We are pleased to announce we have officially launched our 2015 General Election campaign ‘Progress, partnership, opportunity; a world free from poverty within a generation’. The campaign launched on Tuesday evening with our monthly grassroots conference call, a recording of which can be accessed here; and with the publication of our manifesto for the General Election.
We are pleased to announce we have officially launched our 2015 General Election campaign ‘Progress, partnership, opportunity; a world free from poverty within a generation’. The campaign launched on Tuesday evening with our monthly grassroots conference call, a recording of which can be accessed here; and with the publication of our manifesto for the General Election.
2015 is going to be a massive year for all of us. Not only do we have a UK General Election which will bring with it many new MPs – ready to be inspired to use their time in office to create positive change in the world- but in September the United Nations will agree -and states will begin to enact- the Sustainable Development Goals.
These new goals will set the global targets and ambitions on issues like poverty reduction, increasing access to education, improvements in gender equality, reduction in conflict…..as well as  on protecting our climate and environment for generations to come.
Pretty much every nation on earth will be signing up to enact the goals over the next 15 years. Get them right and in 2030 we could be looking at a world free from poverty, in which our climate is protected by strong international agreements. That’s worth fighting for.
So, to say there is a lot on the line would be something of an understatement.
That is why we are launching our 2015 campaign now – to start to build champions in communities around the UK and in Parliament among existing and incoming MPs. The UK will have a huge role to play in helping to deliver a successful set of goals.
Our campaign seeks to do three things:
1. To educate MPs, parliamentary candidates, and the UK public about some of the amazing progress that has been made in reducing global poverty and inequality over the past 15 years; about the incredible partnerships that have sprung up to deliver that progress; the opportunity that lies before all of us over the next 12 months to shape our common future.
2. For grassroots campaigners to build strong relationships with sitting MPs and Parliamentary candidates from all parties going into the general election.
3. To secure commitments from MPs and candidates to take specific actions on international development on their election or re-election.
To make this happen we need you! We’re currently recruiting a set of ‘constituency champions’, ordinary people who want to make an extraordinary difference and help us to deliver this campaign.
You’ll be able to join us for a day of training in either London or Manchester in January, and will be fully supported to get into action.