The Alliance for Green Socialism is a socialist grouping based in Leeds in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the Leeds Left Alliance, which had its origins in the Labour Party including among its member both Liz and Mike Davies, it was briefly affiliated to the Socialist Alliance, and the Green Socialist Network, whose origins lie in the Communist Party of Great Britain. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Location within the British Isles. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was a political party in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1920 to 1991. ...
The group stood candidates in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency in the 2004 European Election, coming last with only 0.9% of the regions vote. They have been active in the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform and contested the 2005 UK general election as part of the Socialist Green Unity Coalition standing candidates in Yorkshire and Brighton. Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. ... The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. ... The Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform was a faction of the Socialist Alliance (SA), a left-wing political group of England and Wales which existed between 1992 and 2005. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Socialist Green Unity Coalition is an electoral alliance formed by leftist parties and political organisations in Great Britain to contest English and Welsh seats in the 2005 parliamentary election. ...
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Leeds Left Alliance (http://www.leftalliance.org.uk/index.htm)
The Alliance for GreenSocialism (AGS) is a socialist grouping based in Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Both these groups had been in the former SocialistAlliance and the AGS remained involved in it too until it was dissolved in February 2005.
It later became active in the SocialistAlliance Democracy Platform and contested the 2005 UK general election as part of the SocialistGreen Unity Coalition, standing candidates in Yorkshire and Brighton.
The Alliance for GreenSocialism is a political organisation devoted to the building of a peaceful, environmentally safe and socially responsible world.
Green is for a world where the serious issues of pollution and global warming are properly dealt with.
Socialism is the opposite of such a system in which the needs of the people take priority and the power of big business is curbed.
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