Global Justice Leicester is celebrating Great Big Green week (18-26th September)
During Great Big Green Week communities across the country arrange events to highlight action that is taking place to tackle climate change and protect green spaces. Everyone is invited to get involved in taking action to protect nature and send a message to politicians that they must raise their ambition and champion action against climate change. Global Justice Leicester will have stalls at several events this week-end.
On Saturday 25th September Global Justice Leicester joined a Great Big Green event in Market Harborough. With local campaigners, we highlighted the danger of Corporate Courts to the environment and invited people to sign the petition ‘Don’t let corporate courts block climate action’.
We had a stall at the Stoneygate Great Big Green Harvest Festival on Sunday 26th September in Leicester. The event gave us the opportunity to explain about the dangers of Corporate Courts with people who came to our stall.
It was an enjoyable afternoon, with time to share ideas with other groups that are campaigning during this climate emergency. Global Justice Now has got an important message to share about
- Trade and investment deals give corporations huge power and lock us into a fossil-fuel based economy.
- Debt and tax injustice drive deforestation and extractivism, which themselves are based on colonial relationships.
Find out more about our campaigning on the Global Justice Now website.
On Sunday, Global Justice Leicester also took part in an event organised by the Race Equality Council, the City Retreat and Friends of the Earth on the theme of Community Responses to Climate Change. The event brought together different communities to share thoughts on climate change and discuss practical actions that everyone can take. There were speakers from all the major faiths in Leicester, as well as environmental groups. It was great to be part of this event – there is so much going on in our local communities… and so much more that we can do if we work together.
