Shake your money maker - UKYCC

A number of British high street banks invest in projects which contribute to environmental destruction and degradation, like the Canadian tar sands. It takes 3 barrels of water to extract 1 barrel of oil; indigenous people are being forced to move home and suffering from elevated rates of cancer; and widespread areas of land are being permanently destroyed.

But we can change all that. Although the impact is happening abroad, it's our banks that are investing in it and we can let them know it's not on!

In the 1970s, the apartheid movement undertook a campaign which successfully led to a number of British high street banks withdrawing their support for the South African regime who supported segregation of black people and white people. Today, we have the potential to influence change by switching to an ethical bank account.

So it might not come with a free popcorn machine, but it will sow the seeds for a cleaner, brighter future. Safety comes in numbers. If 100 people with £500 pounds in their bank all change to an ethical bank account, that makes £100,000 and enough to make a dent in a bank's revenues. UKYCC has over 1,900 supporters on Facebook and over 500 followers on Twitter. I make that a lot of money! Encourage your friends and family to do the same.

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