On Tuesday morning, my dad and I made our way down to London with one aim to mind; to remind George Osborne to secure 0.7% of GNP to international aid. Along with 500 other campaigners, we arrived in Westminister wearing scarily-realistic George Osborne head masks and congregated in the shape of an IF. News crews arrived and intrigued commuters looked on from their bikes as we posed for photos on parliament square. The stunt was a success,...
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When you spend most of your day sitting in an office, eyes fixed on the computer screen, or stuck in the library trying to understand your essay question (let alone answer it), it can be difficult to think outside the box. As an activist, thinking inside the box provides the fascinating strategy of 'get petition, sign petition, share petition', which, unsurprisingly, doesn't do much for a campaign. So, despite the fact that we have...
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In 2006, you persuaded 153 governments to begin work on a global Arms Trade Treaty. But the job is not done and there is a real danger that governments agree a treaty that is too weak. We need your help to get negotiations back on track.
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