Make Poverty History North East UK





Home Who we are Activities Get involved Newsletters Poverty FAQs Contact us Links	Welcome to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East We call upon people in the North East - from Tees to Tweed - to join us in demanding that our government, and indeed the governments of the world, should act to alleviate poverty for the world's poorer countries by: Trade justice Dropping the debt Providing more and better aid Curbing climate change Promoting Fairtrade See review of 2009 relating to these five areas. Latest news, planned events and activities The events listed below are organised by us, or by groups or individuals affiliated to us who have asked for their event to be included in this listing. Vulture Funds Click here to find out more about Vulture Funds. See an open letter from David Golding, development co-ordinator of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East to the three parliamentary candidates in his constituency, seeking their support for the Vulture Funds Bill, which received its second reading on Friday 26th February. We all can act!..... Ask the Shadow Chancellor to commit to the bill - it only takes a minute. See how here. Ask the Chancellor to commit to the bill - it only takes a minute. See how here. Great news.... Cadbury's Dairy Milk went Fairtrade last summer (2009). See news story here. ALSO: amazingly, Nestle's Kit Kat went Fairtrade in December 2009. See news story here. Hurrah!! Just shows what campaigning can do. Up and coming Christian Aid events Christian Aid have a number of events coming up soon in the North East. Details here. Click here for a full list of current, future and past events. Occasional papers / articles for thought and debate Climate Change - Point & Counterpoint - added Dec 2009 A paper by David Golding An abridged version is also available here. Amnesty International Dignity Campaign - added July 2009 A paper by Peter Sagar Environmentalism and spirituality - added April 2009 A paper by Peter Sagar Carbon Fast - Carbon Diet - added March 2009 A paper by David Golding Climate Change - A brief outline of the strength of the scientific consensus - added March 2009 A paper by David Golding Is Environmental Concern 'A New Morality'? - added March 2009 A paper by David Golding The Real Global Warming Swindle - added July 2007. This is a continuation from the article in the Climate Change Special Edition newsletter 2007. By David Golding Carbon Offsetting - added May 2007 A paper by David Golding I count - added May 2007 A personal look at his own carbon offsetting by David Golding Is the Trade Justice Movement politically biased? Written by Dr David Golding, November 2006. Honorary Degrees Acceptance Speech by Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer The speech that he made during the honorary degree ceremony of Newcastle University in January 2007 ends.... " I say to this great audience today, at this historic ceremony that we will remember for years to come: 'Have confidence and have faith. Hold fast to the belief that it can and will be said of our generation that we built a movement on ethical foundations that had the vision, had the courage and had the moral strength and the greatness to do the right thing; that we will continue to work unflinchingly and unfailingly to build justice in our time and indeed to Make Poverty History' ". MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East in the press.... Article in Northern Echo 29th June 2006 Letter published in the Newcastle Journal, August 2006 Article in Hartlepool Mail, 17 October 2006 See here and here what the BBC said about the 'Stop Climate Chaos' rally on November 4th which was attended by a North East contingent affiliated to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East. The sage event of 8th January 2007 was covered in the Newcastle Journal and the Newcastle Chronicle. Article in Local News Guardian 17th July 2008 regarding climate change. Content of article published in Local News Guardian in May 2009 entitled 'Pupils help promote climate change strategy' And a letter from Downing Street, July 2006. In this letter the prime minister encourages campaigners to "...keep up the pressure...". We agree as, although there has been progress, there is still plenty to achieve to Make Poverty History. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East has the following aims and objectives: To continue to promote the aims of the national MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign of 2005, with its emphasis on 'Trade Justice, Drop the Debt and More and Better Aid', in accordance with the manifesto of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY. To promote urgent action to curb climate change, given that "The impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor....within all countries". (Third report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). To promote Fairtrade, and support the wider work of relief and development NGOs (non-government organisations). To support all those in the Tees-to-Tweed region seeking to promote the above aims. To work with other organisations having similar aims, and network with groups in other areas. To encourage other areas in the country to set up local groups to promote economic justice. The full constitution of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East can be found here.	Patrons Jonathan Edwards CBE Olympic Gold Medalist Kevin Rowan TUC Regional Secretary Rt Rev Dr Tom Wright Bishop of Durham Martin Callanan Cons. MEP for NE England Sir Fred Holliday Chairman, Northumbrian Water plc Lord Rupert Redesdale & Lady Helen Redesdale .................... Message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to North East campaigners, January 2006... "How wonderfully you have supported us in our struggle against apartheid. You did Make Apartheid History! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for wanting to make poverty history. Well done. Go on to the Jubilee, on to Trade Justice and on to make Poverty History!".