CAMPACT, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE, SOS FAIM, WORLD DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT organise on Sept 26th in Brussels a protest with pots and pans against food speculation.
Campaigners will use hundreds of pots and pans to spell out ‘Stop food speculation’ in giant letters on the Place de Luxembourg in Brussels on Wednesday 26 September. The 925 pots and pans used will represent the 925 million people facing hunger worldwide. The protest comes on the day of a key vote by MEPs on proposals to prevent banks and financial investors driving up food prices through financial speculation.