We believe a fairer world is possible
A reminder that we are holding a planning meeting next week on
WED NOVEMBER 6th AT 7.30 P.M at 10 DEACON CLOSE WATERLOO – to finalise arrangements for the forthcoming WDM Skills Share conference in Liverpool on Saturday November 16th.
Do come if you can!! Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Kathleen, Ita, Margaret, Jo, Hannah and Mary
Merseyside WDM is excited to be hosting a skillshare in which we’ll take you on a crash course in campaigning with a day of workshops on what you need to be an effective activist. The day will include sessions on:
When: Saturday 16 November, 11am (refreshments from 10.30am) – 4:30pm
Where: Liverpool Friends’ Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT
This free event is welcome to all. It will be a great opportunity to meet other campaigners and together discuss how we can make a greater impact in the fight for global justice. If you are hoping to come please send us a quick e-mail to groups@wdm.org.uk so we can cater for the right number of people. If you are coming from farther afield then we may be able to help with transport costs or help to arrange shared transport.
– See more at: http://www.wdm.org.uk/events/campaigning-skillshare-liverpool#sthash.858Q4NHZ.dpuf
WDM stall in Liverpool City Centre on 22nd June 2013 aroused great interest and support from the people of Liverpool. At least 125 Bankers Anonymous Cards were signed to MPs to ask them to put pressure on George Osborne to thoroughly regulate the bankers and stop allowing them to speculate on food commodities that are driving up the price of food and sending millions of poor people into hunger in some areas of the world as well as in parts of the UK
We are delighted with the very positive public response to our ‘consciousness raising’ event in Crosby recently. Over 150 WDM Rio +20 campaign cards were signed and passed to local MPs requesting them to get our message to Nick Clegg as our re
presentative at the Rio summit. He is not to sign any new ‘Green’ deal that would lead to the deterioration of the environment
and take away resource contol and use from local communities around the world. It is
great that one of our group met Bill Esterson our local MP and had his photo taken with the Trojan Horse. Bill promised to meet with the group at the earliest possible opportunity to discuss the issues raised. How could I nearly forget to mention the successful ‘hit’ we had in getting our Trojan horse in the Champion. Well, we did have the photo and a generous story about the event too! Great work by all those responsible for that!
Thanks to all the people who supported WDM by signing lobbying cards to their MPs raising their concerns about the “green” new deals on environmental resource use at Rio +20 in June.
Come and join our planned action on Saturday June 9th between 11am and 1p.m in Crosby Village Centre – find out why the Rio+1 is a crucial conference for the future of our planet and the dangers posed by corporate finance. For more information contact Kathleen Zimak on 0151 286 2117 or zimak@blueyonder.co.uk
On Thursday 17 May WDM Merseyside joined Compass Mereyside for a public meeting on ‘Corporate power v public power: who protects the common good?’. WDM director Deborah Doane gave a really interesting and engaging talk which was attended by more than forty people.
It was a really successful event which introduced WDM to new people in the Merseyside area. Watch this space for future WDM events.
