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Hi there!
Anyways, we had another really successful week this week. Thanks to all of
you who showed your support. Things havenât stopped there. As we
approach the end of term 2, we are now faced with ELECTIONS so if anybody
is interested in being on the exec next year, then there is some important
information below. Other highlights this week include the PRIMARK ACTION,
which will be taking place next weekend and a SPEAKER talking about the
devastating aftermath of AGENT ORANGE usage in the Vietnam War.
THIS WEEK:
1) Discussion about next yearâs exec structure: MONDAY 6pm MR2
2) CONTROL ARMS STALL: Monday
3) âBattleâs Poison Cloudâ a talk by Dr Madeline Sharp MBE: Tuesday
6pm S0.11
4) Control Arms Protest in London
5) Go Green Evaluation Meeting: Wednesday 6pm. Room TBA
6) Society Awards: Wednesday from 8pm. The Cooler
7) Meeting to discuss Primark action: Thursday MR2 6pm
8) Primark Action: Saturday in Birmingham
9) Union South Rebuild Focus Group: Environment and Accessibility
E-ACTIONS!!!!
10) Sign a petition to get the Government to introduce a tax on plastic bags
http://www.hovis21.com/byobsign.html
11) New Fairtrade Early Day Motion: None of the local MPs have signed:
write to your local MP
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32649SESSION=885
OTHER STUFF:
12) Volunteers required for Fairtrade Experience Day: Next SATURDAY:
Allesley Park, Coventry
13) Womenâs Campaign Week
THIS WEEK:
1) Discussion about next yearâs exec structure: MONDAY 6pm MR2
To ensure our continued success as a society, we meet every year before
our elections to discuss the changes which can be made to our exec
structure. Anyone is welcome to attend, whether or not you intend to stand
to be on the exec next year, although I do strongly recommend that if you
do intend to stand for an exec position that you attend this meeting. You
will find out more about what being on the exec involves and it will give
us an idea of how many people want to stand.
2) CONTROL ARMS STALL: Monday â from Mark
On Monday I'm running a stall to try and get signatures for the petition
to shut DESO (the government department that provides free marketing for
the international arms industry at the tax payer's expense). I have class
in the afternoon though so I need some help. If anyone is willing to give
some time, my e-mail address is m.a.carrigan (at) warwick.ac.uk.
There's more information about DESO here:
http://www.caat.org.uk/publications/government/desobriefing0106.php
3) âBattleâs Poison Cloudâ a talk by Dr Madeline Sharp MBE: Tuesday
6pm S0.11
On Tuesday at 6pm in S0.11 Iâm playing Battleâs Poisoned Cloud: itâs
an award winning documentary film about chemical weapons in Vietnam
introduced by guest speaker Dr Madeline Sharp, MBE (Honarary Secretary of
Medical and Scientific Aid for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) with questions
afterwards.
Dr Sharp really knows her stuff so it would be great to see lots of you
there. If youâve not already been invited on Facebook go to:
http://warwick.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2245165044ref=mf
4) Control Arms Protest in London â from Mark
On Wednesday, there's a protest in London outside DESO before we're going
to the treasury to hand in the petition. I'll be going down so if anyone
wants to join me get in touch ( m.a.carrigan (at) warwick.ac.uk ).
5) Go Green Evaluation Meeting: Wednesday 6pm. Room TBA
After a stunning success last week, we need to discuss what was good and
what needs to be improved to make things even better for next year! This
is a very important so it would be great if as many people could come who
were either involved in the organisation, or those that attended.
6) Society Awards: Wednesday from 8pm. The Cooler
In case you didnât know, we have stood for the Best Society Award! The
awards ceremony will take place in Wednesday in the Cooler from 8pm â
absolutely free! If you want food there is veg or chicken curry, or beef
or veg lasagne available for 3. You will need to get there early to get
food.
7) Meeting to discuss Primark action: Thursday MR2 6pm
8) Primark Action: Saturday in Birmingham
Next weekend in Birmingham, members of People and Planet throughout the
region are holding an action against Primark in Birmingham (details
below). On Thursday, we will be having a meeting to discuss this. For
details, contact Beth on e.f.taylor (at) warwick.ac.uk
This year we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the
trans-atlantic slave-trade. Yet the clothes we wear are produced by people
who are forced to work too hard for too little, at times in conditions
that risk their lives. Will you allow this to continue?UK High Street
retailers exacerbate the problem, by demanding cheaper clothes delivered
more quickly.We will be holding a demonstration on SATURDAY 10TH MARCH
outside, inside and all around PRIMARK in BIRMINGHAM.So come along and get
involved. We need people to:*Run a stall outside*Chain themselves together
with a HUGE sack of cotton (in the making)*Go round the store hanging
information hooks on clothes hangers*getting naked and demanding Primark
to clothe you ethically hehe (entirely optional - see Ben for details
:oP)*Demanding a meeting with mangement.A decade ago continuous action was
successful in getting the GAP to clean up their act with regards to
Sweatshops and child labour. Now we are targetting PRIMARK, so get your
campaigning boots on!
For more info contact Beth on e.f.taylor (at) warwick.ac.uk
Join the Facebook group on:
http://warwick.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2241191848
9) Union South Rebuild Focus Group: Environment and Accessibility
As part of the plans for the Union South Rebuild, Brian Duggan has
established 12 working groups, one of which is for the Environment and
Accessibility issues. This group will feed into the overall Steering Group
on the rebuild. Paddy Kent, the Environmental campaigns Officer 2006-07,
and his successor for 2007-08 Asen Geshakov, attended the first meeting.
The terms of reference are:
- Determine appropriate measures to minimise environmental impact.
- Examine recycling potential during the build and fit process,
- Work with engineers to find cost-effective ways to maximise energy
conservation.
- Ensure the build process and subsequent operations meet the Union's
Environmental and Zero Waste Policies.
The group meets on the last Monday of each month (meaning the next meeting
in term time is 30th April!)
If you would like to get involved with this working group over the rest of
this year and into 2007-08 as well, particularly if you have knowledge of
environmental building design, then please contact Paddy Kent as
paddy.kent (at) gmail.com by Wednesday 7th March to get involved.
E-ACTIONS!!!!
10) Sign a petition to get the Government to introduce a tax on plastic bags
Sign up on the website, and get the government to put a tax on plastic
bags. It reduces waste in Ireland and Europe, it can work here too! Only
takes 1 minute.
http://www.hovis21.com/byobsign.html
11) New Fairtrade Early Day Motion: None of the local MPs have signed:
write to your local MP
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32649SESSION=885
An Early Day Motion has just been brought forward by Mark Lazarowicz MP
calling for the Houses of Parliament to embed Fairtrade into their
procurement process. The EDM was brought forward about a week ago, and so
far none of the local MPs have signed. Why not lobby them to?
Local MPs are:
James Plaskitt: Leam and Warwick (town)
Jeremy Wright: Kenilworth
Jim Cunningham: Campus, Canley, some of Tile Hill, Cov City Centre
Geoffrey Robinson: Earlsdon, Chapelfields, some of Tile Hill
OTHER STUFF:
12) Volunteers required for Fairtrade Experience Day: Next SATURDAY:
Allesley Park, Coventry
St. Christopherâs Church in Allesley Park and Whoberley area of Coventry
are hosting a fair-trade experience day on Saturday, 10th March, 10:00 â
4:00. Four local schools will be doing presentations on the day. General
help is needed on the day for the event. For more information please
contact Rebecca at rboke (at) sunion.warwick.ac.uk.
13) Womenâs Campaign Week
International Womenâs Week- 5th-10th March 2006
Week 9, as you may know by now, is International Womenâs Week. So if you
can spare some time during a hectic last couple of weeks of term, get
along to some of our interactive events, forums, debates, activities and
much more.
Across the world International Womenâs Day is celebrated on the 8th
March. However, weâve gone bigger than the UN and decided to take a full
week, during which we will be celebrating female talents, successes and
struggles.
If you are interested in gender issues keep an eye out for the full
program of events and help raise awareness of issues facing women around
the world. Both men and women are invited, and if you are engaged with the
issues, or are just intrigued to find out more or want to challenge the
preconceptions you may have about womenâs issues, please come along and
help reinvigorate the campaign for equality. All events are free of
charge.
Monday:
Fundraising Day for Breast Cancer Awareness and Coventry Womenâs Haven
Tuesday:
6pm- Question Time Panel: Women at Warwick- Life In the Public Sphere- S0.18
Wednesday:
2pm- Abortion: The Case for Widening Access- L5 (Science Concourse)
4pm- Gender Violence: Service Provision in the 21st Century- L4 (Science
Concourse)
Thursday:
Campaigning Day- Warwick Anti-Sexism Society and the Womenâs Campaign
6pm- React to Smack- A Union Forum on âSmack My Bitch Upâ-
Leamingtonâs Newest Night Out- S0.20
Friday:
2pm- The Gender Duty- What are your employers doing about it?- R0.12
Saturday:
FEM07- Conference on gender issues- Sheffield University Students Union- Free
For more info or to book your place please contact:
uc027 (at) sunion.warwick.ac.uk
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