Campaign blog entries tagged with 'aid'

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 .

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 .

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

Tags: aid climate change G8 G8 2008 health health and education japan .

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

Tags: aid climate change food crisis G8 G8 2008 health health and education japan .

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

Tags: action now aid climate change G8 G8 2008 Health and Education .