Dame Vivienne Westwood will take to the podium to inspire charity campaigners

Dame Vivienne Westwood will close annual campaigning conference People Power as our Inspirational Speaker on Tuesday 6th March 2012. The British fashion designer and Patron of human rights charities Liberty and Reprieve will inspire delegates with her motivations, inspirations and most recent work with rainforest charity Cool Earth.

Organised by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) and The Good Agency, People Power will unite charity and NGO campaigners with leading thinkers from the government, media and corporate sector to share experiences and discuss lessons learnt from the past to shape the future of campaigning. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.peoplepower2012.org/.

With International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th, People Power will celebrate powerful women within the sector like Dame Vivienne Westwood, as well as offer stimulating debate, workshops and talks. All designed to help make campaigning and activism more effective.

Linda Butcher, Chief Executive, Sheila McKechnie Foundation says:
“Dame Vivienne Westwood’s tireless work within the voluntary sector, including her support for Occupy London and recent pledge to tackle climate change, makes her the perfect Inspirational Speaker for People Power.”

Matthew Sherrington, Strategy Director, The Good Agency adds:
“In using her catwalk shows to talk about culture and politics she generates a very interesting type of people power. By sharing her experiences and motivations we feel she can inspire our delegates to make change happen and ignite the passion they have in their cause.”

Other high profile speakers joining Dame Vivienne Westwood include:

• Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
• Deborah Doane, Director, World Development Movement
• Adrian Lovett, European Director, ONE
• Emme-Jane Cross, Founder and Chief Executive, Beatbullying
• John Sauven, Executive Director, Greenpeace
• Juliette Jowit, Senior Writer, the Guardian and the Observer
• Glen Tarman, Head of Advocacy, Bond
• Kirsty McNeill, Director of Strategy, Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown
• Maurice Frankel, Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information
• John Stewart, Chair, HACAN ClearSkies and AirportWatch

For more information on People Power visit: http://www.peoplepower2012.org/

To buy your ticket now, visit: http://peoplepower2012.eventbrite.com/

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