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An afternoon in Marks & Spencer

March 19, 2017 by brighton

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It’s a busy Saturday afternoon, and I’m sneaking around the aisles and clothing rails in the Brighton branch of Marks & Spencer with a pack of small cards featuring a particularly toxic Daily Mail cover story.

The putrid little slogans that I’m slotting into swimwear hangers and sweetie packs are actually the action cards for Global Justice Now’s latest campaign.

Our aim is ultimately to ask Marks & Spencer, a company founded by a Jewish refugee, and proud of its ethical policies, to help us call out and hold to account the Daily Mail for their divisive and derogatory reporting of migrants. We’re asking the company to cease their advertising deals with the Daily Mail – a key source of the paper’s revenue – and take a stand against the spread of anti-migrant hate.

Watch this space for more news on the campaign, and if you like take the time to email Steve Rowe, the CEO of Marks & Spencer, asking him to pull their advertising from the paper.

 

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CETA – The Toxic Trade Deal we must stop

November 7, 2016 by brighton

Our ‘CETA snake’ made an appearance in Brighton on Sunday 6 November #CETA #StopCETA

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The Comprehensive Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU was recently signed by EU officials and the Canadian prime minister. Now the deal is scheduled for a vote in the European Parliament in early 2017. Then it has to be ratified by the 28 EU member states. However, there is a high chance that CETA is up for preliminary application, i.e. its implementation before full ratification by all member states.

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Like TTIP this so called trade deal is more about the protection of investments. It is a tool by big business to secure high profits, while workers and the environment will pay the price as the experience with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) shows. CETA will also give sweeping new powers to big corporations including a mechanism to sue local and national governments if they see their profits threatened by new legislation passed in the public interest to protect workers’ rights and wellbeing and the environment. As all big US corporations have subsidiaries in Canada, they will be able to sue European and Canadian governments for compensation.  Find out more about CETA in the Global Justice Now briefing.

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What can you do? Demand a parliamentary debate in the House of Commons. And write to your MP or MEP to tell them why it’s a bad deal and demand that they reject it.

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Give corporate-controlled energy the boot!

July 26, 2015 by brighton

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Here we are on 25th July on Brighton beach before we started our game of giant monopoly where the Hat (big business) gets to privatise our basic services and take money away from the Boot (the rest of us). Now UK aid money’s being used to support electricity privatisation in Nigeria – find out more & give corporate-controlled energy the boot! http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/campaigns/climate-and-energy

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Angry? Disillusioned? Fearful for the future?

May 9, 2015 by brighton

… Don’t be!

Come to our next monthly meeting – get inspired, get organised and get ready to fight for a fairer world.

We CAN succeed, but we CAN’T do it alone. Join Brighton & Hove’s campaign for global justice. It’s time for a change.

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No TTIP! Our “Carrot of Lies” street theatre & stall

April 19, 2015 by brighton

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On a beautiful sunny afternoon we took to the streets of Brighton as part of the International Day of Action on TTIP, along with a businesswoman peddling false promises of jobs in the form of a giant carrot of lies.
We gave out flyers, talked to people, and added tons of signatures to the European Citizens’ Intitiative petition. We also had time for a bit of street theatre too, as our businesswoman dangled her carrot above the heads of shoppers promising that the trade treaty will bring in jobs – when the reality is that it will destroy many of our hard-fought-for democratic rights.
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#noTTIP banner drop on Brighton beach

December 2, 2014 by brighton

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Here are some photos from the excellent #noTTIP banner drop on Brighton beach & pier in November. Earlier in the day, a stall on London Road attracted tons of attention from Brightonians eager to sign the European petition and find out more about the trade treaty that will put yet more power in to the hands of big corporations

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