Press Release
25 June 2003 For Immediate Release 

Glastonbury festival-goers join Radiohead in Britain's biggest political lobby

Britain's biggest music festival is becoming part of Britain's biggest political lobby as it links to the Trade Justice Movement's campaign for fairer international trade. Revellers from the green fields of Glastonbury can join the fight for trade justice and send messages to their MPs as part of ', a national action to lobby all the UK's 659 MPs in their local constituencies over a 24 hour period on 27-28 June.

Glastonbury headliners, are supporting the campaign. Ed O'Brien, Radiohead guitarist, said: "We want to make sure every MP gets a clear message that British voters want the rules on international trade rewritten to make world trade work for the whole world."

"On 27/28th June we are taking our message to every UK MP in their constituencies. I would urge anyone who feels strongly about world poverty to join the Trade Justice Movement MP lobby marathon." 
Campaigners and supporters of the Trade Justice Movement will also be parading across the site with several eye-catching and unusual characters. The parade will set off from the Green Futures field at 11-30am on Saturday 28 June and make its way to the Leftfield tent for a Rally at 12.30.

Trade Justice Movement member, Oxfam will also be working throughout the festival to sign people up to its Trade campaign. Anyone interested in finding out more should go to the Trade Justice Movement stall in the Green Futures field. 
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For further information: 
Eliot Whittington,  

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