Blog

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)

Friday 18th September, for two weeks, Lush Cosmetics promotion of the campaign against TTIP
Global Justice Sheffield are acting as WoW’s local partner for this, and are offering Lush a flyer for customers interested in contacting us for more about the campaign against TTIP and perhaps to get involved. Both the Fargate and the Meadowhall branches are taking part.

Full details from War On Want, who have negotiated this with Lush.

Wednesday 18th November, 7pm – Ghana farmers vs. global corporations – the battle for who controls food and how agroecology tackles climate change

Global Justice Now campaigner Heidi Chow will show two short films and talk about Ghana farmers’ campaign to prevent their government from pushing through pro-corporate seed regulations, and show some encouraging examples their of agro-ecological farming practices.

Refreshments available from 6:45pm.

Venue: Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB

More information: In May, Heidi visited Ghana and met with small-scale farmers and civil society groups who are on the front line of defending their rights to control their resources to grow food, so she brings you their own voice.

She will be speaking about the corporate takeover of food in Africa and in particular how this is playing out in Ghana. She will also explain what food sovereignty is, how it is already being successfully practised by family farmers, and how it is not only a fairer framework for our food but also plays a vital role in tackling climate change.

The talk will include two short videos so that you can see for yourself.

Having led the successful campaign to limit financial speculation on food commodities, Heidi is now working in solidarity with African activists against the corporate takeover of Africa’s food system – Global Justice Now’s latest food campaign.

Flier: Ghana’s Family Farmers vs. Global Corporations