Trade Union Climate Change Conference

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CAMPAIGN AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
UK TRADE UNION CONFERENCE

Saturday 9 February 2008
University of London Union, Malet Street, Central London
Price: £10

Please send cheques payable to Campaign Against Climate Change to: CCCTU Conference, c/o The Secretary, Manchester TUC, Mechanics Institute, Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD. Visit www.campaigncc.org Branches can also affiliate to Campaign Against Climate Change.

For more information contact: roywilkes59@talktalk. net

Trade unions have always been at the forefront of fighting for social change. Climate change poses the greatest challenge to humankind and it is one that trade unions have to place themselves at the heart of to ensure that the change which is needed will lead to a sustainable society which is socially just for all.

From the floods last summer to Hurricane Katrina it is clear that working class and poor people will be the worst victimes of the climate crisis.

This one day conference aims to tackle some of the big questions around current environment issues bringing together speakers from across the trade union and green movements

Speakers include:

Frances O Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary
Matt Wrack, General Secretary, FBU
Mark Serwotka, General Secretary, PCS
Christine Blower, Deputy Secretary, NUT
Michael Meacher MP, Former Environment Scretary
Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP
Tony Kearns, CWU SDGS.
Glyn Robbins, Defend Council Housing Campaign
Hilary Wainwright, Editor, Red Pepper magazine
Nick Rau, Friends of the Earth
John McDonnell MP
Jonathan Neale, Campaign against Climate Change
Derek Wall, Green Party
Elaine Graham Leigh, RESPECT
Unjum Mirza, London Transport Regional Council Political Officer
Catt Hobbs, Transport 2000
Amrit Srivastrava, Indian Resource Centre

Workshops on CARBON TRADING AND MARKET MECHANISMS, GREENING THE WORKPLACE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - TOWARDS A ZERO CARBON ECONOMY, BUIDLING SUSTAINABLE CITIES, TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, GLOBAL TREATIES: KYOTO AND BEYOND

This conference will provide the opportunity for trade unionists from across the country to network with other interested union members, discuss the issues presented by climate change, and pick up practical information and advice. Come along and get inspired to make tackling climate change a core trade union issue!

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