Solidarity For Peace Protesters
This morning I attended a peace march held in Brisbane in solidarity of the big Peace Convergence happening at Shoal Water Bay this coming week and weekend to request that the TalismanRead More…
World Enviro Day
Today I wore RED at a rally at Queen’s Park to say STOP to Global Warming to mark World Environment Day. An interesting step away from my usual green, but a nicelyRead More…
Afghanistan: the other bloody occupation
Tonight I spoke at a public forum focusing on the war in Afghanistan responding to these questions: How has this brutal occupation been portrayed as the legitmate war on terror? Why hasRead More…
Candidate for Moreton – Elissa Jenkins
Today I was officially preselected as the Greens Candidate for Moreton. As I’ve only lived in Moorooka for 6 months, I look forward to introducing myself to the electorate and getting toRead More…
Southside Peace Group meeting
Went to Southside Peace Group meeting this afternoon. It’s a small, but good group. We got lots done. We’re planning our campaign in Moreton for the federal election. If you’d like moreRead More…
Motherland
Where in the hell can you go far from the things that you know Far from the sprawl of concrete that keeps crawling its way about 1,000 miles a day? Take oneRead More…
Scones with Peter Garrett
Met Peter Garrett today. I was invited to an afternoon tea in my capacity as a member of the Moreton Bay Discovery Centre Steering Committee. I briefly chatted to him after theRead More…
Elissa’s education and work history
A SNAPSHOT Education: Bachelor of Business Majoring in Organisational Communication; Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing. Occupation: Public Relations and Fundraising Manager for a prominent Brisbane charity; University tutor, Freelance writer andRead More…
Elissa’s Political CV
Elissa’s political resume 2004 – 2007 A SNAPSHOT Internal positions: December 2006 – Current: Social Justice Spokesperson for Queensland Greens. September 2006 – Current: National Delegate for Queensland Greens. October 2006 –Read More…
Visit to Nambour Greens
Tonight fellow Global Young Green Gordon Douglas and I journeyed out to Nambour to visit the Maroochy Greens branch to share with them our experiences in Kenya at the GYG conference. ItRead More…
Media Release: New peace doco with Midnight Oil music a sad irony for a sad Garrett
Music by Midnight Oil permeates peace activist David Bradbury’s newest film released on YouTube this week, ironically coinciding with today’s shock announcement by the band’s ex frontman and Labor frontbencher Peter Garrett.Read More…
The romance of Barefoot Bowls
Well I cancelled my Valentine’s Day date and instead went along to a West Brisbane Greens branch fundraiser, with all proceeds going to fund their federal election campaign. It was a barefootRead More…
GYG article and pic in local paper!
I approached my letterbox with trepidation this afternoon and was delighted to discover inside it a thing of beauty – the local newspaper with an article about the Global Young Greens conference!Read More…
GYG hits Triple J
I was interviewed by Triple J news today about the Global Young Greens conference, with soundbites appearing on the hour during the day. Being that Triple J is a national youth radioRead More…
Media Release: Apathy is boring, says Global Young Green returned from Africa
Brisbane resident and social justice spokesperson for the Queensland Greens, Elissa Jenkins, was proud to return to her home country this week after being part of establishing a global youth movement. MsRead More…
Day 11 Nairobi
While here in Nairobi a thoughtful water consultant from Brisbane e-mailed me to let me know about her recent work at Kibera, Africa’s largest slum. She heard that Global Young Greens wereRead More…
Day 10 Nairobi
Had an easy-going morning of wandering around the World Social Forum looking at stalls and doing a spot of shopping. 🙂 Around noon I attended a Climate Change workshop on carbon tradingRead More…
Day 9 Nairobi
Enjoyed a morning of looking at stalls at World Social Forum and an afternoon wandering the city. Today is Hannah from Tasmania’s 17 birthday so there will be celebrations tonight. Must dash!Read More…
Day 8 Nairobi
All the GYGs are slowly leaving camp so it’s very sad to say goodbyes. Received 2 gorgeous goodbye gifts from two 16 year old girls from South Korea. 🙁 We braved aRead More…
Day 7 Nairobi
Registered for World Social Forum today. Huge event. Huge logistical nightmare. I don’t envy the organisers and it’s a bit of a shamozzle but I reckon they’ve done a great job. There’sRead More…