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An Economy for the 99% - SHARE IDEAS & TOOLS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

by The Alliance for Jobs and Climate

Actions and Detail Panel

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Date and time

Sat, November 24, 2012

9:45 AM – 4:00 PM PST

Location

Camden Town Hall

Judd St

London

United Kingdom

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Description

SHARE IDEAS & TOOLS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

Finding new economic solutions

Securing investment in climate jobs & renewable energies

Challenging local and global inequalities

Scaling up what is already happening locally

Hear from national speakers & local projects

Explore ideas in discussions & debates

Take action with like-minded people

Speakers and Key Note Presentations

The Alternative to Austerity

Charles Secrett

He is a world famous environmental activist and a Green New Deal economist. He was head of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland between a1993- 2001. He is an author and broadcaster on environmental topics.

Move Your Money

Danielle Paffard

She helped establish the anti-cuts network UK Uncut and is co-founder of new campaign Move Your Money UK, and works at the London Community Credit Union.

Renewing our energies

Natalie Bennett

She is from Camden, a Journalist, Writer, Green, Feminist and now the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Climate jobs and a new economy

Chris Baugh

He is the assistant general secretary (AGS) of the PCS trade union. He leads on the PCS Green Agenda, and is active in the Million Climate Jobs Campaign

The Shift Campaign

George Barda

George Barda has been a social & environmental justice campaigner and activist for over a decade. He is one of the ‘leading’ activists in the Occupy movement.

Beyond the fragments

Peter Robinson

He is secretary of the Alliance for Jobs and Climate and Chair of the Derby Climate Coalition and has been involved in a range of Social Movements, including Anti-Apartheid and Portugal 1975-76

Climate Justice

Sarah Reader

She works for the World Development Movement (WDM) on the climate justice campaign. Outside of work she is involved in anti-arms trade, anti-cuts and environmental campaigning.

Workshops

1. It's the economy...stupid (Charles Secrett)

2. Working with the council and raising the climate jobs issue (speaker from Sheffield)

3. Creating sustainable livelihoods (Transition groups in Camden )

4. Barnet library and the Occupy movement (George Barda)

5. Setting up a local jobs/climate Alliance (Peter Robinson)

6. Move Your Money (Joel Benjamin)

7. The Restart Project (Ugo Vallauri)

8. Working with Trade Unions (Chris Baugh)

Participants will be able to select from 2 of the above.

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The Alliance for Jobs and Climate