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‘WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency’ – online discussion

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All are welcome to join us at Global Justice Shropshire for an online presentation and discussion at 6.30pm on Thursday 14th May 2020.

Globe with thermometer and warning triangleDr Andrew Harmer will introduce and take questions on his recent article in The BMJ, titled ‘WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency’.

Andrew will also reflect on the role of WHO (World Health Organization) in the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Participants are encouraged to read Andrew et al’s article in The BMJ in advance.

This meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing. Please email us at shropshire@globaljustice.org.uk to request the link to join the meeting.

The Social Cost of Our Flat Screen TVs: Bauxite Mining and Aluminium Production in the Brazilian Amazon – online talk

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Clearing land for mining in the Brazilian Amazon.
Photo credit: Norsk Hydro ASA
via VisualHunt / CC BY-NC-SA.

Join us for an online talk by journalist Sue Branford at 6.30pm on Thursday 30th April 2020. Sue will discuss the social cost of our consumer electronics for the people and the environment in the Brazilian Amazon.

Sadly, Sue will also touch on the coronavirus pandemic, as the first case of Covid-19 among indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon was confirmed on 1st April.

Sue has reported on Brazil and Latin America for the Financial Times, The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, the BBC, the New Scientist, the Latin America Bureau and Mongabay over her career and has written several books.

What: The Social Cost of Our Flat Screen TVs: Bauxite Mining and Aluminium Production in the Brazilian Amazon
Online public talk by journalist and Latin America specialist Sue Branford, following her latest field trip to the Brazilian Amazon at the beginning of the year. Around 30-minute presentation followed by question and answer session.

Where: Online via Zoom video conferencing.
*To join the online talk, follow the up-to-date link shortly before the start time.
*To receive this link, please email us at shropshire@globaljustice.org.uk .

When: 6.30pm BST Thursday 30 April 2020.

 

Read reports from / following Sue’s field trip via Mongabay and BBC News:

Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts

First COVID-19 case among indigenous people confirmed in Brazilian Amazon

First possible COVID-19 indigenous cases detected near key Amazon reserve

Bringing Christ and coronavirus: Evangelicals to contact Amazon indigenous

Brazil drastically reduces controls over suspicious Amazon timber exports

NGOs charge Brazil’s Bolsonaro with risk of indigenous ‘genocide’ at UN

‘They are invaders’: Brazil indigenous group takes on mining giant

Amazon’s Munduruku stage daring Christmas raid to recover sacred urns

Plus Bolsonaro’s Brazil: 2020 could see revived Amazon mining assault

 

Also read Amazon Besieged, co-authored by Sue Branford and Mauricio Torres.

‘This is a fascinating, important and astonishing account of the battle to save the living world and the future prospects of humanity.’
George Monbiot, journalist, activist, and campaigner

‘Amazon Besieged’: Q&A with Mongabay contributor Sue Branford about new book

 

Update: video report, written report A and written report B on the topic of this talk are available via Mongabay.

Brexit, Trump and Climate Change – talk

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Hear Global Justice Now Director Nick Dearden speak about “Brexit, Trump and Climate Change” in Shrewsbury on the historically charged date of 5th November. Pulling together the threads of these three issues, Nick will give his insights on how we got into our current mess and, importantly, how we can get out of it.

Poster publicising talk on "Brexit, Trump and Climate Change" by Nick Dearden in Shrewsbury on 05.11.19

Join us for this free public talk at University Centre Shrewsbury, Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8HQ, from 7.30pm on Tuesday 5th November 2019. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. Everybody is welcome. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the night. Please email shropshire@globaljustice.org.uk with any enquiries.

Reading:
Five reasons modern trade deals are terrible for the climate, Global Justice Now, August 2019

Climate Change: Does it Matter? – talk

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Poster publicising climate change talk by John Vidal in Shrewsbury on 01.05.19Journalist John Vidal will examine the global environmental challenges that we face in this public talk. John, formerly The Guardian’s environment editor, will share his informed insights and respond to questions from the audience.

This talk comes ahead of the publication of a major report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Everybody is welcome! Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Where: University Centre Shrewsbury, Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8HQ.

When: 7.30pm, Wednesday 1st May 2019.

Entry: Free of charge. Attendees will be able to make a small contribution towards room hire, if they wish. This is on a purely voluntary basis.

Co-organisers: Global Justice Shropshire and Friends of the Earth Shrewsbury .

Contact: shropshire@globaljustice.org.uk .

Update: see this event and Shrewsbury namechecked in this Guardian article!

System Change to Stop Climate Change?

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Global Justice Now’s Head of Activism James O’Nions examines the question:

Do we need system change to stop climate change?

Listen to the arguments and join in the debate on the issue of climate change, which remains colossally important for (in)equality and the future of our planet.

Climate Justice talk, Global Justice ShropshireCome along to this free public meeting…

Speaker: James O’Nions, Global Justice Now

Where: Room 019, University Centre Shrewsbury, Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ

When: 7.30pm, Tuesday 3rd July 2018

Contact: shropshire@globaljustice.org.uk

Reading:
Change the system not the climate, Global Justice Now, March 2018