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MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Festival

When: Saturday 18 November, 10am to 8pm
Where: Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne

Free all-ages daytime community education festival

Bands, Fair Trade & Sustainable Living Stalls, Workshops, Global Beats Chill Zone, Speakers, Roving Performers, MPH info stalls, International Food, Children's Activities.

Come along to sample Fair-Trade products, be inspired, participate in workshops or just lay back and enjoy the entertainment.

Workshops lead by inspiring international activists, topics include: "How can we Make Poverty History?", "Transforming & Empowering Communities," Climate Change & Poverty, "Fair Trade and a sustainable world for all," "Understanding Globalisation & Our Economy," "Religion, Non violence & Poverty - a Multi Faith Panel".

Also interactive panels, discussions and debates on "Creative Campaigning Skills", "Lobbying Know How" and creative ways to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY.

Band stage: starts at 11am
Global Beats Chill Zone: starts at 10am


World and acoustic music by:

- David Bridie & Telek
- Bad Boys Batucada
- South of the River Gospel Choir
- Vox Congo
+ Special Guests

Global Beats Chill Zone DJs:

- Antedeluvian Rocking Horse (PBS FM)
- Andrew Till (Psy-harmonics)
- DJ Daggers (Barmah Beats)
- Dom Hogan (PBS FM)
- Otto Q
- Swytek
- Systa BB (RRR FM)

Speakers include:

- Tim Costello (World Vision)
- The Archbishop Ndungane of Cape Town
- Kumi Naidoo (GCAP)
- Irene Banda (Zabmia)
- Dorothy Magaza (Zambia)