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CONFERENCE 26th & 27th March SPRING 2021
only are we working hard to elect arrives in our city later this year.
Patrick Harvie as our first ever We bear the huge responsibility
constituency MSP, in Glasgow of ensuring that any agreement
Kelvin, but also to ensure that our reached in Glasgow is one that
two magnificent lead candidates we will be proud to be associated
– Kim Long and Nadia Kanyange with. All of us, activists across
join him at Holyrood. the country, in Parliament and in
Support for Greens in Glasgow Council Chambers must push for
has been consistently (and action to be taken to meet the
sustainably) growing. challenge ahead of us. As Greens
Our seven Glasgow Councillors it is our duty - we cannot rely on
continue to do excellent work. other parties to prioritise.
They continue to push the council
on their response to the climate Which brings us full-circle,
emergency (the minority SNP reinforcing the urgency with
Welcome to
administration may talk a good which we need to get the
game but too often forget about vote out, elect more Greens
Glasgow
the delivery), as well as fighting to Holyrood, and thereafter
for the rights of refugees and to Council Chambers across
asylum seekers, standing up Scotland.
for our communities against At Conference, let’s remind
property developers, retaining and ourselves how close we are to
A very warm welcome Hopin for all speakers was swiftly improving Glasgow’s active travel a historic result and hold that
rejected. infrastructure and much more. thought, taking it back to our
to this year’s spring Nevertheless as we lead into Patrick, as our MSP, has been home cities, towns and villages
conference what should be a historic election hard-working as ever, with a to deliver those outstanding
(not only in Glasgow, but across recent campaign to secure funds candidates to Holyrood as MSPs.
We had been looking forward to Scotland) we are excited about to save the Glasgow Subway one It’s time for Scotland to vote
welcoming you all to Glasgow Conference! of many highlights. Green.
for Conference this spring. With recent polling suggesting We are also immensely proud
Unfortunately, with, well… that we should be electing a of the campaign we recently A very warm (virtual) welcome
everything… that hasn’t been record number of MSPs across launched to improve trans to Scotland’s Dear Green Place -
possible. In your absence we the country, we look forward to healthcare in the Greater Glasgow
pondered how we could add a everyone in Scotland having a and Clyde health board area - Glasgow Branch
“hint” of Glasgow to proceedings Green MSP! you can check out the details for (As is tradition, we hope to see
but, disappointingly, our proposal In Scotland’s largest city we yourself here. you at Saturday’s conference
for a traffic-cone hat-filter on have a major part to play. Not And, not forgetting, COP26 social).
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Ellie Harrison
Guest Speakers
Contents
Ellie Harrison is an artist and activist based in Glasgow.
2. Welcome to Glasgow 11. Take Action
Her work seeks to make visible the connections between
social, environmental and economic injustices, and to
4-7. Guest Speakers 12 Using Hopin actively address them.
She has been campaigning for the public ownership
8-9. Timetables 14. Child protection of our public transport since establishing the Bring Back
British Rail campaign in 2009.
10 Conference Social 15-17. Fringe Sessions She is most well known for her “controversial” 2016
project The Glasgow Effect for which she refused to leave
Glasgow’s city limits, or use any vehicles except her bike
for a whole calendar year.
Roz Foyer A real-life experiment in ‘thinking globally and acting
locally’, the project enabled her to slash her carbon
footprint for transport to zero,
Roz Foyer is the STUC’s
as well as invest her time
General Secretary.
in establishing several local
She comes to the role with
projects and public transport
Guest Speakers
25 years’ experience in the trade
campaigns.
union movement.
Her first book, The Glasgow
Roz began as a workplace activist
Effect: A Tale of Class,
in the Benefits Agency.
Capitalism & Carbon Footprint,
After leading a successful campaign against support
builds on her research and
services privatisation, she was recruited by the printer
experiences during 2016 to
workers union as a trainee organiser, before gaining
sketch out a manifesto for
prominence in the Scottish movement as an Assistant
“the sustainable city of the
Secretary at the STUC.
future”, with a world-class, fully
She went on to become a National Officer with the
integrated regional public transport network, which is free
Transport and General Workers Union, later moving into
at the point of use.
Unite’s National Organising Department.
Roz excelled as a strategist who delivered a series of
successful membership campaigns.
Her role as General Secretary of the STUC involves
representing over half a million trade unionists in Scotland,
co-ordinating, developing and articulating the views and
policies of the trade union movement.
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Guest Speakers
Chloe Swarbrick Peter Cairns
Chlöe Swarbrick has been a law student, journalist, Peter has spent
business owner and a community project leader. almost three decades
When interviewing politicians of as a conservation
all stripes on daily issues she found photographer,
that too often they had become out videographer, nature
of sync with the orbit of everyday tourism operator
people’s lives. and environmental
So, in 2016 Chlöe did what any communicator.
reasonable, disillusioned 22-year-old In 2017, he was one
would do. She ran to be the Mayor of of the co-founders of
Auckland. Almost 30,000 Aucklanders SCOTLAND: The Big
gave her their vote after Chlöe and her Picture, a rewilding charity that supports and enables the
team campaigned for just four months transformational recovery of nature across Scotland. Pete
on a shoestring budget. They voted for her because she was now serves as the charity’s Executive Director as well as
talking to them, about their city and what mattered to them. being a serving board member of Trees for Life.
Her next step was clear. Chlöe stood as a candidate for
the party whose values matched hers and was elected into Deborah Long
Guest Speakers
Parliament as a Green Party MP in 2017 after a particularly
gruelling campaign. Deborah is Chief Officer at Scottish
She is the youngest MP in Aotearoa for over 40 years. She Environment LINK, the network for
entered parliament to show people that politicians can look environmental NGOs in Scotland.
a little different, sound a little different, do things a little Her role is the effective delivery
different, and to drive home the message that politicians of LINK’s strategic vision of a strong
work for people. coherent voice in pursuit of a
She remains focused on opening up parliament and sustainable Scotland.
politics to all New Zealanders and to shining a light on the Deborah has extensive senior
privilege and discrimination that has kept too many people leadership experience in natural and
away from politics until now. cultural heritage in Scotland, most
Chlöe is the Member of the New Zealand Parliament for recently leading a multi-partner
Auckland Central, and is the Green Party spokesperson European consortium working with citizens, climate and soil
on Mental Health, Sensible Drug Law Reform, Local scientists and policymakers.
Government, Arts Culture & Heritage, Small Business, Trained as a Palaeoecologist, Deborah maintains an active
Broadcasting and Youth. interest in plants and spends as much time as she can sea
kayaking, cross-country skiing and hill walking.
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Friday 26th March Saturday 27th March
3.00pm-4.00pm External Fringes - 10.35am-10.50am Get the Vote out with our Lead Candidates
Royal Society of Edinburgh Video Segment
A Roadmap to Resilience 10.50am-11.00am Break
RNIB Scotland 11:00am-12:00pm Building Back Better -
Making Streets Accessible, Post-Pandemic Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure:
4.00pm-5.00pm External Fringes - Panel Discussion & Q&A with Roz Foyer,
Asthma UK/ British Lung Foundation Ellie Harrison and Maggie Chapman
Cleaner Air, Safer Lungs Chair: Lorna Slater
Our Voice, Our Rights Campaign 12.00pm-1.00pm Break
Time to make rights a reality for autistic 1.00pm-1.20pm Keynote Speech
people & people with a learning disability Chlöe Swarbrick, Green Party of Aotearoa
5.45pm-6.30pm Networking Session with Holyrood 2021 New Zealand, MP for Auckland Central
Lead Candidates 1.20pm-2.10pm Growing a Green Recovery -
An opportunity for Fringe Organisations and Forestry, Agriculture & Rewilding
Sponsors to meet with our Lead Candidates Panel Discussion & Q&A with
8.00pm-9.00pm Sustainable Apparel Workshop in Peter Cairns, Deborah Long,
association with Laura Moodie & Ariane Burgess
Fashion Revolution Scotland Chair: Mags Hall
2.10pm-2.30pm Break
2.30pm-3.30pm External Fringes
Revive Coalition
Saturday 27th March Our Land – A Vision for Land Reform
in Scotland – and how we get there
9.00am- 09.55am Networking SAMH
10.00am-10.05am Welcome to Conference Standing Up for Scotland’s Mental Health
Nadia Kanyange, Lead Candidate, 3.30pm-3.45pm Closing Speech & Call for Action
Glasgow Region Kate Nevens, Lead Candidate,
10.05am-10.35am Vote like our Future Depends on it Lothian Region
Co-Leaders Lorna Slater & Patrick Harvie 7.30pm - 10.00pm Post-conference social (see next page)
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send to Holyrood on May 6th.
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Radio Buena Vida’s DJs – Susan Lee Kidd and Jamie Kidd
–for a special set created just for you. 6. Watch and share this video on what the Scottish Greens
have won in our budget deal this year
Expect to hear some totally tubular 80s classics, pop 7. Fill out our three-minute supporter survey and tell us
bangers and gnarly grooves that will get you in the party what you want to see in this campaign
spirit. Join the party in your own home to listen, and
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Please register for this session and the link for the live 9. Chip in to our campaign fund
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Tickets are £5 and are available from the Members in May
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12 13CHILD PROTECTION AT What do I need to do? FRINGE EVENTS
CONFERENCE If a child tells you they are at
actual or potential risk: Royal Society of Edinburgh
SGP considers all persons under • Take them seriously; Friday 26th March 3:00pm
the age of 18 children for the • Don’t ask unnecessary
purposes of this policy. questions; A Roadmap to Resilience
• Don’t promise to keep the This panel discussion from the Royal
As an organisation that has information confidential; Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National
members as young as 12, we • Make a note using the child’s Academy, will welcome experts and practitioners from
have a duty to inform and words and make sure you different backgrounds, including members of the RSE’s
support all our members in note the date; Building National Resilience working group, to discuss
upholding our child protection • Contact your branch the group’s thinking to-date, including the priority actions
policy. The following will help convenor, the Child Rights and potential trade-offs that will be needed for building
you to know what to look for Volunteer or local social Scotland’s long-term resilience. This discussion will provide
and what to do if you have any work department; participants with a direct opportunity to contribute to the
concerns during conference. • Don’t contact the child’s work and findings of the group.
parents/guardian;
What constitutes a risk? • Don’t attempt to investigate Panel: Peter McColl; Dr Ruchika Gajwani; Alison Johnstone, MSP
• Witnessing an incident Chair: Professor Sir Ian Boyd
the situation;
involving a child that causes • If you are concerned about
you concern; the immediate safety of a
• A child tells you they are child, contact the police. RNIB Scotland
being abused or neglected Friday 26th March 3:00pm
or are at risk of being abused If you suspect an adult or
or neglected; child is posing a risk to child Making Streets Accessible
• Someone tells you that a protection. Post-pandemic
child is at risk of abuse or
neglect, even if the child has Contact your branch convenor Street layouts can cause difficulties at the best of times
no connection to the SGP. or the Child Rights Volunteer; for visually impaired people and COVID has made many
If you are concerned about the changes to the physical environment. Our fringe will
immediate safety of a child, discuss the impact of Coronavirus lockdowns on blind
contact the police. and partially sighted people and how to make streets
more accessible post-pandemic.
Panel: Dr Catriona Burness, Parliamentary and Policy Manager, RNIB
Scotland; Sandra Wilson, Chair, RNIB Scotland; Gillian MacKay, Scottish
Green Lead Candidate, Central Scotland
Chair: James Adams, Director, RNIB Scotland
14 15FRINGE EVENTS FRINGE EVENTS
Asthma UK with the
SAMH
British Lung Foundation
Saturday 27th March 2:30pm
Friday 26th March 4:00pm
Cleaner Air, Safer Lungs Standing up for Scotland’s
Mental Health
Join Asthma UK & British Lung Foundation Scotland as
they discuss the importance of clean air in improving There have been too many promises on mental health
and protecting lung health. We will hear from: researcher and not enough action. With the added pressure of
Professor James Chalmers; Olivia Fulton, who lives with coronavirus, we need a radical new plan.
severe asthma; and we are also delighted to have our Join SAMH as we discuss the key areas where we must
champion for clean air in parliament, Mark Ruskell. see action over the next Scottish Parliamentary term.
Speakers: Professor James Chalmers, British Lung Foundation Chair of Speakers: Suzanne Martin, Senior Public Affairs Officer, SAMH; Stephanie
Respiratory Research, University of Dundee;Olivia Fulton, Patient Advocate. McKnight;Alison Johnstone, MSP.
Chair: Joseph Carter, Head of Devolved Nations, Asthma UK and British Chair: Craig Smith, Public Affairs Officer, SAMH.
Lung Foundation Scotland.
Our Voice, Our Rights Revive Coalition
Saturday 27th March 2:30pm
Friday 26th March 4:00pm
Our Land – a vision for land
Time to make rights a reality reform in Scotland and how
for autistic people & people we get there
with a learning disability Scotland has the most inequitable concentration of
ENABLE Scotland, National Autistic Society Scotland, and land ownership in the developed world and for too
Scottish Autism have come together with autistic people long not enough has been done to change it. Our Land
and people with a learning disability to campaign for much- is a landmark report commissioned by REVIVE, which
needed change in Scotland. Join our discussion about the outlines a practical policy roadmap of how to finally
Our Voice Our Rights campaign aiming to see the world’s achieve real land reform in Scotland. Join us as we
first Commissioner tasked with ensuring that change. discuss how we can unlock our land’s potential in the
next term of the Scottish Parliament.
Panel: Ross Greer MSP; Nick Ward, Director, National Autistic
Society Scotland; Jasmine Ghibli, autistic campaigner; Lucy McKee, Panel: Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager for REVIVE the coalition for grouse
senior volunteer, ENABLE Scotland. Chair: John Hatfield, media and moor reform; Duncan McCann, Senior Researcher New Economics Foundation.
communications Specialist, and father of an autistic child. Chair: Mark Ruskell, MSP.
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