Put People First: Father Joe Komakoma
Fr Joe Komakoma, Secretary General of the Zambian Bishops Conference, gives his thoughts to World Leaders on the Put People First march in London, 28th March 2009 Tagged: CAFOD, climate change, Climate...
View ArticlePut People First: Mark Thomas and Father Joe Komakoma
Mark Thomas talks with CAFOD’s Zambian partner Fr Joe Komakoma about how to respond to the global economic crisis on the Put People First march Tagged: CAFOD, climate change, Climate Justice, demo,...
View ArticlePut People First: singing a new song
Gradually the crowd grew. A few campaign veterans, greeting old friends and waving their home-made banners were the first to make their way to the ecumenical service before the Put People First rally....
View ArticlePut People First: Fr Joe Komakoma in Hyde Park
Secretary General of the Zambian Bishops Conference Fr Joe Komakoma addresses the people at the Put People First rally in London ahead of the G20. Fr Komakoma calls for climate justice Tagged: Climate...
View ArticlePut People First: Marching for global justice
As a Zambian, it was a tremendous experience to be part of the 30,000 strong “Put People First” march through London on Saturday. The march was about countries like Zambia, one of the hardest hit poor...
View ArticlePut People First: Photogallery
Around 35,000 people marched through London on Saturday, March 28 under the banner “Put People First – March for Jobs, Justice and Climate” Tagged: climate change, Climate Justice, G20, g20summit, Joe...
View ArticleG20: Not enough just to care
I went to St. Paul’s Cathedral in Central London with a lot of positive anxiety to listen to what the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and his Australian counterpart, Kevin Rudd, had to say about...
View ArticleG20: A sad lack of desire
So Gordon’s been telling us all about what’s in the final communique. They look like they’ve had a good day. The PM’s in fine booming drone, Sarkozy’s still in the house and – despite very poor loo...
View ArticleZambia: Aid is a precious lifeline
I spent the end of March and the beginning of April in the UK at the invitation of CAFOD to be part of the Put People First campaign during the G20 Summit in London. When I arrived back in Zambia …...
View ArticleZambia: We can root out corruption
In the last few months, the biggest news in Zambia has been the jailing of a number of ex-Army Generals, and the arrest of a number of high ranking civil servants for corruption. Added to these is the...
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