It is vital to "think global, act local". Real security for all is achieved when communities and countries work together to promote real justice, understanding and respect and to increase equality.

We oppose war as a way of resolving international conflicts. The US, aided by the UK, seeks world domination and is increasingly involved in conflicts over scarce resources like oil. Dangerous business, industrial and agricultural practices create an unequal, unstable, and unhealthy world.

We seek to solve problems that force people to migrate to other countries, and call for fair treatment locally and nationally for refugees. We are an international party, working with Green Parties throughout the world.

We want to use Sheffield's position as the fourth largest city in England to influence all other local authorities, the UK Government and international organisations like the European Union and the United Nation to tackle issues like climate change, and to promote peace and defend human rights. Where necessary we will take the lead on these and other key issues.

In Sheffield

We have actively supported the Stop the War coalition and played a key part in campaign meetings to end the imprisonment without trial of detainees in Guantanamo Bay and Belmarsh Prison.

We have supported the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. We have helped to expose and protest against the dangerous role of Menwith Hill in the US Star Wars agenda.

What we have done so far:

• Ensured that people's right to protest was protected at the Sheffield G8 meeting.
• Raised crucial issues of climate change and energy at full Council Meetings.
• Promoted and supported Sheffield achieving Fairtrade status so that the Council now buys international goods which are approved by the Fairtrade Foundation.

As Green City Councillors we will:

• Support the conversion of local manufacture and research connected to the arms trade to civilian contracts, possibly developing the new technologies needed to stop climate change.
• Support companies committed to providing local jobs, and oppose jobs being moved elsewhere.
• Press for Sheffield to re-join the consortium of Nuclear Free Local Authorities.
• Promote learning about global issues, such as the links between North and South, through schools, the Sheffield International Committee, the Development Education Centre and the Multilingual City Forum.
• Promote an affordable housing policy which makes it easier for asylum seekers and local homeless people to find appropriate accommodation.