Global Justice Oxford

Campaigning for justice for the world's poor in Oxfordshire

Boost the petition for a Fossil Free Oxfordshire

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It’s time for local authorities to take the lead in moving away from dependence on fossil fuels. Fossil Free Oxfordshire is calling on Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council to stop spending public money on fossil fuels. The campaign asks them to do two things:

1. Immediately freeze any new investments in fossil fuels
2. Divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within 5 years

Why? Because investing in fossil fuels is both economically and environmentally unsustainable. It’s bad for the future performance of their financial investments (which they’re making on our behalf, with our money) and more importantly, it’s bad for our future on this planet.

The petition calling on the councils is now very close to 400 signatures. Could you help to spread the word and make Fossil Free Oxfordshire look like a force to be reckoned with?

Sign the petition

People’s Climate Mobilisation

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On Sunday 21st there will be a mass mobilisation to protect the earth’s climate. It’s happening all over the world to coincide with a global summit on climate change. In the UK, it’s organised by a huge coalition of different groups, including Avaaz, Fuel Poverty Action, Greenpeace UK and 350.org. There will be a march from Temple Place to Parliament House.

We’ll probably be blogging more about this nearer the time!  (It’s on Facebook too.)

Come to our September meeting

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We’ll be meeting at 7:30pm at Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday 9th September. There will be plenty on the agenda, including planning our autumn schedule of events. As ever, we’ll be in a wheelchair-accessible room and non-members are very welcome.

TTIP: national day of action

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Saturday 12th July will be a day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP),We’re joining forces with lots of other groups – including trade unions, anti-poverty campaigners and environmental organisations – to raise awareness of the dangers posed by TTIP.

Confused about what TTIP is? At our July meeting, one of our group members will be giving a quick talk (less than 5 minutes) explaining why this rather dull-sounding treaty spells disaster for campaigners like us.