The following table describes the status, the proposer and other metadata of this motion.
| Consultation: | Edinburgh Greens AGM 2020 |
|---|---|
| Proposer: | Leith Leith Walk Greens (decided on: 09/14/2020) |
| Status: | Published |
| Submitted: | 09/14/2020, 22:46 |
Report: Leith & Leith Walk Greens
Report
Leith and Leith Walk Greens
Report to Edinburgh Branch September 2020 AGM
By Fraser May and Jenny Smith (outgoing co-convenors)
Meetings
The Leith and Leith Walk sub-branch have continued to meet monthly, initially at
the Kirkgate before moving online from April 2020.
The 2020 sub-branch AGM was held online on 13/08/2020, attended by eleven
members. At the AGM it was confirmed that Kate Joester and Mariusz Cebulski
would share the role of convenors, with Mariusz acting as membership secretary.
It was agreed that Maggie Holland would act as the liaison to the Edinburgh
branch.
Finances and Membership
Finance
The sub-branch main expenditure has been room hire at the Kirkgate for meetings,
over this year this has been paid directly by the branch. The only other
expenditure this year has been the hire of a stall at the Eco Fair (£30) which
was covered by donations on the day.
Membership Update
July 2019 – 303
April to May 2020 – between 295 and 305
August 2020 – 278
Elections
General Election
Members from across the sub-branch supported the December 2019 Westminster
General election campaign, with activity primarily focussed on the neighbouring
Target to Win wards of Forth and Inverleith. The campaign activity included
material delivery but was largely targeted on canvassing.
Within the wards the sub-branch also coordinated A-Boards and had members being
visible outside polling day.
Other activities
- Leith Gala Day Until the cancellation due to Covid, the sub-branch had
planned to host a stall at the 2020 Leith Gala day.
- Leith Chooses A number of sub-branch members volunteered at the February
2020 edition of Leith Chooses, with 950 attendees from across the
community attending on the day.
- Eco Fair In November 2019 the sub-branch hosted a stall at the eco fair at
Out of the Blue. The general feedback from the public was extremely
positive with good support from Pete at the national office in provision
of materials for the stall.
Councillor Update
As the second part of the year was dominated by the Covid lockdown, it meant
that the council stopped working normally, with things like advice surgeries and
meetings cancelled. The planning committee restarted a couple of months into the
lockdown and two full council meetings have now been held online.
The planning committee have been working on the city development plan, looking
at making the city more for people rather than for cars.
As Edinburgh is twinned with Krakow in Poland the council is working with allies
there to show support for the LGBT community there to demonstrate that LGBT-free
zones are unacceptable.
Leith chooses has continued to meet and are looking at an alternative
methodology for not being able to have a big event in 2021.
Since the 2019 sub-branch AGM the Save Leith Walk campaign successfully achieved
their main aim, with the developer resubmitting plans including space for
housing and social enterprises rather than the student flats. The campaign had
hoped to achieve a community buy-out, however was told that there was a lack of
funding available.
Plans for the upcoming year
Continue to meet monthly (either online, in person or a hybrid)
Support the 2021 Holyrood campaign and build capacity for electing Green
councillors in both wards in 2022
Host a stall at Leith Gala Day in 2021
For any further details please contact leith.leithwalk@scottishgreens.org.uk
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