Month: August 2024

part two: 2014 - 2019 https://thegreenlight.blog/2024/08/24/the-time-line-how-the-green-party-has-become-the-party-of-the-transgender-movement-2/ January 2014 Ruper Read, philosopher and green activist is forced to apologise after posting that the use of the word “cisgender” as the opposite of “transgender” troubled him. Accused of transphobia, a concerted vendetta starts against him.  Part of this orchestrated campaign are some 10,000 accusatory tweets. He is … Continue reading tracking how the green party has become the party of identity politics →

PART ONE : 2010 - 2014 As revealed in this Time Line put together by The Green Light team, the incursion of the “Social Justice Movement” into our ecological and humanist Green Party can be traced back to the year 2010. Whilst equality for women and all minorities has always been and remains a fundamental … Continue reading tracking how the green party has become the party of identity politics →

The common assumption amongst our Critical Social Justice green activists is that ordinary members who do not subscribe to their ideology simply do not understand it. This is because they are convinced that we are all so deeply socialised into internalising their notion of oppressive power systems that we need to “educate “ourselves. This implies … Continue reading “doing the work” the green way →

The concept of “unconscious bias “ is  part of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI)  training package about to be offered to all members of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) delivered by Hamza  Egal, the newly appointed Humanist and EDI Officer. Where does this concept come from ? A Critical Social Justice … Continue reading WHY “UNCONSCIOUS BIAS” TRAINING DOES NOT WORK →