{"id":502651,"date":"2010-04-01T13:13:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/applications\/blogs\/pressoffice\/?p=11925"},"modified":"2010-04-01T13:13:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T17:13:12","slug":"ask-the-climate-question-comes-to-wolverhampton-south-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/502651","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Climate Question comes to Wolverhampton South West!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Wolverhampton South West, it’s your turn to Ask the Climate Question<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Christian Aid<\/a> and the Wolverhampton World Poverty Action Group\u00a0have come together to\u00a0host an election hustings on behalf of the Ask the Climate Question coalition on Saturday, 24th April 2010.<\/p>\n

Whether you care passionately about the impact that climate change is already having on people living in poverty or you’re concerned about your local environment, this is your chance to come and ask your climate questions to your candidates in the upcoming General Election.<\/p>\n

There will also be a World Poverty Open House from 10am-3pm, where you can find out what the Wolverhampton World Poverty Action Group is doing to tackle the major issues of poverty across the world.<\/p>\n

Ask the Climate Question is a coalition of organisations including Christian Aid, RSPB, WWF, Greenpeace, Cafod, Tearfund and Oxfam, that has come together to raise climate change as an issue in the run up to the General Election.<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>: Saturday, 24th April 2010<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong>: 11.30am – 1pm<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong>: St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Lichgates, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TY<\/p>\n

For more information or to submit a question in advance, contact: birmvol5@christian-aid.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also RSVP for the event on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and advertise it locally by downloading this poster: Wolverhampton South West ACQ poster.<\/a><\/p>\n

Having trouble thinking of a what to ask? Check out these questions<\/a> for inspiration. You can even email your local candidates beforehand and ask them a climate question directly by taking this quick and easy action<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in getting more involved in the Wolverhampton South West constituency during the election period, get in touch with Oxfam’s community organiser at\u00a0Oxfamwolverhampton@gmail.com<\/a> or find out more at the Oxfam Wolverhampton Facebook Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also get inspired and take action with this Oxfam election toolkit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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