People's Party of Dominica

The People's Party of Dominica (P-POD) is a political party in the Commonwealth of Dominica.

People's Party of Dominica
LeaderSapphire Carrington
ChairmanCo-Chairs
SpokespersonRia Williams
FoundedNovember 3rd, 2015
HeadquartersConstitutional Hill, Roseau, Dominica
IdeologyThird Way
Communitarianism
Cultural conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
House of Assembly
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Website
www.p-pod.info
www.voteppod.com

Background

P-POD is a progressive political party in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Founded, November 3, 2015 by Sapphire Carrington. Fueling a progressive revolution much like Bernie Sanders, P-POD advocates social and economic equality and equity along with the welfare state. P-POD demonstrates strong support for labor unions, Entrepreneurs, NGO's and Not-for-profit.

On the political spectrum the party is generally seen as positioning itself Centre-Right. Eclipsing the DFP, and now trailing the current opposition party, P-POD plans to contend for the next election. P-POD appeal to savvy constituents and is gaining widespread public attention as a result of social media and the media press.

P-POD is a strong advocate for youth development and is already tapping into the nearly 50% of independent Dominican voters. P-POD is conducting grassroots organizing efforts, educational activities, and electoral campaigns throughout the island. [1] The objective of PPOD is to improve lives by mobilizing the people of Dominica, both in the Caribbean and in the diaspora, to build a safer, cleaner, stronger, and thriving 21st century Dominica.[2][3] According to them, they have adopted the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals which are represented by 17 colors in their logo.[4]

History

This political movement began in Summer 2015. P-POD grew out of simple discussions about the current state and direction of Dominica, into what is now a viable third political party. P-POD is about progressive ideas which manifest themselves through policies and good governance, rather than simply be written in a theoretical philosophy of manifestos. One of P-PODs major functions is to continuously improve and promote the economic and social interests of all Dominica's citizens. We seek to unify the people of Dominica so as to facilitate the development of policies favorable to all of our common interests. To be able to enact those policies, we plan to organize and persuade voters to elect future MPs so as to obtain a majority of seats in parliament. We will make our appeal to as many different groups as possible in every constituency. Our aim is to organize large groups of people under an umbrella of ideas (a platform) and focus on the development of those ideas and goals. Our Policy platform outlines P-POD’s positions on a variety of issues and the actions its leadership will take to implement them once elected. The People’s Party of Dominica (P-POD) has a responsibility to the Commonwealth of Dominica. We pledge to serve with integrity and to make progress everyday in actions, not just in words. P-POD promotes equity, participation, pluralism, transparency, accountability and the rule of law in a manner that is empowering, effective, efficient, and enduring.

Structure and Composition

The Peoples Party has two (2) local committees:

  1. People's National Committee The PNC motto, Progress is Everyone's Business, connects with voters one-on-one and help more Dominicans get to the polls. PNC is composed from nominated members in every village in Dominica and the Diaspora. 3 Co-chairs and a Secretary and a Treasurer, to oversee daily operations. The People's National Committee conducts most of its business virtually. It is scheduled to begin holding National Meeting to conduct business in person quarterly at strategic locations on the island.
  2. The Orange Parliamentarians Campaign Committee (OPCC)

Tagline, Building Momentum Moving Forward is just what the OPCC is doing. The OPCC provide a platform to inspire positive action and to help the people of Dominica live their dream. The OPCC do this by taking action to improve the economy, by having S.M.A.R.T. sustainable goals, using proven systems and creating deep-rooted policies.

Geographic Distribution

P-POD has its strongest popular support not surprisingly throughout the Roseau constituency and Mahaut constituency with small pockets throughout the island. P-POD caucus is composed mostly of progressives and centrists

Caucuses
  • Northern Caucus
  • Eastern Caucus
  • Southern Caucus
  • Western Caucus
  • Kalinago Caucus
  • Disability Caucus
  • Youth Caucus
  • Silver Caucus
  • Diaspora Caucus
  • Ladies Caucus
  • Gentlemen Caucus
  • Entrepreneurs Caucus

References
  1. "People's Party of Dominica wants wage reform". The Sun (Dominica). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Letter: Show me the money: The Panama Papers and what you should know". Caribbean News Now. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "People's Party of Dominica responds to National Budget". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. Esprit, Shanna (15 April 2016). "New Political Party introduced in Dominica". CBN4. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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