Welcome to Young Greens and thank you for visiting our site!
Young Greens aims to harness the energy and ideas of young people, and change the direction of our society towards a sustainable and just future. Our generation faces unprecedented attacks as the current Government pulls the carpet from beneath us, be it increased tuition fees, lack of jobs as a result of cuts, our services like youth centres undermined and a discriminatory welfare system.
One of the most common questions we have encountered is “Why should I be political?” We have seen our government ignore massive protests and even mislead us, on cuts, war, schools, university fees and nuclear power.When the government is so detached from the country and even the world, we cannot influence them with words and numbers. Our alternative is to use democracy and elect the future.
Young Greens members connect and interact through Local Groups. This could range from meeting up socially to discuss your favourite topics, to setting up talks or actions, getting involved in national campaigns on fees, cuts and housing, writing articles for the Young Greens website or a local paper, linking to your local Green Party to help with election campaigns, or almost anything that fires your imagination...
National Young Greens events and the twice-yearly Green Party Conferences provide opportunities for the national Young Greens network to meet up and share ideas. The Young Greens Committee runs the national organisation, and throughout the year the Committee and our paid National Coordinator are there to support local groups with materials, advice, administrative help and webspace.
Our Annual Convention is where members from across England and Wales come together for training, workshops, inspiring speakers and set the priorities for the network for the coming year, including electing the National Committee.
Depending on where you live, your local Young Greens group may be at varying stages of development. But as more people get involved, we will put them in touch with each other.
This website will give you a feel of what Young Greens are achieving across the country. Please keep us up to date with your local group and feel free to send us any material for inclusion on the site.
You can make a difference, so do it.
Join us!
Best Wishes,
Marek Powley, Sam Coates and Ash Haynes
Co-Chairs, Young Greens
co-chairs@younggreens.org.uk
