Foot Stomping

Momentum at the G20 in London

Yesterday, here in London, UK, 40,000 people to took the streets to send a message to world leaders meeting at the G20 summit here next week.
The day was planned by churches and charities and despite the hail and wind, the day was a short term success. I say short term, because:

• lots of people attended (including a grand bunch from the Salvation Army)
• it seemed that the people who attended were inspired to envision a new world order.

The next few weeks will reveal whether this action will be a long term success. Mass mobilisation has a huge potential to shape political agendas, history has proved this, but whether it has this time, only the Summit’s minutes will reveal.

What is the potential of the G20 meetings this week? There is great hope that these leaders will turn the recession into an opportunity for a fairer, greener economy. Read this article to find out what local campaigners are wanting out of the summit.

How can you contribute to making these hopes reality? Micah Challenge are calling all Christians to pray throughout the next few days and you can join this movement and get the resources here. If you are in the UK you can also participate in some of the action aiming to influence the decision makers. While the biggest demo happened yesterday, there is lots of stuff going on that you may want to get involved with.

Lucy AR

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