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'People & Planet', often abbreviated to 'P&P', is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. Its claims to be ''"the largest student campaigning organisation in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment.''"
As of March 2007, People & Planet contained 64 University Groups, 73 6th Form Groups, and had over 20,000 people on its ''e-supporter'' mailing list.
The ''Support Office'' provides training and resources to the groups. Based in Oxford, the office has a budget of a £560,000 for 2007-8. This is very low when compared to organisations with a similar support base and remit (such as Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Stop AIDS). People & Planet has struggled with funding in recent years, relying primarily on governmental grants, trusts and foundations for support.
People & Planet groups are completely antonymous and there is no formal membership system. Decisions on the future of the network and the work of the Support Office are made by a Management Committee (half of whose members are students) and at the annual "Forum" event.
Some groups, while being part of the People & Planet network, operate without being called 'People & Planet'.
Annual events include ''Shared Planet'' - a student campaigning conference (as of 2006, the largest of its kind in the UK), ''The Forum'' - the annual decision making conference where the Management Committee are appointed and new campaigns elected, and ''The Summer Gathering'' - a training event.
People & Planet's current campaign areas are Climate Change, HIV/AIDS and Trade Justice.
In June 2007 People & Planet published the UK's first university league table to be based on environmental impact, with Leeds Metropolitan University coming out top.[1]
[2]
★ Largely due to pressure from People & Planet groups, there are now 28 Fairtrade Universities and 4 Fairtrade Schools.
★ The Ethics for USS (the University Superannuation Scheme) campaign persuaded the £20 billion lecturers’ pension fund to adopt a socially responsible investment policy.
The organisation was founded in 1969 as 'Third World First' by a group of students, supported by NGOs including Oxfam.
★ ''“Over the last three years People & Planet has become an extraordinary organisation which attracts student supporters on a scale unmatched within the UK charity and campaign sector. More than any other youth organisation it is encouraging the emerging generation to see themselves as global citizens with a responsibility for taking action on global problems of poverty and the environment.”''
-Lord Joel Joffe CBE, Chair of Oxfam, 1999.
★ 'Guy Hughes' was head of People & Planet's Campaigns until 2004 when, following the outbreak of war in Iraq, he set up Crisis Action, a UK initiative to help co-ordinate NGO responses to crisis situations.
★ The environmental campaigner and journalist 'George Monbiot' is the ''Patron'' of People & Planet.
★ People & Planet website
★ History of Third World First
★ Crisis Action
1. People & Planet, People & Planet Green League 2007, accessed 17 June 2007
2. Anthea Lipsett, Leeds Met tops green university league table, ''The Guardian'', 15 June 2007, accessed 17 June 2007
'People & Planet', often abbreviated to 'P&P', is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. Its claims to be ''"the largest student campaigning organisation in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment.''"
| Contents |
| Organisation |
| Campaigns and events |
| ''The Green League'' |
| Past successes |
| History |
| Quotes |
| Notable Members |
| External links |
| References |
Organisation
As of March 2007, People & Planet contained 64 University Groups, 73 6th Form Groups, and had over 20,000 people on its ''e-supporter'' mailing list.
The ''Support Office'' provides training and resources to the groups. Based in Oxford, the office has a budget of a £560,000 for 2007-8. This is very low when compared to organisations with a similar support base and remit (such as Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Stop AIDS). People & Planet has struggled with funding in recent years, relying primarily on governmental grants, trusts and foundations for support.
People & Planet groups are completely antonymous and there is no formal membership system. Decisions on the future of the network and the work of the Support Office are made by a Management Committee (half of whose members are students) and at the annual "Forum" event.
Some groups, while being part of the People & Planet network, operate without being called 'People & Planet'.
People & Planet members at the Carnival of Climate Chaos, part of Shared Planet 2006
Campaigns and events
Annual events include ''Shared Planet'' - a student campaigning conference (as of 2006, the largest of its kind in the UK), ''The Forum'' - the annual decision making conference where the Management Committee are appointed and new campaigns elected, and ''The Summer Gathering'' - a training event.
People & Planet's current campaign areas are Climate Change, HIV/AIDS and Trade Justice.
''The Green League''
In June 2007 People & Planet published the UK's first university league table to be based on environmental impact, with Leeds Metropolitan University coming out top.[1]
[2]
Past successes
★ Largely due to pressure from People & Planet groups, there are now 28 Fairtrade Universities and 4 Fairtrade Schools.
★ The Ethics for USS (the University Superannuation Scheme) campaign persuaded the £20 billion lecturers’ pension fund to adopt a socially responsible investment policy.
History
The organisation was founded in 1969 as 'Third World First' by a group of students, supported by NGOs including Oxfam.
Quotes
★ ''“Over the last three years People & Planet has become an extraordinary organisation which attracts student supporters on a scale unmatched within the UK charity and campaign sector. More than any other youth organisation it is encouraging the emerging generation to see themselves as global citizens with a responsibility for taking action on global problems of poverty and the environment.”''
-Lord Joel Joffe CBE, Chair of Oxfam, 1999.
Notable Members
★ 'Guy Hughes' was head of People & Planet's Campaigns until 2004 when, following the outbreak of war in Iraq, he set up Crisis Action, a UK initiative to help co-ordinate NGO responses to crisis situations.
★ The environmental campaigner and journalist 'George Monbiot' is the ''Patron'' of People & Planet.
External links
★ People & Planet website
★ History of Third World First
★ Crisis Action
References
1. People & Planet, People & Planet Green League 2007, accessed 17 June 2007
2. Anthea Lipsett, Leeds Met tops green university league table, ''The Guardian'', 15 June 2007, accessed 17 June 2007
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