1. formalities re new treasurer and cheque book completed.
2. Expenditure on banner had been postponed to allow for hall hire for Brighton conference (£120).
3. PM still owed money for stall hire a last GP conference and for Hillingdon Greenprint bill for leaflets.
4. Moneys received as commission on sale of Derek Wall´s books had paid for Alan Wheatley´s conference expenses.

1. 3 speakers confirmed: Caroline Lucas , Tony Kearns and Kate Greene (Child Poverty Action Group).
2. Workshops: Joseph Healy to convene a workshop on European developments and Migration policies plus one other on future strategies for GPTU.NB it would be necessary to examine the size and layout of the room.
3. SUGGESTED TIMETABLE: Speakers in the morning, followed by a plenary/ panel discussion, followed by lunch, followed by workshops, followed by final plenary.
4. Admission £8/4 concs.
5. Agreed to ask Phelim Mac Cafferty to be floor manger for the conference on the day.
6. Necessity of good local publicity noted.

1. Global Greens Congress. Proceedings are due to start 1/5/2008 at 11pm our time. A greeting to the GPEW from the platform is to be sent on Saturday at circa 7pm UK link at http://www.proempresa.inf.br/sites/600/657/00000311.html. Screening and social event in London on Saturday and Sunday (3&4/5/2008). Due to start at 1pm until 11.30pm on Saturday and on Sunday from 1.30pm to 5pm. For those who wish to follow the programme it is here; http://www.globalgreens.org.br/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=31
2. Migration policy: The last GP conference set up a committee from Policy committee and the Population/migration working group which should be reporting in June. Concerns were expressed over some items in the working documents produced so far eg; a proposal to limit child benefit as a means of attempting to control family size. The European GP document,”Europe is a Continent of migration” was more progressive; however GPEW reps had been mandated to vote against this at the recent Ljubljana conference. Both GP working Group and EGP documents to be circulated.
3. A GP conference fringe on migration with Jean Lambert, Anita Ceravolo (Unite) and a speaker from’ No Borders' was discussed.
4. To respond to Home Office document (THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP: NEXT STEPS IN REFORMING THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, CONSULTATION QUESTIONS) go to http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/consultations/pathtocitizenship/

"Gptu/Gleft/London Federation of Green parties congratulates the Durban dockers of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu), and the police trade union (POPCRU) members who supported them for turning away the Chinese arms shipment to Zimbabwe where it might be used to attack trades unionists and others engaged in the struggle for democratic rights in Zimbabwe. We note that such action would be illegal if taken by British Trades unionists and call for a restoration of the rights of British trades unionists to take solidarity action with other groups nationally and internationally"

"Can you assist? Please click on the NUJ website and support the 2 journalists and the Guardian who face being sued by TESCO http://www.nujcampaigns.org.uk/cgi-bin/show_campaign.cgi?c=4 "

NB TUC Climate change conference on 16/6/2008 book place by11/6/2008 contact: JCranefield@tuc.org.uk

I attended SERTUC Regional Council on Saturday and was re-elected to SERTUC Executive Committee as a Trades Council delegate, so I hope to continue taking GP views and info there whenever possible.

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom is holding a meeting in London which I am aiming to attend on Weds 28 May in pm, at NUJ HQ I think, with key guest speakers on ways forward with the media ownership issue. If it is an open meeting, I will send further info to GP-TU and Green Left. CPBF is just deciding on the structure of the meeting at present.

Also the Lewes Festival which takes in the Robert Tressell events this time I believe is having a trade union and SERTUC input as Laurie Heselden, Policy Officer for SERTUC has been involved with the planning. I aim to go to these events if possible, and I am also going to Marxism again this year in July, if any GP folk want to meet up at these.

I have suggested to CPBF that they might like to book a fringe mtg at GP Autumn Conf through me, so that we can have a wider panel discussion on things such as media ownership or other stuff which would be of relevance to the conference and the wider public. As it is in London, I think that we can get some key speakers along at very little cost. They might have their own stall as well as Barry White, their sec. who lives in Walthamstow, could be available for selling books such as Nick Jones' and Tim Gopsill's output and other relevant items so very much worth their while.