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From B to C- Relearning the alphabet the hard way for WDM

Lucy Hurn, south west London group

South west London group member Lucy Hurn has been ‘doing the alphabet the hard way’ to raise vital funds for WDM. With B out the way Lucy tells us how she got on with C.

Rio+20: Whose green economy?

Sarah Reader, campaigns and policy assistant

On Monday I went to an event organised by the UK parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee, on the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Held at St-Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, it was advertised as a public debate bringing together MPs, faith groups and civil society. 

Debt burdens on the rise in impoverished countries

Guest post by Tim Jones, Jubilee Debt Campaign

Debt payments by the most impoverished countries are set to rise over coming years as part of the fallout from the global financial crisis. The new report from Jubilee Debt Campaign, The state of debt, shows how this threatens to extend the 30-year pattern of debt crises across the globe, from the Mexican debt crisis of 1982 to the Eurozone crisis today.

Events and outreach internship

3 days a week, for 3 months. To start in early June.
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Join WDM's networks team and help support our local groups, organise events and other outreach opportunities. This is a great chance to get involved with an organisation that challenges the root causes of poverty and to gain skills in supporting a network of groups and activists.

UK aid to Morocco will fund electricity for Europe

The Moroccan government is expected to award a contract in the coming weeks for the building of a massive solar power plant in Morocco, using UK aid money to produce electricity for Europe.

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Events

Launch of Bromley WDM: film night and discussion

On Wednesday 30 May we will be launching a new World Development Movement group in Bromley with an evening of short films and discussion.

The People versus the Banks

Saturday 23 June, London
WDM's activist conference with workshops and keynote speech from Aditya Chakrabortty, economics lead writer at the Guardian.

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