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The Indy Poet @theindypoet.bsky.social · Jun 10

You can say what you like about this young woman but she's got more guts than that complicit bastard Starmer and his pussyfooting media.

Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · Jun 10

Kidnapped 🥶

Greta Thunberg

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Antoinette Oyínkánsọ́lá Fernandez @greenantoinette.bsky.social · May 6

⚡The first of two videos in which I talk about putting myself forward for deputy leader of @greenparty.org.uk 💚

Please get in touch if you'd like to support me and have a little look at the link below for more info about me and what I stand for!
linktr.ee/aantoinette

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations Antoinette, and good luck!

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations to @greenantoinette.bsky.social who has announced she’s running as deputy leader of @greenparty.org.uk !
We look forward to your campaign as the leadership contests ramp up.

Antoinette Oyínkánsọ́lá Fernandez @greenantoinette.bsky.social · May 6

⚡The second of two videos detailing my bid to run for deputy leader of @greenparty.org.uk

Please click here linktr.ee/aantoinette to find out more about who I am and what I stand for💚

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Jun 4

Three of our committee members discuss Palestine and the importance of racial diversity in politics with @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social
@hamzaegal.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social @animahkosai.bsky.social

Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · Jun 3

Brilliant to share this platform with @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social, Saiqa Ali, Cllr Mark Blake
To talk about real problems faced by everyday people and finding solutions through community organising
Such an energising, refreshing meeting
More important now than ever!
Educate, Agitate, Organise

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · Jun 3

Brilliant to share this platform with @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social, Saiqa Ali, Cllr Mark Blake
To talk about real problems faced by everyday people and finding solutions through community organising
Such an energising, refreshing meeting
More important now than ever!
Educate, Agitate, Organise

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Jun 4

We need more racial diversity in Green Party leadership so that @greenparty.org.uk truly represents all people who live here.
@mothinali.bsky.social takes up the call, standing as deputy leader.
Good luck!

Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · Jun 4

Mothin Ali, For Deputy, For You

We must never stand by and be forced to be passive participants whilst the country is being divided and ruined.
We need people who can listen, empathise, and are relatable.

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#Mothin4Deputy
#ThePeoplesDeputy
#HeroOfHarehills

Mothin Ali Deputy Leader Campaign Video

YouTube video by Mothin Ali

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Nottingham Green Party @nottsgreenparty.bsky.social · Jun 3

Labour are failing us on equality. @councillorq.bsky.social knows that the threat to our communities is not arriving by small boat, but by private jet.

Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 24

When we met @councillorq.bsky.social last weekend, she told us exactly what she thought of Keir Starmer's immigration speech!
#GreenChai

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Jun 2

Asma Alam recalls her family experience - bricks thrown threw windows etc, back in days when racism was more overt.
She thought this would never happen again... but it is.
Asma is co-chair of Muslim Greens of @greenparty.org.uk
#GreenChai #Immigration

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 28

Part 2 here

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 28

"My parents come from the Caribbean. I sit with an embodied, deeply embodied, knowing of my truth, of our truth. And that energy, and how I choose to use my energy, is a very important concern when considering our responses." @drdianneregisford.bsky.social responds to Starmer's speech
#GreenChai

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 27

Green Councillor Hau-Yu shared her fears for her constituents - migrant workers who have been racially abused since last summer's riots, following Keir Starmer's immigration speech.

@tamhauyu.bsky.social

#GreenChai

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 24

When we met @councillorq.bsky.social last weekend, she told us exactly what she thought of Keir Starmer's immigration speech!
#GreenChai

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 23

@mothinali.bsky.social reminds us that immigrants are people, “like my father and grandfather who came here to build this country literally back up from the ashes …”
He condemns Starmer’s rhetoric, “people are struggling,” demanding that real issues are addressed.
#GreenChai

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 23

Amanda says it's a "distraction from the fact that this government is unable to manage economic policy..."

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 23

Following Keir Starmer's speech on immigration last week, we asked Global Majority Greens chair, Amanda Onwuemene for her views.
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#GreenChai
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#greenchai | Global Majority Greens

Over the weekend Animah Kosai interviewed several Global Majority Greens and asked them for their response following Keir Starmer's speech on immigration last week. Our first interview is with Ch...

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 14

"We call upon the Labour government to withdraw its proposed immigration rules which are inhumane, unfair and unachievable for many.

The government needs to be lead by what's right, just and needed to support a sustainable UK economy to the betterment of all who live here."

We have seen pushback by Labour MPs and we stand in solidarity with them. As Global Majority Greens, our doors are open for conversation.

The Green Party stands for a world without borders. Until this happens the Green Party will implement a fair and humane system of managed immigration where people can travel if they wish to do so.

We cannot close our borders while our government arms wars and supports genocide elsewhere, creating refugees fleeing from conflict.

We cannot close our borders while backing down on our climate change obligations, creating refugees fleeing from famine and extreme weather disasters.

We call upon the Labour government to withdraw its proposed immigration rules which are inhumane, unfair and unachievable for many.

The government needs to be lead by what's right, just and needed to support a sustainable UK economy to the betterment of all who live here.

Issued by the Global Majority Greens
of the Green Party of England & Wales
14 May 2025

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 14

"People of the global majority in the UK are feeling more unsafe since last summer’s racial riots and the rise of Reform in the recent local elections. What we need right now is a leader who truly understands the need for multiracial unity in our diverse society. Not someone who echoes Enoch Powell"

The Prime Minister speaks of educating our own people, while ignoring the fact that universities are shutting down departments and laying off staff due to the drop in international student fees - thanks to harsh immigration rules and the effects of Brexit. Foreign students and their dependents contribute to local economies of where they live, especially local businesses.

Immigrants pay taxes and pay substantial NHS levies in order to receive healthcare. They do not qualify for benefits. Immigrants put more into this country than they receive and we would be worse off without migration.

Cutting down on immigration makes no sense, unless the Prime Minister is supporting the far right. He is however, distracting the public from the real and urgent need - The government should be investing in public services and education, not continuing the Tory pledge to austerity.

Fairly taxing the UK millionaires and billionaires, individuals and corporations, would fund the proper investment needed to restart the NHS and our education services.

What is alarming about the Prime Minister’s dog whistle speech? People of the global majority in the UK are feeling more unsafe since last summer’s racial riots and the rise of Reform in the recent local elections. What we need right now is a leader who truly understands the need for multiracial unity in our diverse society. Not someone who echoes Enoch Powell.

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 14

"We become strangers when the government cuts back on community services, council house building, sports, arts, preventing access to a full life, by making public transport expensive, cutting back PIPs, and social care.

"Becoming strangers has nothing to do with immigration.

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 14

"The Global Majority Greens find the Prime Minister’s racist immigration speech made on Monday to be an example of a government that is deflecting from its own incompetence in managing the country’s economy."

Read our full statement in the screenshots that follow

Global Majority Greens Statement on Keir Starmer’s Immigration Speech

The Global Majority Greens find the Prime Minister’s racist immigration speech made on Monday to be an example of a government that is deflecting from its own incompetence in managing the country’s economy.

He said, “we risk becoming an island of strangers. Not a nation that walks forward together”.

It is migration that has helped make this country a success, especially after World War II.

How quickly the Government forgets…The 1948 Nationality Act gave British Citizenship to all members of the British Empire and their descendants who were invited to the UK to help rebuild the Nation, and we did.

Many of us in the Green Party are descended from people who came to the UK from India, Nigeria, Jamaica, Pakistan, St Kitts, Australia, Kenya, Malaysia, Germany, Trinidad & Tobago, Somalia (and more!). Some of us migrated here.

The Prime Minister’s statement that “we risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together” is not only wrong. It is dangerous and divisive - inviting racist abuse towards those of us living here.

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 8

We haven't named all the countries, but if you have ancestors who fought in WW2 whether in Europe, Asia or elsewhere, tell us the country, even their regiment!

Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · May 8

Britain and the Allies victory in Europe 80 years ago was supported globally as nations colonised by Britain contributed soldiers, medical workers, resources and capital.
India. Sri Lanka. Nigeria. Trinidad and Tobago. South Africa. Malaya and others across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean.

A flying dove with an olive branch in its beak. Marking VE Day 80 years on. Real Hope Real Change.

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Mar 1

Wishing all Muslims in the UK and around the world, a blessed Ramadan.

The Green Party stands with our Muslim members and constituents, whether we are talking about Islamophobia or genocide: we see you, we hear you and we stand together in solidarity - Muslims and all faiths.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Feb 28

The Green Party wishes a happy and peaceful Ramadan to everyone celebrating in the UK and around the world.

Ramadan Mubarak.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
RAMADAN MUBARAK
from the Green Party
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Feb 25

Save the Marcus Garvey Centre in Nottingham, a vital hub for Nottingham’s Black community

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Save the Marcus Garvey Centre – Protect Nottingham’s Cultural Heart

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Global Majority Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social · Feb 25

Black Studies 101 with Kehinde Andrews starts next Thursday evening, for 6 weeks - online and in person.
Learn how vital understanding the contributions, perspectives and experiences of Africa and the African diaspora is to our future.
blackunity.org.uk/BlackStudies

Black Studies Course

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