Category: Campaigning
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Overseas Champion for violence against women? Well, it’s a start……
“When I questioned the male councillors on the way they conducted meetings…they retaliated with threats and violence. They kidnapped me for a week and I was beaten repeatedly and not given food. My family were also threatened.” Marta Martínez, Bolivian Councillor When I first heard the words above, spoken by a Bolivian Councillor whose organisation…
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Brown gives evidence to the select committee
Earlier this week, Gordon Brown gave evidence to the International Development Select Committee, warning that increased protectionism during the global recession would hurt African development. The BBC have a great article about the session and you can watch footage of Brown’s evidence here. As you may know, we won’t meet the MDGs on current trends…
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Steve Cockburn on the human right to water
There’s a very interesting blog by LCID’s Steve Cockburn over on the Progress site about the Tories pulling out of the process to recognise the right to water. In July the UK abstained on a UN resolution tabled by the president of Bolivia recognising access to water and sanitation as a human right, due to…
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All the leadership videos, here, in one place…
Over the past few days, we’ve released videos of each of the Labour leadership candidates answering your questions. Here are the videos again, in one article. Don’t forget to comment at the bottom of the page and tell us what you think of their answers. Could they be better? Do you think the candidates have…
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Sign up to Robin Hood’s Saving Challenge
Rather than telling the Government how it can hack at public services to lower the deficit, why not take part in a real debate about how the economy could recover? The people over at the Robin Hood Tax are running the Saving Challenge to do just that. A series of taxes on the banks in…
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Right to unionise under threat in Swaziland – act now!
ACTSA, UNISON, PCS and Prospect are joining forces to speak out against a new law to be introduced in Swaziland. The Public Services Bill will make it illegal for public officers to take part in political formations or groups. The definition of those groups has, however, been left vague. Add your name to the petition…
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Governance reform is more important than legacies for multinational sports bodies
The full effects of the World Cup on South Africa will only be fully evaluated in the longer term, but it is already apparent that FIFA could have done more to ensure the tournament had maximum benefit for the host nation. Whether it’s the local businessman in Cape Town banned from selling his ‘proudly South…
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Thank you for voting in our poll
Thank you to everyone who voted in the LCID poll to decide what we will be asking the Labour Leadership candidates in our video hustings. The results are in and you can view them here. What happens next? We’ll be asking the leadership candidates about their views on the topics you have chosen and what…
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Read Douglas Alexander’s speech to LCID
On Tuesday 29 June, Douglas Alexander spoke at an LCID event about the future of International Development. You can read the full text of his speech here: “Thank you David for that kind introduction – and for the valuable work you and other members of the Labour Campaign for International Development have undertaken in recent…
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The Jabulani ball epitomises the World Cup’s legacy for Africa
In awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, FIFA hoped it would allow the tournament to provide a lasting sporting legacy for the wider continent. The experience of the Jabulani ball not only contradicts this belief but also brings into question FIFA’s wider claims to being a socially responsible organisation. A recent report by…
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