The idea for the network journal came out of discussions at this Reading and Oxford regional training day in 2006
Welcome to the P&P Journal
Yes, welcome indeed. This is a journal written by students involved with People & Planet.
The journal allows activists in the network to explore the issues behind our campaigns, develop our skills and build a stronger network.
Have a read and comment on the web forum.
Print out the PDF and discuss the articles on your group meetings.
Write something of your own and submit it to be published here.
Articles that respond to those in Issue 1 would be great, as would any others tackling hot issues in the network.
Issue 1 - May 2006
Download a PDF of the first journal issue.
Welcome to the first issue of Resolve, a journal written for and by the People & Planet network. Strong campaigns need good analysis, which in turn depends upon us engaging in lots of healthy debate as a network. We hope this journal will animate more minds and keyboards for years to come! Feel free, by the way, to suggest a better name since those of us behind the journal lack a linguistic imagination!
Democracy, education and astute political analysis are three values central to the People & Planet network. Yet according to the authors in this first issue of the network’s own journal we are missing opportunities to engage with them, making our campaigns less effective and our network less principled as a result. Could we enact some small reforms or even mobilise the entire network through decentralised internet technologies? Should we be more overtly anti-capitalist and can we understand our campaigns in a wider context? Have a read and let your thoughts loose in group meetings and the network web forums.
Finally, with the academic year coming to a close far-sighted groups will inevitably have the next freshers’ fayre on their minds. So a fresher has written some thoughts on what makes a good stall to kick off what will hopefully be a fruitful discussion there too!
Trade
Written by: Rhiannon Horsley
Subjects: Economics, Trade Justice
World trade is a vastly complex area, and one that cannot be easily summarised. The difficulties faced by poor countries in relation to world trade are equally complex and diverse…
Time to get political!
Written by: Tom Dale and Anne-Marie O’Reilly
Subjects: Campaigning, General Politics, Trade Justice
We all agree that “People & Planet is a student network working to create a more just and sustainable world by campaigning on poverty, human rights and the environment”. But isn’t it…
Storming the Gates: Democratising People & Planet on the internet?
Written by: Tom Chance
Subjects: Communication, Democracy, Internet
Democracy is one of People & Planet’s core values, yet for many annual consultation exercises and informal feedback fall far short. P&P is better than most with its grassroots focus, but…
Capturing the freshers
Written by: Rhiannon Horsley
Subjects: Communication, Recruitment
Freshers’ fairs are an important time for groups. Fresh faced first years provide the vital continuation that People and Planet groups need, and also inject some new enthusiasm into a group. But…
Democracy as a core value
Written by: Tom Dale and Anne-Marie O’Reilly
Subjects: Democracy, Organisation
We believe that democracy is People and Planet’s core value. We want to build a more democratic world, and want to do so while practising, and involving ourselves in, a participatory democracy…