Green Party ‘must keep fighting’ for green change at cabinet table, says Catherine Martin

TOURISM MINISTER CATHERINE Martin will tell her Green Party members today that it has been a difficult few months for the party, despite its electoral successes.

The Green Party online convention is taking place today, under the theme ‘Our thing to do’.

Martín, the deputy leader of the party, will say that although there was division after the government program was agreed, now there is a need for collegiality.

She will tell members that the Green Party “must keep fighting, campaigning, campaigning for green change, green values, at all levels, from the European Parliament and the Cabinet table, to every community across this island. : north and south, east and west “.

He will also talk about making this “a decade of change”, away from fossil fuels, towards a clean energy base.

In his speech, he will insist that while we do this, “it is vital that we protect the most vulnerable in our society. This transition must focus on benefits for individuals and communities. “

Martin will remind members that “there can be no real climate action without social justice.” It will also tell members that the Green Party is not a one-issue party, but unfortunately, many others might not know or appreciate it.

She will tell:

“We need to look beyond GDP, to poverty and income inequality, asking questions about success that focus on whether we are fair to everyone, are we reducing inequality?”

Martin, who hails from Co Monaghan, will also convey the close relationship the party must have with rural Ireland.

“We need to respect, value and protect rural Ireland, and this can only take place in partnership, in close consultation and collaboration with rural Ireland. The Green Party and rural Ireland have much in common, but this incredibly important relationship has, to date, not been used properly. This must change. “