Greens co-candidates for City of Sydney Council
Meet the Greens team standing with Chris Harris for the City of Sydney Council elections on September 13, 2008
[2] Irene Doutney
I believe it’s time for Council to consider more innovative and socially just policies towards the disadvantaged, the environment and the cohesion of our communities. A vote for the Greens on Council in September is a vote for a just and sustainable future for our beautiful city.
I am a resident of Sydney, born in Kings Cross – and am currently a public-housing tenant in Redfern. I’m active in my local community as a member of the management committe of the local community centre and the coordinating group of REDWatch, the local resident action group.
I have degrees in History and Fine Art and have worked in the theatre, museums and parliament. I’m an active member of the anti-war movement and the Your Rights at Work campaign and have been involved with the LGBTI community all my life.
I have a page on Facebook where I will post campaign news.
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[3] De Brierley Newton
De is married, a mother of two girls and has been a resident of Glebe for over ten years. Over the years she has had experience fighting both for, and with local communities and was heavily involved in the successful fight to save Hunters Hill High School from closure. De worked last year with residents to make the CUB site sustainable. She believes that to give our children and the planet a future we need to create a sustainable city and to do that we need a council that is truly committed to reversing the effects of climate change, not merely talking about it.
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[4] Matthew Drake-Brockman
Matthew is a passionate environmental activist and last year was the litigant in a Part 3A challenge to NSW Planning Minister Sartor’s approval for one of Australia’s largest urban developments: the CUB site on Broadway, Sydney. Matthew worked for 5 years as a harm reduction officer in an inner city refuge for homeless people at risk of transmission/contraction of blood borne infections and sexually transmitted infections. He is currently studying law and works with ABC Radio Current Affairs.
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[5] Samia Hossain
Samia is an activist, writer and filmmaker. She works at the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education (ERC). At ERC she is jointly coordinating a new international women’s network linking grass-roots initiatives working for social justice. Samia is in her final year of a PhD on Australian history at the University of Sydney and in January 2009, she will be presenting a documentary on Australian nationalism on SBS.
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[6] Tony Hickey
Tony was born and grew up in country NSW and has lived in Darlinghurst, Ultimo and Chippendale for the last 12 years. He is a teacher of English as a Foreign Language and is interested in foreign languages and cultures. Tony is openly gay and has campaigned with the Greens for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights. He would like to see Sydney become a better place for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport passengers, liberated from the stranglehold of motor traffic.
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[7] Caroline Alcorso
Caroline grew up in Hobart. She became involved in politics through the Franklin blockade and the social groups seeking to replace polluting with environmentally positive forms of development in Tasmania. Caroline moved to Sydney in 1982 and has lived in Glebe for 13 years. She has worked in community services, government and universities and has had a long history of involvement in social and environmental movements. She feels that while Sydney is already a wonderland for the well-off, smooth and efficient public transport, cheap locally generated energy and innovative housing solutions would improve the city’s liveability for all.
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[8] Dom Rowe
Dominique graduated from Sydney University with honours in economics and law. Currently she works as a strategic campaigner for the ACTU. She has been a resident of Darlington for the past seven years.
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[9] James Diack
James has lived in the Newtown area for more than 10 years. He is committed to preserving the unique culture of his community and halting the homogenisation that began with Newtown’s inclusion in the City of City. James has been a political activist since the late ’90s, focused on Transport, Climate and Justice issues. He is a keen gardener and passionate advocate of community gardens.
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