2005 THE VERDICT

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2005 - THE VERDICT
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• What were our aims?
• Political change on aid, debt, trade
• ? through public action
• What were our opportunities?
• G8 Scotland, Africa Commission,
• UK Presidency of EU,
• UN Summit, WTO ministerial

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WERE WORLD LEADERS LISTENING?

• World leaders agreed to increase aid and cancel
  some debts.
• But they were not the bold leap forward needed to
  end extreme poverty.

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MORE AID

• The G8 promised US48 billion more in aid per
  year by 2010.
• The EU promised to double aid spending over 5
  years, to 0.51 per cent by 2010.
• But much more is needed and sooner

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BETTER AID

• UK to stop attaching damaging policy conditions
  to aid.
• Poor countries still dont have the right to
  choose their own economic policies in practice,
  and many donors are still tying aid.

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DROP THE DEBT

• Principle of 100 multilateral debt
  cancellation agreed.
• G8 promised to cancel some debts of 19 countries.
• Another 20 potentially in the pipeline.

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DROP THE DEBT

• But promises must be fulfilled.
• More than 42 other countries need debt relief.
• Damaging economic policy conditions still being
  attached.

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TRADE JUSTICE

• UK General Election
• UK will not force trade liberalisation on
  developing countries either through trade
  negotiations or aid conditionality.
• BUT no specific action plans were included.

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TRADE JUSTICE

• Leaders warm words not matched by actions of
  their trade negotiators.
• At the WTO, rich countries did not end the
  agricultural subsidies that cause dumping.
• In WTO negotiations on services and industrial
  goods, things actually got worse.
• UK government does not agree to regulate
  multinational corporations.
• Little real progress was made on trade this year
  we need ACTION, not words.

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Progress in changing policy

• Small steps along a long road.
• Our campaigning has made a difference.

• The challenge is to keep going and make sure
  promises are kept.
• We need to be that great generation.

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2005 A YEAR OF CAMPAIGNING

• Building a movement for change.
• Challenging the acceptance of poverty.
• The next step for some, a new awakening for many.

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A YEAR IN PICTURES The Campaign Begins
to Dawn French, vicars and religious
January from the World Social Forum in Porto
Allegre
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Mandelas challenge
February - Sometimes it falls upon a generation
to be great. You can be that great generation.
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Global Week of Action for Trade Justice

• April - 25,000 people gathered in London for
  all-night vigil to WAKE UP! Tony Blair

• Simultaneous actions around the UK and all over
  the world by more than 10m people

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Action Around the World
Bangladesh
Belgium
Senegal
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Religious Lobby of Parliament
May more than 800 religious gather in a unique
show of strength
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Postcards to the PM
May - Cardinals Archbishops from 4 continents
lobbied senior politicians across Europe and
handed in 175,000 cards.
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Pre-G8 Vigils
June CAFOD supporters around the UK pray for
justice
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Global White Band Day 1
1 July people from 80 nations make their voices
heard in their own way
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Edinburgh Rally

• 2 July - 225,000 people, one powerful message
  We are asking you to act, we are demanding
  justice.
• Over 700 parish sashes went in to the giant
  letters

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Mass Lobby for Trade Justice

• November - 8,000 campaigners met 375 MPs at the
  biggest (and possibly wettest) lobby ever

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White Band Day 3

• 10 December - Activity all around the country
• Hand in of 750,000 Votes for Trade Justice

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WTO in Hong Kong

• December - Delivery of giant white letters from
  Edinburgh.

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KEEP MAKING POVERTY HISTORY

• Cancelling debt is part of making poverty
  history.
• Delivering trade justice is part of making
  poverty history.
• Stopping climate chaos is part of making poverty
  history.
• Challenging companies to behave responsibly is
  part of making poverty history.

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Fairtrade Fortnight 6-19 March

• Theme of Make Fairtrade your habit
• Fair trade Churches, Parishes, Dioceses
• Fairtrade schools pack from February
• NB Fast Day 10th March

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Launching May 2006

• Campaigning on theme of Economic Justice
• Three strands
• Finance Debt and Aid
• Trade Justice
• (including Fairtrade)
• Extractives

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Economic Justice 3 strands

• Each strand addresses a different aspect of
  economic justice
• Different profiles at different times
• With TJM, JDC and others

Extractives
Trade
Finance
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Finance (Debt and Aid) strand

• Likely to be less about quantity, more about
  quality, including conditions (strings)
  attached

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Trade Justice strand

• WTO work, especially on agriculture.
• Focus on companies including multi-nationals.
  New legislation (Companies Bill) going through
  Parliament.
• Economic Partnership Agreements - possibly in
  2nd half year

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Extractives strand

• The paradox of plenty why find poorest people in
  resource richest countries
• Focus on gold
• Partners in Honduras, Democratic Republic of
  Congo
• Asks to Companies and UK Government.

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