Crash! The Financial Crisis and what to do about it from Birmingham to Barcelona and Beyond.

Free Event: Saturday 24th November 10.30 – 17.00. Main Building, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET.

Get to grips with the basics of the financial crisis, and make links with other people from Birmingham and the West Midlands who want an economic system that puts people before profit.

If you want to understand how the global economy got into such a mess, and what to do about it this event is for you.

The financial crisis has led to wide ranging cuts to public services, job losses and massive bank bailouts in the UK. This isn’t the first time this has happened – countries across the global south have experienced the same process after devastating debt crises from 1970s to the present day.

Find out about the history of the present financial crisis, understand the basics of how it happened and the impacts it is having on social justice in the UK and around the world.

Whether you are interested in global justice, or the UK anti-cuts movement, whether you know a bit about the economy, or nothing at all, this event is for you.

Speakers include

– Nick Dearden of Jubilee Debt Campaign
– Iolanda Fresnillo Spanish Debt and anti-austerity activist.
– Maxie Hayles, Human Rights activist and Chair of Birmingham Black Activists Rising Against Cuts
– Dotun Oloku, Anti-corruption campaigner
– Rob Planton, Disabled People Against Cuts
– Kate, UK Uncut
– Josh, Occupy activist and London Roots Collective
– Emma Hughes, Red Pepper
– Jane Thomas, Friends of the Earth
– John Cooper, Christian Aid
– Murray Worthy, War on Want
– Carole Parkes, Co-director of Social responsibility and sustainability, Aston University

Workshops will include:
How to understand the financial crisis | What would a fair economy look like? | Tax Justice in the UK and around the world | How to communicate effectively about the financial crisis | A direct action taster session | Local economies in the West Midlands | Eurozone crisis: what is going on? | Austerity explained | And others. The full programme can be downloaded here.

This is a free event, but please register at www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/crash or 020 7324 4722 to help us plan effectively.

You can invite others by asking them to join the facebook group.

Current contributors are Jubilee Debt Campaign Birmingham, West Midlands Office of Christian Aid, student campaigners and the event is supported by People&Planet and Jubilee Debt Campaign UK.

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