A new vision for the movement - Annual review for 2008

With 2008 seeing the collapse of global markets, catapulting the world into financial turmoil, the global south suffered the greatest impact. Our groups, activists and supporters rallied in force to address the situation, working harder than ever to push the issues of trade, climate change and water to the top of political agendas.

Following on from years of successful campaigning on trade issues, 2008 brought in a new trade campaign focusing on the unjust European Union trade deals in negotiation with 34 emerging economies. Alongside this, the climate campaign continued to strengthen and achieve great successes. WDM campaigners kept the pressure on the UK government to address water rights, and stood in solidarity with the Phulbari community in Bangladesh facing destruction at the hands of a UK mine company.

The AGM brought about agreement on WDM’s ten year vision, and this is now the blueprint for our exciting and ambitious new direction.

I’d like to thank everyone for all your support this past year. Our greatest strength is our supporters and members. It is only through working together that we will achieve our shared belief that another world is possible.

Benedict Southworth, Director