Campaigning

Leicester WDM and the Knighton Justice Group held a joint stall in Queen’s Rd on Saturday 1st April.

Thank-you to everyone who came along to chat to us, sign a petition, sample banana cakes … and try a tasty Fairtrade Banana. We are very grateful to Sainsbury’s on Queen’s Rd who donate the bananas. In two hours we gave away 200 bananas to passers by … and 165 people signed a petition to Vince Cable.

In this petition we call on the Secretary of State for Business to urgently investigate the grave impact of unsustainable supermarket pricing practices. Action is needed to protect the millions of poor farmers and workers who grow the UK’s favourite fruit.

You can also sign the petition online

Leicester WDM is thrilled to learn that EU negotiators have agreed to regulate food speculation. We asked MEPs to stop bankers betting on hunger … and they listened. 

There is no doubt that campaigning by WDM and our allies across Europe has enabled this to happen. Thank-you to everyone locally who has come to talk to us at a Leicester WDM stall and signed a card of petition. This shows that we can make a difference when we work together …

You can find out more about the WDM Food Speculation campaign on the main WDM website