Kumi Naidoo to 2008, he was the Secretary General and chief executive officer of Johannesburg-based Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, which is dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. He also served as the founding chairperson of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. Kumi Naidoo joined Greenpeace in 2009. He had been persuaded by his daughter Naomi to take on the role. Greenpeace's commitment to direct action and civil disobedience was what attracted Naidoo to the organisation. Naidoo saw his role as the executive director of Greenpeace as that of an alliance builder and an agent
Scouting in North West England one of the newest Gang shows, starting in 2007. In March 2011, after the third bi-annual production, it was awarded the coveted Red Knecker. The Sale Gang Show perform every year at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse since 1963 St. Helens Gang Show held its first show at the Theatre Royal, St. Helens in 1964, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2004 and continues in the same location. It now has over 100 members of the Scout and Guide movement in the cast. The Warrington Gang Show started in 1951. In 2008, it celebrated its 50th production along with the centenary of Scouting.