Sandra Osborne

Domestic campaigns

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Carrick Crime Prevention Panel

Sandra held 10 public meetings to fight Post Office closures

Supporting North Ayr Resource Centre's fight to retain funding

With Secretary of State for Scotland, Jim Murphy and Bob Leitch of Chamber of Commerce at local Business Summit

With MP colleagues and others supporting Temporary and Agency Workers Rights

Dumfries House

Dumfries House saved for the nation; In Cumnock with Prince Charles

Veterans Badge presentation ceremony

Sandra hosting Veterans Badge presentation ceremony with Lord Lieutenant and Secretary of State for Defence

Petition for Post Office Card Account

Presenting Petition for Post Office Card Account to Minister

Cash Machine Transparency

Sandra is supporting a new campaign to protect the free cash machine network and ensure that consumers who do not want to pay charges are able to make that choice (see Press Release 28 November)

UEF Pensions

Sandra has campaigned for three years to get compensation for the UEF workers in Ayr who lost their pensions after going into administration. The Government have brought in a Pension Protection Fund to safeguard future losses and now as a result of the campaign by Trade Unions and MPs like Sandra, the Government have agreed to a compensation package for the 60,000 workers, including UEF, who had already lost their pensions.

Campaigning on Breast Cancer

South Ayrshire Miners' Compensation

Sandra and George Foulkes with the Minister, Nigel Griffiths and cheque for £32m compensation to miners and their families

At Pennyvenie Open Cast Mine Dalmellington

International politics

Sandra in North Korea

In Columbia with Christian Aid

With Iraqi Women

With President Talibani of Iraq

Holocaust Day Memorial Book

Cut the Carbon March

Sandra welcomes Christian Aid's Cut the Carbon Marchers to Ayrshire

Fairtrade

Sandra supports Fairtrade campaign at every opportunity

The Beat goes on

On Saturday 8 July, at 12 noon, thousands of people took part in a world record attempt to drum home the trade justice message to the UK government.

Sandra joined Christian Aid activists in Ayr to form just one of 120 noisy, colourful events at festivals, fairs and in town centres throughout the country

India

Sandra took part in a delegation of Labour women MPs to India. The visit included discussions on various aspects of women's position in India; bilateral trade between India and the UK and the security situation relating to the Kashmir dispute with India. The group also visited a project funded by the UK Department of International Development in a slum area of West Bengal.

International Development

Sandra has worked closely with the international development campaign organisations and NGOs to promote debt relief, development support and fair trade for the world's poorest countries

Human Rights

MP held by Colombian Death Squad!
Sandra supports human rights campaigns in Colombia and other countries.

Sandra and Jim Murphy MP with Palestinian academic and human rights activist, Hanan Ashrawi

Sandra in Tehran with Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, Shirin Obadi