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Saturday 23rd January, 12pm-3pm

Quarterly regional Yorkshire Network Against TTIP meeting.

Venue: café of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

 

Tuesday 3rd November, 7pm

In early 2016, a trade deal between Canada and the EU (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA) is due to be debated and voted on in the European parliament. CETA is a lot like TTIP, the US-EU trade deal currently under negotiation – except the negotiations are finished on CETA. Like TTIP it allows corporations to sue governments in secret courts over decisions they don’t like.

As part of the growing movement against corporate trade deals and to try to stop final agreement of CETA, Global Justice Now are planning a speaker tour in early November. On 3rd November it will be in Leeds and will include speakers from Uganda and Canada.

Venue: The Carriageworks, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD

Saturday 28th November, Time for the Climate, 12pm-4:30pm

Let’s tell our leaders it’s time to leave the age of fossil fuels behind! Come with your family and friends and be part of our growing climate movement – all welcome!

We’d like everyone to join a mass sing and silent vigil at 2pm – we will post timings of other specific activities soon. Keep checking here and on our blog.

This is part of the Global People’s Climate March so if you have already signed up via avaaz or 350.org please do join our Facebook event too, but we’ll keep both updated.

We’ll be in Tudor Square, outside Crucible Theatre and indoor spaces nearby from 12 noon to 4.30pm, with loads going on including: stalls, refreshments and activities ‘Climate Cake-Off’, Make a Wind Turbine, Face-painting, ‘Evil Frackers’ Photo Booth, cycle rides, bands and choirs and a debate.

Venue: Tudor Square, Off Norfolk Street, Sheffield, , S1 1DA,

Organised by Sheffield Climate Alliance

Part of the UK-wide series of actions at the beginning of the UN climate talks in Paris (the 21st conference of the parties, or COP 21) to call for a fair and adequate deal to prevent catastrophic climate change – and to continue building a powerful movement to overcome corporate interests and force governments to act in the interests of the majority and of future generations.

Thursday 3rd December, 7-9pm – Christmas social

Join us at our bring-and-share December Social, along with discussion of campaign plans for the New Year. Newcomers are particularly welcome to come and meet us, and to ask about our campaigns.

Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 10 St. James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW (nr Sheffield Cathedral)

Saturday 7th November, 11:30am – 4:30pm

We will be having a stall at the annual Peace and Craft Fair. Do contact us if you can help out on the stall: globaljusticesheffield@gmail.com.

Venue: Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield S1 2HH

Thursday 5th November, 7-9pm

Our monthly meeting to discuss and plan upcoming events and campaigns. New members welcome.

Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 10 St. James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW (nr Sheffield Cathedral)