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Using the election to win campaigns

An election is looming. It might bring about political change, Labour are on the back foot and the Conservatives seem unstoppable, but how can we use this situation to push for the kind of change we really want to see? This is your chance to hear from some of the most exciting campaigners in the UK about how they plan to use the election to drive change. Explore your ideas for lobbying politicians and engaging the public in the run up to the election.

Daniel Volkin

Daniel is 10:10’s manager and campaign coordinator for The Age of Stupid’s social action campaign Not Stupid. In a previous life he was also President of Sussex Student’s Union and a youth delegate to the UN Climate Negotiations in Poland last December.

Hannah Lownsborough

Hannah is campaigns director of 38 Degrees, an online campaigning organisation. She has previously worked for Avaaz, Demos and Friends of the Earth as a campaigner and researcher.

Richard Roaf

Richard is a former Go Green campaigner at People & Planet. He is currently studying for a Masters degree in Leadership for Sustainable Development. He’ll be talking about the Spartan Theory, an innovative strategy for using the election to push for climate action.

Deborah Grayson

Deborah is an activist with Climate Rush, an environmental group inspired by the actions of the Suffragettes who showed that peaceful civil disobedience could inspire positive change.