Contact Phone:
0410 508 051
Date and Time:
Saturday, May 8, 2010 -
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Contact Email:
clancym@oxfam.org.au
Contact Name:
Clancy Moore
Location:
Brunswick Town Hall
Website:
www.makepovertyhistory.com.au
Get Active on Poverty - Every Minute Counts
Speakers:
Kelvin Thomson (Australian Labor Party)
Mark Riley (Australian Greens)
Andrew Hewett (Oxfam Australia)
Wills Electorate - this is your chance to ask our political leaders their views and policies on:
• Tackling global poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals
• Increasing Australia’s overseas aid commitments
• Developing adaptation funding and a global agreement on climate change
80% of Australians support the government committing 0.7% of national income to aid.
Yet Australia gives less than half this amount and lags behind most wealthy nations.
Geography: