0:00:13 > 0:00:14Do you have a few minutes to spare?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Because this is a personal appeal for your support.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20My name is Ross Brown and I'm speaking to you today
0:00:20 > 0:00:22as a young person, a European citizen
0:00:22 > 0:00:24and a member of the Green Party.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm also speaking to you as someone who is aware
0:00:26 > 0:00:28of the many injustices in our world.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Are you concerned that, at a time when so many people struggle
0:00:34 > 0:00:37to put food on the table or heat their homes,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41others evade paying their taxes and live a life of obscene wealth?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Are you concerned that, at a time when so many family farmers
0:00:47 > 0:00:51are hard pressed to get a fair price for their produce,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53corporate agricultural giants
0:00:53 > 0:00:55are receiving the majority of EU subsidies?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And are you concerned that, at a time when the current generation
0:01:02 > 0:01:06is burning fuels and consuming more than is sustainable,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09my generation is being left to face the consequences?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15As a trained economist, I chose to make a difference
0:01:15 > 0:01:19and dedicate my time and skills to helping those less fortunate.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20That's why I joined the Green Party
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and that's why I'm standing as their candidate for Europe.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29As the only party in the Northern Ireland Assembly
0:01:29 > 0:01:32which does not accept corporate donations and which publishes
0:01:32 > 0:01:34all their donations over £500,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I saw that the Greens were different as they believe in and practise
0:01:38 > 0:01:41financial transparency and clean politics.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I saw that, while other parties talked about change,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51it was only the Greens that actually had a clear vision
0:01:51 > 0:01:52about what they'd do differently -
0:01:52 > 0:01:56a green industrial revolution to create jobs
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and make us much more energy and resource efficient.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04And, while other parties said they cared,
0:02:04 > 0:02:05I saw that the Greens were different
0:02:05 > 0:02:08because they cared not only about people in this country but
0:02:08 > 0:02:11about vulnerable people everywhere and the welfare of animals.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17As for all the identity politics,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I've come to appreciate that we're all different.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21As a big, European-wide party,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24with 48 members of the European Parliament already,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27the Green Party embraces diversity.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Do you want to live in a society
0:02:29 > 0:02:32which is fairer, cleaner and more sustainable?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33I do.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39On the 22nd of May, will you back a party
0:02:39 > 0:02:41that's making a difference for the common good
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and give me your support?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Please vote Ross Brown, number one.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Thank you.