Here’s to 2022! | December Newsletter
Congratulations on making it through 2021 - it’s been quite the year! We hope you’ve found some time to relax and recharge during the festivities.
There’s so much we have to look back on this year, but also so much to look forward to. Take a look at the round-up of the year and swell with pride…
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UPDATES
What we’ve been doing
💻 We’re planning an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to kick off the New Year! All you gotta do is read on for more details…
🚪 This month in #blether we had 31 days of fun content. If you missed, or would like to catch up on the December Doors, you can relive the magic at this link.
🧵 Our super social media officer has put together this fantastic year-in-review thread to summarise our progress this year! (We love you Blair ❤️)
GET INVOLVED
Stuff you can do to join the crew
📅 Register for the EGM! Just fill out THIS FORM to say you’ll attend. All the juicy details are below, but you’re officially invited to a few hours of fun
🖱️ Our fabulous working groups will be keeping applications open! Click this link to read more about the groups and apply
📝 Let us know what you like and don’t like about being a Scottish Young Green! Add a sticky note to this anonymous jamboard.
EVENTS
So much to do, fill your calendars!
✨ January EGM
To kick things off in 2022, we're holding an online event to do a few things:
To catch up with old friends and make some new ones!
To learn about the Scottish Young Greens and what we do
To network and skill share ahead of the May 2022 local authority elections
To elect two new people to SYG Council (more details below...)
So put it in your diaries, calendars, phones - tell yer Granny once you've given up trying to shove her aff the bus - we want you for a few hours of fun!
Saturday 22nd January, approx. 11 AM - 4 PM, Google Meets Video Call
(Don't worry - we're committed to giving our activists as much rest as they need, so there will be a generous lunch break so that you're not sat in front of your screens all day)
Everyone is welcome, whether you're an experienced Young Green or you've only just joined us. But please let us know if you plan to attend by filling in a registration form!
🗳️ Council Roles
There are 2 vacancies for a Welfare Officer and an Ordinary Member, after the fantastic Finn and brilliant Betty stepped down from their roles recently (thank you both for being so amazing!).
If you would like to get more involved with the Scottish Young Greens and would like to stand for election at our EGM, you can put yourself forward by filling in the registration form, and telling us which role you would like to stand for and why.
If you're curious, but not sure if it's for you, send any questions to us at: convenor.syg@scottishgreens.org.uk
WE HEREBY STAN…
Shout-outs for seriously fantastic folks
This is the feature in our newsletter where we recognise amazing people for the great things they get up to. And this month, we just want to say…
“Thank YOU!”
You, the members, make the Scottish Young Greens exactly what it is, and you’ve been a massive part of our growth throughout 2021 - whether you liked and shared our posts on social media, got involved with your local or university group, joined a working group, or served on Council.
Take a look at what we’ve achieved together this year ⬇️ Make sure to tell all your friends and encourage them to join us in 2022!
This year we have increased our membership by 934 people and reached a total of 2014 members (at the time of writing on the evening of 30/12/21). We span over 5 Regional Groups in Scotland, and now make up one quarter of the Scottish Green Party’s entire membership!
OPPORTUNITIES ‘N THAT
Jobs, Courses, and Volunteering Roles
Local Elections Campaigns Coordinator
💼 Could you help Edinburgh & West Lothian Greens to get elected in May? Apply HERE by the 12th January 2022.
Learn British Sign Language Online - just pay what you can!
👌 If you’ve made resolutions to improve in 2022 - or if you’ve been watching the interpreters on the COVID briefings / supported Strictly Come Dancing Champion Rose Ayling-Ellis - enrol on this CPD certified Intro to BSL Course!
Volunteer as a Smithsonian Digital Transcriber
✍️ Help to digitise thousands of historic documents and collections records. If you’re 14+ and have some free time, sign up. You might find some juicy, ancient gossip…
GOOD NEWS…
The latest and lightest to brighten your day
🌱 Veganuary
This lifestyle challenge kicks off tomorrow and expects to see over half a million people try a more eco-friendly diet for 31 days. Just think… if everyone keeps their January changes, that could mean 6.4 million tonnes LESS of CO2, worldwide!
If you feel inspired to take the leap and try it out for a month, you can sign up for support and recipes by clicking the button below, and don’t forget that we have our #v-gang Slack channel for support too 😉
Well, that’s all from us for 2021. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year when it comes. 🔔🥳
If you haven’t managed to get #BoostedByTheBells then be sure to book a vaccine appointment before the clock strikes midnight - we want you here to enjoy next year. 💉💚
See you at the EGM 😉
Sophie Brodie (she/her)
SYG Membership Secretary 2021-22
@sophiebrodie99