Campaigning for justice for the world's poor in Oxfordshire
On Sunday 21st there will be a mass mobilisation to protect the earth’s climate. It’s happening all over the world to coincide with a global summit on climate change. In the UK, it’s organised by a huge coalition of different groups, including Avaaz, Fuel Poverty Action, Greenpeace UK and 350.org. There will be a march from Temple Place to Parliament House.
We’ll probably be blogging more about this nearer the time! (It’s on Facebook too.)
We’ll be meeting at 7:30pm at Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 9th September. There will be plenty on the agenda, including planning our autumn schedule of events. As ever, we’ll be in a wheelchair-accessible room and non-members are very welcome.
We’ll be meeting at Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 8th July for our usual monthly meeting. Non-members are always welcome to join us, share ideas and learn a little more about Oxford WDM. We’re a friendly bunch – why not come along? 7:30pm-9pm.
What will happen if fracking comes to Oxfordshire? Dr Douglas Parr, Chief Scientist for Greenpeace, will be giving a talk in Woodstock on this subject. Come to the Community Centre, New Road, Woodstock, for 7:30pm on Wednesday 2nd July.
This event is organised by Sustainable Woodstock (not by WDM). Free entry, all welcome.
Saturday 12th July will be a day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP),We’re joining forces with lots of other groups – including trade unions, anti-poverty campaigners and environmental organisations – to raise awareness of the dangers posed by TTIP.
Confused about what TTIP is? At our July meeting, one of our group members will be giving a quick talk (less than 5 minutes) explaining why this rather dull-sounding treaty spells disaster for campaigners like us.
We’ll be meeting up on June 10th, in Oxford Town Hall as usual. This will be a chance to plan our activities for the rest of the summer. Our new Chair will also be looking for ideas to make meetings more interesting, welcoming and productive! As ever, non-members are very welcome.
We’re part of Global Justice Now, a democratic membership organisation which campaigns against inequality and injustice in the global economy. We want to see a world where ordinary people control the resources they need to live a decent life, rather than corporations and the super rich calling the shots.