On Wed 12 Nov we watched a short film ‘Alternative Economies’ by Tom Pursey. Afterwards we had a lively discussion which has since been continued in e-mails!
Film “Not a Very Green Revolution”
On Wednesday 22 October 7.30pm we will show a short film shows the aftermath of the Green Revolution in NW India & argues for a system where the majority, not corporate interests, controls our resources. Followed by a discussion about more sustainable systems of food production. The venue for the film screening is RISC 35-39 London St. RG1 4PS.
A second film Making another World Possible: Talking Alternatives at the World Social Forum (WSF) shows how many groups are working for change.
EARLEY GREEN FAIR, 2 AUGUST 2014
Our campaigners talked to people about food security and asked them to write to their MPs asking for the UK to withdraw funding and support for the G8’s New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
noTTIP DAY OF ACTION, 12 JULY 2014
More than 20 campaigners turned up for the noTTIP day of Action in Reading town centre. Three campaigners acted as puppeteers to illustrate how, if agreed, TTIP would allow big business to pull the strings of our public services and democratic processes. A nurse puppet represented the privatisation of public services, a judge showed the undermining of democracy and a farmer puppet represented the threat to food safety standards and the environment.
Campaigners were dismayed that so few people had heard about TTIP but pleased by the number of people who stopped to listen and to take away literature about it.
STOP THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF AFRICAN FOOD
On 11th June, Achame Shana representing Africa, pushed off the corporates like Unilever, Monsanto and Diageo who are trying to take over African land, seeds and agriculture. They are being helped to do this with hundred’s of millions of pounds of our taxpayers’ money through a scheme called ‘The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.’
Everyone who attended the meeting was shocked to hear that this is the way the UK is spending our Aid budget rather than supporting the African farmers who produce 70% of the countries food.
ACTION AGAINST TTIP
Concerned about the outcome of the TTIP trade talks between the European Union and the U.S.A, we staged a tug of war between Corporate Power and Citizens Rights. Passers-by joined in enthusiastically so the local citizens won convincingly! We asked passers-by to sign cards asking their MPs to demand full transparency on the TTIP negotiations and to protect democracy, public services and the environment by opposing this aggressive new trade deal.
