Please keep this date free as we will be doing an action in Oxford. The activities for the action will be discussed at the May group meeting.
The people versus the banks conference & WDM AGM
WDM activist conference 2012 – a free public activist conference for anyone with an interest in global justice issues.
1pm-6pm, Saturday 23 June
Venue: University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
- Keynote speech and Q&A with Aditya Chakrabortty, economics lead writer at the Guardian.
- Multimedia talk on Chile’s revolt against neoliberalism with Roberto Navarrete.
- Debate on co-operatives, their role in tackling poverty and inequality, and as alternatives to corporate banks.
- Workshops on financial sector lobbying, tackling banks’ role in speculating on food prices and stopping the sell off of natural resources in the name of creating a ‘green economy’.
- Campaigning skills workshops.
Further details to be announced soon. Register to attend.
WDM members should be aware that WDM’s Annual General Meeting will take place in the same venue from 10.30am to 12pm (with registration and refreshments from 10am), this will be followed by a session consulting members on the direction of our campaigns from 12 to 12.45pm. A full agenda will be available nearer the time.
May group meeting & AGM
Tuesday 8th May
7:30pm-9pm. Monthly campaign meeting, discussing upcoming campaigns and activities. Newcomers very welcome.
The May meeting will also be our AGM. As well as looking back on successes during the year, we look forward to the future – and crucially, which people are going to have the named positions within the group. These positions are:
Chair
Secretary (the current secretary would like to stand down, so please consider standing for this role)
Treasurer
Newsletter Editor
Press liaison
If you are interested in standing for any of these roles, please contact us on oxwdm [at] phonecoop.coop or 01295 259 377.
Action planning: we will be planning the action that will take place on Sat 16th June, on the 20th anniversary of the first UN Climate Change Summit in Rio de Janiero.
Venue: Oxford Town Hall
Food speculation street stunt
Saturday 3rd March, 2012
11am-12pm. We will be doing a piece of street theatre/stunt focusing on food speculation outside Tesco on Cowley Road, Oxford. Come along and have some fun and put across an important message at the same time. If you don’t feel like dressing up, we need people handing out cards etc too.
If you can help out, contact us on oxwdm@phonecoop.coop or 01295 259 377.
Witney Fair Trade Market 2012
Saturday 10th March 2012
10:30am – 4:30pm. Oxford WDM will be holding a stall at the popular annual Witney Fair Trade Market put on by WAFTAG.
If you can help out on the stall for an hour or so, please contact Kelvin on kelvingascoyne@hotmail.com.
Venue: Langdale Hall, Witney
Fair Trade Christmas Fair
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December 2011
2-5pm Sat & Sun: Trading for Development and the Jericho Community Centre are holding their annual Fair Trade Christmas Fair at the Jericho Community Centre (33a Canal Street, Oxford, OX2 6BQ)
As well as fair trade products, there will also be a raffle in aid of the Oxford-based homeless charity, The Gatehouse.
