I joined 225,000 people in Edinburgh on 2nd July 2005 on the Make Poverty History march to call on world leaders to act at the G8 summit. It was a fantastic experience and never to be forgotten.
From the Make Poverty Hiostory manifesto:
"Today, the gap between the world�s rich and poor is wider than ever. Global injustices such as poverty, AIDS, malnutrition, conflict and illiteracy remain rife.
Despite the promises of world leaders, at our present sluggish rate of progress the world will fail dismally to reach internationally agreed targets to halve global poverty by 2015.
World poverty is sustained not by chance or nature, but by a combination of factors: injustice in global trade; the huge burden of debt; insufficient and ineffective aid. Each of these is exacerbated by inappropriate economic policies imposed by rich countries.
But it doesn�t have to be this way. These factors are determined by human decisions."
Princes Street, Edinburgh, taken from the western end (from the Sunday Herald).
Another view of the march (from Christian Aid).
Massive white letters covered in poeple's messages for the G8.
I will get some of my own pictures up here as soon as I get the film back from being developed and scan them!!
Useful websites for more info:
www.makepovertyhistory.org
www.fairtrademedia.co.uk
www.pressureworks.org
www.action8.org.uk and get the G8 to do whatever you want. They will wave hello and even fart!!
