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Need NOT Greed Launch at House of Commons
By Maeve McGoldrick | February 24, 2009
Today saw the succesful launch of the Need NOT Greed campaign at the House of Commons in Westminster. MPs and members of the House of Lords participated in conversation with people who have in the past, or still currently, work informally – out of Need NOT Greed.
In this brief Video Campaign co-ordinator Maeve McGoldrick reflects on the days events. More from the launch to follow.
Campaign Launch information
- Download the launch Press Release
- Read our Policy Recomendations
- Download our Social Change booklet summarising our research into the Infomal Economy
- Visit our dedicated campaign website www.neednotgreed.org.uk
Topics: Benefits, Child Poverty, Communication, Informal Economy, Regeneration, Research, Welfare, employment | 3 Comments »
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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March 4th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
A couple of other comment on the launch:
Oxfam UK Policy Officer for sustainable livelihoods Moussa Hadad
has written a blog post about the launch on the Oxfam UK Poverty Post site.
New Start’s Julian Dobson has included a couple of pieces on his blog
here and here
March 11th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
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