Haere mai / Wecome to the public page of the Inclusive Greens. We are the Green Party's disability network, led by and for everyone within the Green Party who self-identifies as disabled or Deaf, including people living with chronic illness or mental illness or who are neurodivergent. On this page, we openly share perspectives from the network relevant to the disability community, allies,
MPs and the wider public. Please like the page and join in the conversation with your thoughts in the comments. Disabled members of the Green Party of Aotearoa NZ are welcome to join our network. If you have questions about joining the Green Party or Inclusive Greens, just message the page and we'll be happy to help you out! The Inclusive Greens aim to be a safe place for us as disabled people to share our perspectives or experience on any part of Green Party participation, policy or politics that connects to disability, access or inclusion. Through our leadership, we want to work with members in all areas of the Party to deeply understand and uphold disability rights and strive for full accessibility and inclusion. Our work is founded on the Green Party's charter and values especially honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and our own lived experience. Together, members of our Network form a community with the power to drive political change,
We challenge ableist policies, behaviours and attitudes, including those we've been taught to hold ourselves. We also recognise and challenge racism, xenophobia, classism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of harmful thinking. These engrained forms of thinking hurt us as individuals and as a group or collective. If we notice people not respecting this within our network or on our public-facing social media pages, we will firstly offer constructive feedback. Anyone showing persistent disrespect of this kaupapa won't be able to participate.
