Scoop November 2010
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==Monday 22nd November: "How to protect public services" (Right to Work Meeting)== | ==Monday 22nd November: "How to protect public services" (Right to Work Meeting)== | ||
Norwich Central Baptist Church, Duke St - With Paul Ellis (Marxist Economist) and Suzanne Jeffries (Campaign against Climate Change) | Norwich Central Baptist Church, Duke St - With Paul Ellis (Marxist Economist) and Suzanne Jeffries (Campaign against Climate Change) | ||
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| + | ==10th November 2010 at 7.30pm, ‘Dragons’ Den with a Twist’ fundraising spectacular== with Look East presenter Stewart White at Dragons’ Den in Norwich which we are putting on at the Assembly Rooms in Norwich during this year’s National Ethical Investment Week. | ||
| + | At a time when many people are seriously concerned about investing in the market, we have taken the initiative to bring together four of the major investment alternatives which will come under close scrutiny in front of a live audience. | ||
| + | Four fund managers will be pitching for your investment. The investment alternatives will be: | ||
| + | The Cochabamba Fund which supports forestry farming in South America. Click here to visit the fund’s website. | ||
| + | The Ethical Property Company, click here for further details | ||
| + | Triodos Bank will seek to persuade you that they are the way forward with their Renewables Fund, click here for more | ||
| + | King and Shaxson will be telling you that their Climate Change Fund is definitely the investment channel for you, click here | ||
| + | Each of the fund managers will be interrogated in true Dragons’ Den style by a panel of experts, and you, as a member of the audience, will have the opportunity to talk to the fund managers and guest presenters individually during a wine and nibbles break. | ||
| + | As a member of the audience, you will be given 10,000 ie pounds to invest in the fund or funds of your choice, and the fund that gathers the largest investment will be given the honorary title of “Dragons’ Den Ethical Fund of the Year 2010” | ||
| + | The evening is being held to support our chosen charity, The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture – and all proceeds will be donated to this vital and important organisation. http://www.torturecare.org.uk/. Tickets to the event cost £10.00 each in advance or £15.00 on the door. Please contact Tracey Miles here for further details and to book your ticket(s) for the event: tracey@investing-ethically.co.uk, tel: 01603 309020. | ||
