Please see below for details of a special IF campaign event in London to mark the forthcoming hunger summit and G8 summit. The organisers urgently need volunteers to lend their support to help create a ‘field of flowers’ installation in the run up to the G8 rally event in Hyde Park on 8 June.
More information on the IF campaign is available in the attached campaign pack and online here: http://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/current-campaigns-and-initiatives/if…-campaign
For more information on volunteering at the event, see here: http://enoughfoodif.org/g8/london/volunteering
BIG IF London
On Saturday 8 June, tens of thousands of people from around the UK will come together in London’s Hyde Park to make a massive noise and demand action to tackle world hunger as part of the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.
IF the world produces enough food for everyone, why do 1 in 8 people not have enough food? This is the silent scandal and injustice of our age, but the G8 have the power to change it. IF we all come together and make enough noise, G8 leaders will know they have to act and prevent the suffering and death that hunger causes. That’s what Big IF London is all about.
The rally promises to be a spectacular day with inspiring speakers, stories and music from around the world. At its heart we will plant a breath-taking field of flowers, with 2 million petals representing the 2 million children that die from hunger every year – lives that could be saved with the right action on the causes of hunger.
But none of it will be possible without you.
We urgently need volunteers to come and lend their passion, skills and support to make the Big IF London happen.
Just four hours on Thursday 6, Friday 7 or Saturday 8 June is all you need give to help us – you could be part of the crew helping to build our powerful flower image, led by the key members of the team behind Olympic ceremonies.
Come along, meet new people, learn new skills and be part of a team creating an historic moment that could mark the beginning of the end of hunger.
The Big IF London will kick-start Enough Food for Everyone IF’s 10-day campaign – focused around David Cameron’s Hunger Summit on8th June, his Tax and Transparency Summit on 15th June, and of course the G8 itself from 17th-18th June – to make sure that David Cameron goes to the G8 Summit with our demands ringing in his ears.
- Clamp down on tax havens to stop the billions of pounds that flow out of developing countries – money that could be used to end hunger.
- Help poor countries make sure that people, especially children, have adequate nutrition, and support poor families to grow their own food.
- Give people in developing countries more control over their land by protecting poor farmers from land grabs and using land to grow food not biofuels.
We know the potential for positive change when millions of us come together to demand action. With your help, 2013 can be such a year. You can be part of the generation to end hunger. Come to Big IF London!
How can I help?
Help build the breath-taking flower field
In taking part in building the installation you will be based in Hyde Park, you will be working alongside the amazing key members of the team behind the Olympic ceremonies. As well as meeting new people, learning more about the IF Campaign, you’ll be part of a key moment in the run up to the G8.
You will take on a four hour shift to help plant a quarter of a million flowers in the shape of an enormous cooking pot, held by human hands. But the pot will be empty. On the day of the rally itself, we will all come together to plant our own flowers in the empty space – filling the cooking pot with food, a physical reminder to G8 leaders that we can make 2013 the beginning of the end of hunger.
There are 3 roles and a number of different shifts available from Thursday 6 June through to Saturday 8 June.
Please visit: http://enoughfoodif.org/g8/london/volunteering to register.
Our thank you
As a volunteer change maker, you will receive a special IF campaign event T-shirt, an IF wristband and access to the priority area in front of the rally stage. There will also be light refreshments available throughout your shift.
Thanks to your time and passion, Big IF London will be a truly special day.
And don’t forget…
If you are unable to volunteer, don’t worry! You can still be part of this historic moment and make sure your voice is heard by G8 leaders. Just come to Hyde Park and be part of Big IF London; plant your own flower with a message to the G8 and enjoy the amazing speeches and fun activity. IF we all come together to make a massive noise demanding the G8 tackles the causes of hunger, world leaders won’t be able to ignore us.
To find out more about what to expect on the day and to book your place please go to http://enoughfoodif.org/g8/london.