Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate - 28 March 2009

Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate - 28 March 2009

* Decent jobs and public services for all * End global poverty and inequality * Build a green economy *

On 2 April the leaders of 20 of the world's biggest economies meet in London to tackle the recession and global financial crisis.

But even before the banking collapse caused recession, the world suffered vast poverty and inequality and faced the looming threat of climate chaos.

Governments, business and international institutions have followed a model of financial deregulation that has encouraged short-term profits, instability and an economy fuelled by ever-increasing debt, both financial and environmental.

There can be no going back to business as usual. The only sustainable way to rebuild the global economy is to create a fair distribution of wealth that provides decent jobs and public services for all, ends global inequality and builds a low carbon future.

Recession must not be an excuse for putting off action for global justice or to stop climate chaos. Creating a just, fair and sustainable world is the only lasting way out of recession.

On 28 March thousands of people will march through the streets of London. Be one of them: http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk

Over 100 major charities, unions, faith groups and other organisations are coming together around a common platform. If your organisation is interested in joining - check the Q and As at http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/economic-crisis-campaign.html and email Tim Gee on tgee@bond.org.uk

The march and rally will be preceded by a church service and followed by an afterparty. venue TBC
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If you want a souvenir T-shirt, a T-Shirt to wear on the march, or T-shirts for your delegation, please contact Philosophy Football - http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/20...hirts-from-philosophy-football-now-available/

 

Am unsure myself if I agree with everything being protested but felt I should post it up.

Took the blur from here: http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/

 

Heh.. "stop evil and badness and be mainly good all the time"

 

Me and my model socialist party crew will be going to this!

 

Hehe, indeed. Gotta love the optimism, but will any meaningful change come from this? Probably not.

Peaceful protest is ignored by the ruling class because it poses no threat.

 

Too wide an area and a bit vague


Im not sure if I agree or not either. Its hard to tell, because theyr enot explaining HOW they want all this change to happen...unless I missed it

 

Of course theres very rarely any listening going on. But I suppose its better than doing arse all

 

Yeah, I'm all for peaceful demonstration about well defined issues. No they never listen but they can't exactly miss the fact there's half a million people who've bothered to come out and make a statement and probably ten times as many who agree but didn't come out to say so. I think the Iraq protests helped keep the issue in the public eye and kept the pressure up on those who made those dreadful mistakes.

This does seem a bit general, though...