Islam in Action! The Ultimate Campaign Toolkit
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Are you frustrated by the food crisis? At MADE in Europe, we believe campaigning is not the responsibility of others. As Muslims, the fight against poverty and injustice starts with YOU! |
Complete this form to download the toolkit now and be part of the movement of people speaking out for change!
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FREE 2 day Campaign Training!MADE in Europe has teamed up with FOSIS and Oxfam GB with the support of Islamic Relief and Human Appeal International to run a free 2 day Campaign Training. There will be training days coming up in Manchester and Cardiff in 2012 - please check below for dates: Manchester: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March 2012 Cardiff: Saturday 31st March and Sunday 1st April 2012 Please register your interest by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For more info click here |
Here are some of the people who have already been taking action using the Ultimate Campaign Toolkit. Email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to share your campaign stories, send us a picture and you could find yourself featured here and on our facebook page!
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Zarreen Haddadi and Anisa Ather from High Wycombe worked on a campaign called Re:balance to restore the balance of the global food system. They held workshops with their local youth group and spoke at iftar gatherings during Ramadan urging people to reduce their food wastage, switch to Fairtrade products and sign Oxfam’s GROW petition calling on world leaders to tackle global food insecurity as a priority. To support their campaign, Zarreen and Anisa also set up a facebook page and created a short video. “There is no denying that campaigning is tough and it can be frustrating not to see the immediate results of our efforts particularly when images of the East Africa food crisis were dominating in the news. But in order to bring about long-term change, there is no other way than to campaign and there are simple things that all of us can do to make a difference.” Zarreen Haddadi |
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Hassan Mahmood focused his campaign around Fairtrade and food wastage in Croydon. He was successful in getting several restaurants to reduce their food wastage, persuading his workplace to switch to Fairtrade and even met his local MP to discuss plans for holding a Fairtrade fair later in the year. “We are all equal under Allah, so what right do we have to choose who we should help? Join in, and see that this is not about Muslims over others, but about all of humanity. And that is a great thing to help” Hassan Mahmood |
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Hanna Abdi from South London campaigned for global maternal health as part of the At Our Mothers’ Feet campaign. She held a workshop for local Somali women where she told them about the extent of the problem in Somalia where the risk of a woman dying in childbirth is as high as 1 in 14. The women were inspired to take action and since the event have started phoning their friends and family in Somalia to talk about how they can reduce their risk of maternal deaths. “It’s too easy to push issues that are going on across the world to the back of our minds and think that someone else will deal with it, or that the problems are too big and what can we as individuals do to help. That’s where I think the Campaign Toolkit plays a big role. All in one place, it gives us all of the guidance that we need to feel confident to get involved ourselves.” Hanna Abdi |
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Saima Raza from London organised an event in Walthamstow where she spoke to Pakistani women about global maternal health asking them to fill out messages on postcards which will be handed over to charities to demonstrate support for them making maternal health a priority. She also wrote a letter about maternal health which was published in a leading Pakistani newspaper. “For too long Muslims and other vulnerable people have watched a world with rampant inequality unfold from the sidelines. There is much to be said for collective effort, it is exactly such efforts that challenged Apartheid, birthed the women’s and civil rights movement, not all are without controversies but no one can deny their achievements" Saima Raza |
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Shabaana Kidy from Birmingham worked with her local community to lobby decision-makers to take action on climate change which is affecting global food security. She held a workshop providing training for people on how to lobby, organised a meeting with her local MP, and secured funding from her local council for tree planting. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing." So step up guys! We have everything - but so many in the world are struggling everyday to get enough food for themselves. We have to use the resources at our disposal to be torchbearers for justice. Be a servant to humanity - you'll love it! :)” Shabaana Kidy |
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Sarah Bibi from Sheffield set up a facebook page to tell people about the At Our Mothers’ Feet campaign. The aim of her campaign was to raise awareness about women who die in pregnancy or childbirth. She is working on organising a film screening with a local Muslim organisation. “There is only so much change that donating money can achieve - it is a short term solution. A solution where in a world with increasing disasters, people are becoming resilient to donating money and long term change can only be achieved through campaigning.” Sarah Bibi |
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Hena Ahsan from Leicester campaigned on global maternal health, organising several workshops for her local youth group. She provided training to around 50 young girls on how to write poetry and collected poems about mothers and families which she plans to publish in a blog later this year. Hena also contacted other faith groups including the Christian and Buddhist community to get them involved in the campaign. “The Campaign Toolkit really gave me the confidence to run my own campaign. It gave me a taster of what can be achieved and that people are actually willing to help. In any case it is not the result that matters as much but the effort you put in.” Hena Ahsan |