Introducing Maurice Gold your Green candidate for Kinsgbury ward

 

Vote Green in the 2022 Brent Council Kingsbury ward election to demonstrate your commitment to putting the environment at the heart of the delivery of all local services. I was raised in Kingsbury and went to school locally and am committed to supporting the diverse and vibrant population of the area. But above all I champion promoting environmental matters as paramount in all Brent Council’s activities: to combat climate change and global warming, reduce air and water pollution, and lessen species collapse by encouraging biodiversity. 

 

In recent years I have been deeply involved in a number of local Green initiatives. I have been instrumental in winning a major 2021/22 Neighbourhood Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) grant to improve the Slough Lane access into Fryent Country Park – the work will start later this year. I have managed a Brent Heritage for Wellbeing initiative for the benefit of local residents. I also undertake voluntary work throughout the year with a local charity to improve local habitats and nature reserves.

Introducing Baston De'Medici-Jaguar your Green candidate for Kenton

 

Councillors are elected by the people to serve the interest of the people. With this duty comes the responsibility to be accountable to and to be open with the people. I have noticed that the present forum of councillors has failed in this area by hiding behind formal transparency. We need openness from those who represent us: 

 

·      Openness about the policy decisions that they make;

·      Openness about the true motive of these decisions; and

·      Openness in what they decide to tell us. 

 

By this, I mean, all communication must be so structured that anyone can understand what is written and being disseminated. This also includes making timely and considerate responses for requested information regardless of whoever is requesting it. 

 

Secrecy (the seed of tyranny and the promulgation of self-interest) has been too often used as a buffer to responsibility and accountability in Brent, and this needs to end. If I am elected councillor, one of my main objectives will be to work to tear down this veil of formal transparency so that the council can be held accountable for every decision it makes. And that these decisions, where appropriate, must take into consideration the views of all residents, and must benefit all. 

Introducing Simon Erskine your Green candidate for Stonebridge ward

 

I wish to stand because I believe that the Earth is at a cross-roads. We can choose, as a society, to continue business as usual and end up with a planet which is barely habitable, and only for a small fraction of the current world’s population – or we can choose to follow climate science and move towards keeping the average temperature rise from pre-industrial levels to below 1.5C. But climate is not the only existential threat facing humankind. We have entered the 6^th mass extinction in the history of the planet – and if we continue to lose nature at the current rate then we will soon find that we have lost crucial parts of the jigsaw of life that are essential to our survival. There are plenty of other crucial environmental issues to be tackled – including plastic waste, air quality, environmental justice. But the Green Party is about much more than the environment. We need a society that is truly equal.

 

People should vote for me because the Green Party is the only one that will campaign fearlessly on all these issues.

WEBINAR: Creating greener communities March 17th 6-7.30pm

 From Brent Environment Network

Join us tomorrow evening at (6pm) for our free webinar! Creating Greener Communities: Why nature and biodiversity is vital Join us for a free webinar Thursday 17th March 2022 (6:00pm-7:30pm)  to hear from expert speakers and learn about why nature and biodiversity are so important to the functioning of our planet, and how you can maximise the opportunities on your doorstep to make Brent a greener, more biodiverse and healthier community for all. Our speakers include: Sarah Taylor- Senior Specialist, Natural England Juliette Young- Senior Policy and Programmes Officer, Greater London Authority Lucy Shuker- Catchment Partnerships Development Manager, Thames 21 `Jemima Morris- Project Manager - Brent Goes Wild, Young Brent Foundation Vrinda Lobo – Secretary, Barnhill Conservation Group Our climate is changing and our world is getting hotter. But have you ever stepped back to think, what do rising temperatures actually mean for all of the amazing nature, biodiversity and ecosystems that surround us? Tackling the climate emergency also means tackling the ecological emergency which comes with it. Our ecosystems are precious and delicate, even small changes can have negative consequences. Rising temperatures and more extreme weather events in the future could have a catastrophic effect on wildlife habitats and biodiversity locally. Protecting nature and boosting biodiversity are key to the stability of the ecosystem and global climate. At a local level in Brent we have 90 parks and green open spaces to enjoy, alongside pioneering bee corridors and wonderful wildflower meadows plus our ‘blue spaces’ - such as the waterways which exist within the borough, including the river which gives Brent its name!.Click here - register now Our speakers include: • Sarah Taylor - Senior Specialist, Natural England • Juliette Young - Senior Policy and Programmes Officer, Greater London Authority • Lucy Shuker - Catchment Partnerships Development Manager, Thames 21 • `Jemima Morris - Project Manager - Brent Goes Wild, Young Brent Foundation • Vrinda Lobo – Secretary, Barnhill Conservation Group

Introducing Richard Porter, your Green candidate for Barnhill ward

 

 

I am very happy to be a candidate for the Green Party again. I first stood in my former home of Richmond in 2002.

I have lived in Brent since 2004 and in the Welsh Harp area since 2007.

I have been a fervent campaigner on Green issues since my teens. I would like to see Green Party representation on Brent Council to make sure their policies promote, rather than damage, the environment, in these times of climate emergency.

I would especially like to promote the insulation of houses, which will help cut household fuel costs in these days of rapidly rising energy prices.

During the pandemic I was an enthusiastic visitor to the local green spaces, such as Fryent Country Park and the Welsh Harp and want to see all is done to preserve these wonderful resources we have in our area.