CAMPAIGNERS GUIDE

edinburgh
2july2005

As the leaders of the worlds richest countries gather in Scotland for the G8 summit, join tens of thousands of others in Edinburgh on Saturday 2 July to demand trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better aid for the worlds poorest countries.

Make history in 2005. Make your voice heard.

WHY 2005 IS SO IMPORTANT

The UK hosts the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. Poverty in Africa will be a main topic for discussion. The 20th anniversary of Live Aid takes place on 13 July. Once again, poverty in Africa will be in the public eye. From July to December the UK will take on the Presidency of the European Union (EU). In September, G8 leaders join others in New York for a summit on the Millennium Development Goals. The World Trade Organisation meets in Hong Kong in December.

On Saturday 2 July, as leaders of the worlds richest countries gather in Scotland for the G8 summit, tens of thousands of campaigners will rally in Edinburgh city centre to send this message to the G8 leaders: Enough is enough. We want trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better aid for the worlds poorest countries. Be there. Make your voice heard. MAKE HISTORY in 2005. MAKE POVERTYHISTORY.
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While poverty persists there is no true freedom. Nelson Mandela

WHAT IS MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY?
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY is the largest

FIND OUT MORE

For information, campaign resources and support for the Edinburgh rally, contact any of the following organisations, which are members of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY: Action Aid 01460 238047 supporterservices@actionaid.org.uk CAFOD 020 7326 5692 edinburgh@cafod.org.uk Christian Aid 020 7523 2225 info@christian-aid.org Coalition of Aid and Development Agencies in Northern Ireland 02890 808 841 www.makepovertyhistory-ni.org Friends of the Earth Scotland 0131 554 9977 g8@foe-scotland.org.uk Jubilee Debt Campaign 020 7324 4722 edinburgh@jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk Methodist Relief and Development Fund 020 7467 5132 mrdf@methodistchurch.org.uk. Oxfam 08700 108 860 2005@oxfam.org.uk People & Planet 01865 245678 g8@peopleandplanet.org Save the Children 020 7012 6400 campaigns@savethechildren.org.uk SCIAF 0141 354 5555 campaigns@sciaf.org.uk Tearfund 0845 355 8355 campaigning@tearfund.org Trades Union Congress 020 7467 1357 mapower@tuc.org.uk War on Want 020 7620 1111 Edinburgh@waronwant.org WaterAid information@wateraid.org World Development Movement 020 7737 6215 Wdm@wdm.org.uk World Vision 01908 841087 campaigns@worldvision.org.uk Or visit www.makepovertyhistory.org

ever coalition assembled in the UK to ght against global poverty. Over 400 development agencies, campaigns, faith groups, trade unions and other organisations have joined together to make the most of the unprecedented opportunities for change offered in 2005.

WEAR THE WHITE BAND

The symbol of MAKE POVERTY HISTORY is a simple white band. Wear a white band to show that you demand trade justice, debt cancellation and more and better aid. The white band is also the symbol of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. When you wear a white band you join millions of people around the world calling for change. White bands are available from Oxfam shops and you can order them by phone or online from many of the organisations that are part of MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. See www.makepovertyhistory.org

COVER PHOTO: JON WARREN/WORLD VISION

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up. Make Poverty History in 2005. Make History in 2005. Then we can all stand with our heads held high. Nelson Mandela

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45 Information about the Edinburgh rally 6 How to encourage others to come to Edinburgh 7 Five minute talk 810 Trade, Debt, Aid: Find out more about the key campaign issues 11 A message from Lothian and Borders Police 12 Photocopiable poster to use in your town

600 million children live in absolute poverty. Every year more than 10 million children die of hunger and preventable diseases thats one child every three seconds. But it doesnt have to be this way. Poverty doesnt occur by chance or bad luck. Millions of people around the world are trapped in bitter, unrelenting poverty because of man-made factors: a glaringly unjust global trade system which favours the most powerful countries and punishes the poorest; demands from rich countries and global institutions for vast sums of money to service old debts, even those incurred by oppressive former regimes; insufcient aid which doesnt go where its most needed. Now is your chance to make a difference, to change the rules.

As Scotland prepares to host the G8, be part of the largest ever demonstration in the UK against global poverty.
WE CAN DO IT

Scotland. The G8 is an informal group of leaders from the worlds richest and most powerful countries (US, UK, Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Canada). These men have the power to cancel the debts that the poorest countries are repaying, to bring about trade justice and increase and improve aid. Dont let the G8 off the hook. Make sure they deliver on their promises to tackle immense poverty in a rich world.

WHATS HAPPENING?
This year, the UK has a unique opportunity on the international stage to take a lead on world poverty and make a real difference to the lives of millions of people. Between 6-8 July 2005, the G8 will meet in Gleneagles,
Campaigners encircle the G8 in 1998

Last time the G8 Summit was held in Britain, in 1998, 70,000 people formed a human chain, encircling Birmingham, calling on the G8 to drop the debt of the worlds poorest countries. These campaigners put debt relief on government agendas and led to pledges of debt cancellation. When we stand together, we can make a real difference. If youve never been part of a big campaign event before, 2005 is the year to do it. And if you have this is the year to bring your friends and family.
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COME TO THE EDI

Come and help make history on Saturday, 2 July. This is your chance to make it clear to world leaders that you care about global justice and want to make poverty history.
Join tens of thousands of others in Edinburgh to form a human white band around the city centre and demand trade justice, debt cancellation and more and better aid for the worlds poorest countries. Its really not difcult to be part of this historic event. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY has set up easy transport and accommodation arrangements for you.

TRAVEL TO EDINBURGH
Working with a local tour operator, MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY is chartering trains and coaches from towns and cities around the country. Many campaigners are making their own travel arrrangements. You may nd that local travel companies can also offer a good deal. Visit the website www.makepovertyhistory.org to nd out about transport from your area, and book seats. If you are booking your own coach, you must register it on www.makepovertyhistory.org this will ensure that you get information about approach routes, drop off points and parking, and that you can let others know how to book places if you have any spare.

WHERE TO STAY
You can also use www.makepovertyhistory.org to book accommodation in and around the city. There are packages to suit all pockets everything from camping and budget dormitories to comfortable hotel rooms. To stay informed, visit www.makepovertyhistory.org This website will be updated regularly with information about how to get to Edinburgh, where you can stay and what will be happening when you get there.

NOTE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

If arriving by train, please speak with British Transport Police or station staff who will be able to advise you about routes out of the Station. Central Edinburgh is hilly and parts of the approaches and march are steep. We strongly advise people using wheelchairs to bring a companion. There will be a drop off point for disabled people at the southeast corner of The Meadows (see map). Accessible toilets will be available at The Meadows. Visit our website: www.makepovertyhistory.org for further updates nearer the time.

THINGS TO REMEMBER
Please wear white so that our human white band has real impact. Bring messages to the G8 your own and from others who cant make it to the rally on white bands. Please register via www.makepovertyhistory.org so the organisers know how many supporters to expect. If you are organising a coach you must register with the event organisers, via www.makepovertyhistory.org Use organised coaches and public transport. Please dont drive. Many roads will be closed and all parking nearby will be set aside for coaches. Please do not arrange to meet anyone at Waverley Station or the bus terminus as these points will be extremely crowded. There will be plenty of meeting points in The Meadows. Please do not bring alcohol. Please read the message from Lothian and Borders Police on page 11.

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WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING?

The day will be family friendly, fun and safe so bring along as many adults and children as you can.

START
The rally will start at 11am in The Meadows. There will be speeches from international gures and celebrity supporters. Try to arrive early to avoid congestion.

MARCH
Campaigners will march around a circular route (see map), beginning and ending in The Meadows. To ensure that there is a continuous ow of people, there will be staggered starts to the march at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm.

WHITE BAND
By mid afternoon, the march will have encircled the city centre, forming a giant human white band around Edinburgh and creating a message to G8 leaders that enough is enough.

MESSAGES
Everyone will have a chance to add their individual messages to a spectacular display. After the event, your messages will be delivered to the G8 leaders in Gleneagles.

FESTIVAL
The festival at The Meadows will continue all afternoon, with campaign and fair trade stalls, activities for children, food and drink, live music, speakers and surprise big name guests.

END
Were aiming for one big moment at 3pm, enabling people to start making their way home after that if they need to. The event will nally close at 7.30pm.

MOBILISE OTHERS
Please do what you can to encourage friends, neighbours and colleagues to come to Edinburgh on 2 July.
We want as many campaigners and members of the public as possible to be there to show the Prime Minister and his fellow G8 leaders that the UK public cares enough about global poverty and injustice to make the journey to Edinburgh. Why not book a coach from your town? Publicise this among local groups and places of worship, and in the local press. Photocopy the poster on page 12 of this booklet and put it up in local shops, cafes and noticeboards at your workplace or church. Give talks to local groups or places of worship. Whatever you do, tell the local media.

SEND A MESSAGE TO WORLD LEADERS

We are asking supporters to bring personal messages to the world leaders we hope to collect tens of thousands of messages, which will be displayed at the rally, before being delivered to the G8 leaders in Gleneagles. For maximum impact, take a piece of white cloth 50cm x 7cm. Wrap it round, overlap the ends by 1cm and secure them to form a band. Write your message on the band, but bear in mind that from a distance it needs to look white. Why not hold a special event to make white bands? Invite all those who are interested along, with their families, and make it a colourful and fun day. Invite the local media too.

GIVE A TALK
Contact groups in your area to see if they would be interested in having a local speaker talk about the issues connected with MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY and how to get involved. There is a sample talk opposite feel free to adapt it or use it as it is. Unless youre used to public speaking, you may be nervous but dont worry. Your audience wont mind if you read out your speech. Practice reading it aloud beforehand, then give it with gusto dont worry about blank expressions, your audience will be taking it in! Top tips for a talk: Grab the audiences attention with a punchy opening. Outline what the issues are and why its important to do something about them. Explain that joining the campaign and coming to Edinburgh will really make a difference. Take along campaign information for those who want to nd out more. Have a sign up sheet so you can get in touch with those who are keen to come to the rally in Edinburgh.

USE THE MEDIA

Keep local media in touch with your plans. They will be interested to hear that people from your area care enough about poverty to travel to Edinburgh. Firstly, identify your local newspapers, magazines, TV programmes, radio stations and websites. Then, write a press release and send it to the newsdesks. Once youve sent the press release, phone up to make sure it has arrived. This is another chance to promote the story so be persuasive! Organise a photo opportunity to support the press release. If the newspaper doesnt send a photographer, take one yourself and send it to the newsdesk. Top tips for press releases: Start with a strong headline that highlights the local angle. Highlight what local people are doing, explain whats happening, when, where and why. Include a punchy quote from a local person. Give a contact number for more information and interviews. If possible, give a mobile phone number so journalists can get in touch at any time.

CAFOD/MARCELLA HADDAD

Teachers and youth leaders! Check out the schools section of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY website for ideas and resources to involve children and young people in the campaign.
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FIVE MINUTE TALK

This is a sample talk about MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY. Feel free to adapt it for your own purposes or use it as it is.
Hello, my name is and Im here to talk to you about the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign. You may already have heard about the campaign or seen celebrities wearing the white band around their arm or wrist. Well, Im here to tell you what its all about and how you can get involved in this historic campaign. [Wave piece of paper] I have here a message to you from that great man, Nelson Mandela. He has something very important that he wants to tell you. He says: Massive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our times, that they have to rank alongside slavery and apartheid as social evils. Poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Make poverty history in 2005. Make history in 2005. Then we can all stand with our heads held high. Wouldnt that be great, to make poverty history? Do you think its possible? Really possible? Imagine, if global poverty was something that children learnt about in history lessons. 800 million people were allowed to go hungry, the teacher would tell them. Every hour 1200 children died from preventable diseases. Do you think the children would be able to believe it or comprehend the scale? They would probably ask, What was being done about this terrible suffering? Good question. Because there are things that can be done. As Nelson Mandela said, poverty is man-made and it can be overcome. How? By cancelling poor countries debts, by giving more and better aid, and by achieving real, lasting trade justice not free trade. Thats drop the debt, more and better aid, and trade justice. And we believe that if there is enough political will for this, then it can be done.
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Every time you see someone wearing a white armband, it means that they have pledged their support to make this happen. This year we have a real chance to help people across the world who are suffering and dying because of poverty. We must grab it with both hands for the sake of the millions of people who need our help to survive. Why is this year so special? Well, in July the UK Government is hosting the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, in Scotland. This is a meeting of the leaders of eight of the most powerful nations on earth. This gives us an unprecedented opportunity to take our message to the people with the power to end poverty. Im a member of , which is part of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign which wants to seize the opportunity to end extreme poverty. When the G8 leaders come to Scotland, we want to make sure they get a clear message that were not going to let them off the hook. Tens of thousands of people will come to Edinburgh to make a giant white band around the city centre to show the strength of feeling. It will be a peaceful, familyfriendly event, and it will make history. Can you join us? If you want to be part of this campaign, come with us to the rally in Edinburgh and help show the G8 the strength of feeling that poverty must end. We are organising a coach [explain how people can sign up or find out more] 2005 offers us an opportunity to make history, to make poverty history. To be, as Nelson Mandela says, a great generation. Its an opportunity we must take. Thank you for listening.

WHAT DO WE WANT?
In nine words TRADE JUSTICE. DROP THE DEBT. MORE AND BETTER AID.
The gap between the worlds rich and poor has never been wider. Malnutrition, AIDS, conict and illiteracy are a daily reality for millions of people. Despite the promises of world leaders, it is now clear that without urgent action the world will not reach internationally agreed targets to halve global poverty by 2015. But it doesnt have to be this way. In the 21st century, poverty is not inevitable. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY, and the organisations that make up the coalition, are calling for urgent and meaningful policy change on three critical and inextricably linked areas: trade, debt and aid.

TRADE JUSTICE
Trade has the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty. But at present the actions of the UK government, of the European Union and the G8 are not allowing this to happen. The United Nations has estimated that making trade work for poor countries could bring in an additional 365.5 billion every year. Trade could help poor countries build their economies, start to stand on their own, and enable them to provide things like education and healthcare for their own people. But at the moment, international trade is robbing poor countries of the chance to prosper. International organisations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have made loans and grants conditional on countries rapidly removing trade barriers and privatising public services. Far from growing their economies, this enforced liberalisation is devastating poor countries. It threatens to outstrip any gains from debt cancellation and more aid. For example, Ghana was forced to

FACT! The poorest countries share of world trade has dropped by almost half since 1981 and is now just 0.4 per cent.
open up its agricultural markets as a condition for receiving loans. This has allowed cheap rice to ood Ghanas market 40 per cent of imports come from the US and thousands of farmers have gone out of business. Rich countries are guilty of double standards while forcing developing countries to open their economies to competition, they are protecting their own. Poor countries need Trade Justice: this would mean they could choose trade policies which would work in the interests of poor people, rather than against them. They would be able to protect and support their most vulnerable traders and farmers.

FACT! World trade rules rob poor countries of 1.3 billion a day 14 times what they get in aid.
At the end of my visit to Ghana I was asked by the people we were visiting if I could be a messenger on their behalf when I came home. And their message is this: trade rules need to change and in Ghana I saw the need for that at rst hand. The people who need to hear that are the leaders of the G8 and we will be bringing that message to them on July 2nd. Together we can make a difference and this gathering will prove that we can. Ronan Keating, Singer
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MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
is calling on the G8 to: Call for trade rules that ensure Governments can choose the best solution to end poverty. End export subsidies that damage the livelihoods of poor communities around the world. Make laws to stop big business proting at the expense of people and the environment.

AUSTIN HARGRAVE/THE MIRROR/CHRISTIAN AID

On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isnt about charity, its about justice, and this campaign trade justice is an unstoppable idea. Bono, U2 frontman and campaigner

DROP THE DEBT

Debt has mounted to a level that poor countries can never hope to pay back. They have been offered loans by rich countries banks and governments since the 1970s. But since interest rates soared in the 1980s, the debts skyrocketed. Now the worlds most impoverished countries are forced to pay over 30 million EVERY DAY to the rich world in debt repayments, while millions of their people die from poverty. Debt repayments divert money from spending on urgently needed health and education services. Zambia, for example, spends three times as much paying interest on debt as on healthcare for its people. In the 1990s, the Jubilee 2000 movement mounted a huge campaign to highlight this gross injustice. In 1999, under pressure from campaigners, the G8 leaders agreed to give debt relief worth 52 billion to 42 countries. Since then, the G8 leaders have acted as if the problem had been solved. But as of March 2005, only 27 countries had beneted, and only 15 had received all the promised debt relief (which didnt amount to a full debt write-off). Little more than 10% of the total debt owed by the worlds poorest countries has been cancelled. To make matters worse, lenders have attached damaging conditions to debt relief, such as forcing cuts in public spending and demanding that key services be privatised. People in poor countries are suffering both from repaying the debts and from these conditions. Where debt has been cancelled it has made a real difference: for example Mozambique has been able to introduce free immunisations for children; Benin has invested in rural primary health care and HIV programmes; Tanzania has abolished primary school fees, leading to a 66% increase in attendance, and in Uganda, debt relief led to 2.2 million people gaining access to clean water.

MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
is calling on the G8 to: Ensure that the unpayable debts of the worlds poorest countries are cancelled in full, without harming aid budgets to meet any costs. Stop forcing poor countries to follow particular policies in return for debt cancellation. Agree to a just and transparent system for handling debt problems which takes account of poor countries needs and views, and not just those of the creditors.

2005 is a real chance. Its the time the British government will be in charge of a very important process. So I call upon all the people in the UK to come out in large numbers to call upon their leaders to listen to the voices from the South, especially on debt, trade and aid. The answer doesnt lie anywhere else but with us, the people of the world. Charity Musamba, Campaigner, Jubilee Zambia

FACT! Even though the worlds poorest countries have already paid far more than they borrowed, they still pay over 30 million every day to the rich world in debt repayments.
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Debt cancellation has enabled these children in Uganda to go to school

MORE AND BETTER AID

Poverty will not be eradicated without an immediate and major increase in international aid. Rich countries have promised to provide the extra money needed to meet internationally agreed poverty reduction targets. This amounts to at least 28 billion per year, according to the United Nations, and must be delivered now. As industrialised countries have grown richer over recent decades, the proportion of their wealth that they spend on helping people in poorer countries has decreased. In 1970, most industrialised countries promised to spend 0.7% of their national income on international aid. 35 years on, most are spending only a fraction of what they promised. The UK does not plan to spend 0.7% of its income on aid until 2013. As well as more aid, we need better aid aid that is targeted at meeting poor peoples basic needs, such as healthcare and education. Aid should no longer be tied to a requirement to buy goods or services from the donor country. And it should not be conditional on recipients promising economic change like privatising or deregulating their services, cutting health and education spending or opening up their markets to competition. These are unfair practices that have never been proven to reduce poverty.
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Firozas family now has safe drinking water, thanks to international aid.

FACT! In 20023 the UK spent just 0.3 per cent of national income on aid. If the UK met the 0.7 per cent target by 2008, an extra 1.5 million people could be lifted out of poverty that year. FACT! Providing universal primary education would cost just 5.2 billion a year

MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
is calling on the G8 to: Set a binding deadline for spending 0.7% of national income on aid. Ensure that aid supports poor communities own plans for ghting poverty. It shouldnt come with conditions attached that require countries to adopt particular policies, such as opening their markets to imports and privatising vital services, such as water. See that at least 70 per cent of aid goes to the very poorest countries by 2010. Commit to giving a certain amount of aid over a set period of time, so that countries can make long-term plans. Stop tying aid to the purchase of goods and services from donor countries.

MILLENNIUM GOALS BROKEN PROMISES

At a special Millennium Summit in 2000, rich and poor countries promised to work together to halve world poverty by 2015. Their progress was to be measured by eight targets known as the Millennium Development Goals. Five years later, the world is failing dismally to reach those targets. Rich countries are not living up to their side of the deal. At current rates of progress: The pledge to halve the number of people living in absolute poverty will not be met until 2147. Primary education for all will not be achieved until 2130. The pledge of cutting infant mortality by two thirds will not be reached until 2165. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY is calling for the elimination of poverty. As a rst step, the rich world must deliver the policies and resources necessary to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

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MEMBERS OF MAKE POVERTY HISTORY

AS AT 17 MARCH 2005
19 Princelet Street The Museum of Immigration and Diversity 3E Foundation 3rd World Our World ABAANA ACEVO ACORD Action for Children in Conict Action on Disability and Development Action Village India ActionAid ActionAid ACTSA ADRA-UK (Adventist Development & Relief Agency) Advantage Africa Afghanaid Africa 2000 AFRICA NOW African Initiatives African Pulse Charity African Refugee Community Health and Research Organisation Alpha International AMICUS AMREF Anti-Slavery International APT Enterprise Development Arms Reduction Coalition Association of Guyanese Nurses and Allied Professionals UK Association of Teachers and Lecturers Attlee Foundation Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union Balcraig Foundation Banana Link Baptist Union of Great Britain Baptist Union of Scotland BECTU Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Blythswood Care BMS World Mission BOND Book Aid International Boys Brigade Bridges Development Education Centre British Province of Society of Jesus CADAni CAFOD Caledonia Centre for Social Development CamFed Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Canon Collins Educational Trust Southern Africa Cardinal Newman College Chaplaincy CARE International UK Cary-Mufulira Community Partnership Trust Catholic Association for Racial Justice Central America Action UK (CAA UK) Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief Cheshire Development Education Centre Chicken Shed Theatre Company ChildHope UK Children in Crisis Chiswick Churches for Trade Justice Christian Aid Christian Engineers In Development Christian Partners in Africa Chronic Poverty Research Centre Church of England Church of England Youth Council Church of Scotland Church of Scotland Guild Churches Commission for Racial Justice CIIR Columbian Faith and Justice Ofce Comic Relief Common Ground Scotland Commonwealth Human Ecology Council Compassion UK Computer Aid International CONNECT Conserve Africa Foundation Consumers International CORD CRED Crown Agents CUTS International DATA Development Education Association Development Finance International Group Development in Action Development School Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund Dig Deep for Bangladesh Dundee Anti Poverty Forum ECPAT UK Edinburgh Global Partnership Education Action International Ekklesia El Salvador Solidarity Campaign Emmaus UK engagehivaids.com Engineers Against Poverty Engineers Without Borders UK Envision EQUITY EveryChild Excellent Development Ltd Fairtrade Foundation FARM-Africa Feed the Minds Find Your Feet Food for the Hungry UK Forgotten Children Friends of Kadzinuni Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth Scotland Frome Fairtrade Group Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust Garden Africa Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees Global connections Global Student Forum GMB Trade Union Greenbelt Festivals Grow Up Free from Poverty Coalition Habitat for Humanity Great Britain Hand in Hand Harvest Help Healthlink Worldwide Help The Aged Homeless International Hope for Children HOPE HIV HOPE Worldwide Horn of Africa Community Group Humanist Society of Scotland ICA:UK (Institute of Cultural Affairs) IDE-UK Impact Foundation Integrated Village Development Trust Interact Worldwide Intermediate Technology Development Group International Broadcasting Trust International Care & Relief International Childrens Trust International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS International Extension College (IEC) International HIV/AIDS Alliance International Institute for Environment and Development International Network for the Availability of Scientic Publications (INASP) International Planned Parenthood Federation International Rescue Committee UK Islamic Relief iThemba AIDS Foundation Jae Project Jaipur Limb Campaign Jesuit Missions Jesuit Volunteer Community Jewish Council for Racial Equality JCORE Jubilee Action Jubilee Debt Campaign Jubilee Scotland Just World Partners Justice & Peace Scotland Kaloko Trust Kerala Federation for the Blind Lancashire Global Education Centre Lancaster University Students Union (LUSU) Lasallian Developing World Projects Latin Link Leicester Masaya Link Group Leicester Social Forum Leicestershire AIDS Support Services (LASS) LEPRA Leprosy Mission Liberal Judaism Link Community Development MaAfrika Tikkun UK Manchester Aid to Kosovo Mango MEDACT Medical Mission Sisters Medsin UK Mercy Corps Scotland Merlin Methodist Church Methodist Relief and Development Fund Micah Challenge UK Micro Loan Foundation Millennium Reachout Project Minorities of Europe Mothers Union Movement for the Abolition of War Musicians Union Muslim Aid Muslim Hands NASUWT National Board of Catholic Women of England and Wales National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) National Federation of Womens Institutes National Group on Homeworking National Union for Teachers National Union of Journalists National Union of Students Nationwide Group Staff Union Naz Foundation International NCVO Nepal Leprosy Trust New Internationalist Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign NICVA NIDOS Oasis Trust Ockenden International Omagh Community Church: Troas Charity One World Action One World Broadcasting Trust One World Trust One World Week OneWorld UK Opportunity International United Kingdom ORBIS UK Orphan and Community Aid Out of Africa OXFAM PANOS Peace Child International People & Planet Pestalozzi International Development Education Centre Pesticide Action Network UK Plan UK POWER International Powerful Information Praxis Presbyterian Church of Wales / Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru Project HOPE UK PROMPT Prospect UK Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Quaker Peace and Social Witness Rainbow Development in Africa Reform Corporation Reform Synagogues of Great Britain ReSource Results Education Riders for Health Rights and Humanity Robin Hood Ministries Rothamsted International Royal College of Nursing Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Safehands for Mothers Charitable Trust Salvation Army (International Development Department) Save the Children SCIAF Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Scottish Episcopal Church SCVO Send a Cow Sense International Shahmai Network Shared Interest Society Ltd Sight Savers International Signpost International SIL UK Skillshare International Smile International Society and The College of Radiographers SOLAS Educational Trust Somerset Fairtrade Network Southern Africa Alpha Project SPEAK Network Spring Harvest St Ives for Asia St Mary & St Cuthbert CYFA St Marys Church, Leamington St Matthews Childrens Fund Stand Up For Africa Stop AIDS Campaign Street Child Africa Street League Student Christian Movement Student Volunteering England Students Partnership Worldwide Sunseed Tanzania Trust T&G Transport and General Workers Union Tearfund Teesside One World Centre Terrence Higgins Trust TIDAL Tobin Tax Network Together for Peace Tools for Self Reliance Tourism Concern Trade Justice Movement TRAID Traidcraft Exchange Training Trust Transaid Transformational Business Network Trocaire Tropical Health and Education Trust TUC Tzedek (Jewish Action for a Just World) UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS UK Youth Parliament UKOWLA Ulster Teachers Union UNAIS UNESCO UK Trust UNICEF UK UNISON Unitarian & Free Christian Churches United Free Church of Scotland United Nations AssociationUK United Reformed Church United Road Transport Union University of Warwick Students Union Usdaw USPG United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel VETAID Village AiD Village Service Trust Village-to-Village Viva Network Voice of Dalit International Voluntary Service Overseas Volunteer Missionary Movement WAR CHILD War on Want WaterAid Welsh Centre for International Affairs Welsh Overseas Aid Group WOMANKIND Worldwide Womens International League for Peace and Freedom Woodcraft Folk World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Development Movement World Emergency Relief World Exchange World Medical Fund World Vision UK WWF (UK) 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A MESSAGE FROM LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE

Welcome to Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, where we believe in the right to free speech. The police support your right to demonstrate peacefully. We aim to ensure you can express your view and remain safe. Please help us by following advice from organisers and police. Do not let a minority tarnish the event. Tell police or stewards if you see suspicious or unacceptable behaviour. Many thousands of people are expected. Take these precautions for everyones safety: Dress appropriately. The march may take several hours. Wear sensible footwear and clothing; bring water and snacks; If it is hot you may need sun cream yes, Scotland can be sunny in July!; If you come by rail, leave the station promptly to relieve congestion; Be patient large numbers of demonstrators can move slowly at times; Keep valuables secure dont let a thief spoil your day; Think about how you will get home after the march. Transport will be disrupted and a number of main routes in Edinburgh will be closed to trafc for most of the day; Do not bring pets, large crowds can be distressing for animals; Do what you can to ensure that everyone can participate safely and peaceably; ENJOY your visit to Edinburgh.

working in conjunction with LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE 11

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2july2005
As the leaders of the worlds richest countries gather in Scotland for the G8 summit, join tens of thousands of others in Edinburgh on Saturday 2 July to demand trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better aid for the worlds poorest countries.

Make history in 2005. Make your voice heard.

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