Queensland Young Greens | |
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| State Coordinator | Jake Whitehead[1] |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
| Mother Party | Australian Greens[2] |
| Ideology | Green Politics, Progressivism |
| Website | |
| www.greens.org.au | |
The Queensland Young Greens are the youth wing of the Queensland Greens Party (Division of the Australian Greens) and represent all members under the age of 30 across the state of Queensland[3].
The Queensland Young Greens provide a forum for young people to express their opinions on political issues and contribute towards the shaping of party policies. The youth wing was established in order to draw new ideas from the youth community and provide an avenue for Queenslander's under the age of 30 to influence the political landscape within Queensland [4][5].
The Youth Wing's main focus is on election campaigning; skills training; policy development and hosting a number of different social events [6].
Goals edit
The initial goals of the Queensland Young Greens are as follows[7]:
- To engage with young people across Queensland, who come from a variety of different backgrounds, and gain insight into their thoughts, ideas and feelings in relation to current political issues;
- To provide an avenue for Young Greens members to influence and shape Greens policies;
- To encourage all young members of society to engage with politics;
- To assist and provide opportunities for Young Greens to develop their skills within the political arena.
Organisational Structure edit
At present the youth wing is run by a steering committee which engages with members under the age of 30 from the various Queensland Greens branches throughout the state, as well as the branches established at universities across Queensland. The youth wing maintains a grassroots[8] approach in organising members. The youth wing also shares the same policies as the Queensland Greens[9] based around the four guiding principles of non-violence, social justice, grass-roots democracy and ecological sustainability[10].
References edit
- ^ "Young Greens QLD". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Young Greens Australia". Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Queensland Greens". Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Marxist Left Review". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Young Greens QLD". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Young Greens Australia". Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Young Greens QLD". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Just Rights QLD". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Queensland Greens Policies". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Australian Politics". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links edit
- Queensland Young Greens Details
- Australian Greens official website
- Queensland Greens official website
- Australian Young Greens official website