COWC Network Update

COWC Network Update

Issue 7

21 November 2007

1. Events @ COWC in the next few weeks

2. Shop volunteers

3. Trade Justice Campaign Issue - Economic Partnership Agreements

4. COWC Campaigns Group appeal

5. Carlisle Christian Aid Group Carol Singing

1. Events @ COWC

Friday 23^rd November 7:30pm
CDEC Talk on “The Role of Development Education”

Wednesday 28th November 7:30pm
Friends of the Earth

Thursday 29^th November 7:00pm
Film Night – Phir Milenge (Bollywood HIV/AIDS Drama)

Thursday 6th December 10:30am

Coffee and Chat on local/global issues

Wednesday 12th December 7:00pm

Amnesty International - Carlisle Branch

To all members of the Cumbria Fair Trade Network

The biggest issue in the Trade Justice Campaign at present is that of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). Please take a couple of minutes to sign this petition to the Prime Minister which has been organised by Oxfam. After you have signed the petition you will receive an e-mail back which you then need to click to confirm. If you want to know more about EPAs, contact Jo Alberti at JohannaAlberti@aol.com. Thank you, Roy Ellis

4. COWC Campaigns Group appeal

The UK government is aiming for 60% cuts in emissions. Poor countries need more. Help them get it.

The COWC Campaigns group is highlighting the Climate Change Bill in this newsletter and encourages you to take your part in the campaign to strengthen the Bill.

The government's draft Climate Change Bill, outlined in the Queen's Speech, calls for 60% reductions in UK carbon emissions by 2050. Poor countries need us to make cuts of at least 80%.

A number of charities in the I Count campaign are calling for the following changes to the Bill:

at least an 80 per cent reduction in UK carbon emissions by 2050 to keep global temperature rises below 2°C
binding carbon budgets with annual milestones
international aviation and shipping included within the UK’s carbon budget

You can easily join the campaign through one of several charities by clicking on their campaign web page. Here's the pages for CAFOD, World Development Movement, Christian Aid and Friends of the Earth.

http://www.cafod.org.uk/get_involved/campaigning/climate/action

http://www.wdm.org.uk/campaigns/climate/action/index.htm

http://www.christianaid.org.uk/stoppoverty/climatechange/actions/email_your_mp.aspx

http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/press_for_change/email_mp/index.html

5. Carlisle Christian Aid Group Carol Singing

Carlisle Christian Aid Group will be singing Christmas carols in the lanes Shopping Centre on Saturday 8 December, and we're on the lookout for singers! More details are in the attached flyers.