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PREVIOUS WORK: MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
Background
The Guild is a member organisation
of Make Poverty History, a movement which brings together
a wide cross section of over 300 charities, campaigns,
trade unions, faith groups and celebrities who are united
by a common belief that 2005 offers an unprecedented
opportunity for global change.
How can I learn more?
Make Poverty History: Guild members'
perspectives
What are its aims?
The manifesto of Make Poverty History focuses on tackling
global poverty and to call for action on:
- trade justice;
- dropping the debt of the poorest countries;
- providing more and better aid.
How can I learn more?
The Guild is committed to help Make Poverty History and
to help you learn more about the issues involved, please
spend some time on the movement's website. You can access
the link here:
www.makepovertyhistory.org or go directly to the specific
areas of the site by following the links below. Please
note that all external links on this page will take you
out of the Church of Scotland website and open new browser
windows.
On the Make Poverty History site, you can find out
more about:
- the membership of the movement
- its manifesto
- trade justice
- world debt
- more and better aid
- send an email to British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- get a white band to show your commitment to Make
Poverty History
Comments and anecdotes have been received from some Guild
members about their personal experiences from the Make
Poverty History march which took place in Edinburgh on
Saturday 2 July 2005, and other G8 events at this time.
You can download these perspectives in full here in Word
[.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats.
Download Guild perspectives on Make Poverty History:
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