David Milliband discusses Carbon Creditcards

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6167671.stm

>> Philosophy
"I'm a great believer in the Arsene Wenger school of management - which is, you don't worry about the opposition, you just get your own act together,"

>> Would it work
Environmental group Friends of the Earth said the principle of using a limited "budget" of carbon per person was sound, but the implementation - especially as it would involve a government IT project - was a cause for concern.

Friends of the Earth climate change campaigner Martin Williams said: "What worries us is that it could take quite a long time to implement it and really we don't have that long to tackle climate change."

>> This would probably attached to our ID Cards

At a meeting in Downing Street on Monday, the prime minister met business, media and religious leaders to promote "collective action" against climate change.

The Bishop of London and the chief executives of B&Q, BSkyB, the Carphone Warehouse, the director general of the BBC and Tesco formed a partnership to publicise "practical, simple solutions". A public campaign will be launched in March 2007.

Portsmouth CAN

Portsmouth Climate Action Network have today gone into the news about demands to to only build eco-friendly homes in Portsmouth

Nicola, Andy and myself were at the first meeting last Tuesday.

The article can be read at: http://www.portsmouthtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=680&ArticleID=1912542

People and Planet are team of the Week!

People and Planet have been named TEAM OF THE WEEK in Purple Wednesdays, following the Fairtrade Fashion show on Monday night.

We are the first true Club/Society Team of the week for 2006/2007. Well done! Last week, the team were the Sebaticals.

Read the article this week at: www.purplewednesdays.com. The document I expect will be archived here.

Thanks to everyone from People and Planet who came and helped. I would like to say thanks to the Dance club and the Breakdancers who put on an awesome show on Monday and put a lot of effort and time in. Also huge thanks to Elle, and also to Portsmouth Fairtrade Foundation who organised the event.


Setting up the Venue

Secondly, there is an article written about the event by new member Dale. Read this at: http://www.upsu.net/news/article/societies/people_and_planet_society/509,1189.htm

Thanks to Dale for writing the report. I look forward to opening PurpleWednesdays later today.


About the Society
If you are interested in joining team of the week, or seeing what we do, then please join us tomorrow in CO2 at 6pm. We will discuss further Monday's success and our next big event - Shared Planet in November. The meeting will be for 90 minutes, and was loads of fun last week. This is after the Union Council meeting, when people will be trying to get the SU open for longer hours again!

Want to find out more about what we do, see our UPSU webpage - http://www.upsu.net/getinvolved/societies/peopleandplanet

Photo from the night, and previous events can be found here.

Fairtrade Fashionshow was a success

Hi.


I have updated the people&planet Oneworld fairtrade fashionshow photos, with the ones which I took last night.
Many photos that I took were blurry. :-(

The quality photos are available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhc/tags/oneworldfairtradefashionshow2006oct/

They are also available in the people and planet flickr group at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pompey_pandp/

Catwalk 2 & Catwalk 5 are probably the best photos along with:
-Before the Fashionshow. Downstairs.
-Raising Hands for Make Poverty History 2.

I hope to get some futher photos uploaded soon from the night. Let me know if you have some. I can either post them here, or direct people to them from our blog at http://pompeypandp.blogspot.com/

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
David.

Shared Planet Info

http://peopleandplanet.org/events/sharedplanet/

Shared Planet is the biggest student conference in Europe on world poverty, human rights and the environment. Hundreds of students come together every year to listen to rousing speakers, participate in interactive skills and issues workshops, take action and party!

Shared Planet 2006 is going to be the biggest, best and highest impact P&P event yet. It will take place in Central London from 3 - 5 November and will include the opportunity to take part in a massive Carnival of Climate Chaos on the saturday afternoon.

Tickets are available online and cost £15 (£19 if you book after 20 October). Groups can get 1 free ticket for every 10 booked. Basic accommodation is available @ £3 per night.

You can get your ticket for free by travelling sustainably to Shared Planet and raising over £120 in sponsorship for People & Planet.

Keep checking back to this website, more information will be added as soon as we have it.

You can contact the Shared Planet organisers by emailing sharedplanet@peopleandplanet.org.


You need to confirm & have the money next Thursday 19th at6:00 for Pompey P&P to organise Shared Planet for you. It will be loads of fun

Location http://peopleandplanet.org/events/sharedplanet/practicaldetails/location

Carnival /Protest
http://peopleandplanet.org/november4

Let me know if you have any Questions on this.

:David

Upload of OneWorld Fashionshow photos

Hi,

Elle gave me the Oneworld Fairtrade fashionshow photos from 2005. I was told it was loads of fun! They have been uploaded to the p&p flickr group.


View them at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhc/tags/oneworldfairtradefashionshow2005/

A slideshow is available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhc/tags/oneworldfairtradefashionshow2005/show/

It was loads of fun. See the People&Planet Banners.

For further details about this event see:
http://peopleandplanet.org/news/story585
http://www.port.ac.uk/newsandevents/news/allnews/title,39146,en.html

For the next event see information below:

ONE WORLD FASHION SHOW

With all the leading UK fair trade suppliers

Monday 16th October 2006

From 7.30pm

At Portsmouth Student’s Union ‘Lux’ Nightclub

(open to the Public)

Tickets £6 (includes free glass of Fairtrade wine)

Live Entertainment

Aftershow party with DJ Albino Monkey

International Model Steph Mekwuye will be taking to the catwalk with other models wearing the latest in fair trade clothing.

Harriet Lamb, CBE, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation will be opening the show. Other special guests are invited.

Tickets will be available from September from Portsmouth University Student Union Reception on 023 9284 3640 0r 023 9284 3635 ftfashionshow@hotmail.co.uk

Download posters at: http://www.portsmouthfairtrade.org.uk/Salsa%20poster9.06.doc

First Post

This is the first post to the P P&P Blog.

David :D