Ethical politician of the year comes to Stroud

Caroline Lucas to speak at Sub Rooms in Stroud on 11th April on 'The Future of Food'

Stroud District Green Party were delighted to announce today that Dr. Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament and a Green Party Principal Speaker, will be visiting Stroud for the first time on Friday, April 11th. She is brill and I strongly recommend people don't miss her! Here is the press release I've just sent out - do please pass this onto others.

Dr. Lucas, is also the Parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion and has an excellent chance of becoming one of the Party’s first MPs at the next General Election. During the day, she will highlight the closure of local Post Offices in Nailsworth and in Stroud, while in the evening she will speak at a public meeting at the Subscription Rooms along with Stroud’s own Parliamentary candidate Cllr Martin Whiteside and Nick Weir from Stroud Community Supported Agriculture. They will talk on ‘The Future of Food’, covering many aspects of this subject from a local, national and international perspective, and with reference to the largely rural nature of Stroud constituency.

Martin Whiteside said: “The Future of Food concerns us all; Climate Change and Peak Oil pose massive challenges to feeding the World - already far too many people go to bed hungry. If we don’t act now this could get much worse, with wars over food, mass migration and chaos that will affect us all.”

DETAILS: 'The Future of Food' will be at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud at 7.30pm on 11th April 2008. Free entry but donation to cover costs welcomed.

Caroline Lucas was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2004. Several recent polls have named her as a leading opinion maker and among the country’s most influential politicians. In last year's Observer Ethical Awards she was named Politician of the Year and this January was named one of the Guardian’s ‘Top 50 eco heroes’.

Her many successes include forcing the European Commission to undertake legal investigations into the British nuclear industry, and the promotion of safe renewable energy as its alternative. One of the Green Party’s most charismatic figures, she affirms that its aims are, “To be progressive, to be competent, and to bring honesty and integrity back into politics.” She has worked with numerous charities and other NGOs, including the RSPCA, Oxfam and CND. Read more at: http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/

Stroud Town Mayor and District Councillor John Marjoram said, “Caroline has chosen to come to Stroud because she recognises it as a significant place in which a Green MP could be elected, and because it is a hugely important centre for Green Party activity.”

For more information or to arrange interview contact: Rosie Reed 01285-760508