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Put People First T-shirts from Philosophy Football, now available

Put People First T-shirts from Philosophy Football, now available

Platform member Philosophy Football has produced a special souvenir T-shirt for the Put People First march, available from www.philosophyfootball.com.

The  ’Put People First’ T-shirt is of course made of Fairtrade and organic cotton, and comes in sizes S-XXL plus women’s ’skinny-rib’ with all profits to the campaign.

The T-shirt comes in at £14.99 and will be delivered to you within 48 hours, so you’ll have it in good time for when messrs Obama, Merkel, Sarkozy are in town.

Also Available: bulk orders with trade union/campaign logo added to shirt. Email admin@philosophyfootball.com for details and quotes.

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March 16th, 2009 BOND

Nick Dearden: We have more chance of changing the world than at any time in a generation

Car magnate Henry Ford once said “it is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning”.

Today, as people begin to understand just how our global economy is structured and who benefits from that structure, it’s little wonder that anger is welling across the world. Read more…

March 16th, 2009 BOND

John Hilary: The tax haven scandal must end

This afternoon, an international task force will invade Jersey. A party of activists from Britain, Italy, France and Ireland will land on the island and take control of St Paul’s centre in the capital St Helier, holding a public meeting with local protest groups from 6.45pm. The following morning, there will be a brief tour of a number of offshore bank subsidiaries before the task force hands the island back to its inhabitants.The invasion plan is part of the ongoing campaign to highlight the damage done by tax havens to national economies. In the latest figures published by the TUC, Jersey was identified as the number one centre for tax dodging by individuals seeking to avoid payment of their UK dues. It is also an important centre for corporate tax dodging. The big four high street banks (RBS, Lloyds TSB, Barclays and HSBC) have 170 subsidiaries based in Jersey, making it the second most popular tax haven for banks behind the Cayman Islands. Read more…

March 13th, 2009 BOND

Activists gather for ‘6 Billion Ways’ conference

This Saturday 28 February, exactly a month before the ‘March for Jobs, Justice and Climate’, activists will gather in East London for the ‘6 Billion Ways’ conference.

The event, held at ‘Rich Mix’ on Bethnal Green Road, is organised by Put People First members including Jubilee Debt Campaign, War on Want, World Development Movement, Friends of the Earth and People and Planet.

Speakers include South African campaigner Trevor Ngwane, comedian Mark Thomas, author Susan George and actor Colin Firth.

Find out more at www.6billionways.org.uk

February 23rd, 2009 BOND