Society Spotlight: Young Greens

Manchester Young Greens society only started this autumn and the speed of growth has been encouraging and exhilarating. We’re here to make Manchester and Britain a greener and more just society for all. Both through direct action and campaigning for Britain’s progressive future: The Green Party.

The Young Greens are part of a national and international movement of students that are fed up with the “same old politics” that have failed us time and time again. As huge problems pile up we have seen massive unrest and the slow decay of our planet. This is the time to stand up and say enough.

We are the answer

Politics may seem distant and useless as nothing ever changes. The poor get poorer, the rich richer and our planet is still heating up at unprecedented rates resulting in devastating natural disasters. The reason is simple: we keep electing the same old expense-fiddling politicians year after year.

The Greens have a different vision for Britain. A Green New Deal will create millions of jobs through the renewable sector. If we act decisively now we will be the first and best country in the world in this growing industry laying the foundations of our future wealth whilst helping to solve the biggest crisis of our time: global warming.

Poverty should be tackled with free schools and universities, lower taxes on normal families, green jobs and a Scandinavian-style social security net. By letting the richest contribute more to the common good and daring to use corporate profits for school investment instead of luxury yachts we can create a new and better Britain.

A new society is possible. Based on shared values of freedom and equality grounded in local communities we can build a country we can all be proud of and enjoy now and in the future.

What we offer

The Manchester Young Greens hold regular meetings every Tuesday discussing topics as wide-ranging as nuclear power, women’s rights, recycling, the third world, global warming and poverty.

We campaign for the Green Party all over Manchester being part of the constantly growing wave of support that has resulted in Britain’s first Green MP (Caroline Lucas) and Britain’s first ever Green Party led council (Brighton).

We are also directly making Manchester a greener place that’s better for students. So far dozens of students have signed up to get a free food-recycling bin delivered. We have also worked with the council to make sure all student areas get the same services as richer areas of Manchester.

Our most important project is the new Student Food Cooperative. We will buy mass bulks of environmentally friendly food selling it off at cost price to students. This will give us students “dirt-cheap” food of good quality whilst cutting carbon emissions. It’s a win-win for everyone!

Join us!

If you believe that a better world is not only possible but necessary; if you believe that a greener society must be secured for the future of our planet; if you believe that communities and people, not businesses and profits, should be the focus of Britain, then you should join us. Help us make Manchester and Britain a fairer, greener country.

Come to interesting meetings with great speakers, canvass and leaflet in election campaigns, run the student food cooperative and participate in multiple campaigns. A better future is rising, but it won’t come on its own. We have an obligation to fight for what we believe.

Send us an email today to join: [email protected]