Edinburgh Napier University Sighthill Campus 21st-22nd October 2017

LEADIN G THE C HANGE Welcome to Edinburgh! I am pleased to be able to welcome you to the beautiful City of Edinburgh for the Scottish Green Party Autumn Conference.

It’s been a challenging and busy year: firstly the very successful Local Council Elections, and then the snap General Election to test us even further. A big thank you to everyone involved. And congratulations – we have made record gains across the country Contents electing more councillors than ever before!

3. Welcome to Edinburgh 24. Sunday timetable It is wonderful to see that Green Party policies have resonated with so many people across Scotland. We now have an 4. Welcome to Conference 26. Running order: Sunday opportunity to effect real change at a local level and make a tangible difference to 5. Guest speakers 28. Sunday events listings people’s lives. At our annual conference we are able to further develop and shape 6. How Conference works 32. Exhibitor information our policies and debate the important questions that form our Green Party 10. Running order: Saturday 36. Venue maps message.

12. Child protection 40. Get involved! On behalf of the Edinburgh Greens, welcome to the Edinburgh 13. Saturday events listings 41. Conference song Conference. Evelyn Weston, Co-convenor 22. Saturday timetable 42. Exhibitor information Edinburgh Greens

3 Welcome to our 2017 Autumn Guest Speakers CLARE BAILEY Conference! We warmly welcome Clare Bailey to conference this year. She was deputy leader Welcome! We had of the Green Party in Northern Ireland from a lot to celebrate 2014-17 and was elected as an MLA for at last year’s South Belfast in May 2016 and March 2017. conference, She was the driving force behind Green with our best Party NI becoming the first pro-choice Holyrood election party in the Assembly, and previously in more than worked for Nexus, a charity supporting a decade. This those who have experienced sexual year we’ve gone abuse and violence. even further, Growing up during the conflict has with the best given her a commitment to human council election rights and equality. She remains an in our party’s active campaigner on a range of history. More equality issues. councillors than pushing for a ban on fracking, ever, on more councils than better support for young carers PER BOLUND ever, and a real opportunity to and protection from sanctions, We’re also delighted that Per shape politics both locally and and more attention than ever Bolund, Swedish minister for nationally. for Green ideas like net-zero Financial Markets and Consumer It’s also a time of challenge, carbon emissions, safer streets, Affairs will be joining us. Minister with the urgent environmental and universal basic income. Bolund has been at the forefront and social crises we face of designing Sweden’s economic That change begins with you, being met with complacency; path away from fossil fuels, gathering together to debate and a chaotic and destructive delivering significant social and the issues, learn from one Brexit process threatening infrastructural improvements another, and decide the way to fundamentally undermine along the way. Come and forward. Scotland’s right to govern itself. hear him speak about being Thanks so much for being here, a Green in government But Greens in Scotland and and have a great weekend. and how we can learn around the world are showing from Sweden’s innovative the ability to inspire change. and Patrick approach to low-carbon Harvie, We’re already making progress, economics. Co‑convenors 4 5 HOW Emergency Motions are DEBATES AND VOTING proposed amendment from the intended to allow conference to Motions are debated and voted floor, as this has not proved to CONFERENCE debate issues that have arisen on as follows: be an effective way of deciding WORKS since then, and should be sent • There is a short debate on the party policy. to [email protected]. motion itself. The Party’s Constitution and org.uk seven days before the • Each amendment is then As a member you may vote at Policy Reference Document start of conference, signed by debated and voted on in Yes conference providing that you (PRD) have been voted in, and two members. turn. You have the choice have the red, green and white amended, by a succession of An Emergency Motion relating of voting for, against or voting cards you were given at Party conferences on the basis to events that have arisen abstain. registration. Please don’t lose of one member, one vote. The since then can be submitted • The final stage is a vote them! They are colour-coded, Standing Orders Committee to SOC any time up until noon on the full motion, like traffic lights. (SOC) is responsible for ensuring on the first day of conference as amended (or not conference rules are upheld, (also signed by two members). amended), and again the Any member who can’t attend and for guaranteeing its smooth Emergency Motions will be choice is between for, Conference may delegate and democratic running. rejected if they could have been against or abstain. another member to vote on their If you have an issue relating submitted in time for the first behalf. This is called a proxy to conference procedures, agenda, or are not concise and At any point in the debate a No vote. No member may have please raise it with a member focused. member may ask (from the more than eight proxy votes. of SOC. SOC reports directly floor) to vote on referring a to conference, and its annual OFFICE BEARER REPORTS motion back to the relevant SPEAKING report – given during the There is a folder containing committee. That member Any member may speak during AGM – must be approved by reference copies of office- would have to explain a debate. If you think in advance conference. SOC has a table in bearers’ reports and accounts their reasons and another that you’d like to speak, please front of the stage throughout at the registration desk. Digital member would have to fill in a speaking slip and hand it conference should you have copies are also available. second that proposal. The in to the SOC table as soon as any queries. chair may refuse that proposal possible, giving a note of any LANYARDS / VOTING CARDS or may put it to a vote, at expertise or special interest MOTIONS Please keep close watch over their discretion. Abstain you have in the topic. Motions have to be submitted your voting cards. Please also This will allow the chair 11 weeks before conference, wear your lanyard at all times Amendments will not be to ensure an equal number of amendments five weeks before. and remember to hand them accepted from the floor if speeches for and against, and The intention is that branches back at the end of conference. more than ten members to give priority to those with can debate them and, if wished, object, or if the chair background knowledge of the agree proxy votes or branch refuses to allow them. subject, rather than just those amendments. It is unusual for all other who are better at catching the members to agree to hear a chair’s eye.

6 7 If you wish to respond to a your workshop leader that you Please speak to the conference FURTHER INFORMATION point made during the debate, would like to hear when the organiser if you would like BSL For any further information raise your hand and you will be alert for your motion comes interpretation in any of the about conference, please ask at called if there’s time. Please do up. We think this will give breakout sessions, as this may the registration desk. not speak unless called upon conference attendees more be possible to arrange. Room and you have the microphone. options and a better experience 3D12 is a quiet room. Because of the size of the of conference. You can let us auditorium and the number of know whether it worked in FIRST TIME AT CONFERENCE? people attending, there will be the post-conference feedback There is a special session for very little time for speakers who form – or the feedback session people new to Conference, have not filled in a request- (Sunday 2-3pm, Room 2D07). which will be held at 9am on to-speak slip. You may ask a Saturday in Room 2D04. short question of the motion FRINGES proposer – but this must be Conference is not just the just that – a short question. The main sessions organised by chair is there to ensure fair and the SGP. It is also the fringe smooth running of the session meetings and stalls organised – please respect their authority. by outside groups, where new ideas flourish and where PARALLEL SESSIONS party members listen to the This year council agreed to concerns of campaigning and experiment with running representative groups. Please GOING workshops during the voting take part in them. They are as FOR sessions. If you would like to much a part of conference as attend a workshop but are the main sessions. also waiting for a specific motion to come up, please VENUE ACCESSIBILITY GROWTH check #SGPConf on Twitter There are lifts and accessible or the whatsapp group can be toilets on all levels of the venue. joined by sending CONF as a The main and lower entrances FRINGE EVENT: The importance of funding higher whatsapp message to 07999 both have accessible doors. education in Scotland 496 980, as there will be alerts The main entrance is accessed a couple of minutes in advance by a long, shallow shallow ramp 12.15 - 1.15pm on Saturday, 21 October in Room 2.D.05 of each motion being called. If and the rear is at lower ground you don’t have access to either level, close to disabled parking Join Universities Scotland to find out why it’s crucial of these, please ask another bays. All plenary sessions that both teaching and research at Scotland’s 19 higher member to help, or flag up to will have BSL interpretation. education institutions are funded sustainably. With Ross Greer MSP. 8 Buffet with fruit juice and hot drinks will be available. Running Order: Saturday 3.45pm-5.30pm Voting, Main Hall 1D02 Adoption of the agenda 8am-9am Registration, crèche and children’s activities open Changes to General Meeting Standing Orders 9am-10.15am Group sessions Policy motions 1 1D04 International Committee 4pm-5.30pm Parallel sessions (see page 8) 2D04 New to conference? 1D04 Meet your Green MSPs 2D05 Disabled Greens 2D04 Building a campaign from scratch 2D07 Highlands & Islands and Rural Greens 2D05 Training Civi CRM 3D05 Green Councillors 2D07 Training: Working with the press 3D04 Campaigning for change 10.30am-Noon Opening Plenary, Main Hall 1D02 3D05 Council election campaign Mary Campbell & Susan Rae Emergency motions 5.30pm-6pm Break Per Bolund 6pm-7pm Fringe Sessions 1D02 Educational Institute of Scotland 12.15pm-1.15pm External Fringe sessions 1D04 Business Scotland 1D02 British Heart Foundation 2D04 Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary 1D04 UNISON Sector Organisations 2D04 Smart Energy 2D05 Planning Democracy 2D05 Universities Scotland 2D07 SCND 2D07 Law Society 3D04 Scottish Young Greens 3D04 Scottish Association for Mental Health 7.15pm-8.30pm Workshops 1 3D05 Nourish 1D02 Clare Bailey on Europe and Brexit 1.15pm-2.15pm Lunch 1D04 The Green Economy of Tomorrow Also: Policy groups 2D04 Hustings for internal positions 3D04 Turning Scotland into an active nation 2D05 Trade Union Group 3D05 Discussion of the “Energy” policy motion 2D07 Women’s Network 2.15pm-3.45pm Plenary, Main Hall 1D0 8.30pm Close Clare Bailey Social event: Ghost Tour Breakthrough Campaigns: Ross Greer, Bryan Quinn, Social event: Pub Quiz Kim Long, Pippa Hadley Maggie Chapman

10 11 CHILD PROTECTION What do I need to do? Saturday NEW TO CONFERENCE? AT CONFERENCE SGP If a child tells you they are at Fringe events & Room 2D04 SGP considers all persons actual or potential risk: If this is your first time at workshops conference then it can be a under the age of 18 children • Take them seriously; Full timetable on centre pages bit bewildering! Come along, for the purposes of this policy. • Don’t ask unnecessary questions; 9.00am-10.15am get a crash course in how • Don’t promise to keep the conference works and meet As an organisation that other first-timers. information confidential; CHALLENGING THE FAR RIGHT has members as young International Group Hosted by John Nichol, • Make a note using the as 12, we have a duty to Hall 1D04 Membership Secretary. inform and support all our child’s words and make sure you date the note; The Far Right, including members in upholding our fascism and neo-Nazism, DISABLED GREENS • Contact your branch child protection policy. The has been making gains DISCUSSION GROUP AND following will help you to convenor, the Child Rights across the world, combining AGM know what to look for and Volunteer or local social racism with nationalism, Disabled Greens what to do if you have any work department; religious fundamentalism and Room 2D05 concerns during conference. • Don’t contact the child’s totalitarianism. The response If you experience barriers parents/guardian; of some centrist and even to participation relating to a What constitutes a risk? • Don’t attempt to leftist parties has been to adopt physical or mental impairment or difference, please come • Witnessing an incident investigate the situation; some of the same racist and anti-immigrant language. along and join us to discuss involving a child that • If you are concerned about the immediate safety of a However there have also been cross-party campaigning causes you concern; on disability, new devolved child, contact the police. strong voices challenging • A child tells you they are the rise of the Far Right, from benefits, and more. We will also being abused or neglected popular mobilisations and from be holding the AGM to elect If you suspect an adult or or are at risk of being Green and Left parties. In the a new committee. Remote abused or neglected; child is posing a risk to child Netherlands, GroenLinks took participation available. • Someone tells you that a protection: on the Far Right and more than Phyl Meyer, Co-Convenor, child is at risk of abuse or • Contact your branch tripled its seats in the House of Disabled Greens group neglect, even if the child convenor or the Child Representatives. What can we has no connection to the Rights Volunteer; learn in Scotland from what WINNING RURALLY SGP. • If you are concerned is happening throughout the Highlands & Islands Greens about the immediate world to tackle the Far Right? Room 2D07 safety of a child, contact This is a participatory workshop Fresh from two successful the police. facilitated by members of the election campaigns, Highlands international committee. & Islands Branch want to share 12 13 Saturday 9.00am-10.15am continued our reflections and work with wondering how to raise a local HOW CAN SMART Speakers: Professor Gerry other Rural Greens to develop issue with your local councillor? TECHNOLOGY HELP McCormac, Principal of best practice. We’ll tell the This is your chance to ask EMPOWER SCOTLAND’S University of Stirling and Deputy stories behind our winning questions and get involved. COMMUNITIES? Convener, Universities Scotland, campaigns, draw out common Smart Energy factors and take questions. 12.15pm-1.15pm Room 2D04 AVOIDING A CLIFF-EDGE? Afterwards there will be a Scotland’s energy CITIZENS’ RIGHTS POST- networking session for those BREXIT SOCIAL SCIENCE: WHY transformation is well under interested in connecting with Law Society Scotland PARTICULATE MATTER way, and the smart meter Rural Greens. PARTICULARLY MATTERS rollout will open up a new Room 2D07 Chairs: Sheila Currie and British Heart Foundation range of possibilities for There is a pledge to safeguard James MacKessack-Leitch innovation. Join us to hear the rights of EU citizens in Main Hall 1D02 (H&I co-convenors) from several of Scotland’s the UK and vice versa post- Join British Heart Foundation Panel: Cllr Pippa Hadley, co- most exciting urban and rural Brexit, but how will these rights funded researchers from campaign manager Roy Brown energy projects, and discuss the be enforced? And what will the BHF Centre of Research and Cllr Steve Sankey (via Skype) opportunities and challenges Brexit mean for our citizens, Excellence at the University of that smart technology offers communities and institutions? Edinburgh as they discuss their GREEN COUNCILLORS our communities. Join John Finnie MSP, Clare world-leading research into Green Councillors Speakers:Ben Miller, Policy and Bailey MLA and experts from air pollution and heart disease. Room 3D05 Communications Manager, the legal profession to consider Refreshments will be provided. We now have our biggest ever Smart Energy GB; Gordon the impact of Brexit on citizens Speakers: David McColgan group of Green Councillors, Cowtan, Smart Fintry; Georgy in Scotland and beyond. BHF Policy and Public Affairs including eight in our host city Davis, Community Energy Manager; Kylie Barclay, BHF of Edinburgh. Come along and Scotland GOING TO BE Policy and Public Affairs Officer. meet some of our councillors Scottish Association for Mental and the organisers who got GOING FOR GROWTH Health PUBLIC SERVICES, POVERTY them elected. This informal Universities Scotland AND PAY Room 3D04 drop-in session is a chance to UNISON Room 2D05 In May, SAMH launched our grab a coffee, say hello and Ahead of the Scottish new children and young Hall 1D04 have a chat. Find out what Government’s Spending people’s campaign, Going Fighting poverty through high- councillors do, how they work, Review, Universities Scotland to Be. Three children in quality public services, an and what they’ve been doing. are making the case for funding every classroom will have effective welfare system and fair Are you interested in organising for the sector that is sustainable experienced a mental health working conditions. a campaign, standing for and will continue to keep the problem by the time they’re 16 Talk with Q&A session election in the future, or just higher education sector in with thousands struggling to Speakers: Trisha Hamilton; Kay Scotland as one of the best in get the help they need. This has Sillars; Dave Watson the world. got to change. Our event will 14 15 Saturday 12.15pm-1.15pm continued cover the changes SAMH wants about volunteering on a branch discuss the proposed policy CIVICRM FOR BRANCHES to see to make sure Scotland’s or national committee, or as before the motion is debated. Training Civi CRM young people get the help they part of a representative group. Facilitators: Susan Brush, Nick Room 2D05 TRAINING need, when they need it. Gotts Civicrm is our new membership Speaker: Billy Watson, SAMH CEO 1.15pm-2.15pm system, come to this session to find out how to use Civi to help GOOD FOOD NATION BILL 4.00pm-5.30pm TURNING SCOTLAND INTO your branch. Learn how to: Nourish AN ACTIVE NATION MEET YOUR GREEN MSPS • Organise your branch, Room 3D05 SGP SGP MSPs committee or group online We’ll be talking about the Good • Manage your members Room 3D04 Hall 1D04 (4.00pm-4.40pm) Food Nation bill which will • Write and send emails to your Active travel has the potential Since their election in 2016 read across agriculture, health, members to positively impact on public our six Scottish Green MSPs social justice, environment, • Learn how wards, health, climate change, air have consistently fought for a procurement and waste. It is a constituencies and regions pollution, congestion, social and fairer economy and a cleaner chance to pass truly ground- are organised online, and economic inequality and much Scotland. Join us as we meet breaking legislation to repurpose how to use this information more. Discuss concrete ways to some of them: find out about the food and farming system effectively increase the level of active travel their day-to-day work, discuss in Scotland and establish • How to segment and contact across Scotland and explore the issues that matter to you, or pro-people and pro-planet members for local campaigns. how Greens can make this just stop by for a chat. governance based on the SDGs Speakers: Pete Morrison and happen in their local areas. and a “right to food” approach Leckie Speakers: John Chivall, Caroline BUILDING A CAMPAIGN Speakers: Allan Faulds; Pete Thompson-Noble and Iain FROM SCRATCH Ritchie, director, Nourish WORKING WITH THE PRESS McLarty SGP Scotland; Elli Kontorravdis, Training Room 2D04 TRAINING policy and campaigns manager, ROOM 2D07 TRAINING DISCUSSION OF THE What does it take to run a Nourish Scotland How do we get Green ideas “ENERGY” POLICY MOTION successful election campaign and campaigns into the press? SGP in an area with almost no What works best for what 1.15pm-1.45pm Room 3D05 Green presence? Hear the story kind of message? What are The 2015 conference tasked a behind the election of the first the pitfalls and opportunities JOB FAIR group of members to prepare Green councillor in the East in press work? Come along SGP a revised energy policy. The End of Glasgow and explore to this session to find out Main Hall 1D02 conference motion “Energy” how this might translate to your more or contribute your own The Scottish Green Party is run proposes to substitute the result local campaigns. experience. by volunteers and your party of their work for the current Speakers: Iain McLarty and Kim Speakers: Green councillor needs you. Drop by our “job fair” energy policy in the PRD. This Long Gavin Corbett and freelance to for a chance to ask questions workshop is an opportunity to journalist Shaun Milne. 16 17 Saturday 4.00pm-5.30pm continued CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE: 6.00pm-7.00pm the vital questions surrounding from the review process and WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? the new economy. will it lead to better community Workshop INVESTING IN TEACHERS Speakers: Gordon MacIntyre- empowerment when it comes Room 3D04 The Educational Institute Of Kemp, BfS Chief Executive; to planning? Introductory talk As we enter an election- Scotland Katy Johnson, BfS Membership followed by a participatory Engagement Executive; Tonie workshop. free period, the party has Main Hall 1D02 McKay, BfS Researcher Speaker: Clare Symonds, the opportunity to campaign Education is a central part of the Convenor of Planning Democracy on a number of issues. government’s plans and legislative DIVERSITY ADDS VALUE This workshop will present programme, with fundamental Council of Ethnic Minority GREEN CND & THE TREATY the results of the recent changes in education governance Voluntary Sector Organisations TO PROHIBIT NUCLEAR membership survey on and funding being proposed. The WEAPONS which issues the party should EIS believes that more must be Room 2D04 SCND campaign on, seeking feedback done to support and empower Scotland’s communities are and new ideas on the best way teachers. growing in diversity. What are Room 2D07 to implement them. Speakers: Nicola Fisher, EIS the advantages of engaging with Janet Fenton, delegate at the Speaker: John Hardy, President; Alison Thornton EIS different ethnic groups, how do UN Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Campaigns Officer Vice-President David Belsey, EIS we learn from each other and Weapons (TPNW) adopted in Assistant Secretary what are the benefits? Come New York outlines a Scottish THE COUNCIL ELECTION hear what the members of the Greens contribution to the CAMPAIGN – HOW WAS IT PUTTING SUSTAINABILITY Ethnic Minority Environmental Treaty’s implementation, FOR YOU? AT THE HEART OF THE NEW Network (EMEN) have to say. articulating global nuclear SGP ECONOMICS Speakers: Zarina Ahmad, CEMVO abolition as core to addressing Room 3D05 Business for Scotland Scotland, and EMEN members accelerated climate change and the achievement of the Candidates, campaign Hall 1D04 COMMUNITY RIGHTS IN sustainable development goals. organisers, and volunteers The economic system has failed PLANNING? – join us to discuss how the and it has failed completely – Planning Democracy GOING FORWARD Council election campaign 2007 was not another cyclical CAMPAIGNING went in your area. Find out economic crisis – it was the Room 2D05 Scottish Young Greens what happened in other places crisis of economics. What do communities stand to in the country and help us learn Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp; gain from the current reforms? Room 3D04 lessons for planning future economist, environmentalist, In 2015 the Government began Join us as we discuss what election campaigns in this lively newspaper columnist and a review of Scottish planning. issues we feel we can campaign and interactive workshop. Chief Executive of Business for This is now reaching its on now that we have time to Chair: Morvern Rennie Scotland will outline his vision conclusion and new legislation make an impact, as a group, of a new economic system and will be drafted and debated at without elections every challenge you in an interactive the end of 2017 into 2018. What second Thursday. With our session to help answer some of rights will communities gain campaign on Mental Health 18 19 Saturday 6.00pm-7.00pm continued education under way, as well much undesirable work can generated. The market alone MEDIA INTERVIEW SKILLS as a campaign for Fossil Fuel be automated. At the same will not deliver this: we need a Women’s Network Divestment a possibility, help us time renewable energy offers political commitment so that 2D07 TRAINING move forward in our long-term us the potential of plentiful, the state, trade unions and We all live in fear of that aims for SYG. cheap energy at little cost to communities can work together dreaded car-crash interview. As Speakers: Allan Faulds the planet. This creates an to protect work and working part of the Women’s Network opportunity for a truly Green conditions as we transform the Development Programme 7.15pm-8.30pm economy, where we put economy. This workshop will we are hosting a practical caring, creating and collective explore how this might happen workshop to build confidence decision-making at the heart of and how we can influence the BREXIT – WHAT NOW FOR in live interviews and hustings. our society. Here’s how. Scottish Government’s recently SCOTLAND & NORTHERN With step-by-step preparation Speaker: Maggie Chapman announced Just Transition IRELAND? processes and a worked Commission. example – everything you Main Hall 1D02 HUSTINGS FOR INTERNAL Speakers from Scotland’s Just need to say YES to media Neither Scotland or Northern COMMITTEES Transition coalition: Matthew opportunities! Ireland voted for Brexit but with Room 2D04 Crighton (Friends of the Facilitators: Morvern Rennie & an imminent independence This will be the hustings for Earth’s green jobs campaigner) Gill MacDonald referendum off the table, the internal party elections for and Stephen Smellie (Vice- no Assembly or Executive at any of the positions that are Convenor Unison Scotland). Stormont and a significant contested. Your chance to hear power-grab from the UK from the candidates before you Government, where do the vote. devolved nations go from here? Pub Quiz, venue TBC Hear from MSPs Patrick Harvie 9.00pm onwards A JUST TRANSITION TO A Hosted by Scottish Young Greens. & Ross Greer and MLA Clare GREEN ECONOMY SOCIAL EVENTS Back by popular demand (we Bailey and join the discussion on like to think so) the Scottish SGP Trade Union Group Ghost Tour, St John’s Church how Greens respond to the UK’s Young Greens return with Room 2D05 Join one of Edinburgh’s leaving the European Union. another fun and challenging Scotland’s Just Transition famous ghost tours, hosted by Speakers: Clare Bailey, Ross quiz. Teams are limited to coalition unites trades unions Councillor Alexander Staniforth. Greer, Patrick Harvie. six. To register your team and environmentalists in Suggested donation £10, in advance please email campaigning for the transition meeting at St John’s Church at THE GREEN ECONOMY OF [email protected]. to a fossil-fuel-free future to be the west end of Princes Street TOMORROW: CARING AND Venue tbc but keep an eye out CREATING socially just. Workers with jobs between 9-9.15pm on Saturday. dependent on the oil industry for the Facebook event which Hall 1D04 Maximum 40 people. need to be protected as jobs will be appearing shortly. Technological change is Route will be at least an hour in a sustainable economy are creating an economy where and will attempt to avoid stairs.

20 21 Saturday Timetable Main Hall 1D02 Hall 1D04 Room 2D04 Room 2D05 Room 2D07 Room 3D04 Room 3D05

8.00am-9.00am Registration in entrance hall 9.00am-10.15am Set-up, no public International New to Disabled Greens: Highlands & Green Councillors access Committee: conference? Discussion group Islands and Rural Challenging the Far and AGM Greens: Right Winning rurally 10.30am-Noon Opening plenary with guest speaker Per Bolund, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs

12.15pm-1.15pm British Heart UNISON: Public Smart Energy: Universities Law Society: Scottish Nourish: Good External fringe Foundation: services, poverty How can smart Scotland: Avoiding a cliff- Association for food nation bill sessions Social science: and pay technology Going for growth edge? Citizens’ Mental Health: why particulate help empower rights post-Brexit Going to Be matter particularly Scotland’s matters communities? 1.15pm-2.15pm Lunch Turning Scotland Discussion of the Visit the exhibition downstairs, including the volunteer fair in Main Hall 1D02 from 1.15-1.45pm. into an active “Energy” policy 1.30pm-2.15pm in the exhibition area, Evan Davis will be signing his book Post-Truth: Why We Have nation motion Reached Peak Bullshit and What We Can Do About It. 2.15pm-3.45pm Plenary with guest speaker Clare Bailey MLA + Breakthrough Campaigns (ECC)

3.45pm-5.30pm Voting 4pm-5.30pm Parallel sessions (see page 8) 4pm-4.40pm Building a Training: Civi CRM Training: Working Campaigning for The council Meet your Green campaign from with the press change: what are election campaign MSPs scratch the issues? – how was it for you?

5.30pm-6pm Break 6.00pm-7.00pm Educational Business for Council of Planning Green CND & the Scottish Institute of Scotland: Putting Ethnic Minority Democracy: Treaty to Prohibit Young Greens: Scotland: Investing Sustainability at the Voluntary Sector Community rights Nuclear Weapons Going forward in teachers Heart of the New Organisations: in planning? campaigning Economics Diversity Adds Value 7.15pm-8.30pm Europe: Brexit The Green Hustings Trade Union Women’s Network: – what now Economy of for internal Group: A just Media interview for Scotland & Tomorrow: caring committees transition to a skills Northern Ireland? and creating green economy 8.30pm Close. Social events from 9pm Sunday Timetable

Main Hall 1D02 Hall 1D04 Room 2D04 Room 2D05 Room 2D07 Room 3D04 Room 3D05 9am-9.30am Registration in entrance hall 9.30am- AGM 10.30am 10.30am- Party Strategy 11am-12.30pm Parallel sessions (see page 8) 11.15am Debate 11am-11.30am Social media Public Training: Campaigning The Council Meet your training speaking Working with for change: Election 11.15am- Voting Green MSPs training the press what are the Campaign – 1.00pm issues? How was it for you?

1.00pm- Lunch 2.00pm 1.15pm- 2.05pm: 100 Years Of Balfour, 100 Years Of Conflict 2.00pm- Voting Justice in Policy Green Conference Green CND Citizens 3.00pm Palestine: Committee Councillors Feedback Relaunch Income - has what Greens workshop the time can do finally come?

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Running Order: Sunday 100 YEARS OF BALFOUR 9.00am-9.30am Registration, crèche and children’s activities open 100 YEARS OF CONFLICT 9.30am-11.15am AGM (Main theatre 1D02) followed by 10.30am Party Strategy Debate Arthur James 11.15am-1pm Voting Balfour, as Foreign Constitutional Motions Secretary in 1917, Policy Motions 2 was a man of his 11am-12.30pm Parallel sessions (see page 8) time and class. 1D04 Meet your Green MSPs (till 11.30am only) In a dramatised 2D04 Social media Training reading using 2D05 Public Speaking Training original texts, 2D07 Training: Working with the press visuals and music, 3D04 Campaigning for change John Molleson and Colin Cooper 3D05 The Council Election Campaign seek to show 1.00pm-2.00pm Lunch how the British 1.15pm-2.05pm 1D04 Performance: 100 Years Of Balfour, government, in 100 Years Of Conflict (see opposite) advancing its 2.00pm-3.00pm Voting 1D02 empire, flattered Policy motions the ambitions Conference motions of two peoples 2.00pm-3.00pm Workshops and started a 1D04 Justice in Palestine conflagration that 2D04 Policy Committee workshop burns to this day. 2D05 Green Councillors Hall 1D04 2D07 Conference Feedback 1.15pm 3D04 Green CND 3D05 Citizens Income 3.00pm-3.30pm Closing plenary

26 PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINING WORKING WITH THE PRESS THE COUNCIL ELECTION Sunday Training: Public Speaking Training CAMPAIGN – HOW WAS IT Fringe events Room 2D05 TRAINING ROOM 2D07 TRAINING FOR YOU? A chance to develop your How do we get Green ideas SGP & workshops public speaking skills and campaigns into the press? Room 3D05 If you have to speak in public What works best for what Candidates, campaign 11.00am-12.30pm on behalf of the party, or would kind of message? What are organisers, and volunteers like to, this session will help you the pitfalls and opportunities – join us to discuss how the MEET YOUR GREEN MSPS prepare. We’ll cover the basics, in press work? Come along Council election campaign SGP MSPs including research, preparation to this session to find out went in your area. Find out Hall 1D04 (11-11.30pm only) and delivery, and how to deal more or contribute your own what happened in other places Since their election in 2016 with questions or interruptions. experience. in the country and help us learn our six Scottish Green MSPs There will be a couple of Speakers: Green councillor lessons for planning future have consistently fought for a excellent public speakers in Gavin Corbett and freelance election campaigns in this lively fairer economy and a cleaner attendance to give advice on journalist Shaun Milne. and interactive workshop. Scotland. Join us as we meet any area and to share how Chair: Morvern Rennie some of them: find out about they prepare. If coming to this CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE: their day-to-day work, discuss session please prepare a one- WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? 1.15pm-2.00pm issues that matter to you, or just minute speech about yourself Workshop and a Green topic – you will stop by for a chat. Room 3D04 PALESTINE: 100 YEARS OF only be asked to speak if you As we enter a election-free BALFOUR 100 YEARS OF volunteer, though! SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING period, the party has the CONFLICT Speaker: opportunity to campaign Training: Social Media Hall 1D04 on a number of issues. Room 2D04 TRAINING Arthur James Balfour, as This workshop will present Learn how to use social media Foreign Secretary in 1917, the results of the recent to maximise the impact of your was a man of his time and membership survey on branch, group or campaign. class. In a dramatised reading which issues the party should • How to target the correct using original texts, visuals campaign on, seeking feedback audience and music, we seek to show and new ideas on the best way • What makes a good post how the British government, to implement them. • What to avoid when posting in advancing its imperial Speaker: John Hardy, • Dealing with trolls, abuse ambitions, flattered the Campaigns Officer and questions online ambitions of two peoples and This session will include case started a conflagration that studies and examples of Green burns to this day. campaigns and accounts.

28 29 2.00pm-3.00pm happens during conference. GREEN CND RELAUNCH CITIZENS INCOME - HAS THE Chairs: Peter Ryan, Peter Room 3D04 TIME FINALLY COME? JUSTICE IN PALESTINE: WHAT Mountford-Smith This is the year that Scottish Room 3D05 GREENS CAN DO Greens can make a contribution With renewed political interest Green Friends of Palestine GREEN COUNCILLORS towards the elimination of around the world, councils and Green Councillors Hall 1D04 nuclear weapons if we liven up NGOs working on it in Scotland, Following the performance Room 2D05 with action and ideas. Time to and a newly announced of 100 years of Balfour, Dr We now have our biggest ever organise across the country, Scottish Government fund to Issam Hijjawi, convenor of group of Green Councillors, thinking global and acting support pilot schemes, has the international Balfour including eight in our host city local. We need officers and a the moment come for this Declaration Centenary of Edinburgh. Come along and membership list. longstanding Green policy? Campaign, will lead a discussion meet some of our councillors Speakers: on what role Scottish Greens and the organisers who got MSP, Patrick Harvie MSP, and can play now in challenging the them elected. This informal Green councillors. outcomes of the Declaration drop-in session is a chance to and expressing solidarity with grab a coffee, say hello and the Palestinian people. Ross have a chat. Find out what Greer MSP will discuss current councillors do, how they work, and potential Palestine solidarity and what they’ve been doing. work in the parliamentary Are you interested in organising group, and the AGM of Green a campaign, standing for greensdeli.co.uk Friends of Palestine will take election in the future, or just Online ordering for delivery in Edinburgh place as part of this workshop. wondering how to raise a local Wide selection of Vegan & Vegetarian options issue with your local councillor? Speakers: Dr Issam Hijjawi; Ross 20% off your first order with Promo codeGREENTEAM Greer MSP This is your chance to ask questions and get involved. We recycle 100% of our waste, operate a return scheme and deliver with our zero-emission vehicle. POLICY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP CONFERENCE FEEDBACK Conferences, events and boardroom lunches SGP Room 2D07 Call: 07773 034608 Room 2D04 If you’d like to share ideas [email protected] This will be a chance to start on how to add to or improve addressing any business arising conference – or want us out of conference, such as to know about aspects you motions referred back, or else really enjoyed this time round looking at the policy aspects – please come along to this of the Structural Review. The informal feedback session. content will depend on what 30 Child SAMH BUSINESS Poverty Around since FOR Action 1923, SAMH SCOTLAND Group operates over 60 Business for Scotland is a Smart Energy GB CPAG services in communities across campaigning business network works on Scotland providing mental and think-tank. We are Smart Energy GB is the voice behalf of the one in four health social care support, passionate about unlocking of the smart meter rollout. children in Scotland growing homelessness, addictions and Scotland’s potential by It’s our task to help everyone up in poverty. We use our employment services, among promoting policies to create in Great Britain understand understanding of what causes others. These – together with sustainable business and smart meters, poverty and its impact on our national programme work economic growth. We support rollout and how to use their children’s lives to campaign for in See Me, respectme, suicide Scottish independence to deliver new meters to get gas and policies that will help prevent prevention, sport and physical our goals, setting Scotland electricity under control. and solve poverty, including activity – inform our policy and on a more inclusive, greener, the Give Me Five child benefit campaign work to influence confident, more equal and For more information visit our top-up campaign. positive social change. economically successful path. website smartenergyGB.org www.cpag.org.uk www.samh.org.uk www.businessforscotland.com

RNIB Council John One Kind Scotland of Ethnic Muir OneKind is The Minority Trust Scotland’s Royal Voluntary A recent leading animal National Sector Organisations YouGov poll for the John campaigns Institute of Blind People CEMVO Scotland’s vision is a Muir Trust found that 80% of charity. We seek to expose Scotland helps blind and secure and sustainable base Scottish people believe that and end cruelty to Scotland’s partially sighted people for Scotland’s ethnic minority Scotland’s iconic Wild Land animals through campaigns, of all ages live as fully and voluntary sector and its Areas should continue to be advocacy, investigations and independently as possible. communities. protected from large-scale research. Our current priorities It provides advice, support, Underpinned by race equality, infrastructure. include mandatory CCTV in training, equipment and CEMVO Scotland’s mission is We’re calling on the Scottish abattoirs, greater protection transcribes books and other to level the playing field for Government to improve of mountain hares, a ban on materials. It also campaigns Scotland’s ethnic minority protection for Wild Land Areas snares and a real ban on fox across Scotland to improve voluntary sector and its in the forthcoming Planning hunting. Drop by to find out sight loss prevention. communities. Bill. more and get involved. www.rnib.org.uk/scotland www.cemvoscotland.org.uk www.johnmuirtrust.org www.onekind.scot League Against British Heart Universities Royal Cruel Sports Foundation Scotland College of Nursing Scotland The British Heart Universities Scotland The League Foundation is the Scotland is the campaigns largest independent representative The RCN is the world’s largest against cruelty funder of Cardiovascular body of Scotland’s 19 higher professional organisation to animals in the research in Scotland. The education institutions. We are and trade union for nursing name of “sport”. BHF currently invests £70 a membership organisation staff, with members in the Current Scottish campaigns million in world class research working for the Principals and NHS, independent and third are for a real ban on fox across Scotland. Through Directors of Scotland’s 19 sectors. The RCN promotes hunting, against driven bird research we are leading the higher education institutions. patient and nursing interests shooting and for a ban on fight against Scotland’s single We develop higher education by campaigning on issues snares. See @LeagueScotland biggest killer, developing and policy and campaign on issues that affect members, or e-mail jenniferdunn@ delivering new treatments for where our members have a shaping health policies, and league.org.uk for more details. the people of Scotland and shared interest. representing members. The www.league.org.uk/ beyond. www.universities-scotland. RCN is the voice of nursing. cruel-sports-in-scotland www.bhf.org.uk ac.uk www.rcn.org.uk/scotland

National Carer UNISON Scotland The Educational Organisations UNISON is the Institute Of The National Carer public services Scotland Organisations union and the largest trade The Educational work together to union in Scotland. We Institute of Scotland (EIS) is improve recognition and support represent members across Scotland’s largest teaching for unpaid carers. It is our shared Law Society Scotland local government, health, trade union with around vision that all of Scotland’s The Law Society of Scotland is unpaid carers will feel valued, community and voluntary 55,000 members employed the professional body for over included and supported as equal sector, utilities, the emergency in nursery, primary, special, partners in the provision of care. services, housing, higher and 11,000 Scottish solicitors. We secondary, further and higher They are Carers Scotland, the further education and other have an overarching objective education. The EIS represents Coalition of Carers in Scotland, areas like Skills Development of leading legal excellence, over 80% of all teachers and Minority Ethnic Carers Project Scotland, children reporters and strive to excel and to be a lecturers in Scotland and (MECOPP), Carers Trust Scotland, and regulation of care. It gives world-class professional body, campaigns to protect and the Scottish Young Carers us and unparalleled overview of understanding and serving the improve pay and conditions of Services Alliance, Crossroads public services and those who needs of our members and the service as well as seeking to Caring Scotland and Shared Care deliver them. public. promote “sound learning”. Scotland. www.unison-scotland.org www.lawscot.org.uk www.eis.org.uk LEVEL 0: LOWER GROUND, EXHIBITORS, LEVEL 1: CONFERENCE REFRESHMENTS AND LOWER ACCESS TO HALLS HALLS AND RECEPTION

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38 39 greens.scot. You can also help Get involved! build our national campaign The Freedom Come-All-Ye After our fantastic wins in fund by joining the Holyrood Holyrood and the local authority by Hamish Henderson Club – forms can be found at elections over the past year we the registration desk. need to continue to lead the Roch the wind in the clear day’s dawnin change in our communities. Make use of your skills Blaws the cloods heelster gowdie ow’r the bay Here are a few ways you can get The party is mostly run by But there’s mair nor a roch wind blawin active and make a difference. volunteers. Everyone has skills Through the great glen o the warld the day. that the party values, either Get involved locally It’s a thocht that will gar oor rottans at local or national level. Local branches are the backbone A’ they rogues that gang gallus, fresh and gay Whether you’re professionally of our party. For details visit Tak the road and seek ither loanins qualified, or simply have time members.greens.scot or contact to stuff envelopes, your help is For their ill ploys, tae sport and play the SGP office (details below). invaluable! Recruit other members! Invite Nae mair will the bonnie callants family, friends or colleagues who Become a social media might be interested in the Greens Mairch tae war when oor braggarts crousely craw, activist to make that next step. Nor wee weans frae pit-heid and clachan Like and share on Twitter, Mourn the ships sailin doon the Broomielaw. Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram Make a donation and more – or even write a Broken faimlies in lands we’ve herriet Unlike big parties we don’t blog. We’d love you to tell the Will curse Scotland the Brave nae mair, nae mair; get any state funding and our world about your campaign Black and white, ane til ither mairriet policies tend not to attract experiences and connect with huge corporate donors. We Mak the vile barracks o their maisters bare other Greens! More details are rely on individuals like you. It’s at greens.scot/get-involved. easy to donate to one of our So come all ye at hame wi Freedom, Be sure to tag any campaigning crowdfunder appeals – see our with the hashtag #ActiveSGP Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom newsletters or visit In your hoose a’ the bairns o Adam Thank you for attending! Contact Can find breid, barley-bree and painted room Please let us know what you Bonnington Mill, 72 Newhaven When MacLean meets wi’s freens in Springburn thought of conference. Look Road, Edinburgh EH6 5QG A’ the roses and geans will turn tae bloom, out for our online feedback [email protected] And a black lad frae yont Nyanga survey, which will arrive by 08700 772 207 email straight after conference. • Twitter: @scotgp Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doon. By filling it in you can help • facebook.com/ScottishGreens make next year’s even better! • www.greens.scot

40 41 Show your support! Equality Network and Scottish Trans Alliance Our online shop has a wide range of merchandise, The Equality Network is a all made from certified 100% organic cotton in a wind-powered factory. national lesbian, gay, bisexual FBU Scotland transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human The Fire Brigades Union is the rights charity for Scotland. democratic and professional Scottish Trans is the Equality voice of firefighters across Network project to improve the UK. We send solidarity gender identity and gender greetings to all Scottish reassignment equality, rights Green Party delegates and and inclusion in Scotland. wish them a successful www.equality-network.org conference. www.scottishtrans.org www.fbuscotland.org scottishgreenparty.teemill.co.uk Planning Nourish Democracy Scotland Planning We believe tasty, Democracy nutritious food is a national should be accessible to all, be charity established in 2009 sustainable, and produced, to strengthen democracy processed, sold and served in by promoting public voices a way that values and respects in the Scottish land-use workers. We campaign for planning system. Planning solutions that work across Democracy is a response the board: we take a systems to growing concerns about approach toward food and planning failures in Scotland health, poverty, fairness, where development is workers’ rights, economy, dictated by market forces environment, climate change, leading to social and land use, and waste. environmental injustices. www.nourishscotland.org planningdemocracy.org.uk PoWEring liFE SAving rESEArCh

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