Are you At the Table?

Here is a chance for you to take your place At The Table along with 1000’s of Canadians. As the Five for 5 campaign has been working to ensure that the Canadian government shows leadership on child health at the June G8 Summit, other groups and coalitions have created campaigns on other issues of importance to Canadians. This week we are encouraging you take part in a huge Canadian effort to make sure issues of importance to people living in poverty are on the table in Huntsville at the Summit.

This innovative campaign was developed by a large coalition of Canadian development, environmental and social justice organizations including World Vision. While the G8 “table” is a small one, the people that are impacted by their decisions are numerous. At the Table is seeking to ensure that any decisions that the G8 Summit makes are on issues of great importance to the majority of the people in the world.

By visiting the "At the Table" website and adding your name to the online petition you can help press Stephen Harper and other G8 leaders to make decisions at the coming summit on issues affecting the lives of children and their families —poverty, climate change, and economic justice. The At the Table coalition wants G8 governments to make decisions that will help to create a world that is fair and sustainable for everyone, particularly the poor who suffer the most from inequality and injustice.

You can also doing something a little more fun and creative with the special At the Table - Flat Leader petition. You can download, print and cut out the image of your Flat G8 Leader designed by award-winning Montreal artist Kate Puxley. Click here to see how you can take part in the Flat Leader photo petition.