[Ssf] MPH meeting

[dave thompson]

hi, a genuine question, will any of this roll call of
the great and the good be campaigning against the
disability benefit cuts which are being proposed or
fighting for the thousands of pensioners who are
likely to die of cold this winter.


yes, i know they are not anywhere in the same
situation as in africa, etc, but they have at present
few allies, we should be there for them as well.

dave t


--- Chris Malins <chrismalins at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> I did make the MPH meeting today, and Dan, if it
> makes you feel any
> better, your apology made it even if you didn't.
> 
> The key point for us as the SSF is that MPH events
> should where possible
> be driven by individual organisations rather than
> the Steering Group,
> which will act to coordinate. Therefore, its vital
> that we should get in
> the driving seat with ideas such as for PiP, but
> also for any
> contributions we can make to things like the Global
> week of action.
> 
> Also, if people want to go to Scotland for the whole
> G8, there is not
> currently (that I am aware of) any coordination of
> transport, so it
> would make sense to start sounding out numbers and
> seeing whether we can
> get a group together if anyone does want to do that.
> I do.
> 
> Anyway, I'll give you all a quick update on what was
> said:
> 
> On recruitment of support:
> 
> The TUC have said they would like to be kept in the
> loop but not attend
> local meetings. The Mother's Guild (something like
> that anyway) are not
> unsympathetic but have their own activities to
> pursue. Friends of the
> Earth are on board. Greenpeace are sympathetic, but
> will consult with
> national office before formally endorsing. Wilpf
> (Women's international
> league for peace and freedom, I think) are on board
> and represented.
> 
> Events upcoming:
> 
> Tomorrow (Friday) night, Caroline Lucas, Green
> Alternatives to
> Globalisation, Victoria Hall, 7.30pm. She's great.
> 
> Jan 27th CAAT(Campaign Against the Arms Trade)
> meeting with MPH focus,
> Friends Meeting House on James Street.
> 
> Feb 2nd Wednesday, speaker from Somaliland at
> Christian Aid meeting,
> 'supper' time at St Matthews apon Carver's Street.
> 
> Feb 15th will be SMPH launch event held at the
> university and organised
> by People and Planet with support of Christian Aid,
> Oxfam, WDM and
> Cafod. There will be stalls and information outside
> somewhere around the
>   underpass during the day, and speakers on each
> campaign strand in the
> Arts Tower in a Lecture theatre at 7.30, poss. with
> a short film. The
> campaign in Sheffield will be intorduced by the SMPH
> chair, and the
> university campaign will be introduced by People and
> Planet.
> 
> Feb 21st Oxfam at REM concert in Arena by
> invitation, rasing Make Trade
> Fair and MPH issues and flyering.
> 
> March 1-13 Fairtrade Fortnight
> 
> Global week of action (9th-16th April)
> 
> 9th - Oxfam, Christian Aid etc organise training
> conference in
> Manchester for 'multipliers' ie people who go otu
> and get more people
> involved. All welcome, £5.
> 
> Wilpf will be sending Patricia hewitt postcards
> emphasising the effect
> on women of poverty.
> 
> 13th - Religious(!) lobby of parliament. One for the
> bible bashers
> amongst us.
> 
> 15th - Candlelit overnight vigils for the poverty
> stricken to be held in
> Whitehall, and locally in Leeds at holy Trinity
> Church and outside it
> weather permitting
> 
> Ideas for further eents actively encouraged, led by
> member organisations.
> 
> The G8 summit:
> 
> July 2nd, Saturday, protest in Edinburgh in support
> of MPH. SMPH will
> send a coach, 48 people. leave Fridsay, return
> Saturday.
> children/students £25 or others £30 for travel only.
> With overnight
> accommodation included: £70/£75. If anyone on this
> list is interested,
> contact me, and i will find the relevant contact
> details.
> 
> Next meeting is 12.30-2pm, Thursday 24th Feb, venue
> tbc.
> 
> Chris
> 
> PS. I didn't mind so much the content of Mozaz's
> little excerpt, as the
> fact that it demanded to be read. The demand to be
> read was rather
> inappropriate. I thought.
> 
> Dan wrote:
> > DECSY (Development Education Centre South
> Yorkshire) have sent off for 
> > the J8 info packs.
> > 
> > Once they come through, I suggest we arrange a
> meeting, here at Scotia, 
> > with the following:
> > 
> > DECSY
> > SSF
> > People n Planet
> > PiP
> > Make Poverty History folk
> > 
> > ... to work out a plan leading up to PiP,
> involving schools and warping 
> > little children's minds.
> > 
> > Oh bugger, I've just realised I missed a Make
> Poverty History meeting 
> > today...
> > 
> > Dan
> > ----
> > 
> > 
> > Chris Malins wrote:
> > 
> >> Doing a little red propagandist day-school sounds
> great, I love 
> >> propagandising at kids. I'll volunteer to talk to
> them about any given 
> >> issue, preferably trade justice if it goes ahead
> at all.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> Dan wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dammit!  Loads of cool stuff to write about!
> >>>
> >>> First thing to say is that there's SO MUCH going
> on, G8-wise, already...
> >>>
> >>> A few things to mention first:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Make Poverty History meeting, Quaker Meeting
> House, Thursday 20th, 
> >>> 12:30 - mostly Sheffield's Christian campaigning
> groups and P&P.  But 
> >>> note that the new WDM head has gone on record
> saying that lobbying 
> >>> will acheive nothing, and that groups like his
> need to start direct 
> >>> action.  There's some synergy to be had here...
> >>>
> >>> 2. Peace in the Park: I'm gonna be proposing to
> SSF that we do a 
> >>> 'Leftfield' a la Glastonbury.  (PiP folk have
> already agreed in 
> >>> principle for SSF to lead on this...) -  a large
> tent, with many 
> >>> political goings-on, workshops, debates,
> exhibitions (e.g. 'this is 
> >>> what war looks like - only for the
> strong-stomached!), bits of music, 
> >>> food and drink hopefully supplied by New Roots
> (I haven't asked them 
> >>> yet, but it worked really well last year)
> >>> This wouldn't replace any of the free-standing
> political stalls - but 
> >>> would offer a space for folk to argue, debate,
> learn 
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