Local groups and activism news Global Justice Bradford held a climate walk in conjunction with Caildon and Shipley Friends of the Earth which attracted more than 200 people, all aimed at getting the local council to divest from fossil fuels and to go carbon neutral by 2030, instead of 2038. Global Justice Leicester held a successful stall on ISDS and climate in Market Harborough for the Big Green Week, and another in conjunction with the Nottingham group. They attended both an eco-harvest festival and an interfaith event on climate change, and in July a group member organised a stall at the National Justice and Peace Network conference. Global Justice Nottingham held a People’s Vaccine stall in July outside a vaccination centre, and distributed a lot of cards to people coming out (until they were moved on!). The group has been central to organising the Nottingham Hub of the COP26 Coalition, which is putting on a Nottingham protest on 6 November. Group members also held a fundraising/social barbecue. Global Justice Reading held three stalls at various local events as well as a short action near the station on the ISDS/climate day of action. The group have also been lobbying both Reading MPs. Alok Sharma is President of COP26 so is hearing their views on issues such as aviation, expanding local airports and the Cambo Oil Field. Global Justice Worthing are still meeting on zoom but did organise an ISDS stall in Worthing town centre, as well as a vaccines stall at a activism event attended by other organisations, handing out a lot of literature despite the loud music and competition! Global Justice Rotherham held a good stall in the sun at the Rotherham Show, focussing on the vaccines campaign, and are mobilising for COP protests in Sheffield on 6 November. 10 October 2021
Activists out in Melrose, Scotland, for the day of action.
Global Justice Macclesfield got a photo and article in the local paper and online news about vaccine apartheid early in September and then repeated the trick for the day of action with a thunder maker and blue cloth photo op at the town hall! Global Justice Cambridge had a good presence at the Cambridge Climate Fair and are busy in the Cambridge Hub for the COP protests. Global Justice Central London held successful People’s Vaccine stalls in Islington and Holborn. For the climate/ISDS day of action, Global Justice Glasgow showed up with placards at the offices of Clyde & Co, a law firm which takes ISDS cases. Global Justice York campaigned outside a Shell garage and Global Justice Ayrshire ran a campaign stall in Irvine. Global Justice Bexhill and Hastings were out in both towns in their name for the day of action and had a good impact, while Global Justice Portsmouth ran a Climate Week display on corporate courts. Non-GJN local groups also got involved in the day of action, including in Swansea, Hereford, Newcastle, Fife and Chesterfield.
