What does your job at FOE involve?

Co-ordinating our campaigns on food, toxic chemicals, climate change, transport, waste and biodiversity. It also means working with the teams of people working on these issues to make sure that people:

• get to hear about the damage being caused to the planet and people

• understand our vision on how things could be better

• get a chance to help us force politicians to make the right decisions.

Why and when did you get passionate about these issues?

Like most people, when I was growing up I could see our countryside being destroyed for new roads and housing, it was obvious that air pollution was getting worse, and it was clear that we were producing more and more rubbish. It's not difficult to get passionate about issues when you see so much going wrong through politicians making the wrong decisions.

What did your campaigning on No Shop Day entail?

Friends of the Earth used No Shop Day to get people thinking about the messages that are fed to us every day. Every day advertisers are telling us that buying more and more will make us happier, and they're even targeting this message at kids. Researchers are showing that this is making many kids unhappy because their parents can't afford to buy so much or it's putting parents into debt to try and satisfy their kids’ growing demands. The truth is we can't continue to consume so much stuff without causing huge amounts of damage to the environment.

What would you say to young people who want to buy goods from big multinational companies?

When you're about to buy something consider whether the product has been manufactured in an environmental conscious way and if it has been made by workers paid a decent wage in safe surroundings. If the shop can't tell you this, think about not buying it. Also, remember if you buy something made locally you support local jobs and reduce pollution from transport.

How can young people get involved in FOE’s campaigns?

Friends of the Earth has youth and education pages on our website, also most of our campaigns have on-line actions. Get hooked up and campaign on-line! If you're a bit older, say over 18, then consider joining one of our 200 local groups around the country.

Find out more about Friends of the Earth: www.foe.co.uk

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