Campaigning Forum, 2 March 2009
International Development Campaigning Forum
Monday 2 March 2009
Venue: Bond
Programme
9.00 Coffee/tea, registration and networking
9.30 Welcome - Nick Roseveare, Bond Chief Executive
9.40 Speed policy briefings
Understanding the economic crisis - Claire Melamed, ActionAid
The economic crisis and aid - Gideon Rabinowitz, UKAN
Climate change - Toby Quantrill, WW
The future architecture of the world economic system - Jesse Griffiths, Bretton Woods Project
The economic crisis, jobs and workers' rights - Sam Gurney, TUC
11.00 Break
11.15 Building for the 28 March
Whole group planning session
12.30 Lunch and Networking
1.30 Introduction to the afternoon - Glen Tarman, Bond
1.35 Plenary - "Winning for the world's poor in elections"
Short presentations of strategies followed by Q and As:
European Parliament elections campaign - Anders Dahlbeck, Bond
The development manifesto for the UK General Election - Bernard Aryeetey, Save the Children
Mass Lobby October 17 - Tim Gee, Bond
Marginals and key seats - Paul Brannen, Christian Aid
New media - Branislava Milosevic, CAFOD
Followed by Q and As
2.45 Break
3.00 Group planning sessions on
European Parliament elections campaign - Anders Dahlbeck, Bond
Marginals and key seats - Paul Brannen, Christian Aid
Inspiring local activists in elections - Vicky Seddon, Charter 88/Unlock Democracy
Economic Justice campaigning after 28 March - Nick Dearden, Jubilee Debt Campaign
4.30 Keynote: The G20 is not enough, we are 6 billion - Kumi Naidoo, GCAP (to be confirmed)
Or Feedback to whole group and concrete plans going forward.
