Canal strategy needed but consultation is over-complex: our response to council’s draft strategy 29th May 2022 / 30th May 2022 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has provided feedback on Stroud District Council’s consultation on its draft Canal Strategy. https://www.stroud.gov.uk/canalstrategy We acknowledged the importance of a strategy for the canal corridor to guide future developments, and one that recognises its current and potential benefit for the well-being of residents of the district. It is essential for the transition to a low […] Read more » canals Stroud District Council
Get on your dancing shoes: barn dance in Coaley on May 28 in aid of Stroud Green Party 19th May 2022 / 19th May 2022 by Susan Fenton A barn dance is being held at Coaley Village Hall on Saturday May 28 from 8pm to 11pm. Tickets for the ‘Dance for Nature’ at the venue in The Street, Coaley GL11 5EG, cost £10 and include a light buffet. There will be a licensed bar. Profits will go to Stroud District Green Party, but […] Read more » barn dance Coaley fundraiser
How we can fight nationalism, racism and fascism through alliances with the marginalised 16th May 2022 / 16th May 2022 by Susan Fenton Fighting back against nationalism is the topic of an online discussion on Wednesday June 1 from 7.30pm to 9pm. The event will explore how nationalism and populism can be countered by building alliances with marginalised groups such as women, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+, environmental groups and trades unions. The meeting is the latest in Stroud District […] Read more » Aurelien Mondon Fascism nationalism racism
Stroud Greens welcome council’s decision to proceed with plan to remove Blackboy clock and statue 4th May 2022 / 4th May 2022 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party welcomes the decision – carried by a large majority at Thursday night’s meeting of Stroud District Council – to approve the report calling (among other things) for the removal of the controversial Blackboy clock and statue in Castle Street. Four Green councillors spoke on the subject during the Council debate. Cllr […] Read more » blackboy racism statue
Humorously exposing the lies of government: our next Cloud Café explores the uses of satire 25th April 2022 / 25th April 2022 by Susan Fenton The use of satire as social commentary is the topic of an online discussion on Wednesday May 4 from 7.30pm to 9pm. Speakers from political activist collective Led by Donkeys and from Extinction Rebellion will talk about how they use humour to critique unfavourable aspects of society and to interpret political and social events. Led […] Read more » Extinction Rebellion Led by Donkeys
Our open letter asking MP for her views on prime minister’s bizarre energy strategy 14th April 2022 / 14th April 2022 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party wrote yesterday to MP Siobhan Baillie asking her to clarify her position on the prime minister’s energy strategy, which focuses on nuclear and fossil fuels despite the cost and the impact on carbon neutral ambitions. Our letter, also being sent to the local press, follows. Dear Ms Baillie As you know, […] Read more » fossil fuels MP nuclear energy Siobhan Baillie
Anti-poverty campaign is launched in Stroud 20th March 2022 / 20th March 2022 by Susan Fenton A campaign group is being set up to campaign for changes to the national policies that are causing the increasing cases of poverty in Stroud District. The first meeting will be on Friday April 1 from 7.30pm to 9pm. The group will complement the valuable practical work already being done by local food hubs and […] Read more » food hubs Jade Bashford Poverty
Stroud and enslavement: what’s the legacy and what should we do about it? 17th March 2022 / 23rd March 2022 by Susan Fenton The legacy of enslavement in Stroud and beyond will be the topic of an online discussion on Wednesday April 6 from 7.30pm to 9pm. A panel of speakers will discuss the subject of ‘Enslavement, Colonialism and Empire: how this shapes who we are today and what should we do about it?’ The audience will hear […] Read more » colonialism Empire Slavery
Stroud District Green Party welcomes Council commitment against Russian gas 4th March 2022 / 4th March 2022 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has responded to today’s statement from Stroud District Council about the council’s gas contract with the Russian supplier Gazprom Energy. The Council announced that it will end its energy supply contract with Gazprom Energy in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Stroud District Council’s Cooperative Alliance of Labour, Greens and Liberal […] Read more » gas Gazprom Russia
Write to MP demanding sanctions against Russia, urge Ukraine solidarity speakers 26th February 2022 / 26th February 2022 by Susan Fenton Speakers at today’s Stroud vigil in support of the people of Ukraine called for immediate and strict sanctions against Russia. The Mayor of Stroud, Kevin Cranston, said the invasion of Ukraine was “completely without justification” and predicted that if Putin gets away with it he will progress to trying to take more areas into Russian […] Read more » Putin Russia Ukraine
