Get involved in our movie and get your mitts on some cash
Kermit the Frog’s Hollywood star
People & Planet is making a movie and we want you to shoot and direct it. We’re hunting for the hot talent in the People & Planet network, so if you want first hand experience of making a film and all the training you could need, get in touch with Eleanor.
And if that seems a bit scary, why not take a short cut to the movie star lifestyle with the P&P Grow Your Group Fund. OK, I’m exaggerating, but you could get £200 to use for a group event and all you need to do is fill in a simple application form. Once again, just get in touch with Eleanor.
Main News Stories
Urgent Action: tell the government not to break its promises on AIDS
The UK looks set to abandon it commitment to AIDS treatment for all, and we have just a few days to change this. Take action now!
South West Schools Day Success
Students from three schools across the South West came together to learn new skills, share their experiences and have a bit of a kick-about on 26 April
Sterling Stamp Duty to Stamp Out AIDS
Order a pack with the film 'Can pay, Should pay' and see why the government has no excuse not to Treat AIDS Now.
Summer wouldn't be summer without The Gathering
Don't forget to bag your place at P&P's much talked about networking, training and planning event...
Climate Bill Public Meeting
MPs from the three main political parties shared the stage with Friends of the Earth Director Tony Juniper to discuss the Climate Bill currently going through Parliament.
P&P Goes Mentor Mental!
Fancy becoming a P&P Group Support Volunteer? Here's what current volunteer Kristina has to say...
Monbiot piqued by peak oil planning
In the last of his series of events as Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes University, journalist, activist and People & Planet patron George Monbiot last night declared the impending climate chaos as catastrophic.
The Forum 2008: Outcomes and Results
A report on, and the outcomes of, People & Planet's annual decision making event, The Forum, which was held in Manchester between Friday 7 and Sunday 9 March 2008.
Win a year's subscription to New Internationalist
New Internationalist is an independent magazine, so you'll find a fresh perspective and coverage of global events that often go ignored by the mainstream media.
And the winner is...
Andrew Rosser, who gets £100 of Co-op vouchers.
Welcome to the Sixth Forms network!
Be a part of our network of over 70 sixth form groups! Read on for more information on:
- How we work with Sixth Forms
- What does a P&P group do?
- What´s so special about the People & Planet Network?
- Why is the P&P Network so effective?
There are also People & Planet groups in over 60 universities across the UK. Visit the university pages to find out about university and HE groups.
How we work with Sixth Forms
- Help students set up groups to campaign in their schools or colleges on global issues.
- A package of workshops for schools, designed to introduce students to global issues such as climate change, AIDS and Fairtrade and to help them set up groups.
- Ongoing support to these groups, consisting of: a designated staff member who keeps in contact with the group, a range of capacity building workshops to build the group’s skills, and campaign materials.
- Monthly and weekly news bulletins and exciting national events
- We implement and regularly review our Child Protection Policy. The Child Protection coordinator is [Crispin](mailto: action@peopleandplanet.org)
Our programme has two aims
- To empower young people
- To have an impact on issues of social justice and the environment
Campaigns
Check out the campaigns pages to see what issues sixth form groups campaign on.
What does a P&P group do?
All sorts of things! Most groups meet regularly during term time to discuss and plan campaigns at their school. Activities can include: holding Fairtrade tasting stalls, lobbying school decision makers to make schools and colleges greener, collecting petitions to present to the Government, and running events such as debates and parties which highlight the issues we campaign on.
Groups also take part in national events such as a mass lobby of Parliament or demonstrations and run some or all of P&P’s national campaigns. They also attend national P&P events.
To find out more about P&P groups, please browse the latest news or visit the students or teachers pages of our website.
What´s so special about the People & Planet Network?
- People & Planet creates impact because our campaigns really work, from changing the law on arms exports to introducing Fairtrade into school canteens. We have converted 65 colleges to using green electricity and helped many schools gain Fairtrade status.
- We empower by giving people the skills and the confidence to change the world around them on their own terms.
- We´re student-led because the students choose what we campaign on, so that we´re always relevant to young people.
Why is the P&P Network so effective?
- Because campaigning as part of a network allows us to support one another and achieve far more than we could as individuals.
- Because we campaign strategically on a broad range of issues, which allows us to see how they are all inter-connected.
- Because we invest in training our campaigners and developing our groups, which enables them to be more effective in achieving change.
- Because every person and every group is important to People & Planet - nobody is just a cog in the wheel.
- Because we can draw on the skills, ideas and commitment of thousands of student campaigners across the UK.
Please do call us for any further information on 01865 245678.
This project is funded by the EU. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union.
