Global Justice Glasgow

Save the Date!

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Nick is coming to Glasgow!

Join Nick to discuss how collective action can achieve real change and pick up a copy of his essential new work on the pharmaceutical industry and global health.

This event is being held in an independent book shop, so places are limited.

Book now!

Book Tour: Pharmanomics by Nick Dearden

GJN’s activists gathering is coming to Glasgow!

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GJN activists from across Scotland will be discussing how all of us can be involved in the struggle against corporate power and for climate justice

Join us for our activist gathering in Glasgow to hear stories of community action for global justice from Colombia to Scotland. Whether fighting to protect the sacred land and water of local communities in Colombia, fighting to stop new oil extraction in the North Sea, or calling for an international treaty to end fossil fuels, activists know that taking power away from corporations is vital for climate justice.

Get inspired by the stories from young activists, and learn and plan what action you can take locally in solidarity.

Make Polluters Pay: Resisting corporate power for global climate justice

We are in a climate emergency. While the impact is not be the same or equal, it is global. Those nations and people bearing the brunt are those with the least scope to take the most meaningful action. We need an international treaty to turn this around. We saw this in action when our ozone layer began to disappear. Global co-operation is possible and it works!

FFT-MSP-briefing.pdf (globaljustice.org.uk)

A treaty does not need to be universal to be effective. A grouping of ‘champion’ countries, including those most vulnerable to climate change, non-producers and small- and mid-level producers, can exercise significant influence. We want Scotland to be just such a global leader. More than 80 councils and cities across the world have now backed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty including councils in Edinburgh, London and Brighton.

The treaty would take the form agreement to plan the end of fossil fuel exploration and extraction in a way that is genuinely equitable by design. The treaty would be a framework to end the licensing of new fossil fuel exploration and extraction, the phasing out of existing stock-plies and production, and fast-tracking a just transition.

Fossil-Fuel-Treaty_Scottish-supporter-briefing.pdf (globaljustice.org.uk)

While we have your attention, a gentle reminder that Glasgow GJN will be running a stall on Saturday 26th August in Glasgow City Centre.  We will meet at the entrance to Marks and Spencer on Argyll Street at 10.50am.

Hope to see you all soon!

Global Radio Scotland

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Alan from Global Radio Scotland (LBC/Smooth/Capital) has been chatting to the Glasgow group about the UK Government’s failing asylum policy. He is interested in finding out more and will be meeting us at Mela this year. Have a listen to our initial contribution, discussing an inhumane and ineffectual policy from a Cabinet resistant to meeting it’s commitments in respect of international aid, but which can sink money into political theatre. It is an approach characteristic of the administration’s contempt for democratic process, judicial oversight and root cause based policy responses. We are standing up for a Scotland that treats migrants as human beings with tremendous potential who should be nurtured.

We are back!!

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I am thrilled to announce that the Glasgow branch of Global Justice Now will be setting  up stall at the fabulous Glasgow Mela event this year raising awareness while having fun! Click here to find out more https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-cultural-venues/glasgow-mela. Watch out for further updates and we are very excited to be participating once again.

CLIMATE CRIMINALS: Clean up your act!

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(Image: BankTrack)

In the run- up to COP 26, we’re calling on banks to stop investing in fossil fuels.

What is the problem?

Banks around the world are contributing to the climate emergency by pumping billions into fossil fuels every year. Their support is a lifeline for climate destroying activities like drilling for oil in the arctic and in deep water, extracting oil from tar sands, and fracking shale rock for gas, damaging lives, livelihoods and habitats.

Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, 60 global banks have invested a staggering $3.8trillion in the fossil fuel industry’s continued growth. UK banks are part of the problem: Barclays and HSBC are among some of the worst banks in the world for funding fossil fuels.

What can you do?

If you only have a minute…
● Share this post on your social media channels

If you have 2 minutes…
● Glasgow City Council have voted in support of divesting Strathclyde Pension Fund from fossil fuels.The Pension Committee have yet to act on this. Sign this new open letter.
● If you’re a community group, activist network or not for profit, link in with this open letter to the COP 26 president demanding that big polluters’ have no access to the talks in Glasgow in November 2021.

If you have 10 minutes…
● Contact banks directly by phone or social media and tell them to stop funding fossil fuels.

If you have more than 10 minutes
● Explore options to divest your own banking and energy supplier.