August 25, 2010 – 1:58 pm by suzannei
The Millenium Development Goal Review Summit to be held on 20-22 September is the last chance for governments to present a timetabled plan to achieve the MDGs. (See Better World Economics 17 article ‘The MDGs:Getting them back on track?’ On 17–19 September millions of people across the world will be literally standing together to convince their leaders [...]
August 25, 2010 – 1:47 pm by suzannei
QPSW partner the Jubilee Debt Campaign is directing its attention to the Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD), a government department supporting British business operating abroad. Some ECGD activities have been linked to corruption, environmental destruction and human rights abuse. Furthermore, when things go wrong, ECGD activities can undermine poverty reduction efforts by adding to developing [...]
July 8, 2010 – 10:12 am by Tony Weekes
Peter Challen of the Christian Council for Monetary Justice says that this morning’s Times newspaper (8 July 2010) carries a letter calling for a Royal Commission of enquiry into the Economic System.
The campaign has a website: www.credituk.org.uk; a pack of background information is available at page www.credituk.org.uk/press.asp. The campaign can be contacted by e-mail from [...]
June 24, 2010 – 9:19 am by Tony Weekes
… to establish an informal Quaker Economics Group.
“Quakernomics” was launched around the time of the first Woodbrooke/QPSW “No Growth Economy” meetings (at Friends House, 26 September 2009) It began well and has had (at the date of this posting) over 5000 visits. But has never really fulfilled what some of us hoped it would become: [...]
June 4, 2010 – 4:10 pm by Jo Poole
Tagged Equality Trust, Richard Wilkinson, Spirit Level
Friday 9th July at 7.30 for 8pm at Jordans Quaker Meeting House HP9 2SN
Tickets (£10) from Cáit Gould on 01494 876594 email: office@newjordans.org
http://www.jordans-quakers.org.uk/
March 29, 2010 – 5:12 pm by suzannei
Your pension could be invested in some of the planet’s most controversial oil projects. Here is an opportunity to do something about it.
At their 2010 Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in April and May, oil companies BP and Shell will face special resolutions at which shareholders will challenge their Alberta tar sands projects… Critics say that [...]
March 29, 2010 – 5:00 pm by suzannei
At the Equality, Prosperity & Growth event held on the 4th March (see www.quaker.org.uk/prosperity) the audience were urged to use the opportunity of the forthcoming General Election to raise the issue of the damaging nature that high levels of inequality have on societies. One suggestion was that we as individuals can sign up to the [...]
February 10, 2010 – 10:14 am by janet173
I have been very impressed by the ideas for a tiny tax on bank to bank transactions put forward by Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy which they are calling the ‘Robin Hood’ tax. This would generate billions of pounds a year half of which would be spent in Britain on issues such as child poverty, [...]
December 7, 2009 – 1:56 pm by suzannei
QPSW is encouraging Friends and others to help raise awareness of the benefits of Fairtrade by taking part in Fairtrade Fortnight 2010. The theme for Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 is ‘The Big Swap’ and as part of this Fairtrade supporters will be asking the nation to swap their usual, sugar, oranges, socks, toiletries and other items [...]
September 25, 2009 – 5:24 pm by Sunniva
Tagged climate
I’d really like to encourage Friends to get involved in Stand Up as many Friends have in previous years. It’s a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate to our leaders that citizens really do care about poverty and climate change, and to stand in solidarity with people affected by these issues around the world.
There are many ways [...]
