End Poverty Now campaigners forum

Do you feel prepared to tackle global poverty?

Saturday 11 October 2008
10.30am-5.30pm

Dragon Hall
17 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT
Nearest tube: Holborn
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ABOUT THE FORUM

On 11 October 2008, as part of 50 days of global action against poverty, the UK economic justice networks are holding a forum to explore the changing environment for global poverty campaigning.

Uniting experts and activists, we will discuss how rocketing fuel prices, financial chaos and the looming climate catastrophe are impacting upon poverty and the campaign to end it.

We will debate, through a mixture of discussion and skills-based workshops, how we can build on existing work to build a lasting movement to end global poverty.

This event is supported by Jubilee Debt Campaign, Trade Justice Movement, Stop Aids Campaign, UK Aid Network, Stamp Out Poverty, Stop Climate Chaos, Global Call to Action Against Poverty and BOND.

HOW TO BOOK
To book your free place email events@jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk or phone 020 7324 4722.

PROGRAMME DETAILS

10.30am: Registration

10.50am: Introduction

11am: Speed campaigning

- Quick catch-ups on debt, aid, HIV/AIDS, trade and climate change with:
* Ann Callaghan, Trade Justice Movement
* Kezia Lavan, Stop Climate Chaos
* David Hillman, Stamp Out Poverty
* Sally Joss, Stop Aids Campaign
* Sarah Edwards, Jubilee Debt Campaign

12pm: Crisis? What crisis?

- Discussion on the food, energy, financial & climate crises, with:
* Tony Juniper, former director of Friends of the Earth
* Celine Tan, Third World Network
* Nick Hildyard, The Cornerhouse

1pm: Lunch

2pm: Skills workshops

Campaigning skills workshops on:
* How to do a brilliant local radio interview
* Getting your group on the web
* Preparing for upcoming elections

3.30pm: Break

4pm: The Global Call to Action Against Poverty: Plans for 2008-09

4.10pm: The Future of Activism

- Panel discussion on the future of activism in the UK. With speakers from GCAP, Make Poverty History North East and the University of Leeds

5.30pm: Finish

BOOK NOW
To book your free place email events@jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk or phone 020 7324 4722.