Together whith Christian Aid and others, OOG has organised a lobby of new Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood. We have raised international development issues with all our MPs over the years, and as a new MP, we feel it's important for her to be aware of the strength of feeling in her constituency.
If you live in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency (if you don't know, you can find out here), and are interested in going along, please contact Naveed. The lobby is on 20 September, and we hope to speak to her about the aid budget, the Millennium Development Goals, and climate change. A briefing will be available if you aren't confident to talk about these issues, but the main purpose of the meeting is to show her that people in her constituency care - it isn't to be experts or to win any arguments.
According to her website, she has advised the Conservate Party's international development team, so we anticipate a useful meeting.
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