Week of Action Builds-up to the Big Day in London on the 24th March
February 27th, 2009This post was written by Diarmaid. You can read more posts by: Diarmaid or more posts in Events
Starting from Monday, students across the country are throwing themselves headlong into a frenzy of events, stunts, fundraising, action-card signing, MP lobbying, planning, educating, informing, involving and whatever else it takes to make sure our Day of Action on the 24th March in Westminster is a huge success.
We want at least 100 students from all the societies to get down to London on the 24th, when we have an appointment with Ivan Lewis, the government minister responsible for the UK’s AIDS response.
After that we’ll head for Parliament when hopefully all of us will have managed to arrange a meeting with our MP to talk them through our two big issues: the funding crisis at the Global Fund, and the Push for the Pool Campaign.
We need you in London at 10am on Tuesday 24th March when we’ll get you fully briefed on the day and what you need to do.
It will be a fantastic chance to speak directly to the man responsible for the UK’s promise to deliver universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. You also get to flex your democratic muscle by ensuring walking straight into parliament to get your MP’s support for our campaign.
Talk to your society president, contact me or get in touch with your steering committee rep for more details. And book your tickets!
We’ll round off the day with a mass photo stunt and King’s have promised to organise the evening’s entertainment. Don’t miss out – we’ll be able to cover most of your travel costs and find you a place to crash in London if you need it, but you’ll need to confirm you’re coming asap!
Email me for details: diarmaid.mcdonald@spw.org
February 27th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
[...] First on the agenda is the student week of action starting on Monday, followed by the National Day of Action on the 24th when we campaigners from across the country will be meeting with Under-Secretary of State for International Development, Ivan Lewis MP in London. Find out more about the Day of Action here. [...]