Green Party conference (Hove actually)

lib dems in Brighton, we are in Hove....see you there, I am speaking at Green left meeting on saturday, 3.20 council chamber and two green economics institute events, so high quality heckling please!



NEWS RELEASE
>From the office of South-East England’s Green MEP Caroline Lucas


September 19th,
2006


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EURO-MP IN BRIGHTON FOR GREEN PARTY CONFERENCE

LUCAS TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING ON PEAK OIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Event: Green MEP hosts public meeting on ‘Peak Oil and Climate
Change’
Place: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove
Time: Friday, September 22nd, 8pm

GREEN Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas is to host a public meeting on climate
change and ‘peak oil’ during a four-day visit to Brighton and Hove for the
Green Party’s annual conference, which takes place at Hove Town Hall from
Thursday (September 21st) through to Sunday (September 24th)

The city’s Green MEP – and the Party’s Principal Speaker – will also launch
reports into bird ‘flu, the region’s economy and the effect of dwindling oil
reserves on our food systems, as well as delivering a keynote speech at
10.30am on Saturday (September 23rd).

“I am delighted the Green Party is holding its conference in Brighton and
Hove again – it’s a wonderful city, with one of the highest Green votes in
the country, and it is right in the heart of my South-East England
constituency.” said Dr Lucas.

“Most of the events, speeches and discussions are open to public ‘observers’
and I am looking forward to meeting local activists and campaigners both
from within and beyond the Green Party.”

“Brighton and Hove has become a regular host of party political conferences,
not only injecting a boost to the local economy but giving the city’s
residents a chance to really engage with the political process. As a Green,
I warmly welcome this, as we know that our vote share increases dramatically
when voters get a chance to meet us and discuss our policies on peace,
freedom , social justice and sustainability.”

The public meeting, with Roger Cray-Osborne and Brighton resident Stephen
Watson from peak oil campaign group Powerswitch speaking alongside Dr Lucas,
is free – and open to all. It will discuss the problem of dwindling oil and
gas reserves alongside the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to
stave off the worst impacts of climate change – and observe that the answer
to each problem is the same: reverse our dependence on fossil fuels.

The conference itself is based around two themes: social enterprise and
education.


ENDS

Notes to Editors:

1. A full conference timetable and agenda is available for journalists and
delegates at http://www.greenparty.org.uk/nextconference
2. Accredited journalists are welcome to meet Caroline and other prominent
Green Party members at a press breakfast at Hove Town Hall at 9am on Friday,
September 22nd. Contact the Green Party Press Office on 020 7561 0282 for
details.
3. For more information on any conference event, or to request media passes,
contact the Green Party Press Office on 020 7561 0282
4. For more information on Caroline Lucas’s timetable in Brighton, or to
arrange photographs / interviews with Dr Lucas, please contact Ben Duncan by
email or on any number below.

More details on the march and rally can be found at:
http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events.asp?d=y&id=1797


For more information please contact Ben on 01273 671946, 07973 823358 or
ben@greenmeps.org.uk

www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk



Ben Duncan
Media Officer to Caroline Lucas MEP
benduncan@greenmeps.org.uk
01273 671946 (office)
07973 823358 (mobile)