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KINGSTON GREEN DRINKS

Interested in finding out more about Green issues, meeting like-minded people and generally doing something interesting on a Monday night?

Wear something green and come to Kingston Green Drinks!

The first Monday of every month

8pm at the Canbury Park Arms 49, Canbury Park Road, Kingston
(near Kingston Station)

Reasons to Join Kingston & Surbiton Green Party

We don't want to be the generation that could have done something, but didn't. There is an opportunity to change the way we live for thebetter and tackle the big challenges that face us locally in Kingston and globally.

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Chris Walker chosen to fight Kingston and Surbiton Constituency

Following a ballot of all members of the constituency Chris Walker was unanimously selected and we publish here his statement on the strength of which he was chosen.

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SUPPORTING STATEMENT: CHRIS WALKER

My experience in standing for the local election in 2006 was that local people in Kingston and Surbiton are very receptive to Green politics. Climate change is real and social inequality is real and people’s concerns regarding these issues are also real. The only thing missing is a real vision and leadership to address these issues in the current Government, and other political parties.

Locally, there are also some very real issues regarding air quality, congestion, access to local services and over-development. Our current MP does not have strong environmental credentials and needs to be challenged on these issues.

On a personal level, I have tried to do everything I can as an individual to minimise my ecological and carbon footprint, and always buy and invest ethically. My family uses 100% renewable electricity, a co-operative for phone service, recycles as much as possible, composts organic waste, and runs our car on bio-diesel. I am vegetarian and we grow our own vegetables. In the past I have organised a petition to get Kingston Council to recycle cardboard and have had letters in local newspapers published opposing developments. However, the scale of the issues our planet and society faces means that individual efforts are not enough and we therefore need to influence local, national and international policy. That is why I want to stand as the Green candidate for Kingston and Surbiton.


Kingston Recycling

Chris Walker (Green Candidate in the May elections and mover of the email petition in favour of cardboard recycling) commenting on the 6% rise in recycling rates in Kingston said: “Obviously the latest figures are positive but we are so far behind. What we really need is a dramatic change.”. The current total of 24% is still short of the British Government's target of 25%. That target is itself totally inadequate when Flanders in Belgium has already achieved recycling rates of 71%.

Chris Walker added “Kingston has one of the worst records in London. The Council still only collects one a fortnight and it should be recycling more materials”. Chriss adds: “Some people don't like composting at home an others live in flats so they have no option. It would be really good if there was a collecting service for that too.” As is indeed is already being done in other boroughs

Green success in Kingston and in the rest of London

To all of you who voted green - a  big thank you.  All our10 candidates increased the percentage vote over four years ago.  In nine of the ten wards we contested we were the third party pushing the Labour Party into forth place.  In votes overall we did better than  Labour.  The reason they have two councilors and we none is simply because so much of their vote was concentrated in one ward.  Our success in getting a good overall vote this time should be the basis of getting Green councilors next time.

In the rest  of London, Londoners elected councilors in Hackney, Camden, Islington, Southwark. In Lewisham where there had been just one Green councilor we now have six.



Climate Change Demo

Our Demo in January 2006 on Climate Change

Think Globally; Act Locally; Join Kingston Green Party! The Borough elections are due in Spring 2006 and no effort will be wasted in promoting eco-friendly candidates and policies. We also need people to tackle various jobs, your involvement would be much appreciated.
Why join? - Donate/join online - By post - Email for info pack

See our election leaflet and local election policies for last time May 2002 elections, when we stood 17 candidates.

Green Party says U.S. has head in sand over global warming.


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Terry James
020 8288 1285

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Published by David Barnsdale and Terry James on behalf of Kingston Green Party,
all c/o 52 Dukes Avenue, Kingston upon Thames KT3 4HN.