My name is Ejel Khan I am the coordinator of the Muslim LGBT Network. I’m am an openly gay muslim man. I would not be able to say that in many countries across the world. Particularly muslim majority countries such as Saudi Arabia or other countries I could mention. The reason I am here today […]
Month: January 2022
Bedford Council agrees to Green Party call to end fossil fuel investments
At Bedford Council’s meeting on Wednesday night (12 January) the council overwhelmingly passed a motion proposed by Green Party’s Ben Foley (councillor for Castle Ward) to “support divestment from fossil fuels” and to ask for the Bedfordshire Pension Fund and the Border to Coast Pension Partnership to remove all funds from fossil fuels. The […]
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Ejel Khan Protesting the Nationality & Borders Bill
Above Image Ejel speaking outside the House of Lords 5/1/22 Long title (from Parliament website) Make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to provide a power for Tribunals to charge participants where their behaviour has wasted the Tribunal’s resources; and for connected purposes. Nationality & […]
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Oppose The Police, Crime & Sentencing Bill
Can you help Baroness Jenny Jones? Foreword The Government is trying to take away our democratic freedom to protest, but over the next 10 days we have a unique opportunity to stop some of the worst measures outright. We need your help to persuade Labour to vote against them in the Lords. The Government sidestepped […]
Our Response to the Bedford Council 2022 Budget.
Response of the Green Party to Budget Consultation of Bedford Borough Council The pervasive nature of the Climate Emergency means that the capital spend proposed on “Tackling Climate Change” is woefully short of what is needed. Urgent needs include a modal shift of transport towards public transport and active travel, and of goods transport from […]
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PSPO Town Centre Cycling Ban
Bedford Green Party Response The PSPO cycling restrictions have succeeded in fining well over 3000 people. In other words, these were people who were riding slowly enough, and who actually agreed, to stop to give their details. Many of these have been older people and those with mobility issues who rely on a cycle as […]