I used to think politics was too awful to even consider, let alone get involved in; then I watched the government choose austerity and cut funding (or not match what was needed) to services that are vital to us all - the NHS, education, elder care, environmental protection, youth and disability services, local transport - and the list goes on.
All the while also witnessing the use of creeping-privatisation, over-priced contracts to 'preferred' suppliers, private finance initiatives (loans) and clear evidence of short-term profiteering at the expense of our long term needs.
Campaigning to expose and address these clear abuses of power, is (to me) an obligation - once you know, how do you just accept? I find it impossible to accept the suffering that comes with a corrupt government.
I joined the Green Party of England and Wales in order to have a 'political wing' to my campaigning/activism and to focus on what I consider to be the most pressing of all the threats and problems we face - the wrecking of the planet. If we can't breathe the air, access and drink the water or grow our crops in depleted soil - NOTHING else will really matter because we won't survive.
Within the Green Party are various people and groups focusing on all the different issues we face - sadly too many to apply energy to it all. For me, it's about the planet and how we stop harming it, start healing it and get it (and all of us) flourishing as it should.
I spoke with a 'green' group that's grown out of the Green Party - the Climate Activist Network (Greens CAN). The (political & physical) actions they're planning, thankfully reflect the urgency of where we're at as a planet and a species... time is short and we need as much unity as we can get, to force the solutions.
If you'd like to find out about upcoming actions you can be involved in locally/nationally/internationally or just want to know more - you can follow on TWITTER, the Facebook PAGE or WEBSITE
All life on this planet is at risk if we can't succeed in getting the worst of the short-term profiteers out of power.
ps... if you aren't currently concerned about the viability of life on earth, do watch 'Seaspiracy' - it's not pleasant but it is fact x
