As part of the Festival of Debate 2023, Global Justice Sheffield are organising a panel discussion on “Global Debt and Climate Justice: Growing the Movement” on Wednesday, May 17th, 7.00-9.00 pm, at the Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW.
Across the world, together, grassroots activists in the global North and the global South are combining in a rapidly growing network of inter-connected campaigns – for debt justice, climate justice, women’s and workers’ rights and empowerment, and others – a movement of movements.
There is a growing unity to bring an end to the historical and continuing asset-stripping system of neo-colonialism and patriarchy, and its replacement with an organised system that serves the people worldwide.
Each speaker in our impressive panel of four women grassroots activists has many years of campaigning and organising: in South Asia, Tanzania, the Caribbean, the UK trade union movement, and among Black and other under-privileged communities here in Sheffield.
South-Asian Priya Lukka demands a Reparations approach as part of replacing neo-colonialism with a re-envisioned global economic governance that empowers Frontline Communities everywhere.
Trade unionist Clara Paillard asks, “How do we join the dots of working class struggle in the UK with the struggles of communities in the Global South facing the brunt of the impact of Climate Change and environmental degradation?”
Women of Colour Global Women Strike member Sara Callaway links resistance to environmental racism with an immediate demand for a universal Carer’s Income, and with involvement in writing the Green New Deal for Europe .
And locally-resident Tanzanian Dr Hawa Yatera, leading work to empower marginalised people as the organiser of United Women Affiliation, connects Africa with Sheffield.
Come and join in the debate about the best ways we can finally succeed: everyone’s voice counts.
To register, please click here. (Suggested donation £3)
For the full Festival of Debate 2023 programme, please go to: https://festivalofdebate.com/2023
