Oxford World Development Movement Group

New Oxford WDM website!

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:21:00 +0000

Oxford WDM now has a new website, linked with national WDM. Please visit the new Oxford WDM website to obtain the latest news, meetings and events and press releases, as well as information on how to contact us.

Meetings and Events

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:29:00 +0000

Tuesday 9th March 2010, 7:30pm

Oxford WDM monthly meeting. At: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates. Newcomers always welcome.

Wednesday 10 March, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Talk on Sri Lanka. UNA meeting with a talk by Natalie Samarasinghe. At Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford.

Saturday 19 June 2010

For the diary - National WDM activist gathering, AGM, and fortieth anniversary party in Sheffield. Further details t.b.a.

Summary of COP15

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:00 +0000

WDM has produced an excellent summary over of why COP15 was a failure for developing countries. It descripbes, the bullying tactics and bribery developed countries used and the facts behind the finance figures.

WDM at climate march 'The Wave'

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:10:00 +0000

WDM members from across the UK joined The Wave climate march in London on 5th December.

Brighton & Hove WDM

Sheffield WDM

and of course members of Oxford WDM, with the WDM Coal Monster!

Further pictures from the march here.

Sign the Tobin Tax Petition!

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Recently Gordon Brown proposed the idea of a Tobin tax at a G20 meeting. He needs political courage to go with it and that will only happen with a demonstration of support from the electorate.

sign the petition

The Tobin Tax would be a tax on financial transactions, which will be distributed to poor countries. The US and Canada have already talked down the idea, but many poorer countries and nearly all NGOs will welcome it, and we encourage our PM to persist against all odds.

Action: Bailed-out banks - clean them up

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:29:00 +0000

WDM have teamed up with People and Planet, Platform and online campaigning organisation 38-degrees to launch an electronic petition to Alistair Darling to stop public money from being invested by bailed-out banks in companies linked to climate change and human rights abuses. Take action now: sign our petition to Alistair Darling now. Further information here.

Oxford Campaigners Dress as Power Stations For Climate Campaign!

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:27:00 +0000

On Saturday 12th September, members of Oxford WDM were dressed as cooling towers from coal-fired power stations in Cornmarket St, Oxford, campaigning for the Big If, against more of these power stations in the UK. The group asked passersby to do anything, from writing to their MP to organising a protest, if Ed Milliband, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, decides to go ahead with new coal-fired power stations without committing to stop all carbon emissions from the outset.

The proposed new dirty coal power station at Kingsnorth in Kent could by itself be responsible for:

More than 20,000 people being forced from their homes as climate refugees
100,000 people losing their dry season water supply due to glaciers melting
50,000 people being at risk of hunger due to drought and lower crop yields

Letting this happen would completely undermine the UK’s targets on climate change, and mean we have no credibility at crucial international climate talks in Copenhagen.

Chris Manley, secretary of Oxford WDM said: "The largest coal power stations in the UK emit more carbon dioxide than the whole of a country like Tanzania. By pledging to take action if the government goes ahead with dirty coal power stations, ordinary people in Oxford are sending a clear message to the government that they will not stand idly by when climate change is already devastating the lives of millions of people across the planet."

Ends; notes below

1. For more details please see www.thebigif.org/

Be a trade hero!

noreply@blogger.com (Gwenfar's Lottie) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:23:00 +0000

The European Union is currently pushing unfair trade deals on developing countries. Negotiated behind closed doors by unelected officials, these free trade deals will push millions of people further into poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Join our call for fair, sustainable trade deals that help people work their way out of poverty, and that don't damage the environment. Join with us to demand that the EU trade policy is open, democratic and accountable.

Email the EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Ashton and ask her to be a trade hero and stand up for the rights of the poor.