We’re at a cross roads. The climate emergency is almost at the point of no return. The social emergency, the rise of the far right and fascism. It’s here, in our communities.

The Green Party hasn’t become successful by chasing the policies of the ruling powers, we have gotten here by holding true to our values. This is when it really counts. Right now. The Green Party must be the party that upholds these values. We are the only ones that will.

I have been an environmental activist since I first learned about the hole in the ozone layer when I was 5 years old. Intersectional Feminism and the Trade Union Movement led me to get involved in party politics as a result of Conservative/Lib Dem coalition austerity, and I joined the Green Party to create change.

I was first elected as a councillor in Bristol in 2015, as coordinator of Bristol Green Party we became the largest party in the city and the largest ever Green Group. As general election candidate for Bristol East, my team achieved the highest green 2nd Place in the country…and that’s pretty stiff competition when there are over 40x 2nd Places!

Since being elected, I’ve fought Bristol’s political establishment old and new. Not for the sake of conflict, but because our communities deserve better than silence and compromise. The time for polite, status quo politics has passed. The Green Party is crying out for courage, for real action in the face of climate collapse and deepening inequality. We cannot tinker at the edges while the establishment watches the system burn. I believe in a radical Green leadership—bold, unapologetic, and rooted in racial, economic and social justice. That’s why I’m standing. For a Green movement that dares to lead.

We stand for, and side by side with marginalised demographics. We stand with our Muslim and Jewish colleagues. With our black & brown colleagues.  With our fellow trans & queer siblings. With our fellow disabled siblings. With our working class communities. With everyone who is marginalised in a society that values profit over people. We understand that together in unity we are stronger, we hold each other up and we raise each other up.

As a candidate for Green Party deputy leader, I will push the Green Party Executive to finally deliver the support our local parties need—not just at election time, but every single day, in and out of power. Our councillors and campaigners are the backbone of this movement, and they deserve clarity in leadership and real, material backing. Not just rhetoric. Not vague promises. Tangible action. Training, funding, infrastructure—delivered with urgency and purpose. We cannot expect branding alone to carry us through elections. Real change is built from the ground up. I will lead with purpose—and ensure no local party is left behind.

That is the Green Party I joined, the one I believe we all joined or maybe even the Green Party YOU are about to join. It’s the Green Party that the world needs.

That’s why I’m running for Deputy Leader of the Green Party, and why I hope to have your support.