Good Idea. I have cast my vote, and would like to add that the Green party in the UK has put forward policies that wiill not just address poverty in the UK, but throughout the world.
We are a Global Village, and Greens recognise this. Women in our world are about 50% of the population, but earned 10% of the world's income, and own a mere 1% of it's property, the last time I looked at the figures.
UK Greens want to change this, and will work with other Green parties in other countries around the world to make it happen. Make no mistake, gender politics, womens empowerment and women's rights are a big factor in in ending world poverty - but there are other issues in play here, and Greens address those too.
As well as a global shift in women's status in society, we want to see changes in the way international trade is conducted between nations, as well as international legislation on finance and banking.
Iin the last century, the Labour Movement made vast changes to the lives of ordinary people by bringing in the Welfare State, regulations on health and safety in industry, and other important reforms. In this century, I would like to predict that the Green Movement will be an equally powerful driving force for change and improvement.
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Date: 12/4/10 10:58 (UTC)We are a Global Village, and Greens recognise this.
Women in our world are about 50% of the population, but earned 10% of the world's income, and own a mere 1% of it's property, the last time I looked at the figures.
UK Greens want to change this, and will work with other Green parties in other countries around the world to make it happen. Make no mistake, gender politics, womens empowerment and women's rights are a big factor in in ending world poverty - but there are other issues in play here, and Greens address those too.
As well as a global shift in women's status in society, we want to see changes in the way international trade is conducted between nations, as well as international legislation on finance and banking.
Iin the last century, the Labour Movement made vast changes to the lives of ordinary people by bringing in the Welfare State, regulations on health and safety in industry, and other important reforms.
In this century, I would like to predict that the Green Movement will be an equally powerful driving force for change and improvement.