Last Saturday Young
Friends of the Earth Midlands (people aged 18-30 involved in FoE) met
for its first time ever. For our first action we decided to dress up
like reps from the big six energy companies to thank our faithful
customers for their ongoing support, “even though your annual bill
has gone up by an average of £500 our shareholders annual payment
has increased by 150%..... so every cloud.”
Considering this was
the first time the group had done anything, the turnout was
excellent. People came from throughout the Midlands (with one notable
exception who came from Leeds) to inform people about the Friends of
the Earth 'Final Demand' campaign. While for the most part people
understood the irony intended in the message, several people did
lecture me about the evils of their energy provider and in one
instance that I should be ashamed of myself! This just helped to
bring home how fed up people are with the 'big six' and how urgently
an enquiry into them is needed.
You can watch the
following You-tube clip for a brief snippet of the day.
All things considered, I felt that it was a
success and I am particularly grateful for those who took part on the
day, I just hope the group can continue to flourish into the new
year.
If you wish to get
involved with Young FoE, please get in touch via campaigns@birminghamfoe.org.uk, so together we can make
our second event just as successful as the first.
Richard Sagar
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