LONDON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people from across Britain will march through central London on Saturday ahead of the G20 summit to demand decent jobs, public services for all, an end to global poverty and inequality, as well as a green economy.

    At a rally in Hyde Park, they will hear calls for a coordinated fiscal stimulus to create and preserve jobs, international action to ensure that an out-of-control finance sector never threatens the stability of the global economy again, and a commitment from world leaders that they will move to a low carbon economy.

    Members of Put People First -- an unprecedented alliance of more than 150 unions, development, faith and environment groups --are calling on the G20 leaders to recognize that only just, fair and sustainable policies can lead the world out of recession. Supporters of Put People First range from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the Salvation Army, Friends of the Earth Oxfam, Shelter, to the War on Want.

    Organizers said the march will give ordinary people a voice to express their anger at the policies that have seen poverty exist alongside huge top banker bonuses. A key message is that G20 leaders must not just fix the recession but make sure that the world will emerge a fairer and greener place, and will not go back to pre-downturn business as usual.

    They insisted that the march will be a peaceful, law-abiding event suitable for all the family.

    Glen Tarman of BOND, chair of the organizing team, said: "The event has been organized in full cooperation with the police and the Hyde Park authorities. We have no evidence that anyone attending intends to disrupt our plans, break the law or commit any acts of violence. Nor have the police informed us that they have any such intelligence.

    "Put People First is not organizing or collectively supporting any other demonstrations or protest events being held in the subsequent week to coincide with the G20 summit."

    Marchers will assemble from 11:00 a.m. for a rally at Hyde Park at 2:30 p.m. where speakers and celebrities including Luke Pritchard of the Kooks, activist-comedian Mark Thomas and singer Daby Toure will address the people.

    Church leaders, including the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, will join an ecumenical service at Central Hall in Westminster at 11:00 a.m., which is expected to be attended by more than 2,000 people and which will then feed into the march at Westminster.

    Union delegations and poverty campaigners will be coming from around the world, including Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, the United States, Australia, South Africa, Zambia, Canada and the Philippines.

    Sue Mbaya, director of Africa Advocacy, World Vision, said: "The G20 Summit in London is a key opportunity for the richest nations to put people first and to tackle first and foremost the impacts of the financial crisis on the poor who stand to be hit hardest. The World Bank estimates that this year alone the global financial crisis is set to trap more than 53 million people into poverty in developing countries on top of more than 130 million driven into poverty in 2008 by the rise in food and fuel prices. These numbers cannot be ignored."

    TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "Never before has such a wide coalition come together with such a clear message for world leaders. The old ideas of unregulated free markets do not work, and have brought the world's economy to near collapse, failed to fight poverty and have done far too little to move to a low-carbon economy. Of course the G20 will not solve everything in a day's work, but leaders must sign up to both boost the world economy and govern it better, and show us that they are trying to build a better world."

    Claire Melamed, head of policy at Action Aid, said: "As jobs are lost and children get pulled out of school what was a financial crisis is turning into a humanitarian catastrophe. The G20 leaders must not sit by and let this happen. They must agree new money to support poor countries now, and a change in the rules to make the system work better for poor people in the future."

    Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said: "The G20 nations have a golden opportunity to tackle climate change through implementing economic measures that set us on the path to a low carbon future. Slashing energy demand and investing in renewable energy across the world could create millions of jobs and new green business opportunities.

    "Rich countries must also release new money for developing countries to tackle climate change and to share in the prosperity a low carbon future will bring."