British banks and companies give secret loans to poor countries, by-passing local laws. Then British companies then make huge profits while poor people suffer. Come to hear Tim Jones, campaigner and economist at Jubilee Debt Campaign, explained the situation and what the UK can do about it.
7.30pm Wednesday 30 January free/donations
RISC, 35 – 39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS
More info Jackie Oversby: 07745310794 / jackieoversby@gmail.com www.globaljustice.org.uk/reading
Jackie provided a fascinating insight into the world of e-commerce and its hold on our society to a lively audience. The following discussion provided many valuable responses that will enable us to take back power and influence and resist the impact of the corporate capitalist world.
We had a very successful day. 133 people signed letters to their MPs asking them to defend the standards and regulations that we currently observe on the quality of our food. 
Do we need borders at all? Ruben Andersson’s talk took a broad sweep across contemporary and historical borders, starting and ending at Europe’s fortified frontiers, with a double purpose – to show how bordering shifts over time, and asked whether we should aim for ‘good borders’ rather than ‘no borders’ as we grapple with the deadly consequences of walling off countries and continents. A large audience interacted in a lively way with his ideas.
Ruben is an Associate Professor of Migration and Development at Oxford University.
The UK gives 0.7p per £1 on Overseas Development Aid. Is our government spending the money wisely? Is it really helping some of the poorest people in the world? At present some of the money is spent on the military, counter-terrorism projects and to promote the interests of British corporations. Is that a good use of the money? We had a lively and critical thinking discussion on this topic central to global justice.
Some of us joined the Trump demonstration in London on 13th July. We joined Global Justice Now’s trade block. We were drawing people’s attention to the danger of a trade deal with America which would effect our food safety standards. Some people were dressed as chickens while Margaret’s poor bedraggled chicken from America was getting swamped in chlorine before being put on sale in our supermarkets.
