Campaign blog entries tagged with 'Ian Sullivan'

Oxfam supporters call for aid promises to be kept – Apr 20

What can you do with £863 million? Well, if you're the UK government you can decide whether to put it towards a third of a nuclear submarine, or you can... more

Tags: 2009 budget activism aid Alistair Darling Downing Street Gordon Brown Ian Sullivan .

Carteret Islands sunk by climate change – Apr 17

For most people in the UK, climate change feels like something that will happen at some undefined point in the future - to our children and grandchildren's generation. For the... more

Tags: Carteret Islands climate change global warming Ian Sullivan Papua New Guinea .

Global aid figures show a lack of commitment – Apr 9

With all of the head spinning stuff going on in the last few weeks, the announcement of the latest global aid figures got lost between the marches and the... more

Tags: aid G20 global aid figures Ian Sullivan .

African leaders ask Brown to put people first at the G20 Summit – Mar 18

The buzz around the G20 has well and truly begun. Well kind of. Unfortunately, it's not yet getting quite as much press coverage as the football results. But here in... more

Tags: Barack Obama climate change credit crunch G20 global warming Gordon Brown Ian Sullivan Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete .

We can end violence against women this International Women's Day. – Mar 7

This Sunday, 8th March, is International Women's Day (IWD). While in the UK it gets only a small amount of attention, in some parts of the world it's a... more

Tags: Bangladesh Beauty Ara Ian Sullivan International Women's day We can campaign .

Make banana history – Mar 5

It's time for the biggest challenge in Fairtrade Fortnight history. In previous years we've had Fairtrade woman. She consumed nothing but Fairtrade products for the whole fortnight. This year... more

Tags: fair trade fairtrade fairtrade foundation go bananas Ian Sullivan .

Dairy Milk becomes Fairly Milk – Mar 4

This Fairtrade fortnight campaigners throughout the UK can smile. Cadbury's has announced that, from this summer, their Dairy Milk bar and hot chocolate drink will both be Fairtrade certified.... more

Tags: Cadbury's Divine fair trade fairtrade Fairtrade Fortnight fairtrade foundation Green & Black's Ian Sullivan .

Waste not.... – Mar 3

When I'm in the supermarket I never really think, as I put the latest 3 for 2 offers into my basket, that my spur of the moment decisions have... more

Tags: 4 a week climate change global warming green granny barbara warmsley Ian Sullivan shopping Youtube .

From bananas to brilliance: Fairtrade has come along way – Feb 23

As Fairtrade Fortnight begins today I couldn't help but think about how far the movement has come over the years. Only a few years ago you'd head into your... more

Tags: fair trade fairtrade Fairtrade Fortnight fairtrade foundation Ian Sullivan .

Return of the green granny – Feb 10

Recently, there's been a surge in people watching our favourite green granny, Barbara Warmsley on our YouTube channel. Barbara has been sharing loads of great tips in the films... more

Tags: climate change global warming green granny barbara warmsley Ian Sullivan lifestyles Youtube .