400 attend Green Party’s conference

Sep 13 2007 by Deborah James, Liverpool Daily Post

AROUND 400 delegates are to attend the Green Party’s national autumn conference in Liverpool today.

The four-day event, at Liver-pool Hope University’s Everton campus, will include climate change, women in politics, and urban regeneration.

Liverpool Green Party Councillor John Coyne said high up on the agenda would be a discussion on why Liverpool needs a ‘green vision’ to become a sustainable city.

Events today will start with a panel discussion, Culture and Regeneration in Liverpool, with Cllr Coyne and Stuart Wilks, a lecturer in Social Policy at Liverpool University.

Topics include the regeneration of Liverpool, the controversial pathfinder hous-ing policy, and tensions between economic growth and ongoing social inequality.

Tomorrow, principal speak-er Sian Berry, the Greens’ London Mayoral Candidate, will discuss the need for action on climate change and introduce the party's target candidates for the next general election.