Youth activists say: Vote socialist
and Green, then use your power!
August 18, 2010
Jess Moore, Socialist Alliance candidate for Cunningham, and Mel Barnes, candidate for Denison, today urged young people to vote socialist and Greens and put the Coalition last.
“The spectacle of Labor and the Coalition blowing millions in an advertising slagging match is a turn-off to younger voters,” said Moore, the national convener of socialist youth organisation Resistance.
Barnes, well-known Hobart climate activist, added: “The temptation for many young people is to tune out and then vote informal, but that’s a mistake.
“We need to ignore the spin and demand some serious answers about the policies of parties on the issues that concern us.”
Barnes recommended the web site Vote-o-Matic 2010 (at http://trog.qgl.org/voteomatic/) as a guide for undecided voters. The site orders parties according to people’s policy preferences on the issues in the election.
Barnes added: “The Socialist Alliance has produced a Policy Summary from Left to Right (www.greenleft.org.au/node/45171). Check it out and make up your own mind. ”
Jess Moore stressed: “But after voting socialist and Green, let’s act for the policies we have voted for—otherwise they’ll never happen.
“There is a lot at stake in this election for us—from climate change to our workplace rights to whether more young people’s lives are going to be wasted in war of occupation of Afghanistan.
“It is our future and we can’t let politicians in the pockets of big coal, big oil and big banks wreck it.”
Barnes concluded: “Socialist Alliance candidates have had their best reception ever in this election campaign. That’s because we’ve spoken straight and we’ve addressed the big issues not played the manipulative politics of fear and spin. Now we’re calling on everyone who supports us to get active after August 21.”
Contacts: Jess Moore 0416 232 349 Mel Barnes 0423 978 518
Jess and Mel’s list of not-to-be-missed events for the rest of 2010
Climate Change|Social Change Conference University of Melbourne, November 5-7. Register at http://ccsc2010.wordpress.com/
Climate Active Conference, Saturday 18 Sept, Teachers’ Federation, Mary Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Organised by NTEU, NSW Teachers Federations, LHMU. Email NTEU_Enviro@nsw.nteu.org.au to register
Victorian Trade Union Climate Change Conference Sat, Oct 9, 2010, 10a -4pm, Victorian Trades Hall (cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts, Carlton). Email: tradeunionclimatechangeconference@gmail.com to register
Latin America Solidarity Conferences 2010
Challenging corporate globalisation: people’s power is changing the world
Melbourne, Victorian Trades Hall, Oct 9-10, Sydney, NSW Teachers Federation, Oct 16-17. Details at www.latinamericasolidarity.org
Trade Union Summer School, December 10-12, Melbourne. Information, Dave Kerin 0412 484 094
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