24 September 2004, 
Press advisory for immediate release

Chancellor to speak on Trade Justice

Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will deliver a special address on Global Poverty  on Sunday 26 September, at St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton as part of the Vote for Trade  Justice on the first day of the Labour Party conference. 

Ahead of his address to conference, Mr Brown will outline his plans to tackle world poverty - 
focussing on issues of trade, debt relief and aid.

He is expected to put trade at the heart of the debate on poverty reduction and recognise the 
need for vulnerable people to be protected from the full force of world markets. 

He is also expected to heavily criticise the scandal and waste of the Common Agricultural Policy.

The event has been organised by the Trade Justice Movement (TJM), a coalition of leading aid 
and development agencies campaigning to change the rules of trade to safeguard the needs of 
poor people and the environment.

Mr Brown will be introduced by Dr Daleep Mukarji, director of Christian Aid. The event will be 
chaired by Richard Miller, director of Action Aid UK.

Dr Mukarji will say: 'Trade must be made to work for poor people. For that they need trade justice not unfettered free trade'. 

'The lives and well-being of millions of poor, hard-working families around the world depend on it.' 


Notes to Editors 
The Trade Justice Movement meeting takes place at 6.30pm (doors open 6pm) at St Bartholomew's 
Church, Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP

Venue
Press entry with Labour Party Conference accreditation, or by registering in advance with the TJM media centre via aTJM Duty Press Officer (see below).

TJM Media Centre
Community Base Centre, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, UK, BN1 
(see map www.communitybase.org/map/index.htm ) (300 metres towards the sea from Brighton railway 
station) 

TJM Duty Press Officers: 
Action Aid: Paul Collins on 07753 973486 
CAFOD: Patrick Nicholson on 07979 781015 
Christian Aid: Stuart Halford on 07791 365119
Oxfam: Brendan Cox 07957 120 853
Tearfund: Abby King on 07767 473516 
WDM: Dave Timms 07711 875345 
War on Want: John Coventry 07905 397084