U8 is a global network of students who want to engage with development issues without prejudice. We perform a number of roles, but for now you can view Bristol U8 as a group that meets in the pub to chat about international development. We don’t have a set position on the issue, and any opinion is more than welcome.
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Posted by Sophie Hewitt, Saturday 14th March 2009 @ 5:50pm Tuesday, 17th March, 7:30pm
Location: Highbury Vaults
On Tuesday, rather than the usual Wednesday, U8 will be meeting at 7:30pm in the Highbury Vaults to take part in an exciting project......
U8 has been invited to contribute to the White Paper consultation process of the
UK Department for International Development (DfID).
The title of the White Paper is:
Eliminating World Poverty: Assuring our Common Future
It will be on how the UK can help eliminate poverty in the currently adverse financial, political and environmental climate.
In order for the U8 to make a meaningful and representative contribution to the
consultation process, we want you to contribute. This is a great chance to come along, even if you've never been to U8 before. We will be taking a few of the questions and discussing them before passing our discussion notes on to the Global U8 team to forward on to Dfid.
To have a look at the questions see - http://consultation.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/eliminating-world-poverty.pdf
Free and open to all.
U8 Posted by Sophie Hewitt, Saturday 28th February 2009 @ 9:30pm This week's topic for our weekly discussion group is...
'Should international development be pushed for in terms of benifit for the West?'
We will be meeting as usual in the Highbury Vaults Pub on St Michael's Hill at 7:30, Wednesday 4th March.
It's informal, free and open to all,
Hope to see you there,
U8 Posted by Max Wakefield, Friday 13th February 2009 @ 3:19pm This week's topic for our weekly discussion group is...
'What is the best way for the individual to aid international development?'
We will be meeting as usual in the Highbury Vaults Pub on St Michael's Hill at 7:30, Wednesday 18th Feb.
It's informal, free and open to all,
Hope to see you there,
U8 Posted by Sophie Hewitt, Tuesday 3rd February 2009 @ 3:13pm This Wednesday U8 will be mixing it up with a film showing.
'The Yes Men' is a documentary that follows a small group of activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organisation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men
Showing Wed 11th Feb, 7:30pm, Committee Room 4, Students Union.
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Posted by Sophie Hewitt, Sunday 1st February 2009 @ 10:36pm This week U8 will be posing a question:
If you became the ruler of a poor, undemocratic and unequal country, and could make it one of democratic, wealthy or equal - which would you pick? The choice is yours...come along to discuss.
As always, everyone is welcome, and its free.
U8
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