UK General Election
The latest possible date for the UK General Election is 3 June 2010. Bond is supporting UK international development NGOs and other Civil Society Organisations to work with their supporters to make sure that the fight against poverty as well as the risks of climate change and its impact on developing countries features highly on the agenda of every political party.
This features several strands including the following:
Vote Global - International Development Manifesto
Bond together with members and partner networks has produced a joint International Development Manifesto which will serve as the basis for the sector-wide General Election campaign. The manifesto asks all political parties to commit to fight poverty worldwide focusing on action in five key areas:
More than 140 organisations have already actively endorsed this manifesto with sign ons including ActionAid UK, Christian Aid, World Vision UK, the Fairtrade Foundation, Oxfam GB, Consortium for Street Children, Send a Cow and many others.
The manifesto was presented at each of the party conferences in September and has been given to more than 200 MPs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates by local constituents.
Download the Manifesto (pdf)
To add your organisation to the list of those endorsing the Manifesto, please contact Elvira Kanichay, Bond Network Policy Officer by email ekanichay@bond.org.uk or phone 020 7520 1048.
Local Action and Hustings
Bond has produced a special local action toolkit for you to adapt
for your supporters/activists, which includes template letters to local
newspapers, suggested questions to ask candidates and advice on
contacting your candidates.
Various Bond members and other Civil Society Organisations will be holding hustings on the subject of Global Poverty and Climate Change.
Churches Together is acting as a central point for gathering all local hustings on these subjects, and hopes that more than 200 events will take place.
To get involved, please contact Methodist Church Policy Adviser David Bradwell.Global Poverty Day
All three main political parties have committed to holding a ‘World
Poverty Day' during the upcoming UK General Election campaign.
This
would enable party leaders to speak about international development on
the same day and for the differences between the parties' policies
affecting the poorest people in the world to be made clear to the
electorate.
Bond is working with a number of organisations to organise events around this.
To get involved, please contact Bond Campaigns and Communications Officer Tim Gee.
