Saturday 13th June, 12pm-8pm
A fun day out for all. We will be holding a stall at this annual event. Contact Oliver (o.blensdorf@gmail.com) if you can help out for an hour or so.
Venue: Ponderosa
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Festival of Debate: Trade as if people matter (to be confirmed – this may go ahead as an online event)
Wednesday 20th May, 7pm-9:15pm
What should be the right balance, in international trade, between the public interest and the business interest? To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Global Justice Now – founded in Sheffield in 1970 – our speaker for the public interest will be our national Director, Nick Dearden, met by a speaker from the business world. The daily lives of the most vulnerable people worldwide, and especially in the poorest countries, are at stake. Free. Donations towards costs welcomed.
Venue: Central United Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB
February campaign meeting
Thursday 6th February, 7pm-9pm
Our monthly meeting to discussing upcoming events and campaigns.
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 10 St. James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW (nr Sheffield Cathedral)
January campaign meeting
Thursday 9th January, 7pm-9pm
GJS campaign and planning meeting. This has been postponed from the first Thursday of the month, as QMH is closed that week.
Venue: Quaker Meeting House (main meeting room), 10 St. James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW (nr Sheffield Cathedral).
Christmas social
Thursday 5th December, 7pm-9pm
GJS Christmas Social – newcomers who signed our eNews list at our stall at any of this year’s fairs and festivals are especially welcome to join us. Find us in the front snug.
Venue: Dog & Partridge, 56 Trippet Lane, Sheffield S1 4EL
Disappearing Islands? Climate change in Cuba and other island nations
Wednesday 27th November, 7.30pm
We know that climate change is responsible for rising sea levels and other disastrous impacts across the world. What are islanders doing about it?
Dorothy Guerrero, from Global Justice Now, will talk about the threat to Pacific islands and what can and should be done. Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign will talk about Cuba’s socialist approach to climate change and environmental sustainability. What lessons can we learn from Cuba? The meeting will be introduced and chaired by Sheffield Climate Alliance
Venue: Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk St, Sheffield S1 2JB
Organised by Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign, with Sheffield Climate Alliance and Global Justice Sheffield
