Voting is OPEN for GPEx internal elections! I've been blown away by the level of support for #ROSI4LEADER - but now's the time to translate that to votes. If like me, you're serious about inclusion, credibility and winning elections, make me your 1st preference vote.

Inclusion means going to where people are, listening to what they have to say about their issues, and understanding how you can offer to help them. The Green Party will become a serious political force once we understand that the Climate Crisis is a distant concern to the families having to choose between heating and eating, or the minorities oppressed every day by an unfair system. Vote #ROSI4LEADER as your first preference on August 3rd.

Inclusion means going to where people are, listening to what they have to say about their issues, and understanding how you can offer to help them. The Green Party will become a serious political force once we understand that the Climate Crisis is a distant concern to the families having to choose between heating and eating, or the minorities oppressed every day by an unfair system. Vote #ROSI4LEADER as your first preference on August 3rd.

*** TIME TAGS BELOW *** In a wide-ranging interview, Alex Armitage (Hackney GP and Drugs PWG Co-ordinator) sits down with Rosi to discuss her aspirations for the Leadership and how the Green Party might change under her. Essential viewing for anyone considering casting a vote in the GPEx elections from 3rd August. 0:00 - Introduction / Why the Green Party / Solihull politics 6:34 - Why are you standing / why vote for you? / other GPEx preferences 14:07 - Experience and views of diversity, and future approach 17:57 - Importance of electoral success / Target to Win + accusations of structural racism 25:17 - Internal Green Party issues + reform agenda / policy-making process 31:25 - Examples of out-of-date / vulnerable policy 33:36 - HS2 position 40:55 - Is the Green Party the natural home of the Left? / positioning relative to Labour 45:51 - Are you a "socialist"? / the problem with labels 49:01 - How to win under FPTP / support for PR / UTR opinions 54:30 - The power of elected Greens + the value of credibility 58:46 - Trans rights + GRA reform 1:06:15 - Restoring the Climate Emergency to the forefront of the political agenda 1:11:17 - On Citizen's Assemblies 1:14:16 - How MMA relates to politics (lost ending!)

I've seen a lot of misunderstandings about Trans rights, and the reform of the GRA in particular. I caught up with @BasicallyNo the other day for a really clear explanation of what this is all about. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

This was my contribution to a debate on social housing held at Solihull's virtual full council meeting on 07/07/2020.

I'm Rosi Sexton. I'm a Councillor in Solihull, and I want to be the next Leader of the Green Party because I believe we need to step up and take the fight against social and climate injustice to the next level. We have a responsibility to be the effective political voice of the Green movement. Establishment parties pay lip-service to the idea of meaningful change. We can't keep expecting them to carry our cause for us. That means making electoral success a key priority in everything we do as a Party. To do this, we must ensure that we speak to the challenges and concerns of people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We must meet people where they are and bring them with us, whilst at the same time standing by our values and principles.