| People & Planet: UK student campaigning organisation working to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. AU Shared Planet Soc is affiliated to them |
| The Fairtrade Foundation: The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure a better deal for marginalised and disadvantaged third world producers. Everything you need to know about Fairtrade. |
| OXFAM: Oxfam is an independant british charity organisation affiliated to Oxfam International that believes that in a world rich in resources, poverty isn’t a fact of life but an injustice which must be overcome. Oxfam's goal is a world where every person is secure, skilled, healthy, heard, equal and safe. |
| Multinational Monitor: The Multinational Monitor is a monthly magazine devoted primarily to examining the activities of multinational companies. The magazine also covers issues involving labor, the environment, corporate crime, multilateral banks and development. |
| The World Development Movement: WDM is a democratic movement of individual supporters, campaigners and local groups that tackle the underlying causes of poverty, lobby decision makers to change the policies that keep people poor and research and promote positive alternatives. |
| United Nations Development program: UNDP is the UN's global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. |
| Amnesty International: A worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote internationally recognized human rights. |
Jubilee Debt Campaign: JDC is a coalition of local/regional groups and national organisations. focused on changing UK government policy on debt. The vision of the Jubilee Debt Campaign is a world in which the people of the poorest countries are liberated from the crushing burden of debt, and in which the future financial arrangements between rich and poor nations are founded on fairness, accountability and transparency. Join the campaign now! Terramar Organics Based in the Aberdeen area, Terramar produce stylish organic clothing. Lots more info on the website. Asociacion Ixuxu - Ecological collective in Spain, very cool people, very cool projects! (in Spanish) Escanda Another inspiring spanish community, based on consensus and self-sustainability - it can work! Carbon Count a public interest website focused on calculating and lowering your carbon footprint. Tripping Up Trump Local group against the Golf Course Donald Trump wants to build in Balmedie, just north of Aberdeen, regardless of the fact that there are protected sanddunes and people living there! The Guardian Environment To keep yourself updated!
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