Campaigning for political change

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Tess Kingham, Consultant and former MP for Gloucester

Lord Dubs

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Date:

Tuesday 11 March 2008

Time:

10:00 AM

Event type:

Seminar

Description:
Looking to maximise resources and achieve impact on a political campaign? This seminar will help you analyse and interpret politics and power with expertise and tips from political insiders and surgery sessions to share experience and generate ideas. Aimed at organisations already involved in campaigning.

This event is jointly organised with NCVO's Campaigning Effectiveness Programme.
Outcomes:
  • Hear how to gain the support of your stakeholders and how to address their needs and sensitivities when you build your campaign
  • Discover how to use controversial issues and media hype to fast track your campaign into the news
  • Hear from key campaigning groups about how they influenced change 

The seminar will be run by Tess Kingham, MP for Gloucester from 1997 to 2001. She sat on the House of Commons Select Committees for International Development and Strategic Exports and was an officer of two All Party Groups. While in Parliament she achieved changes to UK fire safety legislation and, with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, successfully lobbied Government for a national CF screening programme for babies. Before becoming an MP, she held senior positions at Blue Cross, War on Want and Oxfam. She is also currently chairing the Certificate in Campaigning. With other speakers to be confirmed.
Location:

Central London venue tbc

Greater London

Cost:

£115.00 (inc VAT) charity / voluntary
£161.00 (inc VAT) public / private

Contact:

Training and Events 020 7874 7610 or email: trainingandevents@mediatrust.org

Getting there:

Details will be sent once you have booked a place. Delegate registration begins 30 minutes before start time.