chuffed.org/project/1285...

We are fundraising for a film to highlight #TFE, a #PredictivePolicing operation targeting vulnerable #KidsOfColour in schools. Police and profiling systems have no place in education. Surveillance isn't safeguarding. #EndThinkSurveillance 🎬

When my niece was in primary school in Lewisham, living nr the South Circular, she + many children in her class had inhalers. Their GP said they were having to prescribe inhalers to ever more children - well above the national average. The reality of air pollution is children struggling to breathe.

Disappointing but not surprising by Labour. This has happened in a London borough where these policies would directly help so many people, where child and youth services have been cut for years and also where Thames Water has cut water to houses, not repaired leaks, routinely raised prices and more.

London’s #AirPollution has dropped significantly over the last few years; thank you @london.gov.uk!

BUT - at least two monitors are NOT meeting the NO2 annual average (technicalities). The #Brixton & #Lewisham monitors still show exceedances. (See image, from the London Air website).

Tonight Lewisham Labour voted

❌ Against expanding childcare for families on lowest incomes
❌ Against scrapping the 2-child benefit cap
❌ Against Nationalising Thames Water

If you want a party that stands up for all, join @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social and let's build an alternative

Lewisham Greens are bringing a Council motion to demand public ownership of Thames Water.
Alongside <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jca64o2gx3cggkginqk5ukcu" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@compassoffice.bsky.social, we're working with Councils in the Thames Water region to to make their position clear.
Listen to <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t5srs5tvckq2fvk5dbsmtn7m" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@liamshrivastava.bsky.social talk about why he's bringing the motion here'

"My door is always open for conversations with Jeremy and Zarah, two people committed to making our country fairer who I really respect. All my energy is focused on what I can do towards that end, and that’s to keep growing @greenparty.org.uk"

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

With the growing threat of the far right, egos and historical grievances must not hold us back from the alliance we need in these tumultuous and uncertain times.

My piece in @redpeppermag.bsky.social

www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

Great weekend campaigning in Ladywell, Telegraph Hill and New Cross Gate with @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social

Spoke to lots of frustrated Labour voters who now intend to vote green 💚

Labour has failed our communities - the Greens are here to replace them. #GetGreensElected

Welcome to the party!

Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

join.greenparty.org.uk?utm_source=s...

This next 12 months is going to be pivotal for the future of the left in the UK.

It's time we build something to be proud of, together 💚

Great article on organising the left challenge from below by Lewisham Green group leader @liamshrivastava.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

If you’re in Lewisham and want to talk about making real change, I want to hear from you.

Drop me a message or comment below 👇

Here in Lewisham, we have little time to waste. As Leader of @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social on Lewisham Council, I want us to pitch an ambitious eco-socialist vision for the borough at our council elections in May - and I want members of our diverse communities to shape it.

With the growing threat from the far-right, we can’t afford to fall into the pitfalls of left populism - over-reliance on individual figureheads and top-down structures - we need to empower people and communities through self-organisation.

Irrespective of whether socialists find themselves in the Greens or the new project, both require grassroots organising, empowering members to ‘legislate from below’ as @jonasmarvin.bsky.social and others have argued

For @redpeppermag.bsky.social, I wrote about how a Green Party led from the left by @zackpolanski.bsky.social will align, not conflict with the embryonic Your Party www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

I agree with Mia!

"Mia Kaivanto, 18, raised concerns about data privacy. She said: "More surveillance isn't necessarily equivalent to more efficient arrests.""

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m so grateful for the surge of support in every corner.

Thank you to my colleague @carolinerussell.bsky.social for the endorsement too!

But I’m by no means complacent. Votes close at the end of the month. Remind members to vote.

Let’s make this happen.

It's been a minute since I left Labour and joined the @greenparty.org.uk Here's a message on what @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social have been up to and why YOU should join us.

We're building a real alternative in Lewisham. Join us and become a part of it

Drop a comment below 👇 or send me a message 📥

Excited to have voted for what I think will make a strong and complimentary @greenparty.org.uk Leadership team:

@zackpolanski.bsky.social for Leader

@mothinali.bsky.social (1) & @rachelmillward.bsky.social (2) as Deputies

Let's go!

If you're also concerned about the potential sale of allotment sites and other assets in Lewisham, drop me a DM or email me at [email protected]

Allotments are also vital for improving people’s wellbeing, combating loneliness and ensuring a more sustainable environment. thenas.org.uk/Soil%20to%20...

Selling allotment sites is likely to have a disproportionate impact on marginalised residents. As the @healthfoundation.bsky.social has found, people in more deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and younger people are less likely to have access to green space www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub...