As part of the Europe-wide Day of Action
We are meeting on Saturday 21st January at the Clock Tower in Leicester City Centre
From: 11:30am to 1.30pm.
Please join us – further details.
Event
Free the Seeds Photo Exhibition
Exhibition at Bishop Street Methodist Church, Town Hall Square, Leicester, LE1 6AF
from 12th January to 1st February 2017
Monday – Friday: 10am to 4pm
Saturday: 10am to 3pm
Global Justice Now has commissioned photo journalist Jordi Ruiz Cirera to create a photo exhibition by visiting some of these witnesses in India and Bangladesh. His photos tell the stories of farmers who are fighting Monsanto to work out an alternative model of farming.
All welcome at this powerful exhibition.
A busy Summer and Autumn
Members of Global Justice Leicester have busy campaigning over the last few months.
In July, Global Justice Leicester and Global Justice Cambridge jointly ran a stall at the National Justice and Peace Conference in Swanwick. This conference was entitled – ‘Justice, Power and Responsibility: How can Democracy work for the Common Good?’. We were delighted with the enthusiastic response of conference goers to our Global Justice Now resources.
The Global Justice Now migration campaign was particularly popular. This campaign resonated with people who believe in tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. Migration should be the right of everyone, not just the privileged few.
Copies of the migration campaign leaflets can be ordered from the Global Justice Now website
In July Global Justice Leicester also contributed to the Christians Aware Summer School – ‘Hope for the Planet’. Alison from Global Justice Leicester spoke about unsustainable growth and development that damages the poor and the environment. Participants watched Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything‘ and discussed the important challenge of climate change.
At the Leicester CND Peace Party on 10th September Global Justice Leicester had a stall that focused on migration and also the trade deals that threaten our democracy. Please contact your MEP to reject CETA (Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, with Canada). CETA could threaten environmental protection and worker’s rights.
Riverside Festival and National Gathering
Saturday 4th June – A busy day for Global Justice Leicester
Riverside Festival is a highlight of the year for Global Justice Leicester. We chatted to festival goers about the Global Justice Now campaign against the corporate control of food systems.
It gave the opportunity to explain about the dangers of glyphosphate, an ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer. Spoof labels warned that the product is classified as ‘probably causing cancer’ and that Monsanto’s corporate control of agriculture ‘degrades farmers’ power’.
Global Justice Now National Gathering in London
Global Justice Leicester was also represented at the National Gathering and AGM in London on Saturday.
We took part in workshops, discussed campaigns for the next year … and celebrated being part of a vibrant community that campaigns against the root causes of poverty.
In the afternoon, Diane Abbot spoke about what’s wrong with the government approach to aid. In a thoughtful and passionate speech, she highlighted the importance of using aid to ’empower those living in poverty’. To support people to bring about trans-formative social change for themselves.
Read about the EU parliament report that slams aid scheme that uses ‘big agribusiness’ to feed Africa. This exposes the reality of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition – an aid initiative that has received £600 million from DFID.
Going backwards on Climate Change – 7th May
Please join us at the Jubilee Square, Leicester – at 11am on Saturday 7th May
On the eve of the climate talks in November, 400 of us marched through Leicester calling for a strong climate agreement. And yet our government is going backward on climate change. Since May 2015 clean energy technology has been sidelined in favour for a dash for gas, insulation has been cut and fracking, roads and runways pushed through despite local opposition.
We will meet in Jubilee Square then walk backwards (or put your coat on backwards and walk forwards) to Town Hall Square. We are going to build a (model) wind turbine and build a (model) fracking rig along the way.
We are running out of time to act on climate change and we can’t afford to go backwards.
Easter success for film showing
Despite awful weather, people flocked to the Phoenix Cinema to watch the film ‘This Changes Everything’ by Naomi Klein. This was arranged by Global Justice Leicester, Leicester Friends of the Earth and the Green Party. We would like to thank the Phoenix Cinema for hosting the evening.
Applause followed the film. Then there was a lively debate about climate change and a discussion of ways that we can work together to combat global warming. A truly wonderful evening and evidence of the power of networking and working together.
Find out more about the film – This Changes Everything
