@karenlewing
Green Party City Councillor for Arboretum, Worcester. Architect RIBA, Architects Declare, planning, active travel. Carbon and Water Literate. She/her Promoted by C. Wratten on behalf of K. Lewing (Green Party) at 40 Foregate Street, Worcester. WR1 1EE
Councillor @karenlewing.bsky.social has a vital letter in today’s Worcester News on the danger of ignoring action on climate and the risk it poses to our communities:
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2587391...
Councillor Karen Lewing, Zack Polanski and Councillor Hannah Cooper, all looking very happy!
It’s been incredible to see Greens from all over the country joining local people in Manchester to support Hannah Spencer in the Gorton and Denton by-election!
Our very own @karenlewing.bsky.social and Hannah Cooper have been there today, and look who they bumped into! 💚💚💚 #VoteGreen
Stoneygate (Leicester) Council by-election result. The chart displays eight vertical bars representing different parties or candidates with their respective percentage of the vote. The Green Party (GRN) leads at 30%, followed by Labour (LAB) at 28%, One Leicester (Leic) at 16%, Independent (IND) at 12%, Conservatives (CON) at 8%, Reform (REF) at 3%, and both the Liberal Democrats (LDM) and a second Independent (IND) at 2% each.
GREEN GAIN
Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.
I've just read the latest from @TaxJusticeUK and think they're spot on. The Mandelson scandal is about more than bad decisions; it's about the sickness of elite influence infecting our democracy. taxjustice.uk/blog/behind-...
Decades of under investment have weakened our schools - and that weakens the whole country.
We need real funding & care for education now.
Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼
youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...
I welcome the Early Day Motion proposed by Green MP @sianberry.bsky.social calling for a ban on the use of pesticides in public spaces 👏 www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2580657...
Thank you so much for your help!
The image shows a photo of Karen overlaid with text, which reads: SNAPSHOT OF NOVEMBER AS A CITY COUNCILLOR Supported Reclaim the Night to stand up to violence against women and girls. Raised the empty homes scandal with the BBC and called for national funding to bring long-term vacant properties back into use. Attended the Remembrance Day service at Worcester Cathedral. Joined the Royal British Legion Councillor Network. Co chaired the Worcester Canal Group meeting.
November has been another packed month for Councillor @karenlewing.bsky.social
Here are just a few of her activities:
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Our councillors attended last night’s Reclaim the Night event against violence against women & girls. Well done @alexmace.bsky.social, Tor Pingree, Alex Kinnersley,Hannah Cooper, @acwr.bsky.social Andrew Cross, @karenlewing.bsky.social, @louisjosephstephen.bsky.social and @neillaurenson.bsky.social
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 170,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚
We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳
This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
July flew by, but one moment that stayed with me was attending the Remember Srebrenica memorial. A powerful reminder of what happens when hatred goes unchallenged — and why we must keep striving for empathy, justice, and compassion. #NeverForget
Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
Endorsement from Karen Lewing, Co-leader of the Worcester City Council Green Group. There is a photo headshot of her smiling in top left hand corner under the banner 'Rachel Millward Hope Can Win #Rach4Deputy'. Beneath the photo is a quote from Councillor Karen Lewing which says, "Rachel gets it. To win, we need to speak with confidence, tell our story, and share our successes. She'll help local parties build the skills, training, and support to do exactly that."
Thank you for your support @karenlewing.bsky.social . I look forward to doing all this and more if I'm elected as Deputy Leader.
#Rach4Deputy
For too long the UK economy has worked to the benefit of a tiny minority.
The Greens and Tax Justice are changing that 💚
Will you join me, and @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social in the fight for a fairer future.
taxjustice.uk/join-the-tax...
The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
Image shows a photo of Karen overlaid with the following text: SNAPSHOT OF MAY AS A CITY COUNCILLOR Elected as co-leader of Worcester Green Party at the city council with my fellow councillor Alex Mace. With the County Council cancelling 'Solar Together' next year, asked officers to look at options so that residents don't miss out. Supported funding for a new lift at the Swan Theatre to improve accessibilty and a mobile van to bring music activities to schools and events across Worcester. Volunteered at the successful Arboretum Spring fete. Raised graffiti with the County Council and painted over graffiti for the Worcester Canal Group.
City councillor @karenlewing.bsky.social was as busy as ever during May. Here is just a flavour of all of her activities:
“[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.”
Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
BREAKING: Labour licensed exports of more military equipment to Israel in the final three months of 2024 than the Tories did for all of 2020-2023, new figures have revealed
Overnight, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator warned that genocide is possible in Gaza. I asked an urgent question Does this Govt stand by its duty to prevent under the Genocide Convention, and will it act to uphold humanitarian law?
Or just say “we did all we could.”
youtube.com/shorts/ClNmA...
Green Party city councillor Karen Lewing - monthly update for April of some of the actions taken
Some of the things I did alongside campaigning for our local elections which resulted in us gaining two extra county councillors and the successful re-election of two great Greens - including my cllr! @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social
Thank you Ellie for your support as always!!! 👏💚
Labour’s Planning & Infrastructure Bill rips up essential protections and puts irreplaceable habitats at risk.
Developers would be handed more power — while scientists warn the Bill is a "licence to kill nature." We cannot let them roll back decades of environmental progress.
Contact your MP now.
This petition calling on the Government NOT to make cruel cuts to benefits that will force more people into poverty now has almost 65,000 signatures.
Let’s make it 100,000 this weekend. It only takes a moment to sign🙏
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/no-cruel...
Utterly indefensible.
Labour are choosing to cut vital support from vulnerable people.
They are also choosing to protect the wealth of the super rich.
If this makes you angry, do something about it.
Join @greenparty.org.uk and challenge this Government.
“The government has announced the most devastating cuts to disability benefits on record. These plans should shame the government to its core” says SCOPE
