Make Trade Fair on tour with Feeder...
 Last week, we took the Make Trade Fair campaign on tour with Feeder - here's our brilliant campaigner Adam Askew's tour diary.
It's a Monday afternoon, I have arrived at the Doncaster Dome... I hear singing... "Pushing the senses through, Always, I can depend on you!" It's almost surreal: here I am sitting in the sound check of one of my favourite bands, Feeder. Grant is singing. To boot I have six volunteers arriving to campaign on something I believe in passionately.
We were approached by Feeder to campaign on their "Pushing the Senses" UK tour. We were allowed volunteers at the gigs to campaign, as well as an information stand and videos on screen in the interval. We were campaigning on Make Trade Fair and were collecting signatures for trade justice leading up to the WTO meeting.
 Feeder were amazing; they weren't doing this for PR or preaching about what they believe in. They are a good bunch of guys who believe we have the power in this generation to make a difference. They wanted their fans to hear the message and hoped they would take action.
I have to admit I was pretty nervous at the start of the week. Campaigning was one thing, but interacting with the crew and staff was another. But I was quickly inducted on the dos and don'ts of the tour bus (namely: no number twos while travelling - apparently it doesn't make you the most popular person!).
 The campaigning went really well. Event though the tour was cut short due to Grant's illness, we still nearly got 3,000 signatures. The rescheduled gigs are at the biggest venues, so we're looking forward to a strong finish. In total, nearly 15,000 people would have heard about trade justice. People can see that by doing simple things we can help to Make Poverty History.
The highlight of the tour so far was easily Cardiff. Back home, Feeder and Goldie Lookin Chain (the support) were on top form. The Oxfam Cymru guys were brilliant, too. It was World Aids Day so we had a massive 3 metre by 3 metre ribbon, which the band signed. Mark the drummer even came out to the stall and campaigned with us, which raised our profile no end!
 I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the team at Feeder. It really is the 'Feeder family', so thanks for making me feel so welcome. I also wanted to thank all the regional offices for all their help in organising volunteers. But most of all I want to thank all the lovely people who campaigned. You are all amazing people and you restore my faith that we can make a difference. It's all about chipping away!
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