There will be a by-election for a new County Councillor for the Bedwell area of Stevenage on Thursday 29th August. We are please to announce that our candidate will be Balgiisa Sheik Ahmed. Balgiisa has said:
“Passionate about community well-being, I am committed to making Stevenage a safer and fairer place for everyone. I have over a decade of experience in higher education and legal research and track record in fighting for a better future for young people.
I live in Stevenage with my partner Sebastiaan. Since becoming a part of this community, I’ve become more involved in the Green Party because of our shared principles of environmental justice, economic equality and social wellbeing.
I’m an academic lawyer, meaning I focus on legal research and education as well as preparing the next generation of lawyers for practice. I also run my department at the university so I have plenty of leadership experience. As an academic I’m very detail oriented, as a lawyer I’m an excellent advocate and as a manager, I have strong organisational skills.
Yet if you want to know who I am at my core, I am the eldest daughter of eight, raised by a former refugee. My mother cleaned schools for a living and depended on a strong community to help raise her family. This is where my life long commitment to social justice, community bonds and sustainability started.
By standing as your Green candidate, I aim to champion sustainability, justice, and community cohesion. There are no individual issues in Stevenage, all issues are ours to share and solve together.”
Make your voice for sustainability and justice heard by voting for Balgiisa in Bedwell!