Your most important consideration in choosing who to vote for at the local elections is to find someone who will work hard for your community. All the Green Party Candidates are passionate about their local area and ready to work, support, and stand up for their community.
International politics is also relevant in these elections. Decisions made by local councils have a cumulative effect on events across the country and the planet. Sheffield Greens speak up for the rights of Palestinians and all people struggling against terror and oppression. We are the only party to consistently call for freedom for Palestine and an end to the Israeli occupation.
Many Sheffield residents have relatives in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Yemen, and Iran and are heartbroken by the situation in their home countries. The Council banks with Barclays, who are deeply involved in financing the companies exporting weapons to Israel to carry out atrocities. Some of these weapons are partly manufactured here in Sheffield, and South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has investments in fossil fuels, weapons manufacturing and companies profiting from the illegal occupation of Palestine. (e.g. Airbnb, booking.com)
Sheffield Green Party have consistently spoken up for the rights of the Palestinian people and condemned Israel’s devastation of Gaza and beyond. Unlike other political parties, which have been complicit in the genocide in Gaza, the Green Party has consistently called for freedom for Palestine and for an end to the Israeli occupation and system of apartheid.
Sheffield Greens are the only party on the Council who have
*Voted to condemn the UK Government for its role in the genocide
*Voted for Sheffield to declare an Apartheid Free Zone
*Joined the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
*Voted for the divestment of the Local Government Pension Scheme from companies supporting Israeli crimes
*Continued support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
*Voted to condemn the proscription of Palestine Action and for the Government to lift the ban on this organisation.
While other political parties are complicit in their silence, Sheffield Greens have always stood up for human rights, international law, and the victims of genocide. Make your voice heard. Vote Green on 7th May.
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