CAMBRIDGE WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP – MINUTES For AGM on 18 May 2005 at Sue’s

PRESENT: Beth C (Chair), Ray G, Aidan B, Clare B, Rachel N, Sue W (Secretary)

APOLOGIES : , Frank F, Fabiola B, Pat S, Bernard S, Sheila B, Mike B

1. MINUTES FROM AGM of last year on 21 April 2004 was reviewed. Agreed it is a good idea to have a speaker to our monthly meetings occasionally and to make common cause wth groups with similar aims.

2. CHAIR’S REPORT ON YEAR 2004/ 5

It has been a good year with lots of action including:

· 22 May Regional Conference “Trading Services Away” at FMH with good speakers, a full house and positive comments from those who came.

· 10 July Clare went to WDM AGM and reported back.

· 8 Sept Chair Beth attended House of Commons to contribute to debate on IMF/World Bank

· 15 Sept Carrie Pemberton of CHASTE (Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking in Europe) spoke at CWDM monthly meeting.

· 26 Sept Five members joined the Trade Justice Ballot on the Beach demo in Brighton during the Labour Party conference there.

· 2 Oct Ray’s friends Mark & Brenda sang at CWDM event in Cambridge Market Square

· Dec Aidan & Clare attended Campaigners Convention in Bristol

· 1 – 13 March Fairtrade Fortnight exhibition mounted in Central Library for 2 weeks to highlight our forthcoming FairTrade Guide to Cambridge – media cover from Q 103 radio and Anglia TV.

· 19 March Water Campaign - stunt in Market Square then Meeting at Emmanuel URC on

21 March with Peter Hardcastle from WDM HQ and Rudolph Amenga-Etego from Ghana.

· 8 – 10 March Pat with leaflets & info at Ridley Hall for ‘Make Trade Fair’ conference.

· 15/16 March Aidan & Clare to Trade Justice vigil at Westminster

· 17 April Launch of CWDM’s Fairtrade Guide to Cambridge with Mayor & Cllr Amanda Taylor in Market Square. This map/guide was funded by Cambridge City Council. 10,000 copies were distributed free at venues throughout the city, attracting a lot of attention and reaching many who do not know about our campaigns. ‘Our biggest hit of the year’. Map/Guide now on our website at www.cambridgewdm.org.uk

· 7 May CWDM had stall at Make Poverty History festival on Parkers Piece.

3. Treasurer’s Report

See attached. After annual subs for ‘05/06 given at this meeting and expenses deducted for speaker meetings, events and Fairtrade Guide production, we should have nearly £250 in our account.

4. Elections

Elected Julian C as Treasurer and Sue W as Secretary. Beth stood down as Chair and there were no new offers to replace her so agreed to rotate the Chair, each host for the monthly meeting to agree an agenda and chair that meeting.

5. Edinburgh 2 July - Make Poverty History Demo

Most people unable to attend this so considered joining the Christian Aid alternative to cooincide with it here in Cambridge - wrapping Great St Mary’s church in white. Details from Anne Cooper.

6. WDM Reps Form 15 May

Aidan attended and reported back that WDM is considering whether to drop the Debt campaign. We felt it would be a mistake to stop pressing for Debt cancellation when progress is being made.

7. Contacting New MP

Sue to contact David Howarth our new MP and arrange to see him at his surgery to discuss debt cancellation, reinvigorating HIPC, water campaign and Foreign Direct Investment. We would welcome more direction from WDM HQ on how we can best campaign on these areas.

8. Next meeting will be on 15 June Aidan & Clare’s – Clare to Chair

After that the following meetings will be 20 July at Beth’s and 21 Sept at Frank’s.