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"Make Trade Fair"
campaign presentations
May 24th / 25th
Jeff Atkinson has 30 years experience as an educator, policy advisor and advocate with non-government organizations concerned about poverty and injustice in the developing world - including 20 years working with OCAA. Currently, Jeff manages the Oxfam International "Make Trade Fair" campaign in Australia, which focuses on the effects on the poor, of trade policies and the trading practices of companies and governments.
Jeff will be speaking on the successes of the "Make Trade Fair" campaign over the last two years. He will also discuss the potential benefits of changing trade policies for impoverished communities.
All are invited to one of three identical presentations.
Venue for each presentation - Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, Level 2, 156 George Street, Fitzroy
Session Times
Monday May 24 - 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start - 7.30pm finish
Tuesday May 25 - 10.30am for an 11.00am start - 12-noon finish
Tuesday May 25 - 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start - 7.30pm finish
Light refreshments will be provided.
RSVP by May 18 to Sue D'Amico, Telephone 9289 9436 or sued@oxfam.org.au
Check your diary now!
Let's get some good numbers to these presentations. Phone one another to coordinate your car pools to save fuel!
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Water Matters Campaign
As you will know, Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is a member of the coalition of organizations who have been promoting the right to fresh water and adequate sanitation for those who don't have it. The campaign is Water Matters. Below is an excerpt from an email sent from Water Matters this week:
"It is now exactly two weeks before the 2004 Federal Budget is released on Tuesday May 11. This is a pivotal moment for the Water Matters campaign that has consistently lobbied the Australian Government for an increase in water and sanitation funding for the world's poor in this Budget.
Please make a last minute effort to nudge the Australian Government in the right direction, to pay our fair share of the costs of bringing water to the world's water poor. A week is a long time in politics, so it is not too late to make a difference. Please write to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer or Treasurer Peter Costello.
The Task
When seven million of a city's inhabitants lack adequate sanitation; when excrement degrades their environment and pollutes their water; when women have to wait until nightfall to defecate or else defecate onto sheets of paper; when hygiene-related disease continues to kill children, and governments continue to build latrines that are filthy and dilapidated within months, there comes a point when slum dwellers need to do more than just keep begging for basic services.
Sheela Patel, Director of Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC), Mumbai, India."
For more information, please refer to
www.watermattersaustralia.org
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55%
This percentage represents the current number of people receiving our Group newsletter by email, versus snail mail. If you currently receive this newsletter by mail, and have an email address you have easy access to, please email Ant at dvoxfam@optusnet.com.au with your email address to make the switch. Thanks!
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Books, books, books
With our Bookfair coming up mid-year, it is not too early to start dusting off those books that you no longer need! Make sure you let friends, family
and neighbours know as well so they can contribute books!
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Yarra Valley Walk Against Want 2004
wrap up at our May meeting.
At our meeting in May, we will provide a thorough wrap up of our local WAW. The Walk remains our best fundraiser and we want all our members to be updated regarding the reasons for its success, emerging trends, statistics and areas for improvement next year.
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Newsletter Contributions
We are always looking for contributions to the monthly newsletter! If you have something you would like included, please email it to Ant at dvoxfam@optusnet.com.au, mail to 88 Silver Street, Eltham 3095 or call 9439 4891.
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