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Zoë Garbett is in a hurry. Not only is she running as the Green Party candidate for Mayor of Hackney, but she is also aiming to be elected as a councillor for Dalston.
And whilst running the two separate campaigns, Garbett is still working part time for the NHS.
“I actually don’t think of what I do as work. I just like to do things within a community and helping people.”
Having grown up in Somerset, Garbett says she has always been around family and friends with liberal and progressive views. “That’s where I formed my views on things like the climate emergency,” she adds.
“When I moved to London, I came across diverse viewpoints but I think that helped further cement my opinion on how the country should be run and in particular how we can reverse the climate emergency.”
Despite being an out-of-towner, Garbett has thrown herself into her community in Dalston and is the chair of the Tenants’ and Residents’ Association for her own Rhodes Estate.
Hackney Post, Rhodri Evans, 23 March 2022;
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