National Lobby of MPs Friday 17th May
Now we need to talk to our MPs:
A National Lobby of MPs
Friday 17 May
Our aim is to get the UK government to endorse the Treaty. The treaty is proposing a path to a fast, fair and properly financed energy transition. This would involve committing to its three pillars:
- End fossil fuel expansion
- Fairly phase out existing use of fossil fuels
- Accelerate a just and equitable transition
Global Justice Now’s main campaign briefing explains this in more detail, as does their shorter MP briefing.
Please contact your MP and ask them to endorse the Fossil-Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. If possible, arrange a meeting. Otherwise write a letter or email.
Help out on stalls Summer 2024
Can you help at any of our stalls this summer?
We have a very busy June
Saturday 8 June: Waterfest 11am – 5pm
Saturday 15 June: Winnersh Summer Fete 1pm – 4.30pm
Friday 21 June: Stall to raise awareness of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty in Broad Street – with XR 10.30 – 1pm
Sunday 23 June: East Reading Festival 12 noon – 6pm
Saturday 3 August : Earley Green Fair 10am – 3pm
One Englishman’s View of the Philippines: 22 May 2024 RISC
There’s Water and then there’s Water
One Englishman’s View of the Philippines
7.30pm Wednesday 22 May
How much do you know about the Philippines? It rarely features on our news.
Mick Lacey, our speaker, has family there. Mick has a strong view on justice and injustice in the world economy. Using his experience of the Philippines, he will report on how the economy of his family’s hometown was affected by globalised capitalism’s reaction to the opening of China to international investment.
Mick will provide some samples of traditional Filipino foods from 7pm before the meeting. Please invite your friends and please use the link below to advertise the event if you have a Facebook page:
Meetings and campaigning dates etc for 2024.
Meetings for 2024
January 24 Courageous Campaigners in Columbia Cleodie from Global Justice Now RISC 7.30 pm
March 27
May 22
July 24
September 25
November 27
East Reading Festival: 23 June 12 noon – 6pm: Campaigning stall
Campaigning activities, report, December 2023
Campaigning Activities
We have continued our campaigning activities throughout the summer and autumn of 2023. As well as holding stalls at many of the Reading Festivals, we campaigned in Broad Street on national event days such as ‘Make Polluters Pay Loss and Damage’ outside Barclays bank in September and ‘Make Amazon Pay’ in November. In December a few of us went to London to join the COP 28 march.