Global Justice Leicester and Leicestershire

… Let’s make the UK a TTIP Free Zone

Global Justice Now Members from throughout the UK joined together at the National Justice and Peace Conference to highlight the danger of the proposed TTIP EU-US Trade Deal. This could be the biggest threat to democracy in our lifetime.

East Midland Global Justice Groups and Members of 38 Degrees lobbied Glenis Willmott about TTIP on Friday 4th September.  It was a constructive meeting and Glenis was supportive of our campaign.

http://www.gleniswillmott.eu/labour-meps-statement-on-ttip/

Stop the corporate attack o Europe. Read about why Romania is being sued for billions of dollars through a secret corporate court established in a treaty with the UK. It is the same kind of corporate court that would be included in the EU-US “trade” deal, TTIP. Email David Cameron now.

It has been busy over the Summer. We have chatted to passers-by at local events and asked people to join us in campaigning against injustice.  Global Justice Leicester provided a workshop at the Christians Aware Summer School. The Conference theme was ‘Living Responsibly’ and Alison lead a workshop on ‘Economic Exploitation of the Developing world.

Global Justice Leicester had stalls at the Leicester University Botanic Garden Open Day (July), National Justice and Peace Network Conference (July) and CND Peace Party (September)

Global Justice Leicester was in the heart of the Festival – on the Boulevard overlooking the canal.

It was an exciting day with friends new and old coming to find out about the latest Global Justice Now campaigns.

We chatted about the energy injustice campaign

The corporate grip over energy keeps 1.3 billion people around the world without access to electricity, and privatisation is putting fair levels of energy access even further out of reach.

Festival goers signed a petition against the use of UK Aid money to fund energy privatisation in Nigeria.

Despite the UK’s long and unsuccessful experience with energy privatisation, the Nigerian government is supported by aid from the British government. The UK continues to pour public money into a privatisation programme that seems doomed to failure, neglecting policy options that could address Nigeria’s serious energy supply problems.

• Find out more and get involved.
• Corporate-controlled energy has been a disaster for people and the planet. But there are alternatives.

This is an exciting time to be campaigning with Global Justice Leicester – why not join us?

Global Justice Leicester and members of 38 Degrees set up a stall in Town Hall Square  Leicester.

We gave out leaflets and asked shoppers to sign the petition against TTIP.  TTIP and CETA are a threat to democracy, the environment, consumers and labour standards. But we can stop them!

Have you signed the petition yet? If not, why not sign it now.