Greens in Exile were shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Amanda Stones on 13 July 2025. She was the creator of this website and this is the page she wrote about her own Exile story in August 2024. I have been an on/off member of GPEW for over 20 years. I have … Read more
I joined the Green Party in January 2010 and never had any problems until Autumn 2018. Until then, I was an active member and a three time local election candidate, London Social Officer, member of the conferences committee and regular leafleter in my local party. I was admired as a Jew who is very critical … Read more
Experience with the Green Party I stood as a Green Party candidate for the 2015, 2017 & 2019 General Elections and was the MEP candidate in 2019 EU elections, after we had already decided (through the 2016 referendum) to leave the European Union. I have sat on the Green Party International Committee and attended international … Read more
This is Caitlin Collins’ resignation letter: Dear Green Party colleagues It is with great sadness that I am resigning from the Green Party. There have been several recent events each of which I thought at the time was my last straw. Now I really have had enough. Green Parties all over the world – America, … Read more
I joined GPEW after hearing Adrian Ramsay speak approx 17 years ago. Attracted by the policies, the understanding of climate chaos etc and the respect the party seemed to have for women. I was a regular at local meetings, carried the banner at demos, delivered leaflets and knocked on doors. Myself and husband were also … Read more
I resigned from the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) on 3rd April 2024, minutes after reading the email from the Complaints Manager that informed me that I had been put on a No Fault Suspension (NFS). My NFS was at least number 12 in line following a series of sanctions on members who … Read more
Jude English is a former Green Party city councillor, environmental activist and an advocate for the rights of women, lesbians and gay men. For eight years, she served her constituents with distinction, embodying the Green Party’s core values of social justice and environmental protection. Jude was also elected co-chair of Green Party Women (GPW) at … Read more
I have been a Green Party member since 1984. I have always been active in my local party and a regular attendee at Conference. I also served on the National Executive as Conference Co-ordinator 1996-99 (when we elected one MSP, two MEPs and three London Assembly Members). After moving to Lincoln, I took an interest … Read more
I joined the Green Party in 2010 and have been Membership Secretary of my local party (Glastonbury & Street), Internal Communications Co-ordinator on GPEx and, at the time of my banishment, was Membership Secretary of Green Party Women. I was one of a small group who revived our dormant local party and by the time … Read more
I have been a Green Party fellow traveller for many years. I ran the bookstalls at Green Party Conferences in Liverpool, and joined the Party in 2020. I was elected to the Green Party Women Committee in 2022 on a platform of raising up women as a sex, where I organised popular webinars. These included Women’s Environmental … Read more