News Release
15 December, 2001
Socialist Alliance preselects community activists for Moreland Council race
The Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance has preselected local activists
Jonathan Sherlock and Judy McVey as candidates in the 2002 Moreland
Council elections.
Sherlock, who scored 4.7% of the vote at the recent by-election, will
contest the Hoffman ward again at the March poll.
Sherlock's running mate is Judy McVey, a leader in the Refugee Action
Collection. McVey has been preselected to contest Merri ward.
Sherlock and McVey are both long time local residents in their
respective wards and active members of the Community and Public Sector
Union. McVey helped found the local Stop the Chop campaign resisting
privatization of the CES and other public services. Sherlock was a
leader in Campaign Against the Nazis building broad community protests
which drove a fascist bookshop and organising centre out of Moreland.
Socialist Alliance has announced four key areas it will campaign around
in the upcoming council elections:
- making the City of Moreland a refuge for refugees
- protecting the Merri Creek valley from environmental destruction
- improving public transport through campaigning for its renationalisation
- building a fighting council which takes on State and Federal
Governments to win the funds needed to provide quality services for
Moreland residents and good working conditions for council workers
For more information contact:
Judy McVey, Socialist Alliance Candidate for Merri Ward on 0418-347-374
Jonathan Sherlock, Socialist Alliance Candidate for Hoffman Ward on
9383-3147
Alison Thorne, Convener Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance on 9388-0062
.
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