VICTORIA SQUARE, BOLTON - Picture by AUSTEN REDMAN - PicturesOfEngland.com
MISSION STATEMENT OF BOLTON GREEN PARTY
Life on Earth is under immense pressure.
It is human activity, more than anything else, which is threatening the well-being of the environment on which we depend.
Conventional politics has failed us because its values are fundamentally flawed.
Bolton Green Party isn't just another political party.
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PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF THE GREEN PARTY
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Green politics is a new and radical kind of politics guided by these core principles:
1. Humankind depends on the diversity of the natural world for its existence. We do not believe that other species are expendable.
2. The Earth's physical resources are finite. We threaten our future if we try to live beyond those means, so we must build a sustainable society that guarantees our long-term future.
3. Every person, in this and future generations, should be entitled to basic material security as of right.
4. Our actions should take account of the well-being of other nations, other species, and future generations. We should not pursue our well-being to the detriment of theirs.
5. A healthy society is based on voluntary co-operation between empowered individuals in a democratic society, free from discrimination whether based on race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, social origin or any other prejudice.
6. We emphasise democratic participation and accountability by ensuring that decisions are taken at the closest practical level to those affected by them.
7. We look for non-violent solutions to conflict situations, which take into account the interests of minorities and future generations in order to achieve lasting settlements.
8. The success of a society cannot be measured by narrow economic indicators, but should take account of factors affecting the quality of life for all people: personal freedom, social equity, health, happiness and human fulfilment.
9. Electoral politics is not the only way to achieve change in society, and we will use a variety of methods to help effect change, providing those methods do not conflict with our other core principles.
10. Bolton Green Party puts changes in both values and lifestyles at the heart of the radical green agenda.
The Green party in Bolton was relaunched in 2004 when it contested the Little Lever and Darcy Lever in those years’ local elections. Since then it has contested on average half of the wards in the local elections.
The Local party meets monthly and has been involved in campaigns calling for regulation of the buses, and opposing the renewal of trident amongst other issues.
Any donations to the Party will be gratefully received.
Please make cheques payable to Bolton Green Party and post to;
James Tomkinson (Treasurer Bolton Green Party), 37 Patterson Street, Bolton, BL3 4JA.
MEETINGS OF BOLTON GREEN PARTY
Take place on the last Thursday in each month, 8pm at Bolton Socialist club, Wood Street, Bolton.
Failsworth Greens have a new website up and running which can be viewed at:
http://www.failsworthgreens.org
