Campaigns archive

25.01.2005 Under this People&Planet scheme, students can enjoy some lighthearted matchmaking by setting up a Valentine's Day service to deliver fairtrade chocolate. And there are cards to send to the vice chancellor - but don't forget that Valentine's messages can be misunderstood!

24.01.2005 We are all walking dustbins of industrial chemicals. Many of these are not good for us, and even less so for children. The European Parliament is considering what should be done. Email or write to your MEP.

24.01.2005 The National Lottery is supposed to support good causes. Funding new buildings which use timber from unsustainable forests doesn't sound like a good cause. Write to the Minister.

24.01.2005 The UK government has announced initiatives to help developing countries through debt relief and increased aid. But trade justice remains the missing link in the Make Poverty History campaign and is the area which many people consider the most important. Write to Tony Blair as he prepares the ground for UK 2005.

24.01.2005 Sometimes the low prices we enjoy in supermarkets carry high human costs. The code of conduct for the giant stores is toothless. People before profits, suggests Friends of the Earth.

24.01.2005 A special week of action in April 2005 will focus on persuading politicians to make commitments to enable children in developing countries to go to school.

23.01.2005 An opportunity to write to Biwater plc, a British company bidding for ownership of urban water supplies in Ghana in a privatisation tender which will divert precious resources away from providing water and sanitation to poor people who currently lack access.