Campaign blog entries tagged with 'G8'

The world is watching and won't look away – Jul 10

It's the end of the G8 summit in Japan and 6 days of determined, gut busting, and sleep deprived campaigning has come to an end. Oxfam Policy Advisor Max Lawson... more

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G8 warm words must not turn into hot air – Jul 8

As the second day of the G8 Summit draws to a close, it's been a day of warm weather and warm words in Japan. In the midst of the... more

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Food - the first item on the menu in Japan – Jul 7

'Stop wasting food'. They're the words that Gordon Brown uttered as he travelled to the first day of 2008 G8 Summit, which finally got underway in Japan in the... more

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Big bamboo makes big impression at Number 10 – Jul 3

Having spent all of last weekend taking in the rays and watching Glastonbury - or at least the best bits from the Oxfam and Greenpeace video bloggers - it's... more

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All eyes on Japan as G8 countdown begins – Jun 26

For the last few months, people throughout the UK have been hanging messages to the G8 from Japanese Tanabata trees.The petitions are being collected. The Japanese phrase books are... more

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G8 campaigning off to early start – May 6

In July this year, the leaders of the world's eight most most industrialised countries (commonly known as the G8) will come together for their annual summit, which will this year... more

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When is a promise not a promise? – Apr 8

We all break promises every now and then. There can't be that many of us out there who've promised to show up for a friend's birthday, or a get-together... more

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