TAKE BACK OUR WORLD
Saturday 21 February, 10am-6.30pm
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Speakers include:
Paul Mason, author and Channel 4 News economics editor
Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian food sovereignty campaigner
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party
Luciana Ghiotto, Attac Argentina
Joseph Purugganan, Focus on the Global South (the Philippines)
Maria Kanellopoulou, Save Greek Water, Athens
Rosario Martínez Llaguno and Roberto Vega Jiménez, Lapiztola art collective, Mexico
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Nick Dearden, Global Justice Now
See the website for more speakers
Eighty-five people own as much wealth as half the world’s population. This level of inequality is unprecedented, but it’s not an accident. The past three decades have seen the world’s economies restructured to suit big business. Public services have been privatised. Common land has been grabbed. Climate change has accelerated. Financial markets now rule the roost.
But the corporate elite haven’t had it all their own way. Popular movements have resisted these modern enclosures. In Latin America particularly, governments have come to power on a platform of putting people ahead of profit.
In 2015, the World Development Movement will become Global Justice Now. Take Back Our World is our national launch event, as well as an opportunity to be educated, be entertained, and organise for a world not ruled by the priorities of big business.
Join us to discuss: Food sovereignty • Latin America’s alternative • Energy justice • Art and social change • Fighting TTIP and corporate power • Reversing privatisation • Reviving democracy • Movement building
Also featuring a specially commissioned exhibition by street artists from Mexico, Democracia Real Ya. Plus an afterparty with live music from Laid Blak and 47 Soul and a DJ set from Movimientos.
Daytime event: Free and open to all (book here)
Evening party: tickets available from the Rich Mix box office
To book your place, and for the latest information on the event, see www.globaljustice.org.uk/our-world
We’re hoping to offer a crèche for part of the day. You can register your interest in this when you reserve a place
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