At the Table

At the Table is a Canadian and global civil society campaign, mobilizing citizens to “take their place” at G8 and G20 summits. It is a call to leaders to “take their place” in forging bold decisions on the issues people care about — poverty, climate change, and economic justice.

The G8 and G20 are coming to Canada this June to make decisions affecting the future of life on our planet. These twenty powerful leaders need to hear what needs to be done to create a world that is fair and sustainable for all of us.

With 2010 now here, it is clear that promises made previously by G8 leaders will not be kept on time. The campaign demands more commitment towards Millennium Development Goals.

Of all the Millennium Development Goals due in 2015, the least progress has been achieved on reducing maternal and child mortality. Every day 1,400 women die of pregnancy-related causes. Every day, 24,000 children under the age of five die of what are largely preventable causes.

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The campaign promotes the inititive of Robin Hood Tax. It a tiny tax on financial transactions that would ensure that G8 countries could invest in much needed public services, climate change and international development