The Green Party ground campaign is targeting local schools this week in Gorton & Denton. Their campaign organisation is a little rusty, though…
The Green briefing at the start of the week on the school campaign was as follows:
“How to approach people
We are well within our rights to be outside the school grounds, so approach people with confidence and friendliness.
You can say “good morning” or “Salam alaikum” to people as they pass, and hand them a leaflet.Reminder that on Monday we are using the “Ramadan Mubarak” cards, or you can also give the “RACIST REFORM OR A GREEN MP” if you don’t think they are celebrating Ramadan.
After Monday, it’s not appropriate to give the cards anymore, so we’ll all switch to the Reform or Green one.
Our Main Message
The main message is that Greens CAN win, and they are our best chance of keeping Reform out.What to Wear
Please dress somewhat nicely, and if you have a Green sticker, rosette, or high vis, please wear it!”
Six local schools are targeted for leafleting between the hours of 8-9 a.m. and 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. New material was handed out to parents this morning and the Greens have produced extra leaflets “for multilingual doorknocking or mosque visits.” Thanks to a dearth of available activists Green organisers dropped one school from the rota and made apologies to local volunteers: “This is a new campaign action for us and we’re learning fast!” This chimes with spin from Labour which claims the Greens don’t have enough on-ground organisation capacity to match them…
Thanks to that the Greens have been scrambling to get more support from local party members on the ground – converting them to activists. 1,369 calls were made last night to members, and activists were told: “We managed to speak to almost 400 members and signed 55 up for campaigning this week, with about 69 maybes. 99% of members who live within 30 minutes have now received a call, and we have spoken to almost a third of them. So far, we have “activated” over 400 additional members for this campaign.” Bit late…
Asked about warnings of a civil war in an interview with The House, Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“Yeah. The only chance of unity for our country is Reform. If we don’t win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country.”
