In
addition to finding your MP's record and attempting to hold 'em
to account for it. Lobby them, and government, to actually represent
you! Here you will find relevant campaigns, petitions and pressing
issues with which to get involved!
There are a great many urgent issues
which need to be addressed and we at PowerToThePeople
believe a large, active, informed and united in cause, justice
movement, using a diversity of tactics can really hold
'em to account!! & there's no better time than now!
NGO CAMPAIGNS:
Friends
of the Earth - Sign up to FoE's 'Campaign Express' and campaign
on issues such as climate change, real food, waste and transport
amongst others. Support 'the Big Ask', e-mail your MP to support
a strong Climate Change Bill. e-mail Joan Rudock, the minister
responsible for waste, to support Europen waste targets int the
review of the EU Waste Framework Directive.
Stop
Climate Chaos- Sign up to 'I-Count' and campaign to stop climate
chaos. e-mail Hilary Benn, the Minister for the Environment, and
ask him to support strong action at the Bali UN climate change
talks. e-mail your MP and Gordon Brown for a strong Climate Change
Bill.
Campaign
Against Climate Change - Join a local group and campaign for
your local council to adopt annual emission reduction targets.
Lobby your MP for a strong Climate Change Bill.
Trade
Justice Movement - Take action for Trade Justice. Find out
which MPs voted for it. Is your MP there? If
not use our ‘How
to hold your MP to account' section to find their record on
the issue and their contact details. Lobby Douglas Alexander,
the Secretary of State for International Development, to take
steps to stop the EU pushing unfair trade rules on developing
countries.
World
Development Movement - Campaigns on climate change, water
and trade; e-mail Gordon
Brown to take urgent action to make Europe’s trade deals
with poor countries fair. e-mail the EU Development Commissioner
to stop water privatisation in developing countries as a condition
for aid.
War
on Want - Campaigns to fight the root causes of global poverty.
Campaigns include corporate power and international taxation.
Tax is key for fighting poverty, e-mail Gordon Brown to take action
to stop corporate tax dodging. e-mail David Milliband to abandon
the promotion of voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives
and to support binding corporate regulation instead.
Christian
Aid - Lobby the Foreign Secretary, David Milliband, to act
now on the Gaza situation and the Secretary of State for International
Development, Douglas Alexander, to withhold the UK's World Bank
contribution until it stops attaching harmful economic conditions
to loans to developing countries.
ActionAid
- Campaigns on international social justice and poverty. e-mail
Douglas Alexander, to withhold the UK's World Bank contribution
until it reforms its harmful and undemocratoic policies. Write
to the Competition Commission to help end poverty and exploitation
of supply chain workers by supermarkets.
Oxfam
- Campaign to Make Trade Fair, e-mail the EU President to stop
Europe's unfair trade deals with developing countries.
Amnesty
- Campaign on issues such as arms control, use of torture, violence
against women, refugee rights and international justice. Amongst
other actions, e-mail the Portuguese Prime Minister José
Socrates (current EU President) to ensure that all EU governments
co-operate to end rendition and secret detentions.
RSPB
- Join with the RSPB in letter writing campaigns. Current campaigns
include writing to your MP for a strong Climate Change Bill. Take
action with regard protecting rare habitats and wildlife sites.
Our
World Our Say - E-mail Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, to
oppose ID cards, e-mail your MP to oppose Trident.
CAMPAIGNING GROUPS:
Although writing letters and signing
petitions pushes issues up the 'agenda' and does have an impact,
it can only achieve so much on it's own. Get active and
keep the pressure on.
see our 'World
Justice Movement/Movement of Movements' and
'Democratic
Accountability' Links Pages for groups and
campaigns with which to get involved.
URGENT
ACTION:
With the national ID database
on the horizon, the following campaign groups need your support
now:
No2ID
- No2ID is a campaigning organisation opposed to the government's
planned ID card and the National Identity Register. Amongst other
actions, lobby your Council, dozens of public bodies have already
passed motions against ID cards, making it harder for the government
to introduce the scheme.
Defy-id
- Defy-ID is an adhoc network of groups and individuals prepared
for active resistance to increasing state surveillance and the
introduction of ID cards. There are local groups with which to
get involved.
Get involved.
Hold 'em to Account!
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