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- Me, Myself, and I
- The Young Greens were founded in 2002 with the aim of bringing together ecologically minded young people from around Ireland, and representing their views nationally.
While being a political organisation, we are aware of the fact that large sections of the population have become estranged from the political process, and that politics on its own may not be sufficient to deal with the problems of the modern world. Similarly, as an environmental organisation we see postive, intelligent engagement with the structures of society as the best way of achieving our aims.
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What are you feeling now about the Green-FF government deal?
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- "a good deal, not a great deal", but our best chance to implement our policies.
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Our jam-packed June!
Upcoming events....(",)
June 8th
The Dún Laoghaire, Dublin South and Wicklow Greens are organising a Green Energy Fair this Sunday 8th June in the Tote building at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin from 11am until 6pm.
Speakers for the talks and workshops include TV Presenter Duncan Stewart and Davie Philips from Cultivate, as well as Ministers Eamon Ryan & John Gormley!
June 19th
The English, Welsh and Scottish Young Greens are arriving for their amazing trip to Ireland (it’s our job to make it unforgettable!)
They’re arriving into Dublin at about 5.
We’ll be meeting and greeting them in Trinity College @ 6pm and them taking them on a ghost tour of Dublin! Boo!
June 20th
11am – Customs House Tour for our visitors
1pm - Greenwash awards (much more about that soon) and Dáil tour!
5.30pm - Think In: Youth activism & Green Politics…skill-sharing and brainstorming session!
8pm – A few social drinks in a local…venue TBC
June 21st
2.15 pm - Gay Pride Parade leaving from Parnell Square…The Young Greens from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will be out in force! Please come along if you gonna. It’s gonna be brilliant..
3.45pm – Pride Rally @ Dublin Civic Offices
8pm – A Midsummer Night’s Party with special guest John Gormley! Mingle with our minister and listen to some incredible live music provided by The Mob Fandango! @ The Daintree Building (Cake Café), Pleasants Place, Dublin 2!
10pm – Big bonding (not bondage!) night out !
June 22nd
11am – Farewell picnic for the Eng/Welsh and Scot YGs! :-)
June 28th
N.B Our trip to the Aran Islands has been postponed indefinitely. Instead we will be spending the weekend bonding and brainstorming in Galway City!
11am til 6pm - Green Party Members Conference in NUIG. Minister John Gormley will be making a speech in the morning. Some brilliant workshops are being lined up for the evening.
8 til late - Big Young Greens bonding night out. Please let me know if you intend to come to Galway this weekend as I really need to know numbers asap. :-)
June 29th
11am til 5pm - Young Greens branch training, skill-sharing, brainstorming, campaign launch planning etc. Really hope you can make it!
If you need a place to crash that night or the night before, just ask :-)
And that's it....Green Fairs, new friends, pride parades and trips away...Something for everyone I hope!
See you all at one of these cool events very soon!
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Trinity College focuses on food
The Green Party's Food Minister Trevor Sargent TD today launched Trinity College Dublin's first ever food week accompanied by life-sized fruit and vegetables to promote healthy eating among students. The awareness week, organized by Trinity Young Greens and the university's Food and Drink Society, aims to get students thinking about healthy eating, food supply and security and climate change.
Young Greens Campaigns Co-ordinator Barra Roantree said: "Recent weeks have seen food rise up the agenda in the national and international media as food commodities surge in price and the global market experiences real shortages for the first time in the memory of most college students. Combined with the need to tackle climate change, we must look at new ways of producing and consuming food. We must try to move towards locally produced organic food that is fresh and seasonal."
A special menu devised in conjunction with Darina Allen will feature in campus restaurants throughout the week, while an organic mini-market opens in the front square of the college on Wednesday and Thursday. "This will allow students access to good quality healthy food enabling students to make the healthy choice," said Mr Roantree. "Free recipes and food information will be distributed throughout the week."
Minister of State for Food and Horticulture Trevor Sargent will address students on Tuesday evening to discuss the issue of GMOs. Speaking at today's launch Minister Sargent said: "Raising awareness of food issues, from sourcing local food and ensuring global food security to protecting farmers and consumers against risks associated with GMOs, are a vital part of the Green agenda. This event comes at a time when food has never been a more central issue and when the global challenges are more acute that ever before. I wholeheartedly welcome this campaign and I would like to commend the Young Greens and the Food and Drink Society for their good work in this regard. I look forward to similar events being organised throughout the country."
Throughout the week there will be film screenings in the Buttery cafe highlighting exploitation in the area of coffee production. Trinity's Jewish society will hold a Passover food tasting on Friday and Dublin University Food and Drink Society will oversee Free Apple Friday to encourage students to include more fruit in their daily diets.
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Information:
Barra Roantree, Young Greens Campaign Co-ordinator: 085 739 9995
Nicola Cassidy, Press Office: 01 618 4088 / 087 914 81750 Comments 581 days
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Green Party COnvention 2008
Hi this is the national mailing list of the Young Greens / Óige Ghlas
of Ireland.
We have organised subsidised accommodation for the Convention and will
also be organising entertainment and possibly food for the weekend
also. As always the Convention will be free to attend with the
opportunity to join the party for a year at the cost of €5 for the
unwaged.
The convention is open to attend by all Young Greens (if you're on
this mailing list you may consider yourself a young green) and anybody
who wishes to join the green party also.
We're giving you plenty of Notice as it is on the weekend of April
11th to 13th 2008 in Dundalk Co. Louth ( http://tinyurl.com/yugy2l )
If you are thinking of attending your best bet is just to respond to
this email (chair@younggreens.ie) and we'll add you to a sub mailing list of people who are
interested/available to attend. and then remove you, should you ask.
the convention brochure is available from the green party website
http://www.greenparty.ie/en/conventi...
All questions welcomed and will be answered quickly
why is it important to respond to this email?
to secure accommodation
to book places for the leader's speech (which are extremely limited)
to book places for the workshops
to organise travel with other people (carpool / bus maybe)
to get to know other young greens
and most of all to have a good time.
If you're interested in any of the above please respond sooner rather
than later.
there is more than 200 people on this mailing list and 600 on the bebo never mind branch members .and the convention will only hold about 350-400 people so please get back to us to avoid disappointment.
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We love change
time for a change!
people burning rubbish privately in their stove....can it be reported even though its not illegal aparently?
But of course... anon member of the NEC.
Hopefully we can match that today!!
Thank you for your answer. I much appreciate it. However saying that NEC is too busy is quite flawed. Dont ye have someone in charge of communications in the NEC whose task is to...ehh communicate to the public?
With respect with what you say about "being the most democratic party in Ireland" and with 66% majority, I cant argue against that. However whats the point of being the most democratic party in Ireland when you can`t reach an important decision towards something like the Lisbon Treaty.
I know there would be far left liberals in the minority who would want to keep the 66% rule as it would give them some leverage especially to that bully Mc Kenna.
In my opinion saying either "yay" nor "nay" showed the party to be divided and produced a negative image onto the party.
Re. Donncha's comments.
Your page is set to private so we can't reply to you on your page.
However, as you cared enough to ask a question we will reply here this time. We, the YOUNG GREENS, are completely independent of the Green Party when it comes to policy making. We cannot answer policy questions on behalf of the Green Party. If you want an answer from the Green Party, you must contact the Green Party. http://www.greenparty.ie/about/imprint
As with Donnacha below, no-one bothered to answer my question and that was 9 weeks ago?
What has happened to NEC? Gone for a walk in the woods and never came back?
You should at least have the manners to write back to people who are concern on where the party is going. It just makes people think that ye dont care.
"luv"
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SDLP YOUTH: DEMONSTRATION AGAINST COMMENTS BY IRIS ROBINSON MP
It is clear that Iris Robinson believes it is acceptable for her to preach outrageous messages of hate and discrimination based on her interpretation of ancient biblical texts. However, the vast majority of people in Northern Ireland do not agree with her comments.
PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY 31st JULY at 1pm OUTSIDE BELFAST CITY HALL WHERE WE WILL HOLD A DEMONSTRATION. Everyone is invited, including family and friends of gay and lesbian people.
http://sdlpyouth.com/news_view.php?i...
I have a small question and its this: Why didnt the green party take an official stance on the Lisbon Treaty? Since when has the green given up its opinon and voice?
Iam pretty far from Ireland so i wouldnt be exposed to the irish news really. Please enlightening me.
Hey Eoghan,
You have your page set on private so we'll reply here.
We're an all ireland youth-party but we do have a branch in Belfast, based in Queens. They have their own bebo page which you'll find in our Top Friends if you're interested in finding out more about them.
Cheers!
Hey I am most likely going to DIT next year. If theres nothing done about it in Sep. i will certainly help
Just cause I can 
Have some love for saving the world
someones countdown timer isn't working =)
Can i just say that JOHN GORMELY is a fucker, he wants all my family land for a stupid hen harrier, like that stupid bird can lay his nest anywhere
Why are the Greens taking no stance on the Lisbon treaty. I would normally look to the party for their view on such political issues. However for this referendum they are the only party not to take a stance on the issue and so I wonder if this is a reflection on the pressure go along with Fianna Fail in order to support the govt. I always viewd the Greens as the only truely independently thinking party in the Dail. Has this changed now that the greens are finally in a position of power.
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