Do you want to influence GroenLinks's election programme?

On 10 October, GroenLinks will announce their draft election programme. The substantive committees of DWARS will write amendments to change points in the election manifesto.

DWARS has nine substantive committees, which meet every two to three weeks. Committees deal with a variety of topics; so there is always a committee that suits you!

ELECTION PROGRAMME

If GroenLinks has published the election manifesto, we must of course ensure that the election manifesto is as DWARS as possible. DWARS has different or more radical views than GroenLinks in some areas. On 19 December is the online programme congress at which the election programme will be officially adopted. At that congress, members can submit amendments to the programme. The substantive committees of DWARS will write amendments on their own themes.

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You can join a committee at any time. Normally, committees eat together before the meeting. If you want to drop by the committee, you can send an email to the committee chair.

Below you can read what each committee is involved in. Click on the link to read more about the committee that interests you most!

Economy
Money plays a big role in the world, perhaps too big a role. At the Economy Committee all kinds of different topics related to this are discussed, such as taxes, the Euro, or basic income. Of course, we also talk about our economy in general and thus things like flex work, self-employed people and pensions.

Energy, Sustainability & Mobility
How long can we continue with our limited amounts of resources and energy? At the Committee on Energy, Sustainability and Mobility we are working on our future! We are talking about our energy in the future, as well as how we will travel from A to B in 10-twenty years.

Integration, Emancipation & Diversity
Everyone deserves to have equal opportunities and rights. As Committee for Integration, Emancipation and Diversity we think it is important that you can be yourself and express yourself however you want. We talk at our meetings about how new Dutch people can most easily feel at home in our country and about means by which minorities can feel more heard.

International
The Netherlands is small and many problems we cannot solve alone. At International Committee we then also talk about how to solve big problems like the climate crisis together with others. We talk about international politics in general and special or important events internationally.

Nature, environment & agriculture
Our nature, environment and climate is under pressure. At the Nature, environment and agriculture committee we look for solutions to tackle this problem. We talk about all kinds of issues that fall under this. From food to clean water, or animal rights to wildlife management.

Education
A fair society starts with equal opportunities in education. How do we raise the quality of our education and for fair testing? As Education committee we are not only talking about students or the debt system, but also about our social education and science.

Privacy & Technology
Society is becoming increasingly complicated in the digital age and we are worried about our privacy. At the Privacy and Technology Committee we discuss the power of big tech companies like Facebook and Google. We also talk about technological developments such as the rise of artificial intelligence.

Law & Democracy
A free, just democracy is the basis for an orderly society. At the Law and Democracy Committee we talk about our rule of law and the accessibility of our democracy. We talk about rehabilitation of prisoners, among other things, as well as issues such as referendums and voting age.

Care & Wellness
Care is the government's biggest expense and the sector is still struggling with all kinds of problems. Especially with more and more elderly people and thus an ageing population, our welfare state is under pressure. At the Care and Welfare Committee we cover all kinds of topics that concern our care and well-being, such as rising medicine costs, or informal and youth care.