Committee Nomination: Yasmin Luqman

Metadata of the motion
Consultation:	Edinburgh Greens AGM 2020
Proposer:	Yasmin Luqman
Status:	Published
Submitted:	08/30/2020, 16:11

Statement

I believe I would be a strong candidate for the Committee given my passion for Green issues alongside my skills and experience in supporting projects, campaigns, and organisations. I have found a supportive community with the Edinburgh Greens and want to contribute to its operations and bring in others who care deeply about Green issues.

I became involved with the Greens initially by supporting Kate Nevens's campaign last December. This experience solidified my need to support just and inclusive policy development, especially in areas of:

Promoting disarmament and ending the arms trade

Promoting and supporting sustainable policies

Protecting Edinburgh's most vulnerable people

Supporting an independent Scotland

Scotland will be stronger without relying on income from the brutal arms trade and harmful, unsustainable energy. As a British Yemeni who is frustrated and disturbed by the UK diplomatic and financial support for the war, I want to support ending the arms trade through developing peaceful alternatives with the Greens.

Currently, I work as a Project Assistant where I support project operations in ways such as:

Coordinating events and meetings for colleagues across the project

Taking and distributing detailed and accurate minutes

Managing the project's SharePoint and the website

Liaising with colleagues and external stakeholders

These are technical skills I would bring to the Committee to support its operations and would be grateful given the opportunity to partake.

Role preference

First preference role:: Policy and Campaigns Officer
Second preference role:: Secretary
Third preference role:: Accessibility and Inclusion Officer
Fourth preference role:: Vice Convener
Fifth preference role:: Ordinary Member

Supporters

Alan Trotter - atr17583
Tristan Gray - tgr102245