Some of the Green candidates standing in the May local election (Credit: Nick Woollard)
Brent Green Party launched its campaign for the Brent Council May Election on Sunday full of the joys of Spring following Hannah Spencer's amazing Manchester by-election win. They could not have chosen a better time to get motivated to win as many seats as possible on May 7th.
Amanda Alexandre, Green candidate for Harlesden and Kensal Green ward, said:
Since the election of Hannah Spencer, we have received many heartfelt congratulations from residents across the borough - on the street, at the cafe, on the allotment. Our membership has also increased to over 700 and more than £350 in donations have been donated to our crowdfunding campaign since Friday. All this support has unlocked a new level of ambition for Brent Green Party for the elections of May 7th.
The launch began with speeches from some of the candidates explaining why they were standing for the Greens:
This was followed by training in canvassing for the many members who are new to politics and knocking on doors for the first time. There was lots of enthusiasm for getting started with a number of Action Days taking place across the target wards in the weeks ahead.
Stressing the participative nature of Green Party politics, members then broke into small groups to share ideas for the upcoming Brent Green Manifesto with the emphasis on fresh and imaginative policies. This produced some very animated discussion as can be seen from the photographs of excited participants below:
Credit: Nick Woollard
Children were welcomed to the event and enjoyed badge making and drawing, and the food and drinks of course.
It was a friendly and convivial gathering with lots of new connections made as well as old friendships consolidated, boding well for the challenge ahead.
