Green Party members have until 3rd September to vote in the prioritisation ballot. This decides the order in which the motions are debated at conference. There are always more motions than time available, so when time runs out that means the remaining motions don’t get heard.
It is therefore vital that the motions that are core to the party’s aims of Social & Climate Justice are heard. LGBTIQA+ Greens have listed the motions that we believe further those aims for you to consider while voting.
There are two ballots to vote in, the links for which we’ve listed below. To vote, list the motions in order of preference. Each will be given points based on where you’ve ranked the motion.
This is the First Agenda in full, where you can look through the text of the motions.
Policy Motions (Sections C & E)
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Fight for Social Justice
These will help the party towards liberating everyone
E4. Self Declaration of Gender
E5. Access to Fertility Treatment
E6. Recognise trans parents
E1. Atonement and Reparative justice for the transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans
E22. Teach British Sign Language in schools
Fight for Climate and Ecological Justice
These motions advance our aims towards zero carbon and ending ecocide
E10. A package of transport measures to respond to the coronavirus crisis
C5. Car and vans to go zero carbon by 2030
C7. Ban on advertising of high-carbon goods and services
E2. Wildlife & Habitats Policy Enabling Motion
C3. Animal Rights: Fireworks; limit use and quiet
C6. Deforestation
E3. Environmental Education learning entitlements
A Better Green Party and Future
Not in the core aims of the party, but are generally beneficial
E13. Staying close to the single market
E21. Future Referenda
E11. Removing a statement on dental health
E12. Enabling motion for the revision of Green Party Criminal Justice Policy
E23. A Local and Public Strategy for Zero Covid Britain
Neutral Policy
These don’t advance our aims or are a reasonable difference of option on current policy
C1. Adopt the Principle of Rationing to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Arising from Travel, Amending the Climate Emergency and the Transport Chapters of PSS
C2. The 2019 General Election Manifesto and Climate Change Mitigation
C4. Updating the philosophical basis to reflect doughnut economics
E14. Abolish the Office for Students
E15. Strengthening the Regulation of Election Spending
E17. Nuclear power
E18. Directly elected individual positions
E19. Enabling Motion for the Security Peace and Defence Chapter
E20. High speed 2 (HS2)
Counter to Green Values
Advise NOT to vote for
E7. Ensuring that sex and gender are not conflated
E8. Protecting trans children and young people
E9. Rights of transgender, non-binary and agender people
E16. Reaffirm support for BDS and oppose a key IHRA example
Organisational Motions (Section D)
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Fight for Social Justice
These will help the party towards liberating everyone
D10. Motion to request that the Code of Conduct oversight group append “Antisemitism: A Guidance” to the Code of Conduct
D13. Remove the limit on women and gender non-conforming/non-binary people in Leadership and Deputy Leadership positions
D9. Diversity in target seats
D8. Consultation and Right of Reply for Liberation Groups on Proposed Policy
D7. Liberation manifesto approval
D14. Accessibility and change process for party branding
A Better Green Party and Future
Not in the core aims of the party, but are generally beneficial
D16. Winning over workers is crucial to fighting climate change
D20. Proactive stance for Standing in elections
D6. Allow criticism of other candidates in internal elections
D1. DC1 Disrepute in the disciplinary process
D2. DC2 Breach of contract litigation and the disciplinary process
D3. DC3 Inconsistency in the Complaints Referral Group membership between the Constitution and Standing Orders for Party Discipline
D4. DC4 Independence of the complaints process
Neutral Policy
These don’t advance our aims or are a reasonable difference of option on current policy
D18. Affiliated Groups
D17. An Extraordinary Party Conference to debate a constitution that delivers the recommendations and intent of the Holistic Review Commission and Incorporation of the Party
D11. Make campaigning and advocating voting for other parties subject to disciplinary action
D5. To require GPEW members to have been members for two years before standing for SOC
Counter to Green Values
Advise NOT to vote for
D12. Make membership of the Young Greens an automatic opt-in right for young members 16-29 inclusive
D15. IHRA, Palestine, and Free Speech
D19. Remove gender balance from Green Party leadership elections
