Leader of the Council - Panel co-ordinator - 5 Cons,tuencies, each with 7 delegates (Campaign Coordinator, Secretary + 5 further delegates out of which Chair, Treasurer and TULO are recommended) - 5 Members of Parliament (MPs) - 3 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) - 5 delegates from Young Labour (1 from each Cons,tuency) - 5 delegates from Co-operave Party (1 from each cons,tuency) The officers and Execu,ve CommiBee shall be elected at the first mee,ng of the LCF and annually thereaer. (from LCF Standing Orders) Source: hBps://kensingtonlabour.com/about-kensington-labour/ Workshop/Discussion in Small Groups 1. What do you currently do as a member of the Labour Party? – 10 minutes Do you campaign, aend mee,ngs, leaflet, write on a blog, speak up in different communi,es, aend picket lines, write mo,ons… ? What are your skills? Workshop/Discussion in Small Groups 2. What would you like to do? – 10 minutes Think of a few more ac,ons/ac,vi,es you could do as a Labour Party member? Where do you see yourself in a year’s ,me? Would you like to take up more responsibili,es, write mo,ons, run forums, organize events, run for office, etc.? Workshop/Discussion - Sugges&ons 3. How can we support you? – 10 minutes What can Poli,cal Educaon do to enable you to build capacity? What kind of training/workshop sessions do you need? Sugges&ons for Further Training Sessions 1. Session on Labour Party Structure (with visual aids) 2. How to become a councillor/role of councillors including CLP/Council relaonship 3. How to write mo,ons 4. Grassroots poli,cs and alternave models of running a council 5. Labour Party socials Ac&on Point: Lena Šimić, Walton CLP Poli,cal Educaon Officer to liaise with other Liverpool CLP Poli,cal Educaon Officers and arrange training sessions. Suggested Resources A Guide to How the Labour Party Works from Unite the Union Becoming a Labour Councillor Brish Socialism: The Grand Tour – Radio 4 programme Labour Membersnet Momentum Ac&vist Handbook Labour Training Emails .