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Shared Planet 2011: Global Student Action Festival

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Shared Planet 2011 was held on the 12 - 13 November 2011 at Oxford Town Hall in the heart of the city centre.

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Shared Planet 2010

Shared Planet 2010

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Students at Buy Right session at Shared Planet 2010

Image © Devon Buchanan

The UK’s largest student conference on world poverty, human rights and the environment. It’s one weekend packed full of inspiring speakers, practical and informative workshops, debates, films, stalls and fun. Shared Planet is open to all young people and students over 16 who want to find out about the world’s big problems and share the solutions.

“I can testify it is DEFINITELY worth going to Shared Planet. It will change your life! It totally changed mine 2 years ago” - Megan Preston, York University

speakers included:

  • Hannah Elsisi - Eyewitness to the Egyptian revolution
  • Firoze Manji - Leading Kenyan author, journalist and activist, former Amnesty International director in Africa (read an interview with him)
  • Peter Tatchell - Leading UK activist
  • Robin Ince - Activist comedian
  • Darren Johnson AM - Green Party member of the London Assembly
  • Maritza Vargas - a trade unionist from the Dominican Republic
  • Christina Lor - activist from Wisconsin and our sister organisation, United Students Against Sweatshops
  • Ben Brangwyn - Transition network Co-founder
  • Alys Fowler - Author, TV presenter, thrifty gardener
  • Danni Paffard - UK Uncut
  • Crystal Lameman - First Nation Canadian tar sands activist
  • John Chritensen - Tax Justice Network
  • Shiv Malik - author, Jilted Generation, journalist
  • Edd Bauer - activist imprisoned for 10 days for a banner drop
  • Ed Marsh - NUS Vice President
  • Robin Parker - NUS Scotland President
  • Tim Gee - author, Counterpower - making change happen