Greens take steps to build movement to oppose Government
Greens take steps to build movement to oppose
Government
The Green Party has launched an
initiative to draw together new constituencies of New
Zealanders disillusioned with the direction the Government
is taking. The initiative aims to stop negative policies
being enacted before the 2014 election.
The
I’m in – for the future campaign
will be officially launched today during the state of the
planet speech delivered by Green Party Co-leader Metiria
Turei in Auckland.
“The Green Party is committed
to giving New Zealanders a political voice and the
opportunity to be involved in politics outside of elections
and without having to join a party,” said Green Party
Co-leader Metiria Turei.
“This is about building
a ground campaign of individual New Zealanders who represent
the future that will be a real challenge to the old wealth
and vested interests of the National Party.
“More and more Kiwis are out of work, can’t
afford to buy a home, are unhappy with the state of the
environment or their kids education. This Government is
offering those people nothing and is out of step with their
world view.
“For these New Zealanders the
Government is not delivering the New Zealand they wish to
inherit and they want to take action before the next
election so things don’t get worse.
“National
may have deep pockets, but we aim to fight that with people
active on the ground.
“The Government knows
the 2014 election will be close, so it is digging in now to
deliver as many hard-line policies as possible over the next
two years.
“We can’t wait until 2014 to stop
bad change occurring.
“Imagine if mining in
National Parks had already begun and we had to wait till
2014 to stop it. New Zealanders have shown they have the
power to stop the Government when they act
together.”
People can sign up to the
I’m in – for the future campaign
via the Green Party website and will be given opportunities
to get involved in campaigns this year, starting with
finishing off signature collection on the Keep Our Assets
petition.
“Building a modern on the ground
campaign movement is a logical next step in the development
of the Green Party. This step is about building a campaign
machine that more effectively puts our modern political
thought into action,” said Mrs Turei.
“The
Green Party will continue to develop good policy over the
next two year, but as importantly we need to build a
political machine that can both stop the Government and
deliver the changes New Zealanders want.
“The
2014 election will offer a real opportunity to build a
caring country that is focused on the future. We are teeing
up for that now.”
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