Events archive

31.01.2005 A new student society has been formed at the LSE aiming to promote interest in development issues. The Development Society kicks off this week with a series of events analysing the Millennium Development Goals. There are speakers from DFID, World Bank, World Food Programme, ILO, and WaterAid amongst others. Daily events in London to February 3rd

31.01.2005 Having made apartheid history, Nelson Mandela takes up the cudgels for the Make Poverty History campaign. On the eve of the G7 finance ministers' meeting in London, he will speak in Trafalgar Square at midday on Thursday February 3rd.

31.01.2005 Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, will speak about the meaning of equality and human rights and the relationship between them in Britain today. London, March 10th

31.01.2005 Professor Francesca Klug, a member ot the steering group to establish the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights, gives a lunchtime talk on the background and prospects for the new body. London, February 9th

24.01.2005 A new organisation aims to raise awareness of the work of British NGOs in Pakistan amongst the Pakistani community here in the UK. Backed by Islamic Aid, the Pakistan Development Network has held a successful launch. Daniel Nelson reports for OneWorld UK.

24.01.2005 10-16 April is a week of action which will unite campaigners around the world seeking to Make Poverty History. In the UK, alongside more conventional activities, you can fast for a day on the 11th, or stay up all night for a Downing Street vigil on the 15th.

24.01.2005 The ODI lunchtime meeting series running from January to March will examine the relationship between human rights and poverty, beginning with the challenging subject of the MDGs. Every Monday until 22nd March in London.

24.01.2005 A weekly series of lunchtime meetings address topical issues relevant to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The final 3 meetings in London on March 9, 11 and 17 will feature Carol Bellamy, Richard Manning and Hilary Benn.

24.01.2005 What is the role of regions in global affairs such as climate change and the tsunami disaster? Hilary Benn will speak to a conference in Newcastle on 21st February
From: Institute for Public Policy Research

24.01.2005 Join a mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 23rd February to demand rights and controls over GM foods in the UK.

24.01.2005 Opportunity Africa offers a seminar for young people of African descent living in London with aspirations of a career in an international Africa-related context. 8th February in London

24.01.2005 Are we well informed about Parliament by the media? Top speakers from The Commission on Parliament in the Public Eye invite views from the public. London, February 1st
From: Hansard Society

24.01.2005 East London Communities Against State Terror is holding a public meeting to discuss the war on terror and its implications. Speakers include George Galloway and two lawyers acting for Guantanamo detainees. London, February 1st

24.01.2005 Amy Goodman, host of US radio show Democracy Now! will speak about independent media in the US, the US election and her new book. Sunday January 30th in London

24.01.2005 If you are inspired by the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), then go along to the founding meeting of the UK Friends of the MST. Saturday 29th January in London

24.01.2005 Equality Now marked its launch in London with an event to honour the work of Rana Husseini, the Jordanian journalist who broke the silence on ‘honour’ killings. Speakers included Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Charles Wheeler. Anuradha Vittachi, Director of OneWorld UK and herself a writer on women’s rights, reviews the event and the work of Equality Now.

24.01.2005 Michael Howard and Oliver Letwin launched the Conservative plans for international development in London on January 11th. OneWorld UK listened to the proposals.

21.01.2005 Christian leaders join in an ecumenical event to rally support for the Make Poverty History campaign. London, 29th January

13.01.2005 The keynote speaker at Jubilee Debt Campaign's annual conference will be President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania. A challenging afternoon of debate and activism in store for debt campaigners. London 26th February